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October 27, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (35) Big 12 7-0 1704 W 35-0 A Kansas
2 < 2 Penn State (25) Big Ten 6-0 1665  
3 < 3 Florida State (8) ACC 7-0 1629  
4 < 5 Michigan Big Ten 7-0 1514  
5 < 4 North Carolina (2) ACC 7-0 1507  
6 < 6 Florida SEC 6-1 1400  
7 < 7 Washington Pac-10 6-1 1281  
8 < 8 Tennessee SEC 5-1 1245  
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 7-1 1233  
10 < 10 Washington State Pac-10 7-0 1143 W 35-34 H Arizona
11 < 11 Auburn SEC 7-1 1049  
12 < 13 UCLA Pac-10 6-2 942  
13 < 14 Kansas State Big 12 6-1 894  
14 < 16 Georgia SEC 6-1 789  
15 < 18 Iowa Big Ten 5-2 727  
16 < 17 LSU SEC 5-2 714  
17 < 21 West Virginia Big East 6-1 579  
18 < 22 Purdue Big Ten 6-1 522  
19 < 12 Oklahoma State Big 12 6-1 463 L 51-50 H Missouri
20 < 23 Arizona State Pac-10 5-2 444  
21 < 15 Michigan State Big Ten 5-2 405  
22 < 24 Toledo MAC 7-0 290 W 35-20 A Bowling Green
23 < 19 Virginia Tech Big East 5-2 124  
24 < NR Southern Miss CUSA 5-2 64 W 34-13 H Tulane
25 < 20 Texas A&M Big 12 5-2 55  
NR < 25 Mississippi SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 6 11.5 6066
SEC 5 11.0 5197
Pac-10 4 12.3 3810
Big 12 4 14.5 3116
ACC 2 4.0 3136
Big East 2 20.0 703
MAC 1 22.0 290
CUSA 1 24.0 64

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.