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September 22, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 3 Florida (32) SEC 3-0 1699 W 33-20 H #4 Tennessee
2 < 1 Penn State (28) Big Ten 3-0 1675 W 57-21 A Louisville
3 < 7 Nebraska (7) Big 12 3-0 1601  
4 < 5 Florida State (1) ACC 3-0 1530  
5 < 6 North Carolina (2) ACC 3-0 1475  
6 < 8 Michigan Big Ten 2-0 1412  
7 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 3-0 1287  
8 < 12 Auburn SEC 3-0 1180  
9 < 4 Tennessee SEC 2-1 1158  
10 < 2 Washington Pac-10 2-1 1148  
11 < 13 Iowa Big Ten 3-0 1062  
12 < 17 Michigan State Big Ten 3-0 968  
13 < 10 LSU SEC 2-1 805  
14 < 18 Virginia Tech Big East 3-0 770  
15 < 19 Washington State Pac-10 3-0 767 W 35-22 A Illinois
16 < 15 Colorado Big 12 1-1 725  
17 < 16 Clemson ACC 2-1 547  
18 < 20 Kansas State Big 12 2-0 495  
19 < 25 Georgia SEC 3-0 444  
20 < 21 Stanford Pac-10 2-1 403  
21 < 11 Alabama SEC 2-1 329  
22 < NR Texas A&M Big 12 2-0 290  
23 < NR BYU WAC 1-1 215  
24 < 24 UCLA Pac-10 1-2 181  
25 < 14 Arizona State Pac-10 2-1 177  
NR < 22 Miami (FL) Big East 0  
NR < 23 Colorado State WAC 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 6 11.8 5615
Big Ten 5 7.6 6404
Pac-10 5 18.8 2676
Big 12 4 14.8 3111
ACC 3 8.7 3552
Big East 1 14.0 770
WAC 1 23.0 215

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.