1998 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
1998 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.755 |  UCLA |  PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +32 | Beat Stanford 28–24 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.781 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | Beat Indiana 38–7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.854 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) |  SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat South Carolina 49–14 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.896 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) |  B12 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Kansas 54–6 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.030 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +33 | Beat North Carolina 39–13 |
| 6 | 5 | 1.173 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +25 | Beat Georgia 38–7 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.207 |  Tulane (TULANE) |  USA | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Louisiana 72–20 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.254 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +31 | Beat Oklahoma State 17–6 |
| 9 | 5 | 1.299 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +26 | Beat Oregon 38–3 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.311 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | BYE |
| 11 | -6 | 1.319 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +26 | Lost to Texas 16–20 |
| 12 | -2 | 1.359 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Auburn 24–21 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.451 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 19 | +20 | Beat Illinois 27–0 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.497 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +18 | Beat SMU 31–7 |
| 15 | -3 | 1.609 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +19 | Lost to Arizona 3–38 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.621 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +19 | Beat Wake Forest 38–17 |
| 17 | 12 | 1.648 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +20 | Beat Nebraska 20–16 |
| 18 | 2 | 1.654 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +15 | Beat West Virginia 27–13 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.666 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +18 | Beat Maryland 31–14 |
| 20 | 4 | 1.699 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +18 | Beat TCU 34–27 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.722 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) |  MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +16 | Beat Ohio 35–21 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.746 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 19 | +16 | Beat Baylor 27–3 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.778 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +18 | Lost to Florida 7–38 |
| 24 | 4 | 1.785 |  USC | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +19 | Beat Washington 33–10 |
| 25 | 6 | 1.809 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +21 | Beat Southern Miss 30–20 |
| 26 | -3 | 1.829 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 12 | +13 | Beat Youngstown State 44–32 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.850 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +12 | Beat Pittsburgh 45–28 |
| 28 | 7 | 1.914 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +15 | Beat Texas Tech 28–26 |
| 29 | -12 | 1.958 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 8 | +11 | Lost to Bowling Green 13–34 |
| 30 | 4 | 1.995 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +9 | Beat Boston College 35–17 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.010 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +17 | BYE |
| 32 | 6 | 2.041 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +15 | Beat Minnesota 15–10 |
| 33 | -7 | 2.194 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 33 | +13 | Lost to Rice 23–35 |
| 34 | -12 | 2.231 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +15 | Lost to USC 10–33 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.283 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +14 | Beat Oregon State 20–19 |
| 36 | 7 | 2.319 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | +14 | Beat Iowa 36–14 |
| 37 | -4 | 2.329 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +10 | Lost to Missouri 26–28 |
| 38 | -1 | 2.361 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +10 | BYE |
| 39 | 3 | 2.372 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +13 | Beat Northern Illinois 16–3 |
| 40 | -10 | 2.464 |  LSU | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | +8 | Lost to Ole Miss 31–37 |
| 41 | -1 | 2.480 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +12 | Beat Clemson 46–39 |
| 42 | 4 | 2.596 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 22 | +6 | Beat LSU 37–31 |
| 43 | -4 | 2.644 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–3 | 0.571 | 46 | +6 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–27 |
| 44 | -8 | 2.653 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | +7 | Lost to Alabama 20–30 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.789 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | +5 | Beat Northwestern 29–5 |
| 46 | 3 | 2.800 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +4 | Beat San José State 49–17 |
| 47 | 3 | 2.875 |  BYU | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | 0 | Beat San Diego State 13–0 |
| 48 | -1 | 2.997 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | -2 | BYE |
| 49 | -5 | 3.062 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | +4 | Lost to BYU 0–13 |
| 50 | -2 | 3.105 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | +5 | Lost to Michigan 10–15 |
| 51 | 0 | 3.236 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 51 | 0 | Beat Nicholls State 56–28 |
| 52 | 4 | 3.277 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | -3 | Beat North Texas 41–23 |
| 53 | 10 | 3.385 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | 0 | Beat Washington State 38–28 |
| 54 | 1 | 3.446 |  TCU | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | -1 | Lost to Wyoming 27–34 |
| 55 | -2 | 3.480 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 6–17 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.494 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | -3 | Beat Western Kentucky 63–34 |
| 57 | 23 | 3.495 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | +2 | Beat Marshall 34–13 |
| 58 | 10 | 3.644 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | -6 | Beat Akron 28–27 |
| 59 | -1 | 3.662 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 7–38 |
| 60 | -3 | 3.706 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | +3 | Lost to Arkansas 21–24 |
| 61 | 13 | 3.739 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | -5 | Beat Boise State 52–24 |
| 62 | -10 | 3.785 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | +1 | Lost to Arizona State 28–38 |
| 63 | -2 | 3.815 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -2 | Lost to Miami 17–35 |
| 64 | 7 | 3.829 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | -8 | Beat Kent State 48–23 |
| 65 | 11 | 3.849 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -4 | Beat New Mexico 28–20 |
| 66 | -7 | 3.930 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 62 | -5 | Lost to California 19–20 |
| 67 | -13 | 3.988 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | -7 | Lost to Houston 31–34 |
| 68 | 11 | 4.109 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -6 | Beat Iowa State 17–14 |
| 69 | -5 | 4.116 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -4 | Lost to Florida State 13–39 |
| 70 | 5 | 4.129 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 51 | -4 | Beat Temple 21–10 |
| 71 | 14 | 4.158 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -4 | Beat East Carolina 34–31 |
| 72 | -5 | 4.228 |  SMU | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -5 | Lost to Air Force 7–31 |
| 73 | -8 | 4.236 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | -13 | Lost to Nevada 24–52 |
| 74 | -14 | 4.248 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 62 | -6 | Lost to Vanderbilt 33–36 |
| 75 | -5 | 4.383 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 64 | -6 | BYE |
| 76 | 18 | 4.460 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -7 | Beat Colorado State 35–23 |
| 77 | -8 | 4.582 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -6 | Lost to Notre Dame 3–27 |
| 78 | 13 | 4.604 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -9 | Beat UAB 20–14 |
| 79 | -7 | 4.650 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -8 | Lost to Kansas State 6–54 |
| 80 | -14 | 4.675 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -10 | Lost to Utah State 26–29 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.731 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -6 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–35 |
| 82 | 6 | 4.754 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -13 | Beat UNLV 20–16 |
| 83 | 4 | 4.794 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -12 | Beat Hawai'i 30–13 |
| 84 | -11 | 4.829 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -9 | Lost to Purdue 14–36 |
| 85 | -3 | 4.939 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -10 | Lost to Utah 17–49 |
| 86 | -5 | 4.954 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -4 | Lost to Virginia 17–38 |
| 87 | -4 | 5.111 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–5 | 0.286 | 87 | -9 | Lost to Syracuse 28–45 |
| 88 | -2 | 5.112 |  Army (ARMY) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 87 | -11 | BYE |
| 89 | -5 | 5.160 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 66 | -16 | Lost to Central Michigan 27–28 |
| 90 | -13 | 5.265 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -12 | Lost to Oklahoma 14–17 |
| 91 | -1 | 5.423 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -12 | Lost to Idaho 23–41 |
| 92 | 11 | 5.518 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -14 | Beat Arkansas State 35–19 |
| 93 | 9 | 5.543 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -12 | Beat Duke 36–33 |
| 94 | 5 | 5.995 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 108 | -15 | Lost to Tennessee 14–49 |
| 95 | -3 | 6.004 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -24 | Lost to Fresno State 20–28 |
| 96 | -3 | 6.011 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 100 | -18 | Lost to NC State 39–46 |
| 97 | -8 | 6.015 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -23 | Lost to Memphis 19–35 |
| 98 | -1 | 6.028 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -8 | Lost to Toledo 3–16 |
| 99 | -3 | 6.100 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -18 | Lost to Georgia Tech 14–31 |
| 100 | 0 | 6.116 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 104 | -16 | Lost to UCLA 24–28 |
| 101 | -3 | 6.319 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 100 | -21 | Lost to Michigan State 5–29 |
| 102 | 3 | 6.332 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–7 | 0.222 | 100 | -23 | Beat New Mexico State 29–26 |
| 103 | -8 | 6.365 |  UAB | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -22 | Lost to UL Monroe 14–20 |
| 104 | -3 | 6.444 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Penn State 0–27 |
| 105 | -1 | 6.529 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 89 | -15 | BYE |
| 106 | 1 | 7.595 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 104 | -13 | Lost to Tulane 20–72 |
| 107 | -1 | 7.739 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 104 | -19 | Lost to Rutgers 10–21 |
| 108 | 0 | 8.024 |  UNLV | IND WAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 109 | -30 | Lost to Tulsa 16–20 |
| 109 | 0 | 8.136 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 104 | -28 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 8.568 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 0–8 | 0.000 | 109 | -25 | BYE |
| 111 | -1 | 8.929 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 109 | -34 | Lost to UTEP 13–30 |
| 112 | 0 | 9.435 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 109 | -30 | Lost to Western Michigan 23–48 |