1997 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 21, 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	1	0.774	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+22	Beat Auburn 24–10
2	-1	0.801	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–1	0.857	10	+24	Lost to Florida 10–24
3	1	0.828	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+19	Beat Alabama 38–21
4	-1	0.858	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Texas Tech 29–0
5	5	0.977	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Georgia Tech 38–0
6	3	1.012	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat California 63–37
7	7	1.040	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+18	Beat Texas A&M 36–17
8	3	1.150	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Northern Illinois 41–14
9	8	1.184	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	16	+16	Beat Arizona 58–28
10	3	1.193	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat NC State 20–7
11	-6	1.198	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–1	0.857	10	+20	Beat Indiana 31–0
12	-4	1.205	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Minnesota 16–15
13	3	1.240	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Iowa 28–24
14	1	1.316	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	6–0	1.000	1	+12	BYE
15	5	1.387	UCLA	PAC	5–2	0.714	26	+14	Beat Oregon State 34–10
16	-9	1.430	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	9	+18	Lost to Fresno State 17–20
17	4	1.449	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	16	+13	Beat Vanderbilt 34–13
18	5	1.596	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–1	0.857	10	+13	Beat Bowling Green 24–0
19	-13	1.631	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	26	+13	Lost to Ole Miss 21–36
20	8	1.637	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–1	0.833	16	+15	Beat Wisconsin 45–20
21	6	1.675	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–1	0.857	10	+11	Beat Marshall 45–21
22	12	1.752	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	26	+14	Beat New Mexico 35–23
23	-1	1.779	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	16	+9	BYE
24	5	1.816	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–3	0.500	52	+13	Beat Kansas 42–6
25	-7	1.894	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	5–1	0.833	16	+5	Lost to Kansas State 17–36
26	9	1.911	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+11	Beat LSU 36–21
27	10	1.917	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	26	+10	Beat Stanford 31–14
28	-9	1.934	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	10	+8	Lost to Rice 23–35
29	-17	1.967	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	16	+7	Lost to Northwestern 17–19
30	8	1.974	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	26	+10	Beat Wyoming 14–7
31	11	2.072	BYU	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	34	+10	Beat Hawai'i 17–3
32	-7	2.117	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	5–1	0.833	16	+5	BYE
33	0	2.302	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	34	+9	BYE
34	5	2.320	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	+7	Beat Duke 13–10
35	9	2.387	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	4–2	0.667	34	+4	Beat East Carolina 33–16
36	-6	2.470	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	5–2	0.714	26	+4	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–45
37	-13	2.473	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	5–2	0.714	26	+6	Lost to Houston 38–41
38	-6	2.477	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	6–2	0.750	25	+6	Lost to Purdue 20–45
39	13	2.491	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	45	+7	Beat Arkansas 39–13
40	-14	2.504	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Lost to Florida State 0–38
41	6	2.524	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–3	0.625	42	+4	Beat Temple 60–7
42	-6	2.546	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–2	0.667	34	0	Lost to Michigan 24–28
43	-3	2.613	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	26	+6	Beat Arkansas State 42–14
44	13	2.670	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–3	0.571	45	+6	Beat Utah 31–13
45	-14	2.799	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3	0.571	45	+4	Lost to Arizona State 14–31
46	9	2.811	USC	PAC	3–3	0.500	52	+5	Beat Notre Dame 20–17
47	4	2.870	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	42	+6	Beat Kent State 50–27
48	14	2.921	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	4–3	0.571	45	+2	Beat Texas 37–29
49	-6	2.935	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Tennessee 21–38
50	-4	2.974	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	42	0	Lost to Colorado State 7–14
51	3	3.016	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–2	0.667	34	0	BYE
52	8	3.098	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–3	0.571	45	+1	Beat UL Monroe 49–14
53	-8	3.114	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–3	0.500	52	+3	Lost to Missouri 29–37
54	-13	3.180	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–3	0.571	45	+2	Lost to Colorado 6–42
55	3	3.256	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–3	0.500	52	+1	BYE
56	3	3.335	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	62	+2	Lost to Washington 28–58
57	-8	3.375	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	52	-1	Lost to UCLA 10–34
58	-2	3.452	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–3	0.500	52	0	Lost to Nebraska 0–29
59	2	3.460	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	62	-1	BYE
60	-12	3.523	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–3	0.500	52	+2	Lost to South Carolina 13–39
61	18	3.529	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–5	0.375	76	+1	Beat Michigan State 19–17
62	2	3.776	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	62	-2	Lost to North Carolina 7–20
63	8	3.829	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	62	-4	Beat New Mexico State 38–7
64	-11	3.849	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–3	0.571	45	-8	Lost to Nevada 23–42
65	-15	3.876	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	84	-1	Lost to USC 17–20
66	11	3.946	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–4	0.429	62	-1	Beat Maryland 35–17
67	17	3.998	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	62	-2	Beat Air Force 20–17
68	-2	4.013	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–5	0.375	76	-1	Lost to Ohio 0–24
69	6	4.025	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	78	-1	Lost to Washington State 37–63
70	-2	4.085	SMU	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	78	-2	BYE
71	1	4.114	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–3	0.500	52	-5	BYE
72	8	4.204	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	84	-3	Beat UNLV 20–17
73	-8	4.205	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–4	0.429	62	-6	Lost to Georgia 13–34
74	7	4.237	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	52	-9	Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–7
75	13	4.260	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	84	-3	Beat Idaho 42–23
76	11	4.367	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	62	-5	Beat Akron 45–0
77	9	4.427	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	78	-3	Beat Boston College 45–44
78	-11	4.466	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	62	-6	Lost to BYU 3–17
79	-16	4.517	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–5	0.286	84	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 17–35
80	-10	4.656	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–4	0.333	78	-6	BYE
81	9	4.732	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–4	0.429	62	-8	Beat Baylor 24–23
82	-9	4.787	UNLV	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	62	-11	Lost to San Diego State 17–20
83	-5	4.920	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	62	-12	Lost to Oregon 13–31
84	-2	5.025	UAB	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	62	-12	BYE
85	-2	5.077	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–5	0.286	84	-8	Lost to Penn State 15–16
86	-12	5.170	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–5	0.286	84	-7	Lost to Syracuse 7–60
87	8	5.187	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	62	-5	Beat North Texas 17–14
88	-19	5.219	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	2–5	0.286	84	-9	Lost to Miami 44–45
89	11	5.271	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	2–4	0.333	78	-5	Beat Cincinnati 41–38
90	-5	5.335	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–6	0.143	101	-5	Lost to Ohio State 0–31
91	7	5.406	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	78	-10	Beat Rutgers 37–35
92	0	5.492	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–5	0.286	84	-11	Lost to Virginia 10–13
93	-17	5.569	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–5	0.286	84	-12	Lost to Boise State 14–17
94	-3	5.699	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	94	-11	Lost to Kentucky 14–49
95	1	5.915	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	USA	1–5	0.167	97	-8	Lost to Tulane 16–33
96	8	6.157	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–6	0.250	94	-15	Beat Central Michigan 37–34
97	-3	6.183	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	1–5	0.167	97	-8	Lost to Oklahoma 23–24
98	-9	6.315	UTEP	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	84	-13	Lost to San José State 7–10
99	-2	6.416	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–6	0.250	94	-16	Lost to Ball State 34–37
100	3	6.459	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	97	-11	Beat UTEP 10–7
101	-8	6.633	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–6	0.143	101	-12	Lost to Eastern Michigan 0–45
102	-3	6.792	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–6	0.143	101	-8	Lost to Western Michigan 27–50
103	4	6.802	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	97	-14	Beat TCU 33–22
104	-2	6.829	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–6	0.143	101	-15	BYE
105	-4	7.112	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–6	0.000	108	-12	BYE
106	2	7.841	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	101	-10	BYE
107	-1	7.862	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	0–6	0.000	108	-14	BYE
108	2	8.232	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	101	-14	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–42
109	0	8.268	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–6	0.143	101	-16	Lost to Utah State 7–38
110	-5	8.641	TCU	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	108	-20	Lost to Tulsa 22–33
111	1	8.745	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–7	0.000	108	-23	Lost to Toledo 14–41
112	-1	8.848	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	0–7	0.000	108	-20	Lost to Army 35–37