1997 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 28, 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	2	0.771	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	18	+23	BYE
2	2	0.832	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Kansas 35–0
3	-2	0.865	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	11	+24	BYE
4	1	0.884	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Virginia 47–21
5	-3	0.919	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1	0.875	8	+29	Beat Arkansas 26–21
6	7	1.082	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Michigan State 23–7
7	0	1.096	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	6–1	0.857	11	+23	Beat Oklahoma 26–7
8	-2	1.108	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Arizona 35–34
9	0	1.133	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–1	0.857	11	+21	Beat Oregon State 45–17
10	-2	1.188	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Bowling Green 35–20
11	-1	1.227	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	BYE
12	0	1.235	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+16	BYE
13	-2	1.255	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	8	+25	Beat Northwestern 49–6
14	3	1.312	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	11	+20	Beat Kentucky 23–13
15	0	1.530	UCLA	PAC	6–2	0.750	21	+17	Beat California 35–17
16	4	1.580	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–1	0.857	11	+18	Beat Illinois 48–3
17	-3	1.662	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–1	0.857	11	+13	Lost to Missouri 50–51
18	0	1.682	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	7–1	0.875	8	+15	Beat Akron 21–17
19	0	1.742	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+13	BYE
20	12	1.746	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–1	0.857	11	+12	Beat Virginia Tech 30–17
21	6	1.778	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	28	+13	BYE
22	8	1.897	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+13	Beat Tulsa 44–8
23	1	1.920	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	4–3	0.571	43	+15	Beat Texas 47–30
24	-3	1.929	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+12	Lost to Cincinnati 31–34
25	-9	1.932	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+15	Lost to San José State 22–25
26	-4	1.998	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	28	+13	BYE
27	4	2.026	BYU	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	28	+12	Beat TCU 31–10
28	5	2.126	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	28	+14	Beat UCF 35–28
29	7	2.155	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat Eastern Michigan 48–25
30	7	2.191	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	6–2	0.750	21	+11	Beat Miami (OH) 34–31
31	-8	2.252	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Lost to West Virginia 17–30
32	-4	2.259	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+8	Lost to Utah 10–15
33	6	2.300	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	39	+11	Beat Vanderbilt 35–3
34	-9	2.326	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	5–2	0.714	28	+4	Lost to Texas Tech 13–16
35	-6	2.331	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–2	0.714	28	+7	Lost to Michigan 7–23
36	2	2.331	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–2	0.778	19	+10	Beat Minnesota 22–21
37	5	2.332	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–2	0.714	28	+2	Beat Indiana 62–0
38	13	2.417	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	5–2	0.714	28	+6	Beat Tulane 34–13
39	-13	2.425	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	43	+9	Lost to Alabama 20–29
40	0	2.438	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	38	+8	BYE
41	2	2.497	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat Boise State 31–27
42	6	2.506	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–3	0.625	39	+8	Beat Oklahoma State 51–50
43	3	2.515	USC	PAC	4–3	0.571	43	+10	Beat Oregon 24–22
44	-10	2.517	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	43	+9	Lost to Florida State 21–47
45	4	2.551	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	43	+6	Beat Ole Miss 29–20
46	-5	2.604	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–3	0.625	39	+4	BYE
47	-12	2.639	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	4–3	0.571	43	+5	Lost to Southern Miss 13–34
48	-3	2.831	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3	0.571	43	+5	BYE
49	-2	2.858	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	39	+7	BYE
50	-6	2.946	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	54	+6	Lost to USC 22–24
51	7	2.964	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–3	0.571	43	+4	Beat Texas A&M 16–13
52	3	3.102	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–3	0.571	43	+2	Beat Maryland 20–9
53	-1	3.190	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–4	0.500	54	+2	Lost to Georgia 13–23
54	9	3.190	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–4	0.500	54	0	Beat Idaho 63–17
55	-1	3.321	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–4	0.500	54	+3	Lost to Nebraska 0–35
56	-6	3.321	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	53	-1	Lost to SMU 17–22
57	-1	3.384	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	72	+2	Lost to Washington State 34–35
58	2	3.417	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–4	0.429	63	+4	Lost to Auburn 21–26
59	6	3.437	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	72	+1	Beat Boston College 52–20
60	10	3.522	SMU	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	63	+2	Beat Wyoming 22–17
61	10	3.596	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	43	-4	Beat Rutgers 55–48
62	-5	3.601	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	63	0	Lost to Washington 17–45
63	3	3.712	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–4	0.500	54	0	Beat Duke 38–24
64	3	3.736	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	54	-2	Beat UNLV 46–28
65	-3	3.739	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	63	-2	BYE
66	-13	3.742	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–4	0.429	63	-1	Lost to Colorado 30–47
67	10	3.810	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–4	0.429	63	-1	Beat Temple 47–15
68	-9	3.823	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	72	-3	Lost to Mississippi State 28–35
69	-8	3.892	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6	0.333	83	0	Lost to Ohio State 6–49
70	5	3.910	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	3–5	0.375	72	-3	Beat North Texas 65–10
71	1	3.923	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	72	-3	Beat Hawai'i 10–3
72	11	3.926	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	54	-7	Beat New Mexico 15–10
73	-5	4.116	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–6	0.333	83	-1	Lost to Toledo 20–35
74	-5	4.165	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–5	0.286	87	-2	Lost to UCLA 17–35
75	-1	4.217	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	54	-10	BYE
76	-12	4.512	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–4	0.500	54	-14	Lost to Utah State 17–63
77	12	4.520	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–4	0.429	63	-4	Beat Louisville 36–22
78	-2	4.540	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	72	-6	Lost to Marshall 25–48
79	-6	4.721	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5	0.375	72	-10	Lost to South Carolina 3–35
80	-1	4.950	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–6	0.250	92	-5	Lost to Clemson 9–20
81	14	4.953	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	2–5	0.286	87	-6	Beat Memphis 32–10
82	9	4.969	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	63	-13	Beat Colgate 35–27
83	-5	5.136	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	72	-12	Lost to San Diego State 3–10
84	16	5.151	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	87	-6	Beat Air Force 25–22
85	-3	5.188	UNLV	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	72	-16	Lost to Fresno State 28–46
86	-5	5.207	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–5	0.375	72	-13	Lost to Kansas State 7–26
87	-3	5.237	UAB	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	63	-15	BYE
88	-3	5.259	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–6	0.250	92	-11	Lost to Wisconsin 21–22
89	5	5.266	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	83	-13	Beat Louisiana 28–21
90	-3	5.366	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–5	0.375	72	-7	Lost to Louisiana Tech 27–31
91	-11	5.666	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–5	0.286	87	-13	Lost to East Carolina 10–32
92	4	5.682	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	83	-18	Beat Northern Illinois 21–14
93	-3	5.770	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–7	0.125	104	-8	Lost to Iowa 0–62
94	-8	5.903	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–6	0.250	92	-12	Lost to Miami 15–47
95	-7	5.917	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	2–6	0.250	92	-15	Lost to Notre Dame 20–52
96	-4	6.050	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	92	-17	Lost to Wake Forest 24–38
97	5	6.160	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–6	0.250	92	-8	Beat Central Michigan 60–37
98	0	6.217	UTEP	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	87	-13	BYE
99	-6	6.683	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–6	0.250	92	-21	Lost to Nevada 10–65
100	1	6.727	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–7	0.125	104	-16	Lost to Ohio 17–21
101	2	6.759	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	101	-16	Lost to Colorado State 8–44
102	-5	6.793	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–6	0.143	101	-14	Lost to Iowa State 17–24
103	2	6.841	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–7	0.000	109	-14	Lost to Purdue 3–48
104	-5	7.123	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–7	0.222	100	-24	Lost to Kent State 37–60
105	2	7.220	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–6	0.143	101	-17	Beat Baylor 24–17
106	-2	7.316	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–7	0.125	104	-22	Lost to Houston 22–36
107	2	7.352	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–6	0.250	92	-17	Beat Arkansas State 34–20
108	-2	8.306	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	104	-18	Lost to UL Monroe 21–28
109	1	8.698	TCU	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	109	-26	Lost to BYU 10–31
110	2	8.802	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–8	0.000	109	-26	Lost to Pittsburgh 48–55
111	-3	8.830	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	104	-23	Lost to New Mexico State 20–34
112	-1	9.200	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–8	0.000	109	-32	Lost to Ball State 14–21