1997 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 2, 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	0.838	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+65	BYE
2	0	0.844	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+54	BYE
3	0	0.872	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+58	Beat Vanderbilt 17–10
4	0	0.902	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	11–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat Colorado 27–24
5	0	0.961	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+51	BYE
6	1	1.035	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+52	BYE
7	-1	1.087	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	10–1	0.909	3	+48	BYE
8	4	1.163	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+46	Beat Georgia Tech 27–24
9	-1	1.170	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	10–1	0.909	3	+44	BYE
10	1	1.240	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	10	+41	BYE
11	-1	1.266	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	3	+42	BYE
12	1	1.291	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–2	0.833	8	+45	BYE
13	-4	1.463	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+40	Lost to Michigan State 14–49
14	0	1.597	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
15	1	1.693	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	8	+36	BYE
16	7	1.752	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	21	+28	Beat Miami 33–13
17	0	1.755	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+24	BYE
18	6	1.756	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	9–2	0.818	10	+23	Beat Texas 27–16
19	-1	1.757	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–2	0.818	10	+28	BYE
20	5	1.773	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	22	+27	Beat Arkansas 31–21
21	-1	1.776	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+29	BYE
22	-3	1.815	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+24	BYE
23	-1	1.817	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–3	0.727	22	+29	BYE
24	-3	1.838	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	10	+23	BYE
25	-10	1.898	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	22	+26	Lost to Arizona 16–28
26	7	1.917	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+28	Beat Mississippi State 15–14
27	-1	2.026	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–3	0.727	22	+22	BYE
28	16	2.091	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	31	+21	Beat Penn State 49–14
29	-2	2.108	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+20	BYE
30	10	2.172	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	31	+20	Beat Virginia Tech 34–20
31	-2	2.185	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+16	BYE
32	0	2.250	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	8–3	0.727	22	+17	BYE
33	-5	2.281	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	7–4	0.636	31	+21	Lost to Ole Miss 14–15
34	4	2.352	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+11	BYE
35	0	2.360	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+16	BYE
36	-6	2.361	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–4	0.636	31	+12	Lost to Virginia 20–34
37	-3	2.373	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	45	+22	Beat Hawai'i 23–22
38	-2	2.384	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–4	0.667	30	+22	BYE
39	-2	2.396	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	7–4	0.636	31	+17	BYE
40	-1	2.412	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–4	0.636	31	+13	BYE
41	-10	2.477	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	7–4	0.636	31	+11	Lost to Pittsburgh 38–41
42	-1	2.486	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	31	+15	BYE
43	0	2.514	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–4	0.636	31	+3	BYE
44	1	2.537	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	46	+16	BYE
45	1	2.570	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	46	+16	BYE
46	6	2.594	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	46	+15	Beat Arizona State 28–16
47	-5	2.616	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	6–5	0.545	46	+13	Lost to Georgia 24–27
48	-1	2.683	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	+16	Lost to Nebraska 24–27
49	-1	2.697	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	7–4	0.636	31	+8	BYE
50	-1	2.770	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	46	+8	BYE
51	-1	2.774	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	6–5	0.545	46	+12	BYE
52	1	3.008	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	+7	BYE
53	-2	3.089	BYU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	46	+4	BYE
54	0	3.128	SMU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	46	+5	BYE
55	0	3.158	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	46	-2	BYE
56	1	3.210	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–6	0.455	59	+6	BYE
57	-1	3.246	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	46	-2	BYE
58	9	3.284	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	6–5	0.545	46	-2	Beat West Virginia 41–38
59	1	3.325	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-2	BYE
60	-2	3.384	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–6	0.538	57	-2	BYE
61	-2	3.406	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	44	-11	BYE
62	1	3.564	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	59	-5	BYE
63	3	3.592	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	59	-3	BYE
64	1	3.634	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–7	0.417	72	-1	BYE
65	-3	3.648	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	+2	Lost to LSU 21–31
66	-5	3.707	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	5–6	0.455	59	-9	Lost to Syracuse 13–33
67	-3	3.723	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	58	-5	BYE
68	2	3.731	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-4	BYE
69	0	3.754	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	5–6	0.455	59	-5	BYE
70	-2	3.757	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	59	-6	BYE
71	0	3.862	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	72	-3	BYE
72	0	3.947	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	5–6	0.455	59	-5	BYE
73	0	4.082	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	59	-14	BYE
74	0	4.549	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-15	Lost to Texas A&M 16–27
75	3	4.577	UAB	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	59	-25	BYE
76	-1	4.581	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–7	0.417	72	-18	BYE
77	0	4.589	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-19	BYE
78	-2	4.623	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-13	BYE
79	0	4.645	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	76	-18	BYE
80	1	4.803	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	87	-18	BYE
81	1	4.830	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	76	-23	BYE
82	-2	4.833	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	59	-20	BYE
83	1	4.933	UTEP	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-19	BYE
84	-1	5.004	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	75	-23	BYE
85	0	5.025	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	4–8	0.333	86	-16	BYE
86	0	5.160	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-19	BYE
87	0	5.234	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	76	-16	BYE
88	2	5.282	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	87	-26	Lost to Tennessee 10–17
89	-1	5.298	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	87	-24	BYE
90	-1	5.493	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	3–8	0.273	87	-25	BYE
91	1	5.585	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	4–7	0.364	76	-29	BYE
92	-1	5.591	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–9	0.250	95	-29	BYE
93	1	5.895	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	97	-30	BYE
94	-1	5.908	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	97	-28	BYE
95	0	6.023	UNLV	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	87	-37	BYE
96	2	6.024	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–9	0.182	97	-28	BYE
97	-1	6.026	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–9	0.182	97	-32	BYE
98	-1	6.046	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-21	BYE
99	2	6.116	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–8	0.273	87	-31	BYE
100	-1	6.128	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–9	0.182	97	-28	BYE
101	1	6.228	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-29	BYE
102	-2	6.445	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	95	-40	Lost to Notre Dame 22–23
103	0	6.636	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-37	BYE
104	0	7.216	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	1–10	0.091	106	-39	BYE
105	0	7.667	TCU	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	106	-49	BYE
106	0	7.701	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–9	0.182	97	-41	BYE
107	0	7.785	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–11	0.000	110	-49	BYE
108	0	7.868	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–10	0.091	106	-53	BYE
109	0	7.870	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	106	-33	BYE
110	0	7.998	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-46	BYE
111	0	8.565	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–11	0.000	110	-55	BYE
112	0	9.337	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–11	0.000	110	-60	BYE