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.

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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]
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 DavisUC 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–NewmanSouthern 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 HavenIUP (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 StateCentral 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–KingsvilleNorthwest 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 StateNorth 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 StateGrand 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 StateNorth 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 ArkansasCarson–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 StateWest 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 RockEmporia 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 OklahomaSlippery 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 AlabamaEastern 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 StateFort 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 DakotaCentral 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 StateSaginaw 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 StateAlbany 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 StateNebraska–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.IUPChadron 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) тWinona 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]
Dropped:
  • 4 New Haven
  • 5 Pittsburg State
  • 6 Texas A&M–Kingsville
  • 7 North Dakota State
  • 18 Angelo State
  • 19 Virginia State
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5 North Alabama
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  • 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

References

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  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.