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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.