1997-98 Season: AP Preseason and Final Regular Season Polls
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
First place votes in parentheses.
Top 25
(Aug. 10, 1997)
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn St. (21) | 1566 |
| 2 | Florida (12) | 1548 |
| 3 | Florida St. (7) | 1507 |
| 4 | Washington (10) | 1484 |
| 5 | Tennessee (8) | 1480 |
| 6 | Nebraska (4) | 1442 |
| 7 | N. Carolina (4) | 1333 |
| 8 | Colorado (3) | 1302 |
| 9 | Ohio St. (1) | 1172 |
| 10 | LSU | 1096 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 1071 |
| 12 | Texas | 1042 |
| 13 | Miami | 820 |
| 14 | Michigan | 797 |
| 15 | Alabama | 673 |
| 16 | Auburn | 592 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 585 |
| 18 | Stanford | 533 |
| 19 | Brigham Young | 375 |
| 20 | Clemson | 352 |
| 21 | Iowa | 347 |
| 22 | USC | 219 |
| 23 | Kansas St. | 210 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 198 |
| 25 | Michigan St. | 148 |
Top 25
(Dec. 7, 1997)
| Pts | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan (69) | 1749 |
| 2 | Nebraska (1) | 1681 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 1570 |
| 4 | Florida St. | 1536 |
| 5 | UCLA | 1386 |
| 6 | Florida | 1356 |
| 7 | N. Carolina | 1293 |
| 8 | Washington St. | 1292 |
| 9 | Ohio St. | 1246 |
| 10 | Kansas St. | 1194 |
| 11 | Penn St. | 994 |
| 12 | Georgia | 966 |
| 13 | Auburn | 952 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 778 |
| 15 | LSU | 715 |
| 16 | Arizona St. | 610 |
| 17 | Purdue | 578 |
| 18 | Colorado St. | 510 |
| 19 | Missouri | 471 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 460 |
| 21 | Washington | 304 |
| 22 | So. Mississippi | 277 |
| 23 | Air Force | 216 |
| 24 | Oklahoma St. | 184 |
| 25 | Michigan St. | 140 |
| Final AP Top 25 Poll | 1997-98 Season | 1997-98 Bowl Games |
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