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November 10, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 4 Michigan (44) Big Ten 9-0 1723 W 34-8 A #2 Penn State
2 < 3 Florida State (23) ACC 9-0 1693  
3 < 1 Nebraska (3) Big 12 9-0 1623 W 45-38 (1OT) A Missouri
4 < 7 Ohio State Big Ten 9-1 1496  
5 < 8 Tennessee SEC 7-1 1477  
6 < 2 Penn State Big Ten 7-1 1342  
7 < 9 Georgia SEC 7-1 1314  
8 < 5 North Carolina ACC 8-1 1248  
9 < 10 UCLA Pac-10 7-2 1200  
10 < 11 Kansas State Big 12 8-1 1125  
11 < 14 LSU SEC 7-2 995  
12 < 13 Florida SEC 7-2 966  
13 < 6 Washington Pac-10 7-2 898  
14 < 16 Washington State Pac-10 8-1 873 W 77-7 H Louisiana-Lafayette
15 < 15 Arizona State Pac-10 7-2 865  
16 < 17 Auburn SEC 7-2 615  
17 < 19 Mississippi State SEC 6-2 473  
18 < 21 Texas A&M Big 12 7-2 418  
19 < 20 Virginia Tech Big East 7-2 404  
19 < 23 Purdue Big Ten 7-2 404  
21 < 22 Syracuse Big East 7-3 372  
22 < 12 Iowa Big Ten 6-3 289  
23 < NR Wisconsin Big Ten 8-2 288  
24 < 25 Oklahoma State Big 12 7-2 254 W 30-7 A Oklahoma
25 < NR Missouri Big 12 6-4 115  
NR < 18 Toledo MAC 0  
NR < 24 Southern Miss CUSA 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.3 5840
Big Ten 6 12.5 5542
Big 12 5 16.0 3535
Pac-10 4 12.8 3836
ACC 2 5.0 2941
Big East 2 20.0 776

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.