College Football Conference Standings
1997 Season · 11 conferences · 112 ranked teams
| Place | Conference | Teams | Avg Rating | Avg Rank | NOW | Record | Win % | Non-Conf | NC % | Top Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 12 | 2.397 | 34.8 | 312 | 86-54 | .614 | 37-5 | .881 |  Florida (FLORIDA) #3 |
| 2 | Pac-12 | 10 | 2.583 | 36.9 | 199 | 68-48 | .586 | 28-8 | .778 |  UCLA #9 |
| 3 | ACC | 9 | 3.091 | 46.8 | 103 | 58-45 | .563 | 22-9 | .710 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) #2 |
| 4 | Big Ten | 11 | 3.393 | 49.8 | 99 | 72-60 | .545 | 28-16 | .636 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) #4 |
| 5 | Big 12 | 12 | 3.538 | 54.5 | 85 | 75-65 | .536 | 26-16 | .619 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) #1 |
| 6 | Western Athletic | 16 | 4.093 | 64.9 | -108 | 90-97 | .481 | 25-32 | .439 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) #12 |
| 7 | Conference USA | 7 | 4.194 | 64.0 | -62 | 37-42 | .468 | 16-21 | .432 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) #21 |
| 8 | Mid-American | 12 | 4.281 | 64.0 | -94 | 62-73 | .459 | 12-23 | .343 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) #20 |
| 9 | Big East | 8 | 4.369 | 67.4 | -97 | 41-52 | .441 | 13-24 | .351 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) #25 |
| 10 | FBS Independents | 9 | 4.647 | 70.8 | -131 | 45-57 | .441 | 45-57 | .441 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) #27 |
| 11 | Big West | 6 | 5.135 | 81.3 | -132 | 26-41 | .388 | 11-26 | .297 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) #60 |
Conferences are ordered by average Power Up rating (lower is better). Non-conference records exclude games between members of the same conference. Click a conference for full standings.