1998 NCAA Division I softball rankings

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1998 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending Champions Arizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
Champions Fresno State (1st title)
Runners-up Arizona (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning Coach Margie Wright (1st title)
WCWS MOP Amanda Scott (Fresno State)
Seasons
←  1997
1999  →

The following human polls make up the 1998 NCAA Division I women's softball rankings. The NFCA/USA Today Poll is voted on by a panel of 32 Division I softball coaches and ranks to top 25 teams nationally.

Contents

Legend

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
Italics Number of first place votes
(#–#) Win–loss record
тTied with team above or below also with this symbol

NFCA/USA Today

Week 0 [1]
Jan 24		Week 1 [2]
Feb 25		Week 2 [3]
Mar 4		Week 3 [4]
Mar 11		Week 4 [5]
Mar 18		Week 5 [6]
Mar 25		Week 6 [7]
Apr 1		Week 7 [8]
Apr 8		Week 8 [9]
Apr 15		Week 9 [10]
Apr 22		Week 10 [11]
Apr 29		Week 11 [12]
May 6		Week Final [13]
May 27
1. Arizona (25)Arizona (25) (12–0)Arizona (25) (18–0)Arizona (25) (21–2)Arizona (25) (22–2)Arizona (25) (30–2)Arizona (25) (34–2)Arizona (25) (39–3)Arizona (25) (43–3)Arizona (25) (47–3)Arizona (25) (51–3)Arizona (25) (57–3)Fresno State (25)1.
2. Fresno State Washington (8–2)Michigan (9–2)Michigan (18–3)Michigan (18–3)Michigan (21–3)Michigan (24–3)Michigan (29–3)Michigan (34–3)Michigan (40–4)Michigan (44–4)Michigan (47–4)Arizona2.
3. Washington Michigan (4–1)Washington (13–3)Washington (13–3)Washington (13–3)Washington (17–4)Fresno State (21–4) тFresno State (27–4)Fresno State (29–6)Washington (35–7)Fresno State (41–8)Fresno State (45–10)Washington3.
4. Michigan Fresno State (2–2)Oklahoma State (15–2)Oklahoma State (18–3)Oklahoma State (22–3)Fresno State (15–4)Oklahoma (30–7) тWashington (26–7)Washington (30–7)Fresno State (33–8)Washington (38–9)Washington (44–11)Oklahoma State4.
5. Iowa South Florida (11–2)Fresno State (4–2)Fresno State (8–2)Fresno State (12–2)Oklahoma (30–7)Washington (17–6) тOklahoma (34–8)Oklahoma (38–8)Oklahoma (42–10)South Florida (54–11)Nebraska (44–10)Nebraska5.
6. South Carolina Oklahoma (13–1)Oklahoma (19–3)Oklahoma (22–5)Oklahoma (26–5)Texas (29–7)South Florida (43–10)South Florida (47–10)South Florida (47–10)South Florida (51–10)Oklahoma (44–2)South Florida (54–11)Michigan6.
7. California Arizona State (10–1)South Florida (16–3)South Florida (23–6)Hawaii (28–3)Arizona State (24–6)Arizona State (26–8)Nebraska (28–8)Nebraska (32–8)Nebraska (36–8)Nebraska (38–10)Oklahoma (47–13)Texas7.
8. Colorado State California (6–2) тArizona State (14–3)Arizona State (14–3)Arizona State (18–5)Missouri (20–5)Nebraska (26–8)Oklahoma State (28–9) тTexas (38–11)Texas (41–12)Texas (44–12)Texas (46–14)South Florida8.
9. Kansas Oklahoma State (8–1) тMissouri (9–2)Missouri (16–5)Missouri (16–5)South Florida (34–9)Texas (30–9)Texas (34–11) тHawaii (36–8)Stanford (29–12)Stanford (33–14)Stanford (35–16)UMass9.
10. South Florida Florida State (8–1) тLong Beach State (12–4)Long Beach State (16–5–1)South Florida (28–9)Oklahoma State (23–7)Oklahoma State (25–7)Arizona State (27–11) тOklahoma State (32–11)LSU (47–6)LSU (52–7)Hawaii (45–13)DePaul10.
11. Oklahoma State South Carolina (3–1)Hawaii (16–2)Hawaii (19–3)Texas (23–6)Hawaii (30–6)Missouri (24–7)Hawaii (32–8)LSU (43–6) тHawaii (36–10)Oklahoma State (35–15)DePaul (41–6)Oklahoma State11.
12. UMass Missouri (7–2)Florida State (10–5)Oregon State (15–3)Nebraska (14–5)Nebraska (21–7)Hawaii (32–8)Stanford (25–8)Stanford (28–9) тOklahoma State (33–14)Hawaii (41–13)LSU (53–10)Stanford12.
13. Missouri Long Beach State (7–3)California (8–5)Nebraska (10–4) тLong Beach State (17–8–1)Long Beach State (22–8–2)Stanford (23–6)LSU (37–6)Arizona State (27–13) тArizona State (32–16)DePaul (33–5)Oklahoma State (37–17)LSU13.
14. Long Beach State Iowa (2–2)South Carolina (6–4)Iowa (8–4) тStanford (15–4)Stanford (17–4)LSU (35–5)Missouri (27–10)Florida State (45–15)Long Beach State (28–12)Long Beach State (32–13)Florida State (50–18)Hawaii14.
15. Cal State Northridge Hawaii (4–2) Nebraska (9–4)Stanford (10–3) тLSU (23–4)Iowa (14–5)Long Beach State (23–9–2)Florida State (42–13)Missouri (29–14)DePaul (31–5)Arizona State (34–18)Long Beach State (36–16)Arizona State15.
16. Oklahoma Kansas (7–5)Iowa (2–2)LSU (15–2)Iowa (8–4)LSU (14–5)Florida State (38–13)Minnesota (31–8)Minnesota (33–11)Florida State (47–18)Florida State (50–18)Arizona State (36–22)Minnesota16.
17. UCLA Stanford (6–1)Stanford (10–3)Florida State (18–9)Florida State (28–12)Florida State (32–12)California (22–13)Oregon (31–13)Long Beach State (28–12)Texas Tech (42–16)Texas Tech (44–18)Texas Tech (45–20)Florida State17.
18. Utah Minnesota (12–3)Cal State Northridge (9–4) Texas (20–6)Oregon State (15–5)Oregon State (17–8)Minnesota (26–8)Long Beach State (24–11–1)Oregon State (22–13) тMissouri (31–18)Iowa (32–14)Cal State Northridge (36–17)Long Beach State18.
19. Southwestern Louisiana Colorado State (2–3)LSU (10–2)Cal State Northridge (11–5–1)Oregon (19–6)California (20–11)Texas Tech (34–10)Texas Tech (38–14)Texas Tech (40–16) тCalifornia (28–19)Cal State Northridge (34–17)Iowa (35–16)Iowa19.
20. Central Michigan LSU (6–2)Oregon State (11–3)Minnesota (20–7)Minnesota (20–7)Minnesota (20–7)Iowa (14–8)California (23–16)DePaul (25–5) тIowa (28–12)UIC (51–16)UIC (59–19)Oregon20.
21. Florida State DePaul (4–2)Minnesota (14–7)South Carolina (8–6)California (15–9)Cal State Northridge (17–11–1)Oregon (28–13)Oregon State (20–13)California (24–17)Minnesota (34–14)California (30–21)UMass (40–12)UIC21.
22. Michigan State Texas A&M (11–3)Kansas (10–8)California (8–8) тCal State Northridge (13–9–1)Oregon (23–10)Oregon State (18–11)Iowa (19–10)Iowa (24–10)Oregon State (25–16)Missouri (36–19)Minnesota (45–17)California22.
23. Arizona State Oregon State (8–2)Colorado State (5–6) Oregon (15–6) т Texas Tech (27–7)Texas Tech (32–10)Southwestern Louisiana (23–8)UIC (40–13)Oregon (32–17)Cal State Northridge (31–16)Minnesota (39–16)Florida (45–18)Cal State Northridge23.
24. DePaul Cal State Northridge (3–3)DePaul (4–2)Southwestern Louisiana (8–3)Southwestern Louisiana (13–5)DePaul (10–4) UIC (38–13)Southwestern Louisiana (25–8)UIC (44–15)UIC (49–16) UMass (35–12)California (30–25)Texas Tech24.
25. Tennessee Utah (0–0) т
Southwestern Louisiana (0–0) т		Southwestern Louisiana (4–1)DePaul (5–3) Florida (20–10)Southwestern Louisiana (17–8)Michigan State (20–7)Cal State Northridge (23–14)Cal State Northridge (26–15)Oregon (33–20)Florida (41–18)Missouri (36–20)Florida25.
Week 0 [14]
Jan 24		Week 1 [15]
Feb 25		Week 2 [16]
Mar 4		Week 3 [17]
Mar 11		Week 4 [18]
Mar 18		Week 5 [19]
Mar 25		Week 6 [20]
Apr 1		Week 7 [21]
Apr 8		Week 8 [22]
Apr 15		Week 9 [23]
Apr 22		Week 10 [24]
Apr 29		Week 11 [25]
May 6		Week Final [26]
May 27
Dropped:
  • 12. UMass
  • 17. UCLA
  • 20. Central Michigan
  • 22. Michigan State
Dropped:
  • 22. Texas A&M
  • 25. (т) Utah
Dropped:
  • 22. Kansas
  • 23. Colorado State
Dropped:
  • 21. South Carolina
  • 25. DePaul
Dropped:
  • 25. Florida
Dropped:
  • 21. Cal State Northridge
  • 24. DePaul
Dropped:
25. Michigan State		Dropped:
24. Southwestern Louisiana		NoneDropped:
  • 22. Oregon State
  • 25. Oregon
NoneDropped:
Missouri

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