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December 8, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Michigan (69) Big Ten 11-0 1749 DNP
2 < 2 Nebraska (1) Big 12 12-0 1681  
3 < 3 Tennessee SEC 11-1 1570  
4 < 4 Florida State ACC 10-1 1536  
5 < 5 UCLA Pac-10 9-2 1386  
6 < 6 Florida SEC 9-2 1356  
7 < 7 North Carolina ACC 10-1 1293  
8 < 8 Washington State Pac-10 10-1 1292 DNP
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 10-2 1246  
10 < 10 Kansas State Big 12 10-1 1194  
11 < 12 Penn State Big Ten 9-2 994  
12 < 13 Georgia SEC 9-2 966  
13 < 11 Auburn SEC 9-3 952  
14 < 15 Syracuse Big East 9-3 778  
15 < 16 LSU SEC 8-3 715  
16 < 17 Arizona State Pac-10 8-3 610  
17 < 18 Purdue Big Ten 8-3 578  
18 < 20 Colorado State WAC 10-2 510 W 41-13 N New Mexico (WAC CG)
19 < 19 Missouri Big 12 7-4 471  
20 < 14 Texas A&M Big 12 9-3 460  
21 < 21 Washington Pac-10 7-4 304  
22 < 22 Southern Miss CUSA 8-3 277 DNP
23 < 23 Air Force WAC 10-2 216  
24 < 24 Oklahoma State Big 12 8-3 184 DNP
25 < 25 Michigan State Big Ten 7-4 140  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.8 5559
Big Ten 5 12.6 4707
Big 12 5 15.0 3990
Pac-10 4 12.5 3592
ACC 2 5.5 2829
WAC 2 20.5 726
Big East 1 14.0 778
CUSA 1 22.0 277

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.