Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Air Force | 12 | 1 | .923 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 36.0 | 14.2 | 12.59 | -3.25 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Wyoming | 8 | 3 | .727 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 1.26 | -1.29 | 25 | |||
| Colorado State | 8 | 4 | .667 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 28.8 | 21.9 | 5.76 | -1.16 | 15 | 15 | ||
| Rice | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 21.4 | 23.4 | 0.53 | 1.35 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 7 | 5 | .583 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 22.3 | 19.6 | 2.10 | -0.23 | ||||
| SMU | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 18.8 | 20.7 | -2.60 | -0.43 | record adjusted to 1-1-0 by NCAA | |||
| Tulsa | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 20.2 | 23.5 | -4.31 | 0.14 | ||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 | 11 | .000 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 14.2 | 35.4 | -15.43 | 2.30 | ||||
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| BYU | 9 | 5 | .643 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 28.7 | 20.7 | 4.22 | -3.64 | ||||
| San Diego State | 7 | 5 | .583 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 0.42 | -0.58 | ||||
| Utah | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 30.8 | 20.6 | 0.58 | -6.24 | ||||
| Fresno State | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 24.1 | 20.5 | -1.09 | -3.09 | ||||
| San Jose State | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 22.8 | 32.1 | -7.26 | -1.93 | ||||
| UTEP | 3 | 8 | .273 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 20.5 | 27.7 | -8.91 | -2.45 | ||||
| New Mexico | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 22.8 | 33.1 | -13.53 | -5.12 | ||||
| Hawaii | 0 | 12 | .000 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 12.4 | 35.2 | -22.08 | -2.00 | ||||
4 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 |
| 1998-12-31 | Sun Bowl | Texas Christian | 28 | Southern California | 19 | El Paso, TX |
| 1998-12-25 | Oahu Classic | Air Force (16) | 45 | Washington | 25 | Honolulu, HI |
| 1998-12-19 | Las Vegas Bowl | North Carolina | 20 | San Diego State | 13 | Las Vegas, NV |
1998 Conference Leaders