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December 7, 1998 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts BCS Last Week
1 < 1 Tennessee (70) SEC 12-0 1750 1 W 24-14 N #23 Mississippi State
2 < 4 Florida State ACC 11-1 1671 2  
3 < 5 Ohio State Big Ten 10-1 1602 4  
4 < 2 Kansas State Big 12 11-1 1476 3  
5 < 6 Arizona Pac-10 11-1 1412 7 DNP
6 < 3 UCLA Pac-10 10-1 1398 5  
7 < 7 Florida SEC 9-2 1337 8  
8 < 10 Texas A&M Big 12 11-2 1310 6  
9 < 8 Wisconsin Big Ten 10-1 1176 9  
10 < 9 Tulane CUSA 11-0 1067 10 DNP
11 < 11 Arkansas SEC 9-2 960 13  
12 < 12 Georgia Tech ACC 9-2 874 14  
13 < 14 Virginia ACC 9-2 817 12  
14 < 13 Nebraska Big 12 9-3 815 11  
15 < 15 Michigan Big Ten 9-3 793 NR  
16 < 17 Air Force WAC 11-1 689 NR  
17 < 16 Notre Dame Ind 9-2 665 NR  
18 < 18 Syracuse Big East 8-3 610 15  
19 < 19 Georgia SEC 8-3 478 NR  
20 < 20 Texas Big 12 8-3 442 NR  
21 < 21 Oregon Pac-10 8-3 322 NR  
22 < 22 Penn State Big Ten 8-3 293 NR  
23 < 24 Missouri Big 12 7-4 206 NR  
24 < NR Miami (FL) Big East 8-3 190 NR  
25 < 23 Mississippi State SEC 8-4 159 NR  
NR < 25 Virginia Tech Big East 0 NR  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 12.6 4684
Big 12 5 13.8 4249
Big Ten 4 12.3 3864
ACC 3 9.0 3362
Pac-10 3 10.7 3132
Big East 2 21.0 800
CUSA 1 10.0 1067
WAC 1 16.0 689
Ind 1 17.0 665

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.