1997 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

August 26, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.273	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wisconsin 34–0
2	-1	-0.175	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oklahoma 24–0
3	-2	0.071	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
4	-3	0.071	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
5	-4	0.071	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
6	-5	0.071	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
7	-6	0.071	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
8	-7	0.071	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
9	-8	0.071	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
10	-9	0.071	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
11	-10	0.071	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
12	-11	0.071	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
13	-12	0.071	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
14	-13	0.071	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
15	-14	0.071	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
16	-15	0.071	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
17	-16	0.071	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
18	-17	0.071	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
19	-18	0.071	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
20	-19	0.071	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
21	-20	0.071	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
22	-21	0.071	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
23	-22	0.071	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
24	-23	0.071	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
25	-24	0.071	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
26	-25	0.071	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
27	-26	0.071	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
28	-27	0.071	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
29	-28	0.071	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
30	-29	0.071	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
31	-30	0.071	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
32	-31	0.071	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
33	-32	0.071	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
34	-33	0.071	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
35	-34	0.071	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
36	-35	0.071	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
37	-36	0.071	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
38	-37	0.071	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
39	-38	0.071	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
40	-39	0.071	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
41	-40	0.071	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
42	-41	0.071	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
43	-42	0.071	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
44	-43	0.071	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
45	-44	0.071	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
46	-45	0.071	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
47	-46	0.071	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
48	-47	0.071	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
49	-48	0.071	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
50	-49	0.071	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
51	-50	0.071	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
52	-51	0.071	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
53	-52	0.071	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
54	-53	0.071	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
55	-54	0.071	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
56	-55	0.071	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
57	-56	0.071	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
58	-57	0.071	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
59	-58	0.071	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
60	-59	0.071	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
61	-60	0.071	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
62	-61	0.071	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
63	-62	0.071	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
64	-63	0.071	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
65	-64	0.071	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
66	-65	0.071	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
67	-66	0.071	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
68	-67	0.071	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
69	-68	0.071	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
70	-69	0.071	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
71	-70	0.071	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
72	-71	0.071	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
73	-72	0.071	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
74	-73	0.071	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
75	-74	0.071	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
76	-75	0.071	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
77	-76	0.071	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
78	-77	0.071	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
79	-78	0.071	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
80	-79	0.071	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
81	-80	0.071	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
82	-81	0.071	SMU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
83	-82	0.071	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
84	-83	0.071	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
85	-84	0.071	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
86	-85	0.071	TCU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
87	-86	0.071	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
88	-87	0.071	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
89	-88	0.071	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
90	-89	0.071	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
91	-90	0.071	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
92	-91	0.071	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
93	-92	0.071	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
94	-93	0.071	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
95	-94	0.071	UAB	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
96	-95	0.071	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
97	-96	0.071	UNLV	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
98	-97	0.071	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
99	-98	0.071	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
100	-99	0.071	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
101	-100	0.071	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
102	-101	0.071	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
103	-102	0.071	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
104	-103	0.071	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
105	-104	0.071	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
106	-105	0.071	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
107	-106	0.071	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
108	-107	0.071	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
109	-108	0.071	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
110	-109	0.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	5	BYE
111	-110	1.182	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	0–1	0.000	3	Lost to Northwestern 0–24
112	-111	1.607	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	3	Lost to Syracuse 0–34