1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings

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The 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football rankings are from the Sports Network poll of Division I-AA head coaches, athletic directors, sports information directors and media members. This is for the 1998 season.

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The Sports Network poll

Preseason
[1] 		Week 1
Sept 8 [2] 		Week 2
Sept 15 [3] 		Week 3
Sept 22 [4] 		Week 4
Sept 29 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 6 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 13 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 20 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 27 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 3 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 10 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 17 [12] 		Week 12
Nov 24 [13] 		Week 13
Postseason [14]
1. Youngstown State Youngstown State (1–0) (63)Youngstown State (2–0) (69)Youngstown State (3–0) (58)Youngstown State (3–0) (56)McNeese State (4–0) (87)McNeese State (5–0) (85)Georgia Southern (7–0) (88)Georgia Southern (8–0) (93)Georgia Southern (9–0) (95)Georgia Southern (10–0) (95)Georgia Southern (11–0) (97)Georgia Southern (11–0)UMass (12–3) (63)1.
2. McNeese State McNeese State (1–0) (17)McNeese State (2–0) (22)McNeese State (3–0) (33)McNeese State (4–0) (36)Georgia Southern (5–0) (8)Georgia Southern (6–0) (9)Hampton (6–0) (1)Hampton (7–0) (1)Western Illinois (8–1) (2)Western Illinois (9–1) (2)McNeese State (9–1)Northwestern State (9–2)Georgia Southern (13–1)2.
3. Delaware Montana (1–0) (3)Georgia Southern (2–0) (1)Georgia Southern (3–0) (1)Georgia Southern (4–0) (1)Hampton (4–0)Appalachian State (5–0)Western Illinois (6–1) (1)Western Illinois (7–1) (2)McNeese State (7–1)McNeese State (8–1)Appalachian State (9–1)Florida A&M (10–1)Northwestern State (11–3)3.
4. Montana Delaware (1–0) (1)Villanova (1–1)Villanova (2–1)Villanova (3–1) (1)Appalachian State (4–0)Hampton (5–0)Northwestern State (5–1) (2)Northwestern State (6–1) (1)Appalachian State (7–1)Appalachian State (8–1)Florida A&M (9–1)Western Illinois (9–2)Western Illinois (11–3)4.
5. Northern Iowa Northern Iowa (1–0)Hampton (2–0)Hampton (3–0)Hampton (4–0)Western Illinois (4–1)Western Illinois (5–1)McNeese State (5–1) (1)McNeese State (6–1)Connecticut (7–1)Florida A&M (8–1)Northwestern State (8–2)Richmond (9–2)Florida A&M (11–2)5.
6. Georgia Southern Georgia Southern (1–0)Northern Iowa (1–1)Hofstra (3–0)Hofstra (3–0)Delaware (4–1)Youngstown State (4–1)William & Mary (6–1)Appalachian State (6–1)Florida A&M (7–1)William & Mary (7–2)Western Illinois (9–2)McNeese State (9–2)Appalachian State (10–3)6.
7. Villanova Western Kentucky (1–0)Hofstra (2–0)William & Mary (3–0)Northwestern State (4–0)Youngstown State (3–1)William & Mary (5–1)Appalachian State (5–1)Florida A&M (6–1)William & Mary (7–2)Northwestern State (7–2)UMass (8–2)Appalachian State (9–2)Lehigh (12–1)7.
8. Western Kentucky Villanova (0–1)William & Mary (2–0)Northwestern State (3–0)Delaware (3–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1)Northwestern State (4–1)Florida A&M (6–1)Delaware (5–2)Hampton (7–1)Murray State (7–2)Richmond (8–2)Connecticut (9–2)McNeese State (9–3)8.
9. Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky (1–0)Delaware (1–1)Delaware (2–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–1)Weber State (5–0)Florida A&M (5–1)Delaware (5–2)Connecticut (6–1)Northwestern State (6–2)Troy State (7–2)Connecticut (8–2)Hampton (9–2)Connecticut (10–3)9.
10. Hampton Hampton (1–0)Northwestern State (2–0)Murray State (3–0)Appalachian State (3–0)Northwestern State (4–1)Delaware (4–2)Connecticut (5–1)Youngstown State (5–2)Murray State (6–2)UMass (7–2)Hampton (8–2)Tennessee State (9–2)Richmond (9–3)10.
11. East Tennessee State Western Illinois (1–0)Montana (1–1)Montana (2–1)Western Illinois (3–1)Villanova (3–2)Troy State (4–1)Youngstown State (4–2)Western Kentucky (5–2)Troy State (6–2)Delaware (6–3)Tennessee State (8–2)Troy State (8–3)Hampton (9–3)11.
12. Southern Hofstra (1–0)Murray State (2–0)Eastern Kentucky (2–1)Weber State (4–0)William & Mary (4–1)South Florida (5–0)Western Kentucky (4–2)William & Mary (6–2)UMass (6–2)Richmond (7–2)William & Mary (7–3)UMass (8–3)Tennessee State (9–3)12.
13. Western Illinois William & Mary (1–0)Northern Arizona (2–0)Appalachian State (2–0)William & Mary (3–1)Murray State (4–1)Weber State (5–1)Murray State (5–2)Murray State (5–2)Southern (6–2)Connecticut (7–2)Western Kentucky (7–3)Lehigh (11–0)Troy State (8–4)13.
14. William & Mary Northwestern State (1–0)Appalachian State (2–0)Western Illinois (2–1)Murray State (3–1)Hofstra (3–1)Eastern Illinois (4–1)South Florida (5–1)Southern (6–2)Montana State (6–2)Hampton (7–2)Troy State (7–3)Montana (8–3)Southern (8–3)14.
15. Hofstra Northern Arizona (1–0)Western Kentucky (1–1)Southern (2–1)Southern (3–1)Southern (4–1)Connecticut (4–1)Southern (5–2)Troy State (5–2)Delaware (5–3)Western Kentucky (6–3)Murray State (7–3)Southern (7–3)Montana (8–4)15.
16. Northwestern State Murray State (1–0)Eastern Kentucky (1–1)Florida A&M (2–1)Florida A&M (3–1)Florida A&M (4–1)Cal State Northridge (4–1)Troy State (4–2)UMass (5–2)Richmond (6–2)Tennessee State (7–2)Southern (7–3)William & Mary (7–4)Illinois State (8–4)16.
17. Florida A&M Appalachian State (1–0)Western Illinois (1–1)Northern Iowa (1–2)Northern Iowa (2–2)Troy State (4–1)Eastern Kentucky (3–2)Weber State (5–2)Hofstra (5–2)Youngstown State (5–3)Southern (6–3)Lehigh (10–0)Western Kentucky (7–4)William & Mary (7–4)17.
18. Jackson State Middle Tennessee (1–0)Southern (1–1)Connecticut (2–0)Connecticut (3–0)Montana (3–2)UMass (4–1) Illinois State (5–1)Eastern Illinois (5–2)Western Kentucky (5–3) Bethune-Cookman (7–1)Bethune-Cookman (8–1)Hofstra (8–3)Bethune-Cookman (8–2)18.
19. Northern Arizona East Tennessee State (0–1)Florida A&M (1–1)Northern Arizona (2–1)Troy State (3–1)South Florida (4–0)Western Kentucky (3–2)UMass (4–2)Richmond (6–2) Tennessee State (6–2)South Florida (7–2)Montana State (7–3)South Florida (8–3)Western Kentucky (7–4)19.
20. Richmond Howard (1–0)Middle Tennessee (1–1)Troy State (2–1)Northern Arizona (3–1)Western Kentucky (3–2) т Montana State (4–1)Hofstra (4–2)South Florida (5–2)South Florida (6–2)Lehigh (9–0)Montana (7–2)Bethune-Cookman (8–2)Hofstra (8–3)20.
21. Eastern Washington Southern (0–1)Connecticut (1–0) Weber State(3–0)Montana (2–2)Furman (4–1) тMurray State (4–2)Eastern Illinois (4–2)Montana State (5–2)Illinois State (6–2)Montana State (6–3)South Florida (7–3)Illinois State (8–3) Colgate (9–3)21.
22. Middle Tennessee Eastern Illinois (1–0) Southern Utah (1–0)Howard (2–1)Western Kentucky (2–2)Eastern Illinois (4–1)Villanova (3–3)Villanova (3–3)Jacksonville State (6–2)Jacksonville State (6–2)Montana (6–3)Hofstra (7–3)Delaware (7–4)South Florida (8–3)22.
23. Murray State Troy State (1–0)Howard (1–1) South Florida (3–0)South Florida (3–0) Cal State Northridge (3–1)Southern (4–2)Richmond (5–2)Weber State (5–3)Lehigh (8–0)Hofstra (6–3)Delaware (6–4)Murray State (7–4)Delaware (7–4)23.
24. Eastern Illinois Connecticut (1–0) Stephen F. Austin (1–1)Western Kentucky (1–2)Eastern Illinois (3–1) UMass (3–1)Furman (4–2)Cal State Northridge (4–2)Illinois State (5–2)Montana (6–3)Jacksonville State (6–3)Jacksonville State (7–3)Montana State (7–4)Murray State (7–4)24.
25. Liberty Florida A&M (0–1)Troy State (1–1)Eastern Illinois (2–1) Furman (3–1)Connecticut (3–1)Hofstra (3–2)Eastern Kentucky (3–3) Lehigh (7–0)Hofstra (5–3)Cal State Northridge (6–3)Cal State Northridge (7–3)Northern Iowa (7–4)Montana State (7–4)25.
Preseason
[15] 		Week 1
Sept 8 [16] 		Week 2
Sept 15 [17] 		Week 3
Sept 22 [18] 		Week 4
Sept 29 [19] 		Week 5
Oct 6 [20] 		Week 6
Oct 13 [21] 		Week 7
Oct 20 [22] 		Week 8
Oct 27 [23] 		Week 9
Nov 3 [24] 		Week 10
Nov 10 [25] 		Week 11
Nov 17 [26] 		Week 12
Nov 24 [27] 		Week 13
Postseason [28]
Dropped:
  • 18 Jackson State
  • 20 Richmond
  • 21 Eastern Washington
  • 25 Liberty
Dropped:
  • 19 East Tennessee State
  • 22 Eastern Illinois
Dropped:
  • 20 Middle Tennessee
  • 22 Southern Utah
  • 24 Stephen F. Austin
Dropped:
22 Howard		Dropped:
  • 17 Northern Iowa
  • 20 Northern Arizona
Dropped:
18 Montana		Dropped:
  • 20 Montana State
  • 24 Furman
Dropped:
  • 22 Villanova
  • 24 Cal State Northridge
  • 25 Eastern Kentucky
Dropped:
  • 18 Eastern Illinois
  • 23 Weber State
Dropped:
  • 17 Youngstown State
  • 21 Illinois State
NoneDropped:
  • 24 Jacksonville State
  • 25 Cal State Northridge
Dropped:
20 Northern Iowa

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