1997 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1998By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1997 Season Tags: • No Comments

1997 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.775	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	13–0	1.000	1	+76	Beat Tennessee 42–17
2	1	0.783	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+66	Beat Ohio State 31–14
3	2	0.849	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+64	Beat Penn State 21–6
4	0	0.850	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	12–0	1.000	1	+75	Beat Washington State 21–16
5	-4	0.890	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	11–2	0.846	6	+72	Lost to Nebraska 17–42
6	0	1.069	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	11–1	0.917	3	+57	Beat Syracuse 35–18
7	2	1.074	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+55	Beat Wisconsin 33–6
8	-1	1.086	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–3	0.769	13	+60	Beat Clemson 21–17
9	1	1.131	UCLA	PAC	10–2	0.833	8	+51	Beat Texas A&M 29–23
10	1	1.193	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+50	Beat Virginia Tech 42–3
11	-3	1.242	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	10–2	0.833	8	+48	Lost to Michigan 16–21
12	1	1.370	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	6	+48	BYE
13	-1	1.470	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–3	0.769	13	+44	Lost to Florida State 14–31
14	1	1.602	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–4	0.667	29	+37	BYE
15	1	1.663	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	17	+33	BYE
16	5	1.706	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–3	0.750	17	+34	Beat Iowa 17–7
17	-3	1.706	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	17	+38	Lost to Florida 6–21
18	0	1.731	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–4	0.667	29	+37	BYE
19	3	1.749	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–3	0.750	17	+34	Beat Oklahoma State 33–20
20	-1	1.777	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	10–3	0.769	13	+28	BYE
21	5	1.848	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	9–3	0.750	17	+28	Beat Pittsburgh 41–7
22	-2	1.877	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+24	BYE
23	0	1.892	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	13	+34	BYE
24	1	1.950	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–3	0.750	17	+26	BYE
25	-8	1.984	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	9–4	0.692	26	+26	Lost to Kansas State 18–35
26	3	2.126	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–5	0.583	39	+27	BYE
27	0	2.131	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+19	BYE
28	-4	2.156	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	9–4	0.692	26	+21	Lost to UCLA 23–29
29	-1	2.210	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+15	BYE
30	0	2.249	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	33	+20	BYE
31	2	2.262	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–5	0.583	39	+23	BYE
32	0	2.277	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	33	+22	BYE
33	3	2.353	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	9–4	0.692	26	+16	BYE
34	1	2.371	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	7–4	0.636	33	+11	BYE
35	6	2.407	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	7–5	0.583	39	+19	BYE
36	1	2.420	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	23	+14	BYE
37	3	2.434	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–5	0.583	39	+16	BYE
38	4	2.499	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	8–4	0.667	29	+14	BYE
39	-8	2.529	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	8–4	0.667	29	+11	Lost to Purdue 20–33
40	-1	2.586	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–5	0.583	39	+10	Lost to Auburn 17–21
41	4	2.593	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	48	+16	BYE
42	2	2.606	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–5	0.583	39	+14	BYE
43	3	2.606	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	33	+14	BYE
44	3	2.622	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–6	0.538	54	+21	BYE
45	-11	2.629	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–5	0.615	38	+18	Lost to Georgia 6–33
46	-8	2.663	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–5	0.583	39	+9	Lost to North Carolina 3–42
47	-4	2.755	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–5	0.583	39	-1	Lost to Arizona State 7–17
48	0	2.792	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	+14	BYE
49	0	2.833	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	48	+7	BYE
50	1	2.876	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	7–5	0.583	39	+4	BYE
51	-1	2.898	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–5	0.545	48	+11	BYE
52	0	3.059	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	+4	BYE
53	0	3.089	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	-9	BYE
54	0	3.177	SMU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	+3	BYE
55	0	3.182	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+6	BYE
56	0	3.217	BYU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	+3	BYE
57	0	3.352	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	54	-4	BYE
58	2	3.362	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	48	-3	BYE
59	0	3.364	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-3	BYE
60	1	3.517	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–6	0.500	56	-8	BYE
61	2	3.546	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	59	-7	BYE
62	0	3.570	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	-4	BYE
63	1	3.637	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–7	0.364	75	0	BYE
64	1	3.683	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	56	-6	BYE
65	2	3.698	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	75	-4	BYE
66	-8	3.711	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	6–6	0.500	56	-8	Lost to Southern Miss 7–41
67	-1	3.774	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–7	0.417	72	-4	BYE
68	1	3.779	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	59	-7	BYE
69	1	3.796	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–6	0.455	59	-6	BYE
70	-2	3.822	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	59	-13	BYE
71	0	3.863	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	72	-6	BYE
72	0	3.976	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	-5	BYE
73	0	4.107	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	59	-15	BYE
74	0	4.577	UAB	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-26	BYE
75	0	4.621	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	72	-19	BYE
76	1	4.672	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	75	-22	BYE
77	-1	4.698	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	75	-19	BYE
78	0	4.738	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-16	BYE
79	1	4.763	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	87	-19	BYE
80	-1	4.777	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	75	-21	BYE
81	0	4.835	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	75	-24	BYE
82	0	4.894	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	59	-22	BYE
83	0	5.046	UTEP	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	75	-22	BYE
84	1	5.154	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	75	-20	BYE
85	-1	5.165	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–8	0.333	86	-19	BYE
86	0	5.199	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	75	-29	BYE
87	2	5.219	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	87	-24	BYE
88	-1	5.225	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	87	-27	BYE
89	-1	5.338	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	75	-19	BYE
90	0	5.644	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	3–8	0.273	87	-29	BYE
91	0	5.699	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	75	-32	BYE
92	0	5.754	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–9	0.250	95	-34	BYE
93	0	5.994	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	97	-32	BYE
94	1	5.997	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	97	-30	BYE
95	1	6.005	UNLV	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	87	-38	BYE
96	-2	6.012	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-22	BYE
97	2	6.105	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	97	-34	BYE
98	0	6.122	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	87	-31	BYE
99	-2	6.177	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–9	0.182	97	-32	BYE
100	1	6.266	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-31	BYE
101	-1	6.321	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	97	-32	BYE
102	0	6.478	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	95	-42	BYE
103	0	6.694	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-39	BYE
104	0	7.470	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–10	0.091	106	-44	BYE
105	1	7.816	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	97	-44	BYE
106	-1	7.828	TCU	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	106	-51	BYE
107	0	7.889	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–10	0.091	106	-54	BYE
108	0	8.024	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–11	0.000	110	-55	BYE
109	1	8.043	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-47	BYE
110	-1	8.179	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	106	-38	BYE
111	0	8.650	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-56	BYE
112	0	9.476	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–11	0.000	110	-65	BYE