1997 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 23, 1997By 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	0	0.826	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	12–0	1.000	1	+63	BYE
2	0	0.826	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	11–1	0.917	3	+67	BYE
3	0	0.840	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+65	BYE
4	0	0.865	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	10–1	0.909	4	+54	BYE
5	0	0.993	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+52	BYE
6	0	1.114	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	10–1	0.909	4	+48	BYE
7	0	1.168	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–3	0.750	17	+51	BYE
8	0	1.182	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	10–1	0.909	4	+45	BYE
9	0	1.198	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+45	BYE
10	0	1.254	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+42	BYE
11	0	1.283	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
12	0	1.296	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–2	0.833	8	+45	BYE
13	0	1.439	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	8	+41	BYE
14	0	1.477	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+40	BYE
15	0	1.568	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	10–2	0.833	8	+33	BYE
16	1	1.705	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	17	+28	BYE
17	2	1.789	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+26	BYE
18	0	1.789	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+29	BYE
19	1	1.831	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
20	1	1.842	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+28	BYE
21	1	1.907	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	BYE
22	1	1.942	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+27	BYE
23	1	1.944	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–3	0.750	17	+26	BYE
24	-8	1.951	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–3	0.769	16	+33	Lost to Oregon 13–41
25	0	1.952	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	9–3	0.750	17	+23	BYE
26	0	2.023	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
27	0	2.048	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	9–3	0.750	17	+21	BYE
28	0	2.091	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	31	+21	BYE
29	0	2.131	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	11	+19	BYE
30	0	2.179	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+16	BYE
31	0	2.211	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	31	+19	BYE
32	0	2.272	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	8–3	0.727	22	+16	BYE
33	11	2.275	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–5	0.583	45	+26	Beat Air Force 41–13
34	-1	2.297	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+21	BYE
35	0	2.334	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+11	BYE
36	-2	2.337	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	45	+23	BYE
37	-1	2.348	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–4	0.636	31	+12	BYE
38	-1	2.369	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–4	0.667	30	+22	BYE
39	-1	2.379	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+15	BYE
40	-1	2.393	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	31	+17	BYE
41	-1	2.423	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–4	0.636	31	+13	BYE
42	-1	2.457	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	7–4	0.636	31	+12	BYE
43	0	2.514	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–4	0.636	31	+3	BYE
44	-2	2.541	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	31	+14	BYE
45	0	2.594	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	47	+17	BYE
46	0	2.614	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	47	+15	BYE
47	0	2.645	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	+13	BYE
48	0	2.691	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+8	BYE
49	0	2.707	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	+16	BYE
50	0	2.783	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	47	+8	BYE
51	0	2.813	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–5	0.545	47	+12	BYE
52	0	3.035	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	31	-8	BYE
53	0	3.046	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	+6	BYE
54	0	3.120	SMU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	47	+4	BYE
55	0	3.142	BYU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	47	+3	BYE
56	0	3.194	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	47	-3	BYE
57	0	3.225	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+7	BYE
58	1	3.284	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	47	-2	BYE
59	-1	3.292	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	47	-2	BYE
60	1	3.383	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-3	BYE
61	-1	3.405	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	57	-3	BYE
62	0	3.579	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	59	-6	BYE
63	0	3.597	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	-3	BYE
64	0	3.638	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–7	0.417	72	-1	BYE
65	0	3.674	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–7	0.364	75	+1	BYE
66	0	3.693	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	59	-9	BYE
67	1	3.736	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–6	0.455	59	-5	BYE
68	-1	3.740	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	58	-5	BYE
69	0	3.747	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	75	-5	BYE
70	0	3.775	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	59	-6	BYE
71	0	3.867	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	72	-4	BYE
72	0	3.951	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	-5	BYE
73	0	4.098	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	59	-14	BYE
74	0	4.575	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	75	-16	BYE
75	0	4.581	UAB	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-25	BYE
76	0	4.585	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	72	-18	BYE
77	0	4.594	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	75	-20	BYE
78	0	4.614	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	75	-18	BYE
79	0	4.664	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-14	BYE
80	0	4.809	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	75	-23	BYE
81	1	4.832	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	87	-18	BYE
82	-1	4.866	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	59	-21	BYE
83	0	4.958	UTEP	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	75	-20	BYE
84	0	5.046	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–8	0.333	86	-17	BYE
85	0	5.162	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	75	-28	BYE
86	0	5.163	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	75	-19	BYE
87	0	5.224	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	75	-16	BYE
88	0	5.283	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	87	-26	BYE
89	0	5.304	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	87	-24	BYE
90	0	5.401	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	3–8	0.273	87	-25	BYE
91	1	5.591	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–9	0.250	95	-29	BYE
92	-1	5.605	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	75	-31	BYE
93	0	5.933	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	97	-28	BYE
94	0	5.940	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	97	-31	BYE
95	0	5.954	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-21	BYE
96	0	5.975	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	97	-31	BYE
97	1	6.030	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–9	0.182	97	-28	BYE
98	-1	6.057	UNLV	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	87	-38	BYE
99	0	6.116	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	87	-31	BYE
100	0	6.173	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	97	-29	BYE
101	0	6.253	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-30	BYE
102	0	6.477	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	95	-41	BYE
103	0	6.668	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-38	BYE
104	0	7.273	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–10	0.091	106	-40	BYE
105	1	7.733	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	97	-42	BYE
106	-1	7.737	TCU	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	106	-50	BYE
107	0	7.800	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
108	0	7.875	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–10	0.091	106	-53	BYE
109	0	7.947	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	106	-34	BYE
110	0	8.004	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-46	BYE
111	0	8.627	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-56	BYE
112	0	9.198	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–11	0.000	110	-61	BYE