The 1998 All-America teams
6 selectors named All-America teams for 1998; the NCAA counts 5 of them toward its consensus team. Bold names are consensus All-Americans. The consensus team is on the 1998 season page.
Selectors the NCAA recognizes
FWAA
Football Writers Association of America
- QBTim Couch, Kentucky
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBMike Cloud, Boston College
- WRTorry Holt, NC State
- WRTroy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
- WRDavid Boston, Ohio State
- OTKris Farris, UCLA
- OTAaron Gibson, Wisconsin
- CCraig Page, Georgia Tech
- DETom Burke, Wisconsin
- DEMontae Reagor, Texas Tech
- DEPatrick Kerney, Virginia
- LBChris Claiborne, USC
- LBDat Nguyen, Texas A&M
- LBAl Wilson, Tennessee
- LBJeff Kelly, Kansas State
- CBChris McAlister, Arizona
- CBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- CBChamp Bailey, Georgia
- SAnthony Poindexter, Virginia
- KSebastian Janikowski, Florida State
- PJoe Kristosik, UNLV
- APBDavid Allen, Kansas State
Walter Camp
Walter Camp Football Foundation
- QBTim Couch, Kentucky
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBRon Dayne, Wisconsin
- WRTroy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
- WRPeter Warrick, Florida State
- TERufus French, Ole Miss
- OTKris Farris, UCLA
- OTAaron Gibson, Wisconsin
- OTMatt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- OTMike Rosenthal, Notre Dame
- CGrey Ruegamer, Arizona State
- DETom Burke, Wisconsin
- DEMontae Reagor, Texas Tech
- DERobaire Smith, Michigan State
- DTJared DeVries, Iowa
- LBChris Claiborne, USC
- LBDat Nguyen, Texas A&M
- LBJevon Kearse, Florida
- CBChris McAlister, Arizona
- CBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- CBChamp Bailey, Georgia
- CBDré Bly, North Carolina
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PJoe Kristosik, UNLV
AP
Associated Press
First team
- QBCade McNown, UCLA
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBMike Cloud, Boston College
- WRTorry Holt, NC State
- WRPeter Warrick, Florida State
- TERufus French, Ole Miss
- OTKris Farris, UCLA
- OTAaron Gibson, Wisconsin
- OTRob Murphy, Ohio State
- OTMatt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- CCraig Page, Georgia Tech
- DETom Burke, Wisconsin
- DEMontae Reagor, Texas Tech
- DTBooger McFarland, LSU
- DTCorey Simon, Florida State
- LBChris Claiborne, USC
- LBDat Nguyen, Texas A&M
- LBAl Wilson, Tennessee
- LBJeff Kelly, Kansas State
- CBChris McAlister, Arizona
- CBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- CBChamp Bailey, Georgia
- SAnthony Poindexter, Virginia
- KSebastian Janikowski, Florida State
- PJoe Kristosik, UNLV
- APBDavid Allen, Kansas State
Second team
- QBTim Couch, Kentucky
- RBDevin West, Missouri
- RBAutry Denson, Notre Dame
- WRTroy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
- WRDavid Boston, Ohio State
- TESheldon Jackson, Nebraska
- OTJay Humphrey, Texas
- OTMike Rosenthal, Notre Dame
- CGrey Ruegamer, Arizona State
- DEPatrick Kerney, Virginia
- DECorey Moore, Virginia Tech
- DTJared DeVries, Iowa
- DTEd Chester, Florida
- LBJevon Kearse, Florida
- LBLaVar Arrington, Penn State
- LBMike Peterson, Florida
- LBMark Simoneau, Kansas State
- CBDré Bly, North Carolina
- CBLarry Atkins, UCLA
- SDamon Moore, Ohio State
- STyrone Carter, Minnesota
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PJosh Bidwell, Oregon
- APBJ.R. Redmond, Arizona State
Third team
- QBMichael Bishop, Kansas State
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBTrung Canidate, Arizona
- WRDarnell McDonald, Kansas State
- WRTravis McGriff, Florida
- TEIbn Green, Louisville
- OTJon Jansen, Michigan
- CEric de Groh, West Virginia
- DEInoke Breckterfield, Oregon State
- DEAdalius Thomas, Southern Miss
- DTRosevelt Colvin, Purdue
- DTKelly Gregg, Oklahoma
- LBJoJuan Armour, Miami (OH)
- LBAndy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
- LBRaynoch Thompson, Tennessee
- LBNate Webster, Miami
- CBRalph Brown, Nebraska
- CBLloyd Harrison, NC State
- SAntuan Edwards, Clemson
- SDaylon McCutcheon, USC
- KNathan Villegas, Oregon
- PShane Lechler, Texas A&M
- APBKevin Faulk, LSU
AFCA
American Football Coaches Association
- QBCade McNown, UCLA
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBMike Cloud, Boston College
- WRTorry Holt, NC State
- WRTroy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
- TERufus French, Ole Miss
- OTAaron Gibson, Wisconsin
- OTMatt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- OTJon Jansen, Michigan
- CTodd McClure, LSU
- DETom Burke, Wisconsin
- DEMontae Reagor, Texas Tech
- DECorey Moore, Virginia Tech
- DTJared DeVries, Iowa
- LBChris Claiborne, USC
- LBDat Nguyen, Texas A&M
- LBAl Wilson, Tennessee
- LBAdalius Thomas, Southern Miss
- CBChris McAlister, Arizona
- CBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- CBChamp Bailey, Georgia
- KMartín Gramática, Kansas State
- PJoe Kristosik, UNLV
- APBKevin Johnson, Syracuse
Sporting News
The Sporting News
- QBMichael Bishop, Kansas State
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBDevin West, Missouri
- WRTorry Holt, NC State
- WRPeter Warrick, Florida State
- TERufus French, Ole Miss
- OTKris Farris, UCLA
- OTJay Humphrey, Texas
- CCraig Page, Georgia Tech
- DETom Burke, Wisconsin
- DEMontae Reagor, Texas Tech
- DTJared DeVries, Iowa
- LBChris Claiborne, USC
- LBDat Nguyen, Texas A&M
- LBLaVar Arrington, Penn State
- LBMike Peterson, Florida
- CBChris McAlister, Arizona
- CBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- SAnthony Poindexter, Virginia
- SDamon Moore, Ohio State
- KSebastian Janikowski, Florida State
- PShane Lechler, Texas A&M
- APBDavid Allen, Kansas State
Other selectors
Football News
- QBMichael Bishop, Kansas State
- RBRicky Williams, Texas
- RBDevin West, Missouri
- WRTorry Holt, NC State
- WRDavid Boston, Ohio State
- TERufus French, Ole Miss
- OTKris Farris, UCLA
- OTAaron Gibson, Wisconsin
- OTMatt Stinchcomb, Georgia
- DETom Burke, Wisconsin
- DEPatrick Kerney, Virginia
- DTBooger McFarland, LSU
- LBChris Claiborne, USC
- LBDat Nguyen, Texas A&M
- LBJevon Kearse, Florida
- CBChris McAlister, Arizona
- CBAntoine Winfield, Ohio State
- CBChamp Bailey, Georgia
- STyrone Carter, Minnesota
- KSebastian Janikowski, Florida State
- PJoe Kristosik, UNLV
From Wikipedia’s 1998 All-America article (CC BY-SA 4.0): each player’s selectors as the article lists them, named from its key. A selector with one team has no team number.