AP Poll - November 16, 1998
Poll 2 of 18 of the 1998-1999 season; Purdue is No. 1 (up from No. 5).
| Rank | School | Conference | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Purdue | Big 10 | 4 |
| 2. | Connecticut | Big East | 1 |
| 3. | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 1 |
| 4. | Tennessee | SEC | 3 |
| 5. | North Carolina | ACC | 5 |
| 6. | Duke | ACC | 2 |
| 7. | Georgia | SEC | - |
| 8. | Virginia | ACC | - |
| 9. | Alabama | SEC | - |
| 10. | Rutgers | Big East | 2 |
| 11. | Notre Dame | Big East | 6 |
| 12. | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2 |
| 13. | George Washington | A-10 | - |
| 14. | UCLA | Pac-10 | 8 |
| 15. | Old Dominion | CAA | - |
| 16. | NC State | ACC | - |
| 17. | Kansas | Big 12 | 6 |
| 18. | Arkansas | SEC | - |
| 19. | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1 |
| 20. | Florida | SEC | 2 |
| 21. | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1 |
| 22. | UC-Santa Barbara | Big West | 2 |
| 23. | Nebraska | Big 12 | new |
| 24. | Illinois | Big 10 | 1 |
| 25. | Wisconsin | Big 10 | new |