1998 season

Standings

Conference record first, then overall. Affiliation and division come from the season row, so a past season stands as it stood.

Season
Current
Conference

ACC

9 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
T-1Florida State7–1.87511–2.846401161+240#3
T-1Georgia Tech7–1.87510–2.833426295+131#9
3Virginia6–2.7509–3.750358247+111#18
T-4NC State5–3.6257–5.583366352+14
T-4North Carolina5–3.6257–5.583288283+5
T-6Duke2–6.2504–7.364229319−90
T-6Wake Forest2–6.2503–8.273235335−100
T-8Clemson1–7.1253–8.273218272−54
T-8Maryland1–7.1253–8.273202290−88

Big 12

12 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
T-1Kansas State8–1.88911–2.846610197+413#10
T-1Texas A&M8–1.88911–3.786335214+121#11
3Texas6–2.7509–3.750437337+100#15
T-4Nebraska5–3.6259–4.692403206+197#19
T-4Missouri5–3.6258–4.667334236+98#21
T-6Colorado4–4.5008–4.667302253+49
T-6Texas Tech4–4.5007–5.583315255+60
T-8Oklahoma State3–5.3755–6.455303296+7
T-8Oklahoma3–5.3755–6.455184229−45
T-10Kansas1–7.1254–7.364280341−61
T-10Iowa State1–7.1253–8.273221328−107
T-10Baylor1–7.1252–9.182195323−128

Big East

8 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Syracuse6–1.8578–4.667478300+178#25
T-2Virginia Tech5–2.7149–3.750381149+232#23
T-2Miami5–2.7149–3.750448298+150#20
T-2West Virginia5–2.7148–4.667410267+143
5Boston College3–4.4294–7.364273311−38
T-6Rutgers2–5.2865–6.455206376−170
T-6Temple2–5.2862–9.182198360−162
8Pittsburgh0–7.0002–9.182234334−100

Big Ten

11 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
T-1Ohio State7–1.87511–1.917430144+286#2
T-1Wisconsin7–1.87511–1.917382143+239#6
T-1Michigan7–1.87510–3.769359235+124#12
4Purdue6–2.7509–4.692444276+168#24
5Penn State5–3.6259–3.750317183+134#17
6Michigan State4–4.5006–6.500336294+42
T-7Minnesota2–6.2505–6.455229249−20
T-7Indiana2–6.2504–7.364245305−60
T-7Iowa2–6.2503–8.273172287−115
T-7Illinois2–6.2503–8.273149326−177
11Northwestern0–8.0003–9.250214337−123

Big West

6 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Idaho4–1.8009–3.750392317+75
T-2Nevada3–2.6006–5.545371316+55
T-2North Texas3–2.6003–8.273173297−124
T-4Boise State2–3.4006–5.545329350−21
T-4Utah State2–3.4003–8.273237309−72
6New Mexico State1–4.2003–8.273331424−93

Conference USA

8 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Tulane6–01.00012–01.000540295+245#7
2Southern Miss5–1.8337–5.583384238+146
3Louisville4–2.6677–5.583473435+38
4East Carolina3–3.5006–5.545274297−23
T-5Houston2–4.3333–8.273254317−63
T-5Army2–4.3333–8.273257325−68
T-7Memphis1–5.1672–9.182226340−114
T-7Cincinnati1–5.1672–9.182259456−197

FBS Independents

8 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1UCF2–01.0009–2.818393209+184
2Notre Dame1–01.0009–3.750328248+80#22
3Louisiana Tech4–1.8006–6.500493402+91
4UL Monroe2–2.5005–6.455227322−95
T-5UAB1–2.3334–7.364237308−71
T-5Arkansas State1–2.3334–8.333216385−169
7Louisiana1–4.2002–9.182199453−254
8Navy0–1.0003–8.273255376−121

Mid-American

12 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Marshall8–1.88912–1.923405236+169
2Miami (OH)7–1.87510–1.909317142+175
3Toledo6–3.6677–5.583229216+13
T-4Western Michigan5–3.6257–4.636360312+48
T-4Central Michigan5–3.6256–5.545229253−24
T-4Bowling Green5–3.6255–6.455292312−20
T-4Ohio5–3.6255–6.455269303−34
T-8Akron3–6.3334–7.364265299−34
T-8Eastern Michigan3–6.3333–8.273216309−93
10Northern Illinois2–6.2502–9.182160329−169
11Ball State1–7.1251–10.091150343−193
12Kent State0–8.0000–11.000149454−305

Pac-10

10 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1UCLA8–01.00010–2.833476340+136#8
2Arizona7–1.87512–1.923439236+203#4
T-3Oregon5–3.6258–4.667473328+145
T-3USC5–3.6258–5.615346241+105
T-5Washington4–4.5006–6.500303343−40
T-5Arizona State4–4.5005–6.455333338−5
7California3–5.3755–6.455183251−68
T-8Oregon State2–6.2505–6.455286291−5
T-8Stanford2–6.2503–8.273261365−104
10Washington State0–8.0003–8.273223349−126

SEC

12 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Tennessee9–01.00013–01.000431189+242#1
2Florida7–1.87510–2.833380165+215#5
T-3Arkansas6–2.7509–3.750390227+163#16
T-3Georgia6–2.7509–3.750292222+70#14
5Mississippi State6–3.6678–5.615350256+94
T-6Kentucky4–4.5007–5.583431375+56
T-6Alabama4–4.5007–5.583251287−36
8Ole Miss3–5.3757–5.583280274+6
9LSU2–6.2504–7.364337279+58
T-10Auburn1–7.1253–8.273166235−69
T-10Vanderbilt1–7.1252–9.182142369−227
12South Carolina0–8.0001–10.091207330−123

Western Athletic

16 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Air Force8–1.88912–1.923468185+283#13
2San Diego State7–1.8757–5.583243244−1
3BYU7–2.7789–5.643402290+112
4Wyoming6–2.7508–3.727222215+7
T-5Colorado State5–3.6258–4.667345263+82
T-5Utah5–3.6257–4.636339227+112
T-5Fresno State5–3.6255–6.455265225+40
T-5Rice5–3.6255–6.455235257−22
T-9TCU4–4.5007–5.583267235+32
T-9SMU4–4.5005–7.417225248−23
T-11San José State3–5.3754–8.333274385−111
T-11UTEP3–5.3753–8.273226305−79
13Tulsa2–6.2504–7.364222258−36
14New Mexico1–7.1253–9.250274397−123
T-15UNLV0–8.0000–11.000156389−233
T-15Hawai'i0–8.0000–12.000149422−273

Points for and against are season totals across every game, not conference play alone — that is what mart.team_season carries. Rows are ordered by conference record only, and teams on the same record share a place (T-2). Head-to-head, common opponents and the other published tiebreakers are not applied: this is the raw table, not a championship-game seeding.