1998 NCAA Division I softball rankings

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.

1998 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMargie Wright (1st title)
WCWS MOPAmanda Scott (Fresno State)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →

Legend

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  Not ranked previous week
Italics   Number of first place votes
(#–#)   Win–loss record
т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NFCA/USA Today

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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 StateWashington (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.WashingtonMichigan (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.MichiganFresno 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.IowaSouth 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 CarolinaOklahoma (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.CaliforniaArizona 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 StateCalifornia (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.KansasOklahoma 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 FloridaFlorida 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 StateSouth 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.UMassMissouri (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.MissouriLong 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 StateIowa (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 NorthridgeHawaii (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.OklahomaKansas (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.UCLAStanford (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.UtahMinnesota (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 LouisianaColorado 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 MichiganLSU (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 StateDePaul (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 StateTexas 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 StateOregon State (8–2)Colorado State (5–6)Oregon (15–6) тTexas 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.DePaulCal 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.TennesseeUtah (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[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
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

References

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  1. ^ "1998 Preseason Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "1998 Week 2 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "1998 Week 3 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "1998 Week 4 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "1998 Week 5 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "1998 Week 6 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "1998 Week 7 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  8. ^ "1998 Week 8 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  9. ^ "1998 Week 9 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "1998 Week 10 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  11. ^ "1998 Week 11 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  12. ^ "1998 Week 12 Rankings". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. ^ "1998 Final Poll". NFCA. Retrieved February 10, 2022.