1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| 1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings | |||
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| Season | 1997 | ||
| Bowl Season | 1997–98 bowl games | ||
| Preseason #1 | Penn State (AP) Florida (Coaches) |
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| End of Season Champions | Michigan (AP) Nebraska (Coaches) |
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| Conference with most teams in final AP poll |
SEC (6) | ||
NCAA Division I-A football rankings
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| Not ranked previous week | ||
| (#-#) | Win-loss record | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
AP poll
| Preseason Aug 11 [1] |
Week 1 Aug 25 [2] |
Week 2 Sep 2 [3] |
Week 3 Sep 8 [4] |
Week 4 Sep 15 [5] |
Week 5 Sep 22 [6] |
Week 6 Sep 29 [7] |
Week 7 Oct 6 [8] |
Week 8 Oct 13 [9] |
Week 9 Oct 20 [10] |
Week 10 Oct 27 [11] |
Week 11 Nov 3 [12] |
Week 12 Nov 10 [13] |
Week 13 Nov 17 [14] |
Week 14 Nov 24 [15] |
Week 15 Dec 1 [16] |
Week 16 Dec 8 [17] |
Week 17 (Final) Jan 3 [18] |
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| 1. | Penn State (21) | Penn State (0-0) (22) | Penn State (0-0) (23) | Penn State (1-0) (22) | Penn State (2-0) (25) | Florida (3-0) (32) | Florida (4-0) (36) | Florida (5-0) (35) | Penn State (5-0) (51) | Nebraska (6-0) (33) | Nebraska (7-0) (35) | Nebraska (8-0) (46) | Michigan (9-0) (44) | Michigan (10-0) (44) | Michigan (11-0) (69) | Michigan (11-0) (69) | Michigan (11-0) (69) | Michigan (12-0) (51½) | 1. |
| 2. | Florida (12) | Florida (0-0) (14) | Florida (1-0) (14) | Florida (2-0) (15) | Washington (2-0) (19) | Penn State (3-0) (28) | Penn State (3-0) (25) | Penn State (4-0) (26) | Nebraska (5-0) (14) | Penn State (6-0) (26) | Penn State (6-0) (25) | Penn State (7-0) (16) | Florida State (9-0) (23) | Florida State (10-0) (24) | Nebraska (10-0) (1) | Nebraska (11-0) (1) | Nebraska (12-0) (1) | Nebraska (13-0) (18½) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida State (7) | Florida State (0-0) (6) | Tennessee (1-0) (7) | Washington (1-0) (14) | Florida (2-0) (14) | Nebraska (3-0) (7) | Nebraska (3-0) (6) | Nebraska (4-0) (6) | Florida State (5-0) (3) | Florida State (6-0) (9) | Florida State (7-0) (8) | Florida State (8-0) (5) | Nebraska (9-0) (3) | Nebraska (10-0) (2) | Tennessee (9-1) | Tennessee (10-1) | Tennessee (11-1) | Florida State (11-1) | 3. |
| 4. | Washington (10) | Washington (0-0) (9) | Washington (0-0) (9) | Tennessee (2-0) (6) | Tennessee (2-0) (6) | Florida State (3-0) (1) | Florida State (3-0) (1) | Florida State (4-0) (1) | North Carolina (6-0) (2) | North Carolina (7-0) (2) | Michigan (7-0) | Michigan (8-0) (1) | Ohio State (9-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | Penn State (9-1) | Florida State (10-1) | Florida State (10-1) | Florida (10-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Tennessee (8) | Tennessee (0-0) (7) | Florida State (0-0) (6) | Florida State (1-0) (4) | Florida State (2-0) (3) | North Carolina (3-0) (2) | North Carolina (4-0) (2) | North Carolina (5-0) (2) | Michigan (5-0) | Michigan (6-0) | North Carolina (7-0) (2) | North Carolina (8-0) (2) | Tennessee (7-1) | Tennessee (8-1) | Florida State (10-1) | UCLA (9-2) | UCLA (9-2) | UCLA (10-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Nebraska (4) | Nebraska (0-0) (4) | Nebraska (1-0) (4) | Nebraska (1-0) (4) | North Carolina (2-0) (1) | Michigan (2-0) | Michigan (3-0) | Michigan (4-0) | Auburn (6-0) | Florida (6-1) | Florida (6-1) | Washington (7-1) | Penn State (7-1) | Penn State (8-1) | UCLA (9-2) | Florida (9-2) | Florida (9-2) | North Carolina (11-1) | 6. |
| 7. | North Carolina (4) | North Carolina (0-0) (4) | North Carolina (0-0) (4) | North Carolina (1-0) (2) | Nebraska (2-0) (2) | Ohio State (3-0) | Ohio State (4-0) | Ohio State (5-0) | Florida (5-1) | Washington (5-1) | Washington (6-1) | Ohio State (8-1) | Georgia (7-1) | UCLA (8-2) | Florida (9-2) | North Carolina (10-1) | North Carolina (10-1) | Tennessee (11-2) | 7. |
| 8. | Colorado (3) | Colorado (0-0) (3) | Colorado (0-0) (3) | Colorado (1-0) (3) | Michigan (1-0) | Auburn (3-0) | Auburn (4-0) | Auburn (5-0) | LSU (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (5-1) | Tennessee (6-1) | North Carolina (8-1) | North Carolina (9-1) | North Carolina (10-1) | Washington State (10-1) | Washington State (10-1) | Kansas State (11-1) | 8. |
| 9. | Ohio State (1) | Ohio State (0-0) (1) | Ohio State (1-0) | Ohio State (1-0) | Ohio State (2-0) | Tennessee (2-1) | Tennessee (2-1) | Tennessee (3-1) | Tennessee (4-1) | Ohio State (6-1) | Ohio State (7-1) | Georgia (7-1) | UCLA (7-2) | Kansas State (9-1) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Ohio State (10-2) | Washington State (10-2) | 9. |
| 10. | LSU | LSU (0-0) | LSU (0-0) | LSU (1-0) | LSU (2-0) | Washington (2-1) | Washington (2-1) | Washington (3-1) | Washington (4-1) | Washington State (6-0) | Washington State (7-0) | UCLA (7-2) | Kansas State (8-1) | Florida (8-2) | Washington State (10-1) | Kansas State (10-1) | Kansas State (10-1) | Georgia (10-2) | 10. |
| 11. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame (0-0) | Notre Dame (0-0) | Texas (1-0) | Alabama (2-0) | Iowa (3-0) | Iowa (4-0) | Michigan State (4-0) | Ohio State (5-1) | Auburn (6-1) | Auburn (7-1) | Kansas State (7-1) | LSU (7-2) | Washington State (9-1) | Kansas State (10-1) | Auburn (9-2) | Penn State (9-2) | Auburn (10-3) | 11. |
| 12. | Texas | Texas (0-0) | Texas (0-0) | Notre Dame (1-0) | Auburn (2-0) | Michigan State (3-0) | Michigan State (3-0) | Washington State (5-0) | Michigan State (5-0) | Oklahoma State (6-0) | UCLA (6-2) | Iowa (6-2) | Florida (7-2) | Arizona State (8-2) | Arizona State (8-2) | Penn State (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Ohio State (10-3) | 12. |
| 13. | Miami (FL) | Syracuse (1-0) | Miami (FL) (1-0) | Miami (FL) (1-0) | Iowa (2-0) | LSU (2-1) | LSU (3-1) | Georgia (4-0) | Washington State (5-0) | UCLA (5-2) | Kansas State (6-1) | Florida (6-2) | Washington (7-2) | Auburn (8-2) | Auburn (9-2) | Georgia (9-2) | Auburn (9-3) | LSU (9-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Michigan | Miami (FL) (0-0) | Michigan (0-0) | Michigan (0-0) | Arizona State (2-0) | Virginia Tech (3-0) | Virginia Tech (4-0) | LSU (4-1) | Texas A&M (5-0) | Kansas State (5-1) | Georgia (6-1) | LSU (6-2) | Washington State (8-1) | Georgia (7-2) | Georgia (8-2) | Texas A&M (9-2) | Syracuse (9-3) | Arizona State (8-3) | 14. |
| 15. | Alabama | Michigan (0-0) | Alabama (1-0) | Alabama (1-0) | Colorado (1-1) | Washington State (3-0) | Washington State (4-0) | Texas A&M (4-0) | Iowa (4-1) | Michigan State (5-1) | Iowa (5-2) | Arizona State (6-2) | Arizona State (7-2) | Mississippi State (7-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | Syracuse (9-3) | LSU (8-3) | Purdue (9-3) | 15. |
| 16. | Auburn | Alabama (0-0) | Auburn (0-0) | Auburn (1-0) | Clemson (2-0) | Colorado (1-1) | Colorado (2-1) | Stanford (4-1) | Oklahoma State (6-0) | Georgia (5-1) | LSU (5-2) | Washington State (7-1) | Auburn (7-2) | Texas A&M (8-2) | Syracuse (8-3) | LSU (8-3) | Arizona State (8-3) | Penn State (9-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Syracuse | Auburn (0-0) | Stanford (0-0) | Stanford (1-0) | Michigan State (2-0) | Clemson (2-1) | Kansas State (3-0) | Iowa (4-1) | UCLA (4-2) | LSU (5-2) | West Virginia (6-1) | Auburn (7-2) | Mississippi State (6-2) | Washington (7-3) | LSU (7-3) | Arizona State (8-3) | Purdue (8-3) | Colorado State (11-2) | 17. |
| 18. | Stanford | Stanford (0-0) | Clemson (0-0) | Iowa (1-0) | Virginia Tech (2-0) | Kansas State (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | UCLA (3-2) | Air Force (7-0) | Iowa (4-2) | Purdue (6-1) | Toledo (8-0) | Texas A&M (7-2) | Syracuse (8-3) | Purdue (8-3) | Purdue (8-3) | Colorado State (10-2) | Washington (8-4) | 18. |
| 19. | BYU | BYU (0-0) | BYU (0-0) | Clemson (1-0) | Washington State (2-0) | Georgia (3-0) | Stanford (3-1) | Air Force (6-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Oklahoma State (6-1) | Mississippi State (6-2) | Purdue (7-2) T | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Missouri (7-4) | Missouri (7-4) | Missouri (7-4) | Southern Miss (9-3) | 19. |
| 20. | Clemson | Clemson (0-0) | Iowa (0-0) | Kansas State (1-0) | Kansas State (2-0) | Stanford (2-1) | Alabama (3-1) | Oklahoma State (5-0) | Kansas State (4-1) | Texas A&M (5-1) | Arizona State (5-2) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) T | LSU (7-3) | Colorado State (9-2) | Colorado State (9-2) | Texas A&M (9-3) | Texas A&M (9-4) | 20. |
| 21. | Iowa | Iowa (0-0) | Kansas State (0-0) T | Michigan State (1-0) | Stanford (1-1) | Alabama (2-1) | Texas A&M (3-0) | BYU (3-1) | Georgia Tech (4-1) | West Virginia (5-1) | Michigan State (5-2) | Texas A&M (6-2) | Syracuse (7-3) | Missouri (7-4) | Washington (7-4) | Washington (7-4) | Washington (7-4) | Syracuse (9-4) | 21. |
| 22. | USC | Kansas State (0-0) | Northwestern (0-0) T | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Miami (FL) (1-1) | Texas A&M (2-0) | UCLA (2-2) | Kansas State (3-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Purdue (5-1) | Toledo (7-0) | Syracuse (6-3) | Iowa (6-3) | West Virginia (7-4) | Mississippi State (7-3) | Southern Miss (8-3) | Southern Miss (8-3) | Mississippi (8-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Kansas State | USC (0-0) | USC (0-0) | USC (0-1) | Colorado State (2-1) | BYU (1-1) | Air Force (5-0) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | West Virginia (5-1) | Arizona State (5-2) | Virginia Tech (5-2) | Purdue (6-2) | Wisconsin (8-2) | Purdue (7-3) | Southern Miss (8-3) | Air Force (10-2) | Air Force (10-2) | Missouri (7-5) | 23. |
| 24. | Wisconsin | Northwestern (1-0) | Colorado State (1-0) | Arizona State (1-0) | UCLA (1-2) | UCLA (1-2) | BYU (2-1) | Colorado (2-2) | Wisconsin (6-1) | Toledo (6-0) | Southern Miss (5-2) | Southern Miss (6-2) | Oklahoma State (7-2) | Wisconsin (8-3) | Air Force (10-2) | Oklahoma State (8-3) | Oklahoma State (8-3) | Oklahoma State (8-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan State | Michigan State (0-0) | Michigan State (0-0) | Colorado State (1-1) | Georgia (2-0) | Arizona State (2-1) | Arizona State (3-1) | Georgia Tech (3-1) | Stanford (4-2) | Mississippi (4-2) | Texas A&M (5-2) | Oklahoma State (6-2) | Missouri (6-4) | Colorado State (8-2) | Oklahoma State (8-3) | Michigan State (7-4) | Michigan State (7-4) | Georgia Tech (7-5) | 25. |
| Preseason Aug 11 [1] |
Week 1 Aug 25 [2] |
Week 2 Sep 2 [3] |
Week 3 Sep 8 [4] |
Week 4 Sep 15 [5] |
Week 5 Sep 22 [6] |
Week 6 Sep 29 [7] |
Week 7 Oct 6 [8] |
Week 8 Oct 13 [9] |
Week 9 Oct 20 [10] |
Week 10 Oct 27 [11] |
Week 11 Nov 3 [12] |
Week 12 Nov 10 [13] |
Week 13 Nov 17 [14] |
Week 14 Nov 24 [15] |
Week 15 Dec 1 [16] |
Week 16 Dec 8 [17] |
Week 17 (Final) Jan 3 [18] |
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| Dropped: Wisconsin |
Dropped: Syracuse |
Dropped: BYU Northwestern |
Dropped: Texas Notre Dame USC |
Dropped: Miami (FL) Colorado State |
Dropped: Clemson |
Dropped: Alabama Arizona State |
Dropped: BYU Colorado State |
Dropped: Air Force Georgia Tech Wisconsin Stanford |
Dropped: Mississippi |
Dropped: West Virginia Michigan State |
Dropped: Toledo Southern Miss |
Dropped: Iowa Oklahoma State |
Dropped: Virginia Tech West Virginia Wisconsin |
Dropped: Mississippi State |
Dropped: None |
Dropped: Air Force Michigan State |
Final Coaches' poll
| Ranking | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska |
| 2 | Michigan |
| 3 | Florida State |
| 4 | North Carolina |
| 5 | UCLA |
| 6 | Florida |
| 7 | Kansas State |
| 8 | Tennessee |
| 9 | Washington State |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Auburn |
| 12 | Ohio State |
| 13 | LSU |
| 14 | Arizona State |
| 15 | Purdue |
| 16 | Colorado State |
| 17 | Penn State |
| 18 | Washington |
| 19 | Southern Miss |
| 20 | Syracuse |
| 21 | Texas A&M |
| 22 | Mississippi |
| 23 | Missouri |
| 24 | Oklahoma State |
| 25 | Air Force |
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- ↑ http://homepages.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rfsc/history/CoachPolls.txt
