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August 25, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Penn State (22) Big Ten 0-0 1602 DNP
2 < 2 Florida (14) SEC 0-0 1563 DNP
3 < 3 Florida State (6) ACC 0-0 1503 DNP
4 < 4 Washington (9) Pac-10 0-0 1498 DNP
5 < 5 Tennessee (7) SEC 0-0 1480 DNP
6 < 6 Nebraska (4) Big 12 0-0 1425 DNP
7 < 7 North Carolina (4) ACC 0-0 1343 DNP
8 < 8 Colorado (3) Big 12 0-0 1318 DNP
9 < 9 Ohio State (1) Big Ten 0-0 1166 DNP
10 < 10 LSU SEC 0-0 1092 DNP
11 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 0-0 1037 DNP
12 < 12 Texas Big 12 0-0 978 DNP
13 < 17 Syracuse Big East 1-0 869  
14 < 13 Miami (FL) Big East 0-0 800 DNP
15 < 14 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 792 DNP
16 < 15 Alabama SEC 0-0 664 DNP
17 < 16 Auburn SEC 0-0 557 DNP
18 < 18 Stanford Pac-10 0-0 505 DNP
19 < 19 BYU WAC 0-0 365 DNP
20 < 20 Clemson ACC 0-0 359 DNP
21 < 21 Iowa Big Ten 0-0 348 DNP
22 < 23 Kansas State Big 12 0-0 220 DNP
23 < 22 USC Pac-10 0-0 214 DNP
24 < NR Northwestern Big Ten 1-0 194  
25 < 25 Michigan State Big Ten 0-0 166 DNP
NR < 24 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 6 15.8 4268
SEC 5 10.0 5356
Big 12 4 12.0 3941
ACC 3 10.0 3205
Pac-10 3 15.0 2217
Big East 2 13.5 1669
Ind 1 11.0 1037
WAC 1 19.0 365

Notes

  • * = Received first place votes (non-AP rankings); Hold the mouse cursor over these rankings to see the first place votes (where available) in a tooltip (for browsers that support tooltips)
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  • Polls from 1936-60 had 20 teams, 1961-67 had 10 teams, 1968-88 had 20 teams, and 1989-present had 25 teams.