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1998 Final AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Tennessee (70) SEC 13-0 1750 W 23-16 N #2 Florida State (BCS NC/Fiesta)
2 < 3 Ohio State Big Ten 11-1 1673 W 24-14 N #8 Texas A&M (Sugar)
3 < 2 Florida State ACC 11-2 1574 L 23-16 N #1 Tennessee (BCS NC/Fiesta )
4 < 5 Arizona Pac-10 12-1 1535 W 23-20 N #14 Nebraska (Holiday)
5 < 7 Florida SEC 10-2 1463 W 31-10 N #18 Syracuse (Orange)
6 < 9 Wisconsin Big Ten 11-1 1427 W 38-31 N #6 UCLA (Rose)
7 < 10 Tulane CUSA 12-0 1252 W 41-27 N BYU (Liberty)
8 < 6 UCLA Pac-10 10-2 1123 L 38-31 N #9 Wisconsin (Rose)
9 < 12 Georgia Tech ACC 10-2 1122 W 35-28 N #17 Notre Dame (Gator)
10 < 4 Kansas State Big 12 11-2 1086 L 37-34 N Purdue (Alamo)
11 < 8 Texas A&M Big 12 11-3 1071 L 24-14 N #3 Ohio State (Sugar)
12 < 15 Michigan Big Ten 10-3 1052 W 45-31 N #11 Arkansas (Citrus)
13 < 16 Air Force WAC 12-1 980 W 45-25 N Washington (Oahu Classic)
14 < 19 Georgia SEC 9-3 785 W 35-33 N #13 Virginia (Peach)
15 < 20 Texas Big 12 9-3 740 W 38-11 N #25 Mississippi State (Cotton)
16 < 11 Arkansas SEC 9-3 621 L 45-31 N #15 Michigan (Citrus)
17 < 22 Penn State Big Ten 9-3 619 W 26-14 N Kentucky (Outback)
18 < 13 Virginia ACC 9-3 544 L 35-33 N #19 Georgia (Peach)
19 < 14 Nebraska Big 12 9-4 454 L 23-20 N #5 Arizona (Holiday)
20 < 24 Miami (FL) Big East 9-3 426 W 46-23 N NC State (Micron PC)
21 < 23 Missouri Big 12 8-4 335 W 34-31 N West Virginia (Insight)
22 < 17 Notre Dame Ind 9-3 315 L 35-28 N #12 Georgia Tech (Gator)
23 < NR Virginia Tech Big East 9-3 256  
24 < NR Purdue Big Ten 9-4 236  
25 < 18 Syracuse Big East 8-4 161 L 31-10 N #7 Florida (Orange)
RV < NR Colorado Big 12 8-4 46  
RV < NR Marshall MAC 12-1 45  
RV < 21 Oregon Pac-10 8-4 28 L 51-43 N Colorado (Aloha Classic)
RV < 25 Mississippi State SEC 8-5 10 L 38-11 N #20 Texas (Cotton)
RV < NR Miami (OH) MAC 10-1 9  
RV < NR West Virginia Big East 8-4 6  
RV < NR Idaho Big West 9-3 2  
RV < NR TCU WAC 7-5 2  
RV < NR Mississippi SEC 7-5 1  
RV < NR USC Pac-10 8-5 1  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 12.2 5007
Big 12 5 15.2 3686
SEC 4 9.0 4619
ACC 3 10.0 3240
Big East 3 22.7 843
Pac-10 2 6.0 2658
CUSA 1 7.0 1252
WAC 1 13.0 980
Ind 1 22.0 315

Notes

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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.