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October 5, 1998 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (66) Big Ten 4-0 1746 W 28-9 H #7 Penn State
2 < 2 Nebraska (1) Big 12 5-0 1640  
3 < 4 UCLA (1) Pac-10 3-0 1575  
4 < 3 Tennessee SEC 4-0 1541  
5 < 5 Kansas State (2) Big 12 4-0 1519  
6 < 8 Florida SEC 4-1 1326  
7 < 12 Georgia SEC 4-0 1313  
8 < 9 Florida State ACC 4-1 1235  
9 < 10 Virginia ACC 5-0 1219  
10 < 14 Arizona Pac-10 5-0 1043 W 31-28 A #20 Washington
11 < 6 LSU SEC 3-1 1010  
12 < 13 Wisconsin Big Ten 5-0 937  
13 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 3-1 894  
14 < 15 Colorado Big 12 5-0 755  
15 < 17 Oregon Pac-10 4-0 747  
16 < 16 West Virginia Big East 3-1 728  
17 < 19 Virginia Tech Big East 4-0 637  
18 < 18 Texas A&M Big 12 4-1 594  
19 < 21 USC Pac-10 4-1 462  
20 < 22 Arkansas SEC 4-0 404  
21 < 23 Missouri Big 12 3-1 288  
22 < 23 Notre Dame Ind 3-1 274  
23 < NR NC State ACC 3-1 262  
24 < 11 Syracuse Big East 2-2 169 L 38-17 A NC State
25 < NR Tulane CUSA 4-0 114 W 21-7 H Southern Miss
NR < 20 Washington Pac-10 0  
NR < 25 Michigan Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.6 5594
Big 12 5 12.0 4796
Pac-10 4 11.8 3827
Big Ten 3 8.7 3577
ACC 3 13.3 2716
Big East 3 19.0 1534
Ind 1 22.0 274
CUSA 1 25.0 114

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.