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1997 College Football Rankings
Team Rankings | Conference Rankings
STRENGTH OF
AVERAGE OVERALL CONF SCHEDULE AP
RANK TEAM CONF SCORE W- L-T W- L-T AVG RANK RANK
1 Florida State ACC 97.45 11- 1-0 8- 0-0 64.98 17 3
2 Florida SEC 97.24 10- 2-0 6- 2-0 73.45 4 4
3 Nebraska B12 97.09 13- 0-0 9- 0-0 55.61 40 2
4 Tennessee SEC 95.97 11- 2-0 8- 1-0 77.12 2 7
5 UCLA P10 95.11 10- 2-0 7- 1-0 65.78 16 5
6 Georgia SEC 93.85 10- 2-0 6- 2-0 66.46 14 10
7 Michigan B10 93.67 12- 0-0 8- 0-0 60.48 30 1
8 Auburn SEC 92.72 10- 3-0 6- 3-0 77.16 1 11
9 Kansas State B12 91.40 11- 1-0 7- 1-0 50.45 55 8
10 Washington P10 91.25 8- 4-0 5- 3-0 70.39 8 18
11 North Carolina ACC 90.32 11- 1-0 7- 1-0 52.74 48 6
12 Washington State P10 90.25 10- 2-0 7- 1-0 61.87 26 9
13 Louisiana State SEC 90.22 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 62.82 24 13
14 Ohio State B10 89.37 10- 3-0 6- 2-0 57.46 37 12
15 Mississippi SEC 84.41 8- 4-0 4- 4-0 71.35 6 22
16 Arizona State P10 84.06 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 60.23 31 14
17 Colorado State WAC 83.87 11- 2-0 8- 1-0 40.94 84 17
18 Penn State B10 81.43 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 53.84 43 16
19 Purdue B10 78.37 9- 3-0 6- 2-0 52.02 51 15
20 Southern Mississippi USA 78.17 9- 3-0 6- 0-0 45.77 64 19
21 Southern California P10 77.54 6- 5-0 4- 4-0 71.00 7
22 Mississippi State SEC 77.16 7- 4-0 4- 4-0 67.42 11
23 Oregon P10 76.94 7- 5-0 3- 5-0 66.93 12
24 Arizona P10 75.79 7- 5-0 4- 4-0 66.71 13
25 Texas A&M B12 75.23 9- 4-0 6- 3-0 45.75 66 20
26 Michigan State B10 75.11 7- 5-0 4- 4-0 57.63 36
27 Georgia Tech ACC 74.13 7- 5-0 5- 3-0 61.56 28 25
28 South Carolina SEC 73.96 5- 6-0 3- 5-0 72.39 5
29 Virginia ACC 72.96 7- 4-0 5- 3-0 59.13 34
30 Clemson ACC 72.21 7- 5-0 4- 4-0 57.78 35
31 Syracuse BEC 72.14 9- 4-0 6- 1-0 43.31 70 21
32 Iowa B10 71.28 7- 5-0 4- 4-0 46.34 61
33 Marshall MID 70.26 10- 3-0 8- 1-0 35.50 100
34 Notre Dame IND 69.31 7- 6-0 0- 0-0 62.84 23
35 Miami (Ohio) MID 67.62 8- 3-0 6- 2-0 35.83 99
36 North Carolina State ACC 67.24 6- 5-0 3- 5-0 56.70 38
37 Stanford P10 66.75 5- 6-0 3- 5-0 70.01 9
38 Colorado B12 65.99 5- 6-0 3- 5-0 63.98 19
39 Kentucky SEC 63.83 5- 6-0 2- 6-0 63.48 20
40 Missouri B12 63.79 7- 5-0 5- 3-0 53.19 45 23
41 Alabama SEC 63.49 4- 7-0 2- 6-0 69.50 10
42 Oklahoma State B12 63.00 8- 4-0 5- 3-0 43.40 69 24
43 Toledo MID 62.21 9- 3-0 7- 2-0 39.17 92
44 Tulane USA 61.27 7- 4-0 5- 1-0 40.76 85
45 Central Florida IND 61.24 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 52.91 47
46 Wisconsin B10 60.42 8- 5-0 5- 3-0 52.36 49
47 Ohio MID 60.31 8- 3-0 6- 2-0 35.33 101
48 Louisiana Tech IND 60.24 9- 2-0 0- 0-0 33.97 104
49 Arkansas SEC 60.14 4- 7-0 2- 6-0 73.91 3
50 Air Force WAC 59.97 10- 3-0 6- 2-0 37.37 95
51 Texas Tech B12 59.10 6- 5-0 5- 3-0 51.12 53
52 New Mexico WAC 57.32 9- 4-0 6- 3-0 36.57 97
53 West Virginia BEC 51.89 7- 5-0 4- 3-0 42.36 75
54 Cincinnati USA 51.75 8- 4-0 2- 4-0 36.26 98
55 Northwestern B10 51.05 5- 7-0 3- 5-0 60.21 32
56 Wyoming WAC 51.01 7- 6-0 4- 4-0 41.88 78
57 California P10 50.96 3- 8-0 1- 7-0 66.21 15
58 Rice WAC 50.95 7- 4-0 5- 3-0 39.92 89
59 Wake Forest ACC 50.47 5- 6-0 3- 5-0 56.13 39
60 Virginia Tech BEC 50.19 7- 5-0 5- 2-0 40.75 86
61 Western Michigan MID 47.93 8- 3-0 6- 2-0 31.83 105
62 Navy IND 47.26 7- 4-0 0- 0-0 27.17 111
63 Southern Methodist WAC 46.40 6- 5-0 5- 3-0 43.79 68
64 Vanderbilt SEC 43.43 3- 8-0 0- 8-0 62.81 25
65 Utah WAC 43.38 6- 5-0 5- 3-0 37.39 94
66 Brigham Young WAC 43.30 6- 5-0 4- 4-0 42.83 72
67 Fresno State WAC 42.70 6- 6-0 5- 3-0 41.82 79
68 San Diego State WAC 40.49 5- 7-0 4- 4-0 52.23 50
69 Utah State BWC 39.25 6- 6-0 4- 1-0 34.13 103
70 East Carolina USA 38.46 5- 6-0 4- 2-0 51.10 54
71 Nevada BWC 38.31 5- 6-0 4- 1-0 41.92 77
72 Oregon State P10 38.02 3- 8-0 0- 8-0 63.04 21
73 Miami (Florida) BEC 37.37 5- 6-0 3- 4-0 41.25 83
74 Kansas B12 36.77 5- 6-0 3- 5-0 48.86 59
75 Pittsburgh BEC 35.20 6- 6-0 4- 3-0 41.78 80
76 Texas B12 32.47 4- 7-0 2- 6-0 51.36 52
77 Northeast Louisiana IND 31.22 5- 7-0 0- 0-0 46.30 62
78 Oklahoma B12 31.09 4- 8-0 2- 6-0 55.08 42
79 Minnesota B10 29.10 3- 9-0 1- 7-0 53.80 44
80 Duke ACC 28.14 2- 9-0 0- 8-0 59.91 33
81 Ball State MID 27.86 5- 6-0 4- 4-0 37.01 96
82 Memphis USA 26.53 4- 7-0 2- 4-0 42.07 76
83 Eastern Michigan MID 25.41 4- 7-0 4- 5-0 39.85 90
84 Bowling Green MID 23.83 3- 8-0 3- 5-0 53.08 46
85 Maryland ACC 22.80 2- 9-0 1- 7-0 61.72 27
86 Boston College BEC 22.06 4- 7-0 3- 4-0 42.86 71
87 San Jose State WAC 21.79 4- 7-0 4- 4-0 45.18 67
88 Indiana B10 21.26 2- 9-0 1- 7-0 62.87 22
89 Baylor B12 21.26 2- 9-0 1- 7-0 55.54 41
90 Nevada-Las Vegas WAC 20.83 3- 8-0 2- 6-0 40.39 87
91 Alabama-Birmingham IND 20.01 5- 6-0 0- 0-0 29.34 109
92 Texas-El Paso WAC 18.42 4- 7-0 3- 5-0 41.31 82
93 Houston USA 18.24 3- 8-0 2- 4-0 49.14 57
94 Idaho BWC 17.59 5- 6-0 2- 3-0 22.64 113
95 Tulsa WAC 16.27 2- 9-0 2- 6-0 49.07 58
96 Kent MID 15.52 3- 8-0 3- 5-0 39.38 91
97 Iowa State B12 15.43 1-10-0 1- 7-0 60.54 29
98 Hawaii WAC 14.54 3- 9-0 1- 7-0 41.53 81
99 Akron MID 14.43 2- 9-0 2- 7-0 50.05 56
100 Boise State BWC 13.97 4- 7-0 3- 2-0 31.18 108
101 North Texas BWC 13.97 4- 7-0 2- 3-0 31.46 106
102 Temple BEC 13.80 3- 8-0 3- 4-0 42.81 73
103 Army IND 13.08 4- 7-0 0- 0-0 34.79 102
104 Illinois B10 12.25 0-11-0 0- 8-0 64.29 18
105 Louisville USA 10.47 1-10-0 0- 6-0 46.04 63
106 Central Michigan MID 10.18 2- 9-0 1- 7-0 39.97 88
107 Texas Christian WAC 9.28 1-10-0 1- 7-0 42.49 74
108 Division I-AA 4.77 6-32-0 0- 0-0 31.25 107
109 Northern Illinois MID 4.66 0-11-0 0- 8-0 47.95 60
110 Southwest Louisiana IND 4.14 1-10-0 0- 0-0 45.75 65
111 New Mexico State BWC 3.28 2- 9-0 0- 5-0 26.86 112
112 Arkansas State IND 3.02 2- 9-0 0- 0-0 28.17 110
113 Rutgers BEC 2.65 0-11-0 0- 7-0 38.72 93
Team Rankings | Conference Rankings
# OF AVERAGE AVERAGE OVERALL NON-CONF
CONFERENCE ABBREV TEAMS SCORE RANK W- L- T W- L- T BEST TEAM RANK SCORE
Southeastern SEC 12 78.03 24.25 86- 54- 0 37- 5- 0 Florida 2 97.24
Pac 10 P10 10 74.67 27.70 68- 48- 0 28- 8- 0 UCLA 5 95.11
Atlantic Coast ACC 9 63.97 39.78 58- 45- 0 22- 9- 0 Florida State 1 97.45
Big 10 B10 11 60.30 44.36 72- 60- 0 28- 16- 0 Michigan 7 93.67
Big 12 B12 12 54.38 51.83 75- 65- 0 26- 16- 0 Nebraska 3 97.09
Conference USA USA 7 40.70 66.86 37- 42- 0 16- 21- 0 Southern Mississippi 20 78.17
Western Athletic WAC 16 38.78 70.69 90- 97- 0 25- 32- 0 Colorado State 17 83.87
Mid American MID 12 35.85 73.08 62- 73- 0 12- 23- 0 Marshall 33 70.26
Big East BEC 8 35.66 74.13 41- 52- 0 13- 24- 0 Syracuse 31 72.14
Independent IND 9 34.39 75.78 45- 57- 0 45- 57- 0 Notre Dame 34 69.31
Big West BWC 6 21.06 91.00 26- 41- 0 11- 26- 0 Utah State 69 39.25
The database used to produce the above rankings was constructed from data listed on
James Howell's website.
Click here for criteria used for determining what scores to use and which team was the home team.
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