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September 28, 1998 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Ohio State (58) Big Ten 3-0 1737 DNP
2 < 2 Nebraska (7) Big 12 4-0 1660  
3 < 4 Tennessee (2) SEC 3-0 1544  
4 < 3 UCLA (1) Pac-10 2-0 1538  
5 < 5 Kansas State (2) Big 12 4-0 1503  
6 < 6 LSU SEC 3-0 1395  
7 < 7 Penn State Big Ten 3-0 1293  
8 < 8 Florida SEC 3-1 1275  
9 < 10 Florida State ACC 3-1 1151  
10 < 11 Virginia ACC 4-0 1069  
11 < 12 Syracuse Big East 2-1 1050  
12 < 13 Georgia SEC 3-0 971  
13 < 14 Wisconsin Big Ten 4-0 885  
14 < 16 Arizona Pac-10 4-0 823 W 35-16 A San Diego State
15 < 15 Colorado Big 12 4-0 701  
16 < 19 West Virginia Big East 2-1 626  
17 < 20 Oregon Pac-10 4-0 613  
18 < 17 Texas A&M Big 12 3-1 570  
19 < 21 Virginia Tech Big East 4-0 531  
20 < 9 Washington Pac-10 2-1 492  
21 < 18 USC Pac-10 3-1 294  
22 < NR Arkansas SEC 3-0 226  
23 < 23 Notre Dame Ind 2-1 218  
23 < 25 Missouri Big 12 2-1 218  
25 < NR Michigan Big Ten 2-2 64  
NR < 22 Alabama SEC 0  
NR < 23 Air Force WAC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 10.2 5411
Big 12 5 12.6 4652
Pac-10 5 15.2 3760
Big Ten 4 11.5 3979
Big East 3 15.3 2207
ACC 2 9.5 2220
Ind 1 23.0 218

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.