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December 1, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (69) Big Ten 11-0 1749 DNP
2 < 2 Nebraska (1) Big 12 11-0 1680  
3 < 3 Tennessee SEC 10-1 1574  
4 < 5 Florida State ACC 10-1 1531  
5 < 6 UCLA Pac-10 9-2 1385  
6 < 7 Florida SEC 9-2 1356  
7 < 8 North Carolina ACC 10-1 1304  
8 < 10 Washington State Pac-10 10-1 1275 DNP
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 10-2 1238  
10 < 11 Kansas State Big 12 10-1 1198  
11 < 13 Auburn SEC 9-2 1001  
12 < 4 Penn State Big Ten 9-2 990  
13 < 14 Georgia SEC 9-2 939  
14 < 15 Texas A&M Big 12 9-2 816  
15 < 16 Syracuse Big East 9-3 726  
16 < 17 LSU SEC 8-3 656  
17 < 12 Arizona State Pac-10 8-3 568  
18 < 18 Purdue Big Ten 8-3 551  
19 < 19 Missouri Big 12 7-4 448  
20 < 20 Colorado State WAC 9-2 395 DNP
21 < 21 Washington Pac-10 7-4 286  
22 < 23 Southern Miss CUSA 8-3 271 DNP
23 < 24 Air Force WAC 10-2 192  
24 < 25 Oklahoma State Big 12 8-3 180 DNP
25 < NR Michigan State Big Ten 7-4 104  
NR < 22 Mississippi State SEC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.8 5526
Big Ten 5 13.0 4632
Big 12 5 13.8 4322
Pac-10 4 12.8 3514
ACC 2 5.5 2835
WAC 2 21.5 587
Big East 1 15.0 726
CUSA 1 22.0 271

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.