1997 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 4, 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	0.831	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	13	+29	Beat South Carolina 22–7
2	0	0.854	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Oklahoma 69–7
3	1	0.936	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat NC State 48–35
4	3	1.081	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	7–1	0.875	9	+30	Beat Texas Tech 13–2
5	4	1.085	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–1	0.875	9	+27	Beat USC 27–0
6	8	1.107	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+28	Beat Florida 37–17
7	6	1.131	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	7	+34	Beat Michigan State 37–13
8	-5	1.139	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+25	Lost to Georgia 17–37
9	1	1.147	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Miami (OH) 35–28
10	-4	1.155	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Minnesota 24–3
11	0	1.225	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Georgia Tech 16–13
12	-7	1.226	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	15	+29	Lost to Mississippi State 0–20
13	-1	1.324	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Northwestern 30–27
14	-6	1.383	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–1	0.875	9	+22	Lost to Arizona State 31–44
15	0	1.413	UCLA	PAC	7–2	0.778	15	+21	Beat Stanford 27–7
16	5	1.555	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–2	0.750	22	+20	Beat Washington State 44–31
17	2	1.568	LSU	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+18	Beat Kentucky 63–28
18	10	1.691	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+23	Beat Auburn 20–0
19	3	1.744	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	15	+19	Beat UNLV 45–19
20	-2	1.765	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–1	0.889	7	+17	Beat Northern Illinois 35–30
21	-5	1.879	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–2	0.750	22	+18	Lost to Iowa 17–35
22	15	1.910	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–2	0.750	22	+10	Beat Purdue 35–17
23	-6	1.957	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–2	0.750	22	+13	Lost to Texas A&M 25–28
24	1	1.978	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	14	+18	Beat Hawai'i 34–27
25	-5	2.009	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	22	+13	Lost to Syracuse 10–40
26	5	2.032	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	22	+11	Beat UAB 37–0
27	11	2.038	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	6–2	0.750	22	+13	Beat Cincinnati 24–17
28	6	2.050	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	6–2	0.750	22	+9	Beat Oklahoma State 28–25
29	17	2.098	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	6–3	0.667	33	+11	Beat West Virginia 40–10
30	-1	2.124	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	7–2	0.778	15	+11	Beat Central Michigan 45–17
31	-7	2.128	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–3	0.667	33	+14	Lost to Toledo 28–35
32	0	2.178	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	15	+9	Beat TCU 40–10
33	8	2.246	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	15	+14	Beat Alabama 26–20
34	-11	2.258	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	4–4	0.500	51	+14	Lost to Missouri 31–41
35	7	2.304	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	6–3	0.667	33	+13	Beat Colorado 41–31
36	0	2.424	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–2	0.778	15	+10	BYE
37	7	2.448	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–3	0.625	38	+11	Beat Maryland 45–0
38	-8	2.452	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	6–3	0.667	33	+12	Lost to Southern Miss 17–24
39	0	2.468	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	45	+9	BYE
40	7	2.490	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	5–3	0.625	38	+6	Beat Louisiana 56–0
41	-15	2.512	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	38	+11	Lost to SMU 6–24
42	-7	2.517	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–3	0.625	38	+9	Lost to Ohio State 13–37
43	-3	2.521	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–3	0.571	45	+10	Lost to North Carolina 13–16
44	-11	2.554	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	47	+10	Lost to Tennessee 7–22
45	-18	2.574	BYU	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	38	+9	Lost to UTEP 3–14
46	3	2.618	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	33	+12	Beat Eastern Michigan 41–38
47	-4	2.684	USC	PAC	4–4	0.500	51	+10	Lost to Washington 0–27
48	4	2.764	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–3	0.625	38	+6	Beat Wake Forest 33–16
49	-4	2.835	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	51	+4	Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–26
50	0	2.925	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	51	+5	BYE
51	9	3.003	SMU	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	51	+6	Beat Rice 24–6
52	4	3.005	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	44	+2	Beat San Diego State 41–17
53	-2	3.050	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–4	0.500	51	+6	Lost to Kansas State 2–13
54	-6	3.065	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–4	0.500	51	+4	Lost to UCLA 7–27
55	-1	3.091	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	47	+1	Beat Boise State 24–20
56	3	3.295	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	+1	Beat Navy 21–17
57	-2	3.361	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–4	0.556	47	+2	Beat Iowa State 34–24
58	9	3.383	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–4	0.500	51	+1	Beat Arkansas State 42–10
59	-1	3.496	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–4	0.429	66	+3	BYE
60	4	3.500	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	47	-1	Beat San José State 53–12
61	-4	3.503	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	71	+1	BYE
62	-9	3.505	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–5	0.444	60	0	Lost to LSU 28–63
63	7	3.529	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	4–5	0.444	60	-1	Beat New Mexico State 45–24
64	10	3.687	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–5	0.375	71	-1	Beat Oregon State 33–14
65	0	3.902	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–5	0.375	71	-3	Lost to Florida State 35–48
66	-5	4.040	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–4	0.500	51	-9	Lost to Boston College 21–22
67	-4	4.090	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–5	0.444	60	-4	Lost to Clemson 16–33
68	-6	4.225	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–5	0.375	71	-5	Lost to California 14–33
69	3	4.257	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-11	Lost to Tulsa 13–21
70	-1	4.305	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–7	0.300	92	-3	Lost to Penn State 27–30
71	10	4.361	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	3–5	0.375	71	-6	Beat Louisville 45–31
72	-4	4.473	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	82	-10	Lost to UL Monroe 41–45
73	-2	4.494	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	82	-7	Lost to Wyoming 17–41
74	4	4.645	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–6	0.333	82	-8	Lost to Western Michigan 38–41
75	-9	4.666	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–5	0.375	71	-9	Lost to Baylor 21–23
76	13	4.688	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	69	-12	Beat UCF 45–41
77	-4	4.746	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–7	0.300	92	-7	Lost to Kent State 20–29
78	-3	4.771	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	66	-15	Lost to Notre Dame 17–21
79	0	4.784	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5	0.375	71	-12	BYE
80	11	4.838	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–5	0.375	71	-13	Beat Houston 24–3
81	17	4.956	UTEP	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	71	-9	Beat BYU 14–3
82	13	4.995	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	3–6	0.333	82	-13	Beat Pittsburgh 22–21
83	-1	5.048	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	66	-14	BYE
84	-8	5.117	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–5	0.444	60	-15	Lost to Eastern Washington 21–24
85	9	5.118	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	3–6	0.333	82	-12	Beat Rutgers 49–7
86	6	5.180	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–6	0.400	69	-20	Beat Akron 31–14
87	-10	5.207	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–5	0.375	71	-11	Lost to Memphis 3–24
88	-2	5.339	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–6	0.333	82	-13	Lost to Nebraska 7–69
89	4	5.372	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	99	-9	Beat Illinois 23–6
90	-7	5.400	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	82	-16	Lost to Air Force 27–34
91	-4	5.426	UAB	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	71	-18	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–37
92	-7	5.440	UNLV	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	82	-20	Lost to Colorado State 19–45
93	-13	5.444	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–7	0.222	99	-9	Lost to Virginia 0–45
94	-10	5.491	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	94	-10	Lost to Fresno State 12–53
95	-7	5.506	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7	0.222	99	-14	Lost to Michigan 3–24
96	1	5.622	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	82	-7	Beat Bowling Green 29–20
97	4	5.678	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	94	-14	Beat Utah 21–13
98	-8	5.784	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–6	0.333	82	-13	Lost to Utah State 20–24
99	3	5.927	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–6	0.250	94	-13	Beat Texas 23–21
100	-4	6.412	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	94	-21	BYE
101	-2	6.830	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–6	0.250	94	-24	BYE
102	2	7.110	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	103	-29	Lost to Marshall 17–45
103	2	7.214	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–7	0.125	104	-22	Lost to Kansas 24–34
104	-4	7.250	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–8	0.111	105	-25	Lost to Ball State 14–31
105	2	7.515	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–7	0.222	99	-23	Lost to Nevada 24–45
106	-3	7.602	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–8	0.000	109	-24	Lost to Indiana 6–23
107	-1	7.771	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–8	0.111	105	-31	Lost to East Carolina 31–45
108	1	8.478	TCU	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	109	-31	Lost to New Mexico 10–40
109	-1	8.536	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	105	-25	Lost to Tulane 0–56
110	2	8.623	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–9	0.000	109	-36	Lost to Ohio 30–35
111	0	8.698	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	105	-29	Lost to Miami 10–42
112	-2	9.369	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–9	0.000	109	-36	Lost to Temple 7–49