1997 final AP poll
|
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
|
| 1 |
Michigan (51½ ) |
12-0 |
1,731½ |
1 |
| 2 |
Nebraska (18½ ) |
13-0 |
1,698½ |
2 |
| 3 |
Florida St. |
11-1 |
1,599 |
4 |
| 4 |
Florida |
10-2 |
1,455 |
6 |
| 5 |
UCLA |
10-2 |
1,413 |
5 |
|
| 6 |
North Carolina |
11-1 |
1,397 |
7 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
11-2 |
1,320 |
3 |
| 8 |
Kansas St. |
11-1 |
1,302 |
10 |
| 9 |
Washington St. |
10-2 |
1,259 |
8 |
| 10 |
Georgia |
10-2 |
1,121 |
12 |
|
| 11 |
Auburn |
10-3 |
1,025 |
13 |
| 12 |
Ohio St. |
10-3 |
975 |
9 |
| 13 |
LSU |
9-3 |
856 |
15 |
| 14 |
Arizona St. |
8-3 |
773 |
16 |
| 15 |
Purdue |
9-3 |
715 |
17 |
|
| 16 |
Penn St. |
9-3 |
706 |
11 |
| 17 |
Colorado St. |
11-2 |
673 |
18 |
| 18 |
Washington |
8-4 |
617 |
21 |
| 19 |
Southern Miss. |
9-3 |
490 |
22 |
| 20 |
Texas A&M |
9-4 |
421 |
20 |
|
| 21 |
Syracuse |
9-4 |
331 |
14 |
| 22 |
Mississippi |
8-4 |
255 |
- |
| 23 |
Missouri |
7-5 |
175 |
19 |
| 24 |
Oklahoma St. |
8-4 |
72 |
24 |
| 25 |
Georgia Tech |
7-5 |
64 |
- |
|