Football
1997 Final AP Football Poll
| Rank |
Team (FPV) |
Conf |
Rec |
Pts |
Last Week |
| 1 |
< |
1 |
Michigan (51.5) |
Big Ten |
12-0 |
1731.5 |
W 21-16 N #8 Washington State (Rose) |
| 2 |
< |
2 |
Nebraska (18.5) |
Big 12 |
13-0 |
1698.5 |
W 42-17 N #3 Tennessee (Orange) |
| 3 |
< |
4 |
Florida State |
ACC |
11-1 |
1599 |
W 31-14 N #9 Ohio State (Sugar) |
| 4 |
< |
6 |
Florida |
SEC |
10-2 |
1455 |
W 21-6 N #11 Penn State (Citrus) |
| 5 |
< |
5 |
UCLA |
Pac-10 |
10-2 |
1413 |
W 29-23 N #20 Texas A&M (Cotton) |
| 6 |
< |
7 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
11-1 |
1397 |
W 42-3 N Virginia Tech (Gator) |
| 7 |
< |
3 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
11-2 |
1320 |
L 42-17 N #2 Nebraska (Orange) |
| 8 |
< |
10 |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
11-1 |
1302 |
W 35-18 N #14 Syracuse (Fiesta) |
| 9 |
< |
8 |
Washington State |
Pac-10 |
10-2 |
1259 |
L 21-16 N #1 Michigan (Rose) |
| 10 |
< |
12 |
Georgia |
SEC |
10-2 |
1121 |
W 33-6 N Wisconsin (Outback) |
| 11 |
< |
13 |
Auburn |
SEC |
10-3 |
1025 |
W 21-17 N Clemson (Peach) |
| 12 |
< |
9 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
10-3 |
975 |
L 31-14 N #4 Florida State (Sugar) |
| 13 |
< |
15 |
LSU |
SEC |
9-3 |
856 |
W 27-9 N Notre Dame (Independence) |
| 14 |
< |
16 |
Arizona State |
Pac-10 |
8-3 |
773 |
W 17-7 N Iowa (Sun) |
| 15 |
< |
17 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
9-3 |
715 |
W 33-20 N #24 Oklahoma State (Alamo) |
| 16 |
< |
11 |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
9-3 |
706 |
L 21-6 N #6 Florida (Citrus) |
| 17 |
< |
18 |
Colorado State |
WAC |
11-2 |
673 |
W 35-24 N #19 Missouri (Holiday) |
| 18 |
< |
21 |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
8-4 |
617 |
W 51-23 N #25 Michigan State (Aloha) |
| 19 |
< |
22 |
Southern Miss |
CUSA |
9-3 |
490 |
W 41-7 N Pittsburgh (Liberty) |
| 20 |
< |
20 |
Texas A&M |
Big 12 |
9-4 |
421 |
L 29-23 N #5 UCLA (Cotton) |
| 21 |
< |
14 |
Syracuse |
Big East |
9-4 |
331 |
L 35-18 N #10 Kansas State (Fiesta) |
| 22 |
< |
NR |
Mississippi |
SEC |
8-4 |
255 |
|
| 23 |
< |
19 |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
7-5 |
175 |
L 35-24 N #18 Colorado State (Holiday) |
| 24 |
< |
24 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
8-4 |
72 |
L 33-20 N #17 Purdue (Alamo) |
| 25 |
< |
NR |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
7-5 |
64 |
|
| NR |
< |
23 |
Air Force |
WAC |
|
0 |
L 41-13 N Oregon (Las Vegas) |
| NR |
< |
25 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
|
0 |
L 51-23 N #21 Washington (Aloha) |
|
Others Receiving Votes
Arizona 59, Oregon 50, Air Force 37, Marshall 33, Virginia 31, Clemson 27, Louisiana Tech 20, Mississippi State 15, Michigan State 9, Wisconsin 8, New Mexico 6, Cincinnati 5, Notre Dame 3, Iowa 2, Virginia Tech 1
Conference Breakdown
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| SEC |
6 |
11.2 |
6032 |
| Big 12 |
5 |
15.4 |
3668.5 |
| Big Ten |
4 |
11.0 |
4127.5 |
| Pac-10 |
4 |
11.5 |
4062 |
| ACC |
3 |
11.3 |
3060 |
| WAC |
1 |
17.0 |
673 |
| CUSA |
1 |
19.0 |
490 |
| Big East |
1 |
21.0 |
331 |
|
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.
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