NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOCIATION (NWCA) FINAL TEAM RANKINGS 
  March 4, 1998 
  1. Oklahoma State, (20-0), 12 first place votes, 300 pts., ranked No. 1 last poll 
  2. Iowa (13-3), 288 pts., ranked No. 2 last poll 
  3. Penn State (18-3), 275 pts., No. 3 last poll 
  4. Minnesota (19-2), 265 pts., ranked No. 4 last poll 
  5. Arizona State (14-6), 250 pts., No. 5 last poll 
  6. Oklahoma (16-5), 238 pts., No. 6 last poll 
  7. Iowa State (12-8), 223 pts., No. 7 last poll 
  8. West Virginia (11-3-1), 214 pts., No. 8 last poll 
  9. Purdue (16-3), 203 pts., No. 10 last poll 
  10. Nebraska (10-6), 199 pts., No. 9 last poll 
  11. Illinois (11-3), 180 pts., No. 11 last poll 
  12. Michigan State (9-10), 158 pts., No. 12 last poll 
  13. Pennsylvania (11-3), 151 pts., No. 13 last poll 
  14. Pittsburgh (12-6), 140 pts., No. 15 last poll 
  15. Lock Haven (14-4-1), 137 pts., No. 14 last poll 
  16. Lehigh (12-8), 123 pts., No. 17 last poll 
  17. Michigan (7-9), 113 pts., No. 16 last poll 
  18. Oregon (9-3-1), 92 pts., No. 18 last poll 
  19. Edinboro (7-7), 79 pts., No. 19 last poll 
  20. Central Michigan (10-3-1), 72 pts., No. 20 last poll 
  21. Rider (14-6), 54 pts., No. 21 last poll 
  22. Clarion (7-5-1), 36 pts., No. 23 last poll 
  23. Bakersfield (9-4), 30 pts., No. 22 last poll 
  24. Hofstra (11-6), 24 pts., No. 24 last poll 
  25. Northwestern (9-8), 20 pts., No. 25 last poll 
  Others receiving votes: Ohio (10 pts.), Oregon State (9 pts.), Cornell (4 pts.), Harvard (4 pts.), North Carolina (4 pts.), Bloomsburg (4 pts.), Wyoming (1 pt.)