1998 USA Today/ESPN Rankings
| Final Poll For 1998 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 1998 USA Today/ESPN |
| 1 | Tennessee | 13-0-0 | | | 2 | Ohio State | 11-1-0 | |
| 3 | Florida State | 11-2-0 | | | 4 | Arizona | 12-1-0 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 11-1-0 | | | 6 | Florida | 10-2-0 | |
| 7 | Tulane | 12-0-0 | | | 8 | UCLA | 10-2-0 | |
| 9 | Kansas State | 11-2-0 | | | 10 | Air Force | 12-1-0 | |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | 10-2-0 | | | 12 | Michigan | 10-3-0 | |
| 13 | Texas A&M | 11-3-0 | | | 14 | Georgia | 9-3-0 | |
| 15 | Penn State | 9-3-0 | | | 16 | Texas | 9-3-0 | |
| 17 | Arkansas | 9-3-0 | | | 18 | Virginia | 9-3-0 | |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 9-3-0 | | | 20 | Nebraska | 9-4-0 | |
| 21 | Miami | 9-3-0 | | | 22 | Notre Dame | 9-3-0 | |
| 23 | Purdue | 9-4-0 | | | 24 | Syracuse | 8-4-0 | |
| 25 | Missouri | 8-4-0 | |
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