Here are the results of the December, 1998 poll, in which 1,364 fans voted for the 1998 national team and collegiate players of the year:
U.S. Men’s National Team Player of the Year
| Rank/Player | Votes |
| 1. Kasey Keller | 359 |
| 2. Eddie Pope | 227 |
| 3. Cobi Jones | 181 |
| 4. Brian McBride | 149 |
| 5. Frankie Hejduk | 116 |
| 6. Preki Radosavljevic | 41 |
| 7. Claudio Reyna | 30 |
| 8. Thomas Dooley | 18 |
| 9. Tab Ramos | 16 |
| 9. Eric Wynalda | 16 |
Also receiving votes: Joe-Max Moore, David Regis.
U.S. Women’s National Team Player of the Year
| Rank/Player | Votes |
| 1. Mia Hamm | 778 |
| 2. Kristine Lilly | 79 |
| 3. Julie Foudy | 61 |
| 4. Brandi Chastain | 45 |
| 5. Michelle Akers | 33 |
| 6. Tiffeny Milbrett | 32 |
| 6. Tisha Venturini | 32 |
| 8. Shannon MacMIllan | 27 |
| 9. Carla Overbeck | 24 |
| 10. Briana Scurry | 19 |
Also receiving votes: Joy Fawcett, Christie Pearce.
Men’s College Player of the Year | Rank/Player | Votes |
| 1. Wojtek Krakowiak (Clemson) | 193 |
| 2. Jay Heaps (Duke) | 138 |
| 3. Chris Albright (Virginia) | 118 |
| 3. Dema Kovalenko (Indiana) | 118 |
| 5. Nick Garcia (Indiana) | 98 |
| 6. Lazo Alavanja (Indiana) | 91 |
| 7. Seth George (UCLA) | 83 |
| 8. Richard Mulrooney (Creighton) | 63 |
| 9. Chris Brown (Portland) | 61 |
| 10. Maurizio Rocha (Connecticut) | 48 |
Also receiving votes: Keith Beach (Maryland), Jeff Bilyk (Clemson), Adin Brown (William & Mary), Tim Caprez (Wisconsin), Matt Chulis (Virginia), Jason Moore (Virginia), Tony Pyle (Seattle), Bobby Rhine (Connecticut), Steve Shak (UCLA), Tony Soto (SMU), Peter Van De Ven (Washington), Sasha Victorine (UCLA), Ted Wenger (Findlay), Evan Whitfield (Duke)
Women’s College Player of the Year | Rank/Player | Votes |
| 1. Danielle Fotopoulos (Florida) | 517 |
| 2. Cindy Parlow (North Carolina) | 170 |
| 3. Tiffany Roberts (North Carolina) | 94 |
| 4. Mandy Clemens (Santa Clara) | 55 |
| 5. Lorrie Fair (North Carolina) | 43 |
| 6. Angela Hucles (Virginia) | 34 |
| 7. Jennifer Tietjen (Connecticut) | 29 |
| 8. Michelle French (Portland) | 28 |
| 9. Emily Stauffer (Harvard) | 25 |
| 9. Missy Wycinsky (William & Mary) | 25 |
Also receiving votes: Amy Apodaca (Sonoma State), Lakeysia Beene (Notre Dame), Sheri Bueter (Clemson), Sara Burkett (Clemson), Crystal Gordon (Santa Clara), Jen Grubb (Notre Dame), Anne Makinen (Notre Dame), Erin O’Grady (Syracuse), Laurie Schwoy (North Carolina), Kelly Smith (Seton Hall), Jenny Streiffer (Notre Dame).
