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1997 Season · 12 ranked teams

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Rebuilding
Avg Rank
34.8
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
2.397
Rebuilding
Non-Conf Record
37-5
vs other conferences

1997 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Tennessee (TENNESSEE)8-1.88911–20.84650.890Pretender+72
2Florida (FLORIDA)6-2.75010–20.83330.849Pretender+64
3Georgia (GEORGIA)6-2.75010–20.83371.074Developing ++55
4LSU6-2.7509–30.750151.663Developing −+33
5Auburn (AUBURN)6-3.66710–30.76981.086Developing ++60
6Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)4-4.5008–40.667181.731Developing −+37
7Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)4-4.5007–40.636322.277Rebuilding+22
8South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)3-5.3755–60.455523.059Struggling ++4
9Kentucky (KENTUCKY)2-6.2505–60.455623.570Struggling −-4
10Arkansas (ARKANSAS)2-6.2504–70.364633.637Struggling −0
11Alabama (ALABAMA)2-6.2504–70.364653.698Struggling −-4
12Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)0-8.0003–80.273885.225Failing −-27

Place is by conference win %, then conference wins, then Power Up rank. Conference championship tiebreakers are not applied.

Rank by Week — Every Team
124477093TennesseeTennessee — W15: #3Tennessee — RS Final: #2Tennessee — PS 2: #2Tennessee — PS 3: #1Tennessee — Final: #5FloridaFlorida — W15: #5Florida — RS Final: #5Florida — PS 2: #5Florida — PS 3: #5Florida — Final: #3GeorgiaGeorgia — W15: #8Georgia — RS Final: #9Georgia — PS 2: #9Georgia — PS 3: #9Georgia — Final: #7LSULSU — W15: #20LSU — RS Final: #19LSU — PS 2: #17LSU — PS 3: #16LSU — Final: #15AuburnAuburn — W15: #6Auburn — RS Final: #7Auburn — PS 2: #7Auburn — PS 3: #7Auburn — Final: #8Ole MissOle Miss — W15: #26Ole Miss — RS Final: #23Ole Miss — PS 2: #22Ole Miss — PS 3: #18Ole Miss — Final: #18Mississippi StateMississippi State — W15: #33Mississippi State — RS Final: #33Mississippi State — PS 2: #34Mississippi State — PS 3: #32Mississippi State — Final: #32South CarolinaSouth Carolina — W15: #52South Carolina — RS Final: #53South Carolina — PS 2: #53South Carolina — PS 3: #52South Carolina — Final: #52KentuckyKentucky — W15: #63Kentucky — RS Final: #63Kentucky — PS 2: #63Kentucky — PS 3: #62Kentucky — Final: #62ArkansasArkansas — W15: #65Arkansas — RS Final: #65Arkansas — PS 2: #65Arkansas — PS 3: #64Arkansas — Final: #63AlabamaAlabama — W15: #68Alabama — RS Final: #69Alabama — PS 2: #69Alabama — PS 3: #67Alabama — Final: #65VanderbiltVanderbilt — W15: #88Vanderbilt — RS Final: #88Vanderbilt — PS 2: #88Vanderbilt — PS 3: #87Vanderbilt — Final: #88W15RS FinalPS 2PS 3Final

Power Up rank each week; higher = better. Hover a logo for details, click to open the team page. Larger logo = latest week.

Average Rating Tier
2.397
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Tennessee
+72
Florida
+64
Auburn
+60
Georgia
+55
Ole Miss
+37
LSU
+33
Mississippi State
+22
South Carolina
+4
Arkansas
0
Kentucky
-4
Alabama
-4
Vanderbilt
-27

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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