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1997 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.664Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat Kentucky 55–28
250.912Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–01.0001+6Beat Bowling Green 58–0
3-10.932Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+8Beat UCF 41–14
400.938Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–01.0001+9Beat San Diego State 24–18
5-20.998Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+8Beat Missouri 31–10
6-11.045Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+4Beat Notre Dame 21–14
741.061North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–01.0001+6Beat Virginia 48–20
801.100Penn State (PENN STATE)B103–01.0001+5BYE
951.132Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+4BYE
10-41.188Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–01.0001+4BYE
11-21.195Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–01.0001+7Beat Nevada 31–13
12-21.233Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–01.0001+4BYE
1301.324Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B123–01.0001+3BYE
1441.373Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B123–01.0001+2Beat North Texas 36–10
1511.375New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–01.0001+4BYE
1681.375Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–01.0001+4Beat Boise State 58–0
17-21.387Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE4–01.0001+4Beat Arkansas State 50–0
1831.410LSUSEC3–10.75023+4Beat Akron 56–0
19111.592Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat Southern Miss 27–13
20-11.643Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.00010Beat Illinois 38–10
2121.643Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–01.0001+2Beat UL Monroe 38–7
2201.692Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66739+3BYE
23171.715Colorado (COLORADO)B122–10.66739+5Beat Wyoming 20–19
2491.751Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75023+4Beat Oregon 58–49
25111.756Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat South Carolina 37–17
2601.796Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66739+3BYE
27121.861Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–10.80020+4Beat Western Michigan 31–7
28-31.923West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE3–10.75023+4Beat Miami 28–17
2991.964Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat Vanderbilt 15–3
30232.061Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC3–10.75023+4Beat Louisiana Tech 17–13
3142.064Purdue (PURDUE)B103–10.75023+4Beat Northwestern 21–9
32162.069Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA3–10.75023+3Beat Boston College 24–6
33-12.095Kansas (KANSAS)B123–10.75023+3BYE
34-222.102Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–10.75023+4Lost to Arkansas 13–17
3562.196Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–10.80020+2Beat Ball State 42–16
3612.198Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE3–10.75023+2BYE
3772.235Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–10.75023+2Beat Oregon State 13–10
38122.245UCLAPAC2–20.50048+2Beat Arizona 40–27
3982.325BYUIND WAC2–10.66739+3Beat SMU 19–16
40282.352USCPAC1–20.33374+2Beat California 27–17
41-212.420Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75023+2Lost to Stanford 49–58
42102.555Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–10.800200Beat Indiana 27–26
4382.569Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–10.750230BYE
44352.654Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–10.66739+1Beat Clemson 23–20
45-182.672Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60046+1Lost to Colorado 19–20
46122.739Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–10.75023-1Beat Army 38–14
4782.749Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–20.50048+1BYE
48-312.805California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–10.66739+1Lost to USC 17–27
49112.849Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–20.50048+2BYE
50-192.943NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–20.600460Lost to Wake Forest 18–19
51-92.954Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50048+1Lost to Florida 28–55
52-232.986Rice (RICE)IND WAC2–20.50048+2Lost to Texas 31–38
53-253.023Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.50048+2Lost to Georgia Tech 20–23
54-203.036South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–20.50048+1Lost to Mississippi State 17–37
55393.048Texas (TEXAS)B122–10.667390Beat Rice 38–31
56-23.076Missouri (MISSOURI)B122–20.500480Lost to Ohio State 10–31
5773.132Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.25081+1Lost to Michigan 14–21
58-153.204Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.500480Lost to Ole Miss 3–15
5943.213Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–30.40067+1BYE
60-153.296Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–20.500480Lost to Alabama 13–27
61-153.309Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–30.40067+2Lost to Kansas State 0–58
62273.377Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.50048+2Beat NC State 19–18
63-143.499Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–20.333740Lost to Arizona State 10–13
6463.546Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40067-1Lost to Purdue 9–21
65173.610UNLVIND WAC2–20.50048-2Beat Illinois State 41–6
66-103.674Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE2–20.50048-2Lost to Cincinnati 6–24
67183.721Duke (DUKE)ACC2–20.50048-2Beat Navy 26–17
68-93.761Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.400670Lost to Ohio 7–31
6933.786Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–20.50048-2BYE
70-43.850Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–20.333740Lost to North Carolina 20–48
7173.919Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–20.50048-1Beat Louisville 35–14
72-34.013San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–30.250810Lost to Air Force 18–24
73-24.103Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–30.25081-2Lost to West Virginia 17–28
74-14.137UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–40.20097-1Lost to Auburn 14–41
7564.139East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)USA1–20.33374-1BYE
7644.183Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW2–20.50048-4BYE
77-164.190Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–30.25081-1Lost to UCLA 27–40
78-214.197Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50048-4Lost to Duke 17–26
79-124.198SMUIND WAC1–30.25081-1Lost to BYU 16–19
8044.203Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA1–30.25081-1BYE
81-44.279Tulane (TULANE)USA1–20.33374-2BYE
8294.297Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–30.250810Beat Temple 24–21
83-214.330Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.50048-4Lost to Houston 43–45
84134.533Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–30.25081-1Beat Minnesota 45–43
85-104.686North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW2–30.40067-3Lost to Texas A&M 10–36
86-104.752Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25081-2Lost to Wisconsin 26–27
87-224.789Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40067-3Lost to Eastern Michigan 24–31
88144.810UTEPIND WAC1–30.25081-1Beat New Mexico State 24–16
89-64.900UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI1–40.20097-2Lost to Oklahoma State 7–38
90-25.051Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW1–40.20097-3Lost to Toledo 13–31
9145.161Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–30.25081-4Lost to Miami (OH) 14–38
92155.169Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.25081-3Beat Central Michigan 31–24
9305.265Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–20.33374-2BYE
94-25.292Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25081-3BYE
95-55.489Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–20.33374-4BYE
96135.530UABIND FBSI2–30.40067-7Beat Louisiana 42–7
97-235.561Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–40.20097-4Lost to Maryland 21–24
98-125.833New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–30.25081-4Lost to UTEP 16–24
99-125.837Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–40.20097-5Lost to Oklahoma 14–35
10056.140Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–30.25081-1BYE
101-16.184Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–30.250810Lost to Virginia Tech 0–50
102-46.311Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–30.000104-3BYE
103-26.332Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–40.20097-6Lost to Marshall 16–42
104-56.595TCUIND WAC0–30.000104-4BYE
105-96.609Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–40.000104-4BYE
106-36.977San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–30.000104-4BYE
107-37.129Akron (AKRON)MAC0–40.000104-5Lost to LSU 0–56
10837.161Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000104-6Lost to Iowa 10–38
10937.330Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–40.20097-4Lost to Washington State 0–58
110-47.427Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–40.000104-5BYE
111-37.832Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–50.000104-6Lost to UAB 7–42
112-28.297Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC0–40.000104-8BYE

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