Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Tulane | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 45.0 | 24.6 | 11.51 | -5.24 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Southern Mississippi | 7 | 5 | .583 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 32.0 | 19.8 | 6.34 | -0.16 | 21 | 21 | ||
| Louisville | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 39.4 | 36.3 | -0.28 | -3.28 | ||||
| East Carolina | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 24.9 | 27.0 | -4.98 | -4.16 | ||||
| Army | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 23.4 | 29.5 | -6.61 | 0.03 | ||||
| Houston | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 23.1 | 28.8 | -3.72 | 1.19 | ||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 23.5 | 41.5 | -13.91 | -0.36 | ||||
| Memphis | 2 | 9 | .182 | 1 | 5 | .167 | 20.5 | 30.9 | -8.97 | 0.21 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-12-31 | Liberty Bowl | Tulane (10) | 41 | Brigham Young | 27 | Memphis, TN |
| 1998-12-30 | Humanitarian Bowl | Idaho | 42 | Southern Mississippi | 35 | Boise, ID |
| 1998-12-23 | Motor City Bowl | Marshall | 48 | Louisville | 29 | Pontiac, MI |
1998 Conference Leaders