1997 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 14, 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	3	0.639	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Louisiana Tech 49–13
2	-1	0.904	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+15	Lost to LSU 21–28
3	0	0.915	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Baylor 49–21
4	7	0.961	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	24	+13	Beat Georgia 38–13
5	-3	0.970	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	15	+18	Lost to Penn State 27–31
6	12	1.063	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+15	Beat Florida 28–21
7	1	1.072	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Navy 10–7
8	5	1.098	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Ohio State 31–27
9	-2	1.110	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	BYE
10	-5	1.137	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Duke 51–27
11	-1	1.141	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Central Michigan 41–10
12	0	1.158	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Indiana 38–6
13	-4	1.167	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Wake Forest 30–12
14	5	1.339	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–1	0.800	24	+11	Beat Missouri 41–11
15	2	1.348	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Colorado 33–29
16	-2	1.382	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Northwestern 23–6
17	-2	1.386	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	24	+10	Beat California 30–3
18	-2	1.429	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Iowa State 56–17
19	1	1.523	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat San Diego State 36–21
20	7	1.593	UCLA	PAC	4–2	0.667	32	+9	Beat Oregon 39–31
21	-15	1.627	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	24	+9	Lost to Tennessee 13–38
22	3	1.694	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	15	+8	Beat Boston College 17–7
23	0	1.744	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–1	0.833	15	+8	BYE
24	4	1.788	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	5–1	0.833	15	+9	Beat UAB 33–29
25	6	1.969	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	15	+5	Beat Maryland 31–14
26	8	2.003	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–1	0.800	24	+6	Beat NC State 27–17
27	2	2.008	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1	0.833	15	+5	Beat Kent State 62–26
28	10	2.047	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–1	0.800	24	+7	Beat Minnesota 59–43
29	-3	2.109	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	2–3	0.400	68	+9	Lost to Oklahoma State 29–33
30	5	2.157	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	5–1	0.833	15	+3	Beat Akron 52–17
31	-10	2.268	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	32	+5	Lost to Arizona 22–28
32	5	2.274	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–1	0.857	14	+3	Beat Illinois 31–7
33	3	2.278	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	32	+8	Beat UL Monroe 24–10
34	15	2.296	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	32	+6	Beat BYU 27–14
35	10	2.302	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	42	+7	BYE
36	-3	2.335	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–1	0.800	24	-1	BYE
37	9	2.398	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	32	+4	Beat USC 35–7
38	2	2.454	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	32	+3	Beat San José State 55–20
39	14	2.463	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–2	0.600	42	+5	Beat Clemson 21–7
40	-16	2.488	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	32	+7	Lost to Auburn 13–49
41	-19	2.494	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–2	0.667	32	+5	Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
42	-12	2.530	BYU	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	42	+5	Lost to Rice 14–27
43	-4	2.563	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	42	+3	BYE
44	8	2.653	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	3–2	0.600	42	+2	Beat Louisville 64–33
45	11	2.705	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–2	0.600	42	+4	Beat Oklahoma 27–24
46	2	2.764	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	31	0	Beat Nevada 34–30
47	0	2.769	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	51	+2	Beat Rutgers 50–3
48	-4	2.816	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–2	0.600	42	+4	BYE
49	14	2.907	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	42	0	Beat Utah State 24–16
50	16	2.913	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	72	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 45–21
51	8	2.924	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Beat Bowling Green 34–21
52	12	2.939	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	+4	Beat Kentucky 38–24
53	5	2.949	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–2	0.667	32	-2	Beat California Davis 44–14
54	0	2.991	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–2	0.667	32	0	Beat East Carolina 23–13
55	-23	3.003	USC	PAC	2–3	0.400	68	+3	Lost to Arizona State 7–35
56	16	3.017	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–2	0.600	42	+1	Beat Kansas 17–7
57	-16	3.093	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to UCLA 31–39
58	-16	3.104	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Virginia 7–21
59	6	3.134	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Beat Stanford 28–22
60	-17	3.426	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	-1	Lost to South Carolina 24–38
61	7	3.446	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	65	0	Beat Samford 52–7
62	-12	3.538	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Lost to Kansas State 11–41
63	-3	3.548	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–4	0.333	72	+2	Lost to West Virginia 14–31
64	-13	3.596	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 17–27
65	4	3.709	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	-3	Beat Northern Illinois 17–7
66	-11	3.907	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	65	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 21–34
67	23	3.965	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-3	Beat Fresno State 28–16
68	8	4.012	SMU	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	72	-1	Beat Utah 20–19
69	1	4.064	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–17
70	10	4.117	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–4	0.333	72	-3	Beat Arkansas State 38–9
71	-9	4.124	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	72	-3	Lost to Oregon State 16–24
72	-15	4.145	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–3	0.500	53	-5	Lost to Notre Dame 21–45
73	6	4.157	UNLV	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-5	Beat TCU 21–19
74	0	4.332	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	72	-3	BYE
75	-14	4.351	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–3	0.400	68	-3	Lost to Washington 3–30
76	12	4.407	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	72	-4	BYE
77	-4	4.450	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–4	0.333	72	-2	Lost to North Carolina 12–30
78	-11	4.494	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-9	Lost to SMU 19–20
79	-4	4.503	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–5	0.286	88	-4	Lost to Michigan 6–23
80	4	4.759	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	96	-3	Lost to New Mexico 21–36
81	0	4.778	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	68	-7	Lost to Air Force 7–10
82	0	4.803	UAB	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	65	-9	Lost to Cincinnati 29–33
83	6	4.924	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–4	0.333	72	-6	Lost to Purdue 43–59
84	-13	5.029	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	72	-7	Lost to Hawai'i 16–28
85	-2	5.069	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–5	0.167	96	-3	Lost to Michigan State 6–38
86	0	5.113	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	91	-5	BYE
87	5	5.129	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	72	-6	Beat Ball State 38–32
88	-1	5.191	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	96	-6	Lost to Wyoming 30–34
89	4	5.198	UTEP	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	72	-6	Beat Tulsa 33–18
90	-12	5.232	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–4	0.333	72	-7	Lost to Texas 24–27
91	-14	5.266	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	88	-7	Lost to Mississippi State 10–24
92	-7	5.322	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–4	0.333	72	-9	Lost to Florida State 27–51
93	-2	5.560	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–5	0.167	96	-5	Lost to Marshall 17–52
94	2	5.814	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–4	0.200	91	-4	Lost to Nebraska 21–49
95	12	5.851	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	72	-5	Beat New Mexico State 52–10
96	-1	5.930	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	1–4	0.200	91	-7	Lost to Southern Miss 13–23
97	-3	5.949	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5	0.286	88	-10	Lost to Toledo 10–41
98	0	6.042	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	91	-8	BYE
99	6	6.641	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–5	0.167	96	-5	Lost to Miami (OH) 26–62
100	-3	6.701	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	1–4	0.200	91	-8	BYE
101	3	6.750	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–6	0.000	106	-10	Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
102	-3	7.020	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–6	0.143	103	-14	Lost to Tulane 33–64
103	3	7.038	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	106	-9	Lost to Colorado State 20–55
104	-1	7.121	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	103	-15	Lost to Eastern Michigan 32–38
105	-3	7.199	TCU	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	106	-11	Lost to UNLV 19–21
106	2	7.232	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	0–6	0.000	106	-10	Lost to Texas A&M 17–56
107	-6	7.556	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	106	-11	Lost to UTEP 18–33
108	-8	7.627	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	103	-8	Lost to North Alabama 42–48
109	0	7.841	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	96	-10	Lost to Boise State 10–52
110	0	8.342	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	96	-12	Lost to Memphis 9–38
111	0	8.584	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–6	0.000	106	-14	Lost to Syracuse 3–50
112	0	9.108	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–6	0.000	106	-19	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–17