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November 3, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Nebraska (46) Big 12 8-0 1719 W 69-7 H Oklahoma
2 < 2 Penn State (16) Big Ten 7-0 1643 W 30-27 A Northwestern
3 < 3 Florida State (5) ACC 8-0 1627 W 48-35 H NC State
4 < 4 Michigan (1) Big Ten 8-0 1561 W 24-3 H Minnesota
5 < 5 North Carolina (2) ACC 8-0 1481 DNP
6 < 7 Washington Pac-10 7-1 1362 W 27-0 H USC
7 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 8-1 1324 W 37-13 A #21 Michigan State
8 < 8 Tennessee SEC 6-1 1312 W 22-7 H South Carolina
9 < 14 Georgia SEC 7-1 1138 W 37-17 N #6 Florida
10 < 12 UCLA Pac-10 7-2 1089 W 27-7 A Stanford
11 < 13 Kansas State Big 12 7-1 1013 W 13-2 A Texas Tech
12 < 15 Iowa Big Ten 6-2 904 W 35-17 H #18 Purdue
13 < 6 Florida SEC 6-2 902 L 37-17 N #14 Georgia
14 < 16 LSU SEC 6-2 837 W 63-28 A Kentucky
15 < 20 Arizona State Pac-10 6-2 811 W 44-31 H #10 Washington State
16 < 10 Washington State Pac-10 7-1 775 L 44-31 A #20 Arizona State
17 < 11 Auburn SEC 7-2 515 L 20-0 H Mississippi State
18 < 22 Toledo MAC 8-0 449 W 35-28 H Miami (OH)
19 < NR Mississippi State SEC 6-2 347 W 20-0 A #11 Auburn
20 < 23 Virginia Tech Big East 6-2 304 W 37-0 H UAB
21 < 25 Texas A&M Big 12 6-2 299 W 28-25 H #19 Oklahoma State
22 < NR Syracuse Big East 6-3 286 W 40-10 H #17 West Virginia
23 < 18 Purdue Big Ten 6-2 255 L 35-17 A #15 Iowa
24 < 24 Southern Miss CUSA 6-2 253 W 24-17 A Cincinnati
25 < 19 Oklahoma State Big 12 6-2 125 L 28-25 A #25 Texas A&M
NR < 17 West Virginia Big East 6-2 0 L 40-10 A Syracuse
NR < 21 Michigan State Big Ten 5-3 0 L 37-13 H #9 Ohio State

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 13.3 5051
Big Ten 5 9.6 5687
Pac-10 4 11.8 4037
Big 12 4 14.5 3156
ACC 2 4.0 3108
Big East 2 21.0 590
MAC 1 18.0 449
CUSA 1 24.0 253

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.