1998 NCAA Division II football rankings

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

## Legend

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|  | Not ranked previous week

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|  | Win–loss record

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|  | Number of first place votes

|  | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

## NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

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| 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]|

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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) т| Carson–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) т| UC Davis (7–1) т| UC Davis (8–1)| UC Davis (9–1)| 4.
5.| Pittsburg State| Central Oklahoma (3–0) т| North Alabama (2–1)| North Alabama (3–1)| UC Davis (5–1)| Carson–Newman (6–1) т| Slippery Rock (7–1) т| Slippery Rock (8–1)| Slippery Rock (9–1)| 5.
6.| Texas A&M–Kingsville| Northwest Missouri State (3–0) т| Grand Valley State (4–0)| Grand Valley State (5–0) т| Carson–Newman (5–1)| UC Davis (6–1) т| Northern 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) т| Slippery 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) т| Carson–Newman (3–1)| Carson–Newman (4–1)| West Texas A&M (5–1)| Fort Valley State (7–0) т| IUP (7–1)| IUP (8–1)| IUP (9–1)| 8.
9.| Northwest Missouri State| North Dakota (2–0) т| North Dakota (3–0)| West Texas A&M (4–1)| Fort Valley State (6–0)| West Texas A&M (6–1) т| Southern Arkansas (6–1)| Albany State (8–1)| Albany State (9–1)| 9.
10.| Southern Arkansas| Carson–Newman (2–1) т| West 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) т| Emporia State (4–0)| Fort Valley State (5–0)| Eastern New Mexico (6–0) т| North 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) т| Eastern 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) т| Saginaw 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) т| Central 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) т| Albany State (4–1) т| Emporia 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) т| Nebraska–Omaha (3–1) т| Albany State (5–1)| Albany State (5–1) т| Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1)| Pittsburg State (5–2) т| Eastern New Mexico (7–2) т| Chadron State (8–2)| 19.
20.| IUP| Chadron State (2–1)| Chadron State (3–1)| North Dakota (3–1)| Emporia State (5–1) т| Central Missouri State (6–1)| West Texas A&M (6–2) т| Pittsburg State (6–2) т| Winona State (8–2)| 20.
| 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]|
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* 4 New Haven
* 5 Pittsburg State
* 6 Texas A&M–Kingsville
* 7 North Dakota State
* 18 Angelo State
* 19 Virginia State

| None| None| Dropped:
5 North Alabama| Dropped:

* 12 Nebraska–Omaha
* 16 Chadron State

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* 16 Saginaw Valley State
* 20 Central Missouri State

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9 Southern Arkansas| Dropped:

* 19 Eastern New Mexico
* 20 Pittsburg State

## References

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1. ^ "NCAA Division II Football". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. August 25, 1998. p. C6. Retrieved May 2, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Division II poll". St. Cloud Times. St. Cloud, Minnesota. September 23, 1998. p. 2C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Division II Poll". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, Florida. September 29, 1998. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "NCAA Division II". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. October 6, 1998. p. C5. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. October 13, 1998. p. B4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. October 20, 1998. p. 2S. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "NCAA Division II poll". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 27, 1998. p. D4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. November 3, 1998. p. B3. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 10, 1998. p. C4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 - via Newspapers.com.

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