1998 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 1998 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1998 season.

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NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1] 		Week 1
Sept 22 [2] 		Week 2
Sept 29 [3] 		Week 3
Oct 6 [4] 		Week 4
Oct 13 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 20 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 27 [7] 		Week 7
Nov 3 [8] 		Week 8
Nov 10 [9]
1. Northern Colorado (4)Northern Colorado (3–0) (4)Northern Colorado (4–0) (4)Northern Colorado (5–0) (4)Northern Colorado (6–0) (4)Northern Colorado (7–0) (4)Central Oklahoma (8–0) (4)Central Oklahoma (9–0) (4)Central Oklahoma (10–0) (4)1.
2. UC Davis UC Davis (3–0)IUP (4–0)IUP (5–0)Central Oklahoma (6–0)Central Oklahoma (7–0)Northwest Missouri State (8–0)Northwest Missouri State (9–0)Northwest Missouri State (10–0)2.
3. Carson–Newman Southern Arkansas (3–0)Central Oklahoma (4–0)Central Oklahoma (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (6–0)Grand Valley State (7–0) тCarson–Newman (6–1)Carson–Newman (7–1)Carson–Newman (9–1)3.
4. New Haven IUP (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (4–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–0)Grand Valley State (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (7–0) тUC Davis (7–1) тUC Davis (8–1)UC Davis (9–1)4.
5. Pittsburg State Central Oklahoma (3–0) тNorth Alabama (2–1)North Alabama (3–1)UC Davis (5–1)Carson–Newman (6–1) тSlippery Rock (7–1) тSlippery Rock (8–1)Slippery Rock (9–1)5.
6. Texas A&M–Kingsville Northwest Missouri State (3–0) тGrand Valley State (4–0)Grand Valley State (5–0) тCarson–Newman (5–1)UC Davis (6–1) тNorthern Colorado (7–1)Northern Colorado (8–1)Northern Colorado (9–1)6.
7. North Dakota State North Alabama (1–1)UC Davis (3–1)UC Davis (4–1) тSlippery Rock (5–1)Slippery Rock (6–1)North Dakota (6–1)North Dakota (7–1)North Dakota (8–1)7.
8. Albany State Grand Valley State (3–0) тCarson–Newman (3–1)Carson–Newman (4–1)West Texas A&M (5–1)Fort Valley State (7–0) тIUP (7–1)IUP (8–1)IUP (9–1)8.
9. Northwest Missouri State North Dakota (2–0) тNorth Dakota (3–0)West Texas A&M (4–1)Fort Valley State (6–0)West Texas A&M (6–1) тSouthern Arkansas (6–1)Albany State (8–1)Albany State (9–1)9.
10. Southern Arkansas Carson–Newman (2–1) тWest Texas A&M (3–1)Slippery Rock (4–1)Central Missouri State (6–0)West Georgia (7–0)Grand Valley State (7–1)Emporia State (8–1)Emporia State (9–1)10.
11. Grand Valley State West Texas A&M (2–0) тEmporia State (4–0)Fort Valley State (5–0)Eastern New Mexico (6–0) тNorth Dakota (5–1)Emporia State (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–2)Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–2)11.
12. Slippery Rock Emporia State (2–1)Slippery Rock (3–1)Central Missouri State (5–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1) тEastern New Mexico (7–0)Albany State (7–1)Fort Valley State (8–1)Fort Valley State (9–1)12.
13. Central Oklahoma Slippery Rock (2–1)Fort Valley State (5–0)Eastern New Mexico (5–0)Saginaw Valley State (6–0)IUP (6–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–2)Shepherd (7–1)Shepherd (8–1)13.
14. North Alabama Eastern New Mexico (3–0)Eastern New Mexico (4–0)Nebraska–Omaha (4–1) West Georgia (5–1)Southern Arkansas (5–1)Fort Valley State (7–1)Grand Valley State (7–2)Grand Valley State (8–2)14.
15. Chadron State Fort Valley State (2–1)Southern Arkansas (3–1)Southern Arkansas (4–1)Southern Arkansas (4–1)Emporia State (6–1)Nebraska–Omaha (6–2)West Texas A&M (7–2)West Texas A&M (8–2)15.
16. North Dakota Central Missouri State (3–0) тSaginaw Valley State (4–0)Saginaw Valley State (5–0)Chadron State (5–1)Saginaw Valley State (6–1)Eastern New Mexico (7–1)Nebraska–Omaha (7–2)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2)16.
17. Saginaw Valley State Saginaw Valley State (3–0) тCentral Missouri State (4–0)Chadron State (4–1)North Dakota (4–1)Albany State (6–1)West Georgia (7–1) Delta State (8–1)Delta State (7–2)17.
18. Angelo State Albany State (3–1) тAlbany State (4–1) тEmporia State (4–1)IUP (5–1)Pittsburg State (5–1) Shepherd (6–1)West Georgia (8–1)West Georgia (9–1)18.
19. Virginia State Nebraska–Omaha (3–0) тNebraska–Omaha (3–1) тAlbany State (5–1)Albany State (5–1) тTexas A&M–Kingsville (5–1)Pittsburg State (5–2) тEastern New Mexico (7–2) тChadron State (8–2)19.
20. IUP Chadron State (2–1)Chadron State (3–1)North Dakota (3–1)Emporia State (5–1) тCentral Missouri State (6–1)West Texas A&M (6–2) тPittsburg State (6–2) т Winona State (8–2)20.
Preseason
[10] 		Week 1
Sept 22 [11] 		Week 2
Sept 29 [12] 		Week 3
Oct 6 [13] 		Week 4
Oct 13 [14] 		Week 5
Oct 20 [15] 		Week 6
Oct 27 [16] 		Week 7
Nov 3 [17] 		Week 8
Nov 10 [18]
Dropped:
  • 4 New Haven
  • 5 Pittsburg State
  • 6 Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • 7 North Dakota State
  • 18 Angelo State
  • 19 Virginia State
NoneNoneDropped:
5 North Alabama		Dropped:
  • 12 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 16 Chadron State
Dropped:
  • 16 Saginaw Valley State
  • 20 Central Missouri State
Dropped:
9 Southern Arkansas		Dropped:
  • 19 Eastern New Mexico
  • 20 Pittsburg State

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