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September 8, 1997 AP Football Poll

Rank Team (FPV) Conf Rec Pts Last Week
1 < 1 Penn State (22) Big Ten 1-0 1620 W 34-17 H Pittsburgh
2 < 2 Florida (15) SEC 2-0 1590  
3 < 4 Washington (14) Pac-10 1-0 1580  
4 < 3 Tennessee (6) SEC 2-0 1518  
5 < 5 Florida State (4) ACC 1-0 1442  
6 < 6 Nebraska (4) Big 12 1-0 1433  
7 < 7 North Carolina (2) ACC 1-0 1342  
8 < 8 Colorado (3) Big 12 1-0 1331  
9 < 9 Ohio State Big Ten 1-0 1144  
10 < 10 LSU SEC 1-0 1127  
11 < 12 Texas Big 12 1-0 1054  
12 < 11 Notre Dame Ind 1-0 911  
13 < 13 Miami (FL) Big East 1-0 904  
14 < 14 Michigan Big Ten 0-0 838 DNP
15 < 15 Alabama SEC 1-0 812  
16 < 16 Auburn SEC 1-0 688  
17 < 17 Stanford Pac-10 1-0 587  
18 < 20 Iowa Big Ten 1-0 527  
19 < 18 Clemson ACC 1-0 402  
20 < 21 Kansas State Big 12 1-0 377  
21 < 25 Michigan State Big Ten 1-0 305  
22 < NR Virginia Tech Big East 1-0 213  
23 < 23 USC Pac-10 0-1 182  
24 < NR Arizona State Pac-10 1-0 150  
25 < 24 Colorado State WAC 1-1 127 L 31-21 A Colorado
NR < 19 BYU WAC 0  
NR < 21 Northwestern Big Ten 0  

Conference Breakdown

Conference Teams Avg Rank Total Points
SEC 5 9.4 5735
Big Ten 5 12.6 4434
Big 12 4 11.3 4195
Pac-10 4 16.8 2499
ACC 3 10.3 3186
Big East 2 17.5 1117
Ind 1 12.0 911
WAC 1 25.0 127

Notes

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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.