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1997 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
130.824Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B1212–01.0001+63Beat Texas A&M 54–15
210.830Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC11–10.9173+67Beat Auburn 30–29
3-20.842Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+65BYE
4-20.861Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC10–10.9094+54BYE
501.007Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.81812+52BYE
611.112Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B1210–10.9094+48BYE
7-11.176Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–30.75017+51Lost to Tennessee 29–30
811.182Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC10–10.9094+44BYE
9-11.210Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–20.81812+45BYE
1001.263UCLAPAC9–20.81812+41BYE
1101.279North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9094+42BYE
1201.296Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–20.8338+45BYE
1311.417Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC10–20.8338+42Beat New Mexico 41–13
14-11.486Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–20.81812+40BYE
1521.568Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC10–20.8338+33Beat Toledo 34–14
16-11.657Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC10–20.8338+38BYE
17-11.699Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE9–30.75017+28BYE
1831.787Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–40.63631+29BYE
1911.792LSUSEC8–30.72722+26BYE
2021.831Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–30.72722+24BYE
2121.845Purdue (PURDUE)B108–30.72722+28BYE
2231.901Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–30.72722+26BYE
2331.942Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–40.63631+27BYE
24-51.944Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC9–30.75017+26Lost to Marshall 14–34
25-71.949Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B129–30.75017+23Lost to Nebraska 15–54
2612.026Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA8–30.72722+22BYE
27-32.038New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC9–30.75017+21Lost to Colorado State 13–41
2802.094Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–40.63631+21BYE
2902.142Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI9–20.81812+19BYE
3012.179Ohio (OHIO)MAC8–30.72722+16BYE
31-12.204Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–40.63631+19BYE
3202.269Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B128–30.72722+16BYE
3302.301Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–40.63631+21BYE
3432.327Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–50.58345+23BYE
35-12.334Tulane (TULANE)USA7–40.63631+11BYE
3602.344Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE7–40.63631+12BYE
3712.372Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B108–40.66730+22BYE
38-32.379Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC8–30.72722+15BYE
3902.393Missouri (MISSOURI)B127–40.63631+17BYE
4002.416Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–40.63631+13BYE
4102.453West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE7–40.63631+12BYE
4202.502Rice (RICE)IND WAC7–40.63631+15BYE
4302.514Iowa (IOWA)B107–40.63631+3BYE
4402.549Oregon (OREGON)PAC6–50.54546+16BYE
4502.586USCPAC6–50.54546+16BYE
4602.606Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54546+15BYE
4702.629Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–50.54546+13BYE
4812.691Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA7–40.63631+8BYE
49-12.707Colorado (COLORADO)B125–60.45559+16BYE
5002.763NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–50.54546+8BYE
5102.797Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B126–50.54546+12BYE
5293.003Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–40.63631-7Beat Army 39–7
53-13.055South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–60.45559+6BYE
5403.096SMUIND WAC6–50.54546+4BYE
55-23.114BYUIND WAC6–50.54546+3BYE
56-13.170Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW6–50.54546-3BYE
57-13.224Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–60.45559+6BYE
58-13.268Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54546-2BYE
59-13.272Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE6–50.54546-2BYE
6003.374Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–60.53857-2BYE
61-23.383UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI5–60.45559-3BYE
6203.579Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW5–60.45559-6BYE
6303.607Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45559-3BYE
6403.643Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–70.41772-1BYE
6503.679Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC4–70.36475+1BYE
6603.689Miami (MIAMI)IND BE5–60.45559-9BYE
6703.711Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC6–60.50058-5BYE
6813.731East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA5–60.45559-5BYE
69-13.752Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–70.36475-5BYE
7003.766Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45559-6BYE
7103.827San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41772-3BYE
7203.947Kansas (KANSAS)B125–60.45559-5BYE
7304.098Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–60.45559-14BYE
7404.575Texas (TEXAS)B124–70.36475-16BYE
7504.581UABIND FBSI5–60.45559-25BYE
7604.594UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI5–70.41772-18BYE
7704.594Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36475-20BYE
7814.604Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–70.36475-18BYE
79-14.669Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–80.27387-14BYE
8014.809Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA4–70.36475-23BYE
8114.824Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW5–60.45559-20BYE
82-24.832California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.27387-18BYE
8304.943UTEPIND WAC4–70.36475-20BYE
8415.042Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B124–80.33386-17BYE
85-15.121Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–70.36475-27Lost to Navy 7–39
8605.125San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC4–70.36475-19BYE
8705.224Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW4–70.36475-16BYE
8805.294Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.27387-26BYE
8905.299Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27387-24BYE
9005.401Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE3–80.27387-25BYE
9105.595North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW4–70.36475-31BYE
9205.597Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–90.25095-29BYE
9315.920Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.18297-28BYE
94-15.921Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC2–90.18297-31BYE
9535.954Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27387-21BYE
9615.963Duke (DUKE)ACC2–90.18297-31BYE
97-26.005UNLVIND WAC3–80.27387-37BYE
98-26.030Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.18297-28BYE
9906.116Houston (HOUSTON)USA3–80.27387-31BYE
10006.166Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–90.18297-29BYE
10106.253Akron (AKRON)MAC2–90.18297-30BYE
10206.429Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–90.25095-40BYE
10306.681Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–90.18297-38BYE
10407.273Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–100.091106-40BYE
10507.716TCUIND WAC1–100.091106-50BYE
10607.726New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW2–90.18297-42BYE
10707.808Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–110.000110-49BYE
10807.875Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–100.091106-53BYE
10907.940Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–100.091106-34BYE
11008.017Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI2–90.18297-46BYE
11108.619Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–110.000110-56BYE
11209.190Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–110.000110-61BYE

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