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November 24, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (69) Big Ten 11-0 1749 W 20-14 H #4 Ohio State
2 < 3 Nebraska (1) Big 12 10-0 1679  
3 < 5 Tennessee SEC 9-1 1570  
4 < 6 Penn State Big Ten 9-1 1497  
5 < 2 Florida State ACC 10-1 1470  
6 < 7 UCLA Pac-10 9-2 1311  
7 < 10 Florida SEC 9-2 1285  
8 < 8 North Carolina ACC 10-1 1236  
9 < 4 Ohio State Big Ten 10-2 1206  
10 < 11 Washington State Pac-10 10-1 1178 W 41-35 A Washington
11 < 9 Kansas State Big 12 10-1 1163  
12 < 12 Arizona State Pac-10 8-2 978  
13 < 13 Auburn SEC 9-2 907  
14 < 14 Georgia SEC 8-2 865  
15 < 16 Texas A&M Big 12 8-2 727  
16 < 18 Syracuse Big East 8-3 648  
17 < 20 LSU SEC 7-3 589  
18 < 23 Purdue Big Ten 8-3 473  
19 < 21 Missouri Big 12 7-4 433  
20 < 25 Colorado State WAC 9-2 359 W 38-17 A San Diego State
21 < 17 Washington Pac-10 7-4 270  
22 < 15 Mississippi State SEC 7-3 257  
23 < NR Southern Miss CUSA 8-3 192 W 42-18 A Memphis
24 < NR Air Force WAC 10-2 148  
25 < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 8-3 118 W 24-14 A Baylor
NR < 19 Virginia Tech Big East 0  
NR < 22 West Virginia Big East 0  
NR < 24 Wisconsin Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 12.7 5473
Big 12 5 14.4 4120
Big Ten 4 8.0 4925
Pac-10 4 12.3 3737
ACC 2 6.5 2706
WAC 2 22.0 507
Big East 1 16.0 648
CUSA 1 23.0 192

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.