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October 6, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Florida (35) SEC 5-0 1704 W 56-7 H Arkansas
2 < 2 Penn State (26) Big Ten 4-0 1672  
3 < 3 Nebraska (6) Big 12 4-0 1606  
4 < 4 Florida State (1) ACC 4-0 1540  
5 < 5 North Carolina (2) ACC 5-0 1464  
6 < 6 Michigan Big Ten 4-0 1404  
7 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 5-0 1334  
8 < 8 Auburn SEC 5-0 1227  
9 < 9 Tennessee SEC 3-1 1158  
10 < 10 Washington Pac-10 3-1 1143  
11 < 12 Michigan State Big Ten 4-0 1065  
12 < 15 Washington State Pac-10 5-0 980 W 24-13 A Oregon
13 < 18 Georgia SEC 4-0 814  
14 < 13 LSU SEC 4-1 770  
15 < 21 Texas A&M Big 12 4-0 750  
16 < 19 Stanford Pac-10 4-1 714  
17 < 11 Iowa Big Ten 4-1 702  
18 < 22 UCLA Pac-10 3-2 560  
19 < 23 Air Force WAC 6-0 416  
20 < NR Oklahoma State Big 12 5-0 321 W 42-16 H Texas
21 < 24 BYU WAC 3-1 309  
22 < 17 Kansas State Big 12 3-1 227  
23 < 14 Virginia Tech Big East 4-1 174  
24 < 16 Colorado Big 12 2-2 140  
25 < NR Georgia Tech ACC 3-1 125  
NR < 20 Alabama SEC 0  
NR < 25 Arizona State Pac-10 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
Big Ten 5 8.6 6177
SEC 5 9.0 5673
Big 12 5 16.8 3044
Pac-10 4 14.0 3397
ACC 3 11.3 3129
WAC 2 20.0 725
Big East 1 23.0 174

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.