1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Fairfield +
7
–
1
9
–
2
Georgetown +
7
–
1
9
–
2
Duquesne
6
–
2
8
–
3
Marist
6
–
2
7
–
3
St. John's
4
–
4
6
–
5
Iona
2
–
6
4
–
6
Siena
2
–
6
3
–
6
Canisius
2
–
6
3
–
7
Saint Peter's
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
1998 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Florida A&M +^
7
–
1
11
–
2
No. 11 Hampton +^
7
–
1
9
–
3
No. 18 Bethune–Cookman
6
–
2
8
–
3
North Carolina A&T
5
–
3
8
–
3
Howard
5
–
3
7
–
4
South Carolina State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Norfolk State
2
–
6
2
–
9
Morgan State
1
–
7
1
–
10
Delaware State
0
–
8
0
–
11
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Northeast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Monmouth +
4
–
1
5
–
5
Robert Morris +
4
–
1
4
–
6
Wagner
3
–
2
7
–
3
Central Connecticut
3
–
2
4
–
6
Sacred Heart
1
–
4
2
–
8
Saint Francis (PA)
0
–
5
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
1998 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Tennessee State $^
6
–
1
9
–
3
No. 24 Murray State
5
–
2
7
–
4
Middle Tennessee
5
–
2
5
–
5
Eastern Illinois
4
–
3
6
–
5
Eastern Kentucky
4
–
3
6
–
5
Tennessee Tech
2
–
5
4
–
7
Southeast Missouri State
2
–
5
3
–
8
Tennessee–Martin
0
–
7
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Patriot League football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Lehigh $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
No. 21 Colgate ^
5
–
1
8
–
4
Bucknell
3
–
3
6
–
5
Lafayette
3
–
3
3
–
8
Fordham
2
–
4
4
–
7
Towson
1
–
5
5
–
6
Holy Cross
1
–
5
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Pioneer Football League standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Drake $
4
–
0
7
–
3
Dayton
3
–
1
6
–
4
Valparaiso
2
–
2
5
–
6
Butler
1
–
3
4
–
6
San Diego
0
–
4
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
1998 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Georgia Southern $^
8
–
0
14
–
1
No. 6 Appalachian State ^
6
–
2
10
–
3
Western Carolina
5
–
3
6
–
5
Chattanooga
4
–
4
5
–
6
The Citadel
4
–
4
5
–
6
East Tennessee State
3
–
5
4
–
7
Wofford
3
–
5
4
–
7
Furman
3
–
5
5
–
6
VMI
0
–
8
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1998 Southland Football League standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Northwestern State $^
6
–
1
11
–
3
No. 8 McNeese State ^
5
–
2
9
–
3
No. 13 Troy State ^
5
–
2
8
–
4
Jacksonville State
4
–
3
7
–
4
Nicholls State
3
–
4
4
–
7
Southwest Texas State
2
–
5
4
–
7
Stephen F. Austin
2
–
5
3
–
8
Sam Houston State
1
–
6
3
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Southern $
8
–
0
9
–
3
Jackson State
7
–
1
7
–
4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
6
–
2
8
–
3
Texas Southern
4
–
4
6
–
5
Grambling State
4
–
4
5
–
6
Alabama State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Alcorn State
3
–
5
5
–
6
Mississippi Valley State
1
–
7
1
–
10
Prairie View A&M
0
–
8
1
–
10
Alabama A&M
–
5
–
6
$ – Conference champion
Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Morehead State
0
–
0
9
–
2
Davidson
0
–
0
8
–
2
No. 20 Hofstra
0
–
0
8
–
3
No. 22 South Florida
0
–
0
8
–
3
No. 19 Western Kentucky
0
–
0
7
–
4
Samford
0
–
0
6
–
5
St. Johns (NY)
0
–
0
6
–
5
Liberty
0
–
0
5
–
6
Southern Utah
0
–
0
5
–
6
Elon
0
–
0
5
–
6
Austin Peay
0
–
0
4
–
7
Buffalo
0
–
0
4
–
7
Jacksonville
0
–
0
4
–
5
La Salle
0
–
0
3
–
6
Cal Poly
0
–
0
3
–
8
Charleston Southern
0
–
0
3
–
8
Saint Mary's
0
–
0
2
–
8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Conference champions[edit]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference Champions
Atlantic 10 Conference – Richmond Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Fairfield and Georgetown Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M and Hampton Northeast Conference – Monmouth and Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Drake Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Football League – Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern
Postseason[edit]
NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket[edit]
First Round November 28 Campus Sites
Quarterfinals December 4–5 Campus Sites
Semifinals December 12 Campus Sites
National Championship Game December 19 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
1
Georgia Southern*
49
16
Colgate
28
1
Georgia Southern*
52
8
Connecticut
30
8
Connecticut*
42
9
Hampton
34
1
Georgia Southern*
42
4
Western Illinois
14
5
Florida A&M*
27
12
Troy State
17
5
Florida A&M
21
4
Western Illinois*
24
4
Western Illinois*
52
13
Montana
9
1
Georgia Southern
43
11
UMass
55
3
Richmond*
23
14
Lehigh
24
14
Lehigh
21
11
UMass*
27
6
McNeese State*
19
11
UMass
21
11
UMass
41
2
Northwestern State*
31
7
Appalachian State*
45
10
Tennessee State
31
7
Appalachian State
20
2
Northwestern State*
31
2
Northwestern State*
48
15
Illinois State
28
* Denotes host institution Source:[2]
References[edit]
^"1998 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
^"Division I-AA playoffs". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 23, 1998. p. D5. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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