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Western Athletic

1997 Season · 16 ranked teams

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Failing ＋
Avg Rank
64.9
Power Up Rank
Avg Rating
4.093
Failing ＋
Non-Conf Record
25-32
vs other conferences

1997 Standings

PlaceTeamConfConf %RecordWin %RankRatingTierNOWGame Status
1Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)8-1.88911–20.846121.370Developing+48
2Air Force (AIR FORCE)6-2.75010–30.769231.892Rebuilding ＋+34
3New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)6-3.6679–40.692332.353Rebuilding+16
4Rice (RICE)5-3.6257–40.636432.606Rebuilding −+14
5SMU5-3.6256–50.545543.177Struggling+3
6Utah (UTAH)5-3.6256–50.545583.362Struggling-3
7Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)5-3.6256–60.500643.683Struggling −-6
8BYU4-4.5006–50.545563.217Struggling+3
9Wyoming (WYOMING)4-4.5007–60.538573.352Struggling-4
10San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)4-4.5005–70.417713.863Failing ＋-6
11San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)4-4.5004–70.364845.154Failing −-20
12UTEP3-5.3754–70.364835.046Failing −-22
13UNLV2-6.2503–80.273956.005Rock Bottom-38
14Tulsa (TULSA)2-6.2502–90.182976.105Rock Bottom-34
15Hawai'i (HAWAII)1-7.1253–90.2501026.478Rock Bottom-42
16TCU1-7.1251–100.0911067.828Rock Bottom-51

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

Rank by Week — Every Team
6335985112Colorado StateColorado State — W15: #14Colorado State — RS Final: #13Colorado State — PS 2: #13Colorado State — PS 3: #13Colorado State — Final: #12Air ForceAir Force — W15: #15Air Force — RS Final: #16Air Force — PS 2: #24Air Force — PS 3: #23Air Force — Final: #23New MexicoNew Mexico — W15: #24New Mexico — RS Final: #27New Mexico — PS 2: #27New Mexico — PS 3: #36New Mexico — Final: #33RiceRice — W15: #42Rice — RS Final: #42Rice — PS 2: #44Rice — PS 3: #46Rice — Final: #43SMUSMU — W15: #54SMU — RS Final: #54SMU — PS 2: #54SMU — PS 3: #54SMU — Final: #54UtahUtah — W15: #57Utah — RS Final: #58Utah — PS 2: #59Utah — PS 3: #60Utah — Final: #58Fresno StateFresno State — W15: #67Fresno State — RS Final: #67Fresno State — PS 2: #68Fresno State — PS 3: #65Fresno State — Final: #64BYUBYU — W15: #53BYU — RS Final: #55BYU — PS 2: #55BYU — PS 3: #56BYU — Final: #56WyomingWyoming — W15: #60Wyoming — RS Final: #60Wyoming — PS 2: #61Wyoming — PS 3: #57Wyoming — Final: #57San Diego StateSan Diego State — W15: #71San Diego State — RS Final: #71San Diego State — PS 2: #71San Diego State — PS 3: #71San Diego State — Final: #71San José StateSan José State — W15: #86San José State — RS Final: #86San José State — PS 2: #86San José State — PS 3: #85San José State — Final: #84UTEPUTEP — W15: #83UTEP — RS Final: #83UTEP — PS 2: #83UTEP — PS 3: #83UTEP — Final: #83UNLVUNLV — W15: #95UNLV — RS Final: #97UNLV — PS 2: #98UNLV — PS 3: #96UNLV — Final: #95TulsaTulsa — W15: #93Tulsa — RS Final: #94Tulsa — PS 2: #94Tulsa — PS 3: #99Tulsa — Final: #97Hawai'iHawai'i — W15: #102Hawai'i — RS Final: #102Hawai'i — PS 2: #102Hawai'i — PS 3: #102Hawai'i — Final: #102TCUTCU — W15: #105TCU — RS Final: #105TCU — PS 2: #106TCU — PS 3: #105TCU — Final: #106W15RS 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
4.093
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Conference average on the 12-tier scale.

NOW by Team
Colorado State
+48
Air Force
+34
New Mexico
+16
Rice
+14
SMU
+3
BYU
+3
Utah
-3
Wyoming
-4
Fresno State
-6
San Diego State
-6
San José State
-20
UTEP
-22
Tulsa
-34
UNLV
-38
Hawai'i
-42
TCU
-51

Green = positive Net Opponent Wins, red = negative.

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