1997 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 11, 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	0.746	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+37	Beat Southern Miss 44–20
2	1	0.820	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat North Carolina 20–3
3	-1	0.851	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Missouri 45–38
4	6	1.011	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+37	Beat Penn State 34–8
5	-1	1.044	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	8–1	0.889	5	+37	Beat Kansas 48–16
6	0	1.109	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+30	BYE
7	0	1.199	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	4	+38	Beat Minnesota 31–3
8	0	1.238	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+29	Beat Vanderbilt 20–7
9	3	1.240	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+33	BYE
10	4	1.330	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	8–1	0.889	5	+26	Beat Louisiana 77–7
11	-6	1.347	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	18	+28	Lost to Oregon 28–31
12	-1	1.401	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–1	0.889	5	+27	Lost to Florida State 3–20
13	-4	1.464	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–1	0.889	5	+29	Lost to Ball State 3–35
14	1	1.479	UCLA	PAC	7–2	0.778	18	+23	BYE
15	2	1.507	LSU	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+24	Beat Alabama 27–0
16	3	1.556	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	13	+26	Beat Fresno State 41–3
17	-4	1.573	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	9	+23	Lost to Michigan 8–34
18	-2	1.617	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–2	0.778	18	+24	Beat California 28–21
19	2	1.702	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–2	0.778	18	+24	Beat Michigan State 22–21
20	-2	1.781	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	29	+23	BYE
21	10	1.837	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	31	+24	Beat Ohio 45–21
22	2	1.841	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	12	+23	Beat Army 24–0
23	5	1.876	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	7–2	0.778	18	+14	Beat Baylor 38–10
24	-1	1.956	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	7–2	0.778	18	+16	Beat Oklahoma 30–7
25	1	1.956	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–2	0.778	18	+17	Beat Miami 27–25
26	-6	2.022	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–2	0.800	13	+17	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–45
27	3	2.051	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	8–2	0.800	13	+17	Beat Bowling Green 28–0
28	1	2.056	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	7–3	0.700	31	+16	Beat Boston College 20–13
29	-4	2.093	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	29	+15	BYE
30	6	2.108	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–2	0.800	13	+18	Beat Iowa 13–10
31	1	2.168	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	18	+11	BYE
32	-10	2.169	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3	0.667	35	+9	Lost to Wisconsin 10–13
33	0	2.252	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	13	+17	Beat UAB 32–29
34	3	2.260	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–3	0.667	35	+16	Beat Georgia Tech 35–31
35	-8	2.307	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	6–3	0.667	35	+15	Lost to Tennessee 20–44
36	-2	2.375	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–4	0.556	45	+16	Beat Iowa State 43–38
37	2	2.377	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–3	0.625	43	+13	Beat Arkansas 19–9
38	2	2.407	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	6–3	0.667	35	+10	Beat Memphis 26–14
39	2	2.423	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	35	+13	Beat TCU 38–19
40	10	2.450	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	45	+13	Beat Washington 31–28
41	6	2.466	USC	PAC	5–4	0.556	45	+14	Beat Stanford 45–21
42	-7	2.466	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	6–4	0.600	44	+15	Lost to Nebraska 38–45
43	2	2.501	BYU	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	35	+11	Beat Tulsa 49–39
44	0	2.552	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	45	+11	BYE
45	-7	2.571	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	7–3	0.700	31	+12	Beat Louisville 28–9
46	0	2.622	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	31	+13	Beat Central Michigan 38–24
47	-5	2.651	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	45	+8	Lost to Purdue 21–22
48	0	2.660	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–3	0.667	35	+9	Beat Duke 29–20
49	4	2.725	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–4	0.556	45	+10	Beat Texas 24–10
50	1	2.731	SMU	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	45	+11	Beat UTEP 28–14
51	1	2.766	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	42	+7	Beat UNLV 35–23
52	-9	2.837	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–4	0.500	53	+9	Lost to Virginia 31–35
53	2	3.119	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	45	0	BYE
54	7	3.183	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	61	+4	Beat Oregon State 27–7
55	8	3.285	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	5–5	0.500	53	+1	Beat Boise State 56–42
56	-7	3.315	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–5	0.444	61	+2	Lost to LSU 0–27
57	-1	3.369	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	61	0	BYE
58	-4	3.513	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–5	0.444	61	0	Lost to USC 21–45
59	3	3.559	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–5	0.444	61	0	BYE
60	-3	3.586	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–5	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Kansas State 16–48
61	4	3.622	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	61	-2	Beat Maryland 45–28
62	-2	3.690	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	53	-3	Lost to Colorado State 3–41
63	-5	3.701	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–5	0.444	61	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 25–27
64	3	3.728	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–5	0.500	53	-4	Beat Rutgers 28–14
65	-6	3.937	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–5	0.375	74	+1	Lost to Ole Miss 9–19
66	4	3.957	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	76	-4	Beat Illinois 34–21
67	4	3.991	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	4–5	0.444	61	-3	Beat Houston 28–27
68	5	3.993	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	71	-5	Beat San José State 48–21
69	-5	3.993	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–6	0.333	77	-4	Lost to Arizona State 21–28
70	8	4.017	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	53	-12	Beat Temple 49–17
71	15	4.167	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	60	-11	Beat Toledo 35–3
72	-3	4.293	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	61	-13	BYE
73	-7	4.299	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–4	0.500	53	-12	BYE
74	0	4.332	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	71	-10	Beat Northern Illinois 38–10
75	-3	4.461	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	77	-10	BYE
76	-8	4.762	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	77	-12	Lost to Arizona 7–27
77	-1	4.767	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-13	BYE
78	1	4.841	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	77	-14	Lost to Florida 7–20
79	-2	4.842	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	94	-10	Lost to Marshall 0–28
80	4	4.955	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–5	0.444	61	-14	BYE
81	-6	5.051	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–6	0.333	77	-14	Lost to Texas Tech 10–24
82	-2	5.151	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–6	0.333	77	-17	Lost to Tulane 14–26
83	0	5.178	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	74	-17	Lost to Air Force 0–24
84	6	5.244	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	77	-17	BYE
85	-4	5.252	UTEP	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	77	-13	Lost to SMU 14–28
86	3	5.362	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	95	-11	BYE
87	-5	5.373	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–7	0.300	88	-19	Lost to Syracuse 13–20
88	3	5.451	UAB	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	77	-22	Lost to Louisiana Tech 29–32
89	-1	5.490	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–7	0.300	88	-17	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–30
90	2	5.542	UNLV	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	88	-25	Lost to Wyoming 23–35
91	4	5.601	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–8	0.200	100	-18	Lost to Ohio State 3–31
92	-7	5.646	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	3–7	0.300	88	-19	Lost to Navy 17–49
93	-6	5.752	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–6	0.333	77	-18	Lost to East Carolina 27–28
94	-1	5.850	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–8	0.200	100	-16	Lost to NC State 28–45
95	6	5.939	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–6	0.333	77	-24	Beat New Mexico State 26–15
96	2	5.962	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–7	0.300	88	-18	Lost to Nevada 42–56
97	0	5.968	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	95	-20	Lost to BYU 39–49
98	-4	6.097	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	95	-18	Lost to San Diego State 21–48
99	0	6.130	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–7	0.222	95	-18	Lost to Texas A&M 10–38
100	-4	6.156	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–7	0.300	88	-15	Lost to Akron 35–45
101	-1	6.165	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–7	0.222	95	-24	Lost to Clemson 20–29
102	2	6.434	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–8	0.200	100	-24	Beat Kent State 45–35
103	-1	7.021	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	105	-34	Lost to Western Michigan 24–38
104	-1	7.474	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–8	0.111	106	-30	Lost to Colorado 38–43
105	0	7.761	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–8	0.200	100	-30	Lost to North Texas 15–26
106	1	7.912	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–9	0.100	107	-38	Lost to Cincinnati 9–28
107	4	7.996	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	100	-33	Beat Missouri State 35–27
108	-2	8.127	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–9	0.000	109	-35	Lost to Northwestern 21–34
109	0	8.348	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	107	-26	Lost to Washington State 7–77
110	-2	8.566	TCU	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	109	-39	Lost to Rice 19–38
111	-1	8.786	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–10	0.000	109	-47	Lost to Eastern Michigan 10–38
112	0	9.423	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–10	0.000	109	-45	Lost to Wake Forest 14–28