December 21, 1998 Final Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
Team (First place votes) Record Points
1. Massachusetts (63)
12-3 1,575
2. Georgia Southern
13-1 1,508
3. Northwestern State
11-3 1,439
4. Western Illinois
11-3 1,286
5. Florida A&M
11-2 1,276
6. Appalachian State
10-3 1,263
7. Lehigh
12-1 1,210
8. McNeese State
9-3 1,117
9. Connecticut
10-3 1,083
10. Richmond
9-3 1,020
11. Hampton
9-3 933
12. Tennessee State 9-3
892
13. Troy State
8-4 820
14. Southern University 8-3
679
15. Montana
8-4 660
16. Illinois State 8-4
602
17. William & Mary
7-4 590
18. Bethune-Cookman 8-2
465
19. Western Kentucky
7-4 396
20. Hofstra
8-3 358
21. Colgate
8-4 332
22. South Florida
8-3 326
23. Delaware
7-4 207
24. Murray State
7-4 150
25. Montana State
7-4 80
Others receiving votes (in order of votes): Northern Iowa,
Pennsylvania, Western Carolina,
Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Eastern
Kentucky, Cal State-Northridge, Jacksonville State, Morehead State,
Weber State.
November 9,
1998 Sports Network Division I-AA Poll
Team (First place votes) Record Points Pvs
1. Georgia Southern (95) 10-0
2,423 1
2. Western Illinois (2) 9-1
2,314 2
3. McNeese
State
8-1 2,190 3
4. Appalachian State
8-1 2,139 4
5. Florida
A&M
8-1 1,991 6
6. William &
Mary
7-2 1,891 7
7. Northwestern State
7-2 1,848 9
8. Murray
State
7-2 1,707 10
9. Troy
State
7-2 1,630 11
10.
Massachusetts
7-2 1,482 12
11.
Delaware
6-3 1,324 15
12.
Richmond
7-2 1,264 16
13.
Connecticut
7-2 1,248 5
14.
Hampton
7-2 1,173 8
15. Western Kentucky
6-3 990 18
16. Tennessee State
7-2 974 19
17.
Southern
6-3 813 13
18. Bethune-Cookman
7-1 708 NR
19. South
Florida
7-2 668 20
20.
Lehigh
9-0 653 23
21. Montana
State
6-3 480 14
22.
Montana
6-3 466 24
23.
Hofstra
6-3 307 25
24. Jacksonville State
6-3 209 22
25. Cal State-Northridge
6-3 201 NR
September 28, 1998
ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Poll
Team (First place votes) Record Points Pvs
1. McNeese State (32)
4-0 961 1
2. Youngstown State (5)
3-0 924 2
3. Geo Southern (1)
4-0 901 3
4. Villanova (1)
3-1 832 4
5. Hofstra
3-0 774 6
6. Hampton
4-0 761 7
7. Northwestern State
3-0 744 8
8. Delaware
3-1 666 10
9. Appalachian State
3-0 629 11
10. Eastern Kentucky 3-1
565 12
11. Murray State
3-1 546 9
12. William & Mary
3-1 519 5
13. Western Illinois
3-1 490 14
14. Connecticut
3-0 410 15
15. Weber State
4-0 378 21
16. Southern
3-1 347 16
17. Florida A&M
3-1 300 18
18. Northern Arizona
3-1 294 17
19. Troy State
3-1 277 19
20. Northern Iowa
2-2 249 20
21. Montana
2-2 215 13
22. Eastern Illinois
3-1 163 25
23. Furman
3-1 150 24
24. Western Kentucky
2-2 141 22
25. South Florida
3-0 127 NR
Dropped out: No. 23 Stephen F. Austin (1-3)
Others Receiving Votes: Montana State 69, Cal State-Northridge 51,
Texas Southern 46, Western Carolina 24, Jacksonville State
22, East
Tennessee State 21, Colgate 16, Stephen F. Austin 10, Northeastern 10,
James Madison 7, Howard 5, South Carolina State 5, Morehead State 4,
Jackson State 4, Middle Tennessee State 3, Jacksonville 3,
Bucknell 2,
Eastern Washington 2, Southern Utah 2, Drake 1, Illinois State 1,
Liberty 1, Nicholls State 1, Indiana State 1, Lehigh 1