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November 17, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (44) Big Ten 10-0 1723 W 26-16 A #23 Wisconsin
2 < 2 Florida State (24) ACC 10-0 1695  
3 < 3 Nebraska (2) Big 12 10-0 1622  
4 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 10-1 1513  
5 < 5 Tennessee SEC 8-1 1442  
6 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 8-1 1401  
7 < 9 UCLA Pac-10 8-2 1296  
8 < 8 North Carolina ACC 9-1 1264  
9 < 10 Kansas State Big 12 9-1 1198  
10 < 12 Florida SEC 8-2 1066  
11 < 14 Washington State Pac-10 9-1 1054 W 38-28 H Stanford
12 < 15 Arizona State Pac-10 8-2 1027  
13 < 16 Auburn SEC 8-2 888  
14 < 7 Georgia SEC 7-2 838  
15 < 17 Mississippi State SEC 7-2 686  
16 < 18 Texas A&M Big 12 8-2 657  
17 < 13 Washington Pac-10 7-3 514  
18 < 21 Syracuse Big East 8-3 506  
19 < 19 Virginia Tech Big East 7-2 494  
20 < 11 LSU SEC 7-3 456  
21 < 25 Missouri Big 12 7-4 277  
22 < NR West Virginia Big East 7-2 208  
23 < 19 Purdue Big Ten 7-3 185  
24 < 23 Wisconsin Big Ten 8-3 178  
25 < NR Colorado State WAC 8-2 168 DNP
NR < 22 Iowa Big Ten 0  
NR < 24 Oklahoma State Big 12 7-3 0 L 27-3 H Texas Tech

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 12.8 5376
Big Ten 5 11.6 5000
Pac-10 4 11.8 3891
Big 12 4 12.3 3754
Big East 3 19.7 1208
ACC 2 5.0 2959
WAC 1 25.0 168

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.