1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Legend

AP Poll

|Week1-1 = Penn State (21) |Week1-2 = Florida (12) |Week1-3 = Florida State (7) |Week1-4 = Washington (10) |Week1-5 = Tennessee (8) |Week1-6 = Nebraska (4) |Week1-7 = North Carolina (4) |Week1-8 = Colorado (3) |Week1-9 = Ohio State (1) |Week1-10 = LSU |Week1-11 = Notre Dame |Week1-12 = Texas |Week1-13 = Miami (FL) |Week1-14 = Michigan |Week1-15 = Alabama |Week1-16 = Auburn |Week1-17 = Syracuse |Week1-18 = Stanford |Week1-19 = BYU |Week1-20 = Clemson |Week1-21 = Iowa |Week1-22 = USC |Week1-23 = Kansas State |Week1-24 = Wisconsin |Week1-25 = Michigan State |Week2-1 =Penn State (0–0) (22) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 =Florida (0–0) (14) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 =Florida State (0–0) (6) |Week2-3-Color = |Week2-4 =Washington (0–0) (9) |Week2-4-Color = |Week2-5 =Tennessee (0–0) (7) |Week2-5-Color = |Week2-6 =Nebraska (0–0) (4) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 =North Carolina (0–0) (4) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 =Colorado (0–0) (3) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 =Ohio State (0–0) (1) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 =LSU (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 =Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 =Texas (0–0) |Week2-12-Color = |Week2-13 =Syracuse (1–0) |Week2-13-Color =u |Week2-14 =Miami (FL) (0–0) |Week2-14-Color =d |Week2-15 =Michigan (0–0) |Week2-15-Color =d |Week2-16 =Alabama (0–0) |Week2-16-Color =d |Week2-17 =Auburn (0–0) |Week2-17-Color =d |Week2-18 =Stanford (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = |Week2-19 =BYU (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = |Week2-20 =Clemson (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = |Week2-21 =Iowa (0–0) |Week2-21-Color = |Week2-22 =Kansas State (0–0) |Week2-22-Color =u |Week2-23 =USC (0–0) |Week2-23-Color =d |Week2-24 =Northwestern (1–0) |Week2-24-Color =y |Week2-25 =Michigan State (0–0) |Week2-25-Color = |Week3-1 =Penn State (0–0) (23) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 =Florida (1–0) (14) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 =Tennessee (1–0) (7) |Week3-3-Color =u |Week3-4 =Washington (0–0) (9) |Week3-4-Color = |Week3-5 =Florida State (0–0) (6) |Week3-5-Color =d |Week3-6 =Nebraska (1–0) (4) |Week3-6-Color = |Week3-7 =North Carolina (0–0) (4) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 =Colorado (0–0) (3) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 =Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = |Week3-10 =LSU (0–0) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 =Notre Dame (0–0) |Week3-11-Color = |Week3-12 =Texas (0–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 =Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week3-13-Color =u |Week3-14 =Michigan (0–0) |Week3-14-Color =u |Week3-15 =Alabama (1–0) |Week3-15-Color =u |Week3-16 =Auburn (0–0) |Week3-16-Color =u |Week3-17 =Stanford (0–0) |Week3-17-Color =u |Week3-18 =Clemson (0–0) |Week3-18-Color =u |Week3-19 =BYU (0–0) |Week3-19-Color = |Week3-20 =Iowa (0–0) |Week3-20-Color =u |Week3-21 =Kansas State (0–0) T |Week3-21-Color =tu |Week3-22 =Northwestern (1–0) T |Week3-22-Color =u |Week3-23 =USC (0–0) |Week3-23-Color = |Week3-24 =Colorado State (1–0) |Week3-24-Color =y |Week3-25 =Michigan State (0–0) |Week3-25-Color = |Week4-1 =Penn State (1–0) (22) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 =Florida (2–0) (15) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 =Washington (1–0) (14) |Week4-3-Color =u |Week4-4 =Tennessee (2–0) (6) |Week4-4-Color =d |Week4-5 =Florida State (1–0) (4) |Week4-5-Color = |Week4-6 =Nebraska (1–0) (4) |Week4-6-Color = |Week4-7 =North Carolina (1–0) (2) |Week4-7-Color = |Week4-8 =Colorado (1–0) (3) |Week4-8-Color = |Week4-9 =Ohio State (1–0) |Week4-9-Color = |Week4-10 =LSU (1–0) |Week4-10-Color = |Week4-11 =Texas (1–0) |Week4-11-Color =u |Week4-12 =Notre Dame (1–0) |Week4-12-Color =d |Week4-13 =Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week4-13-Color = |Week4-14 =Michigan (0–0) |Week4-14-Color = |Week4-15 =Alabama (1–0) |Week4-15-Color = |Week4-16 =Auburn (1–0) |Week4-16-Color = |Week4-17 =Stanford (1–0) |Week4-17-Color = |Week4-18 =Iowa (1–0) |Week4-18-Color =u |Week4-19 =Clemson (1–0) |Week4-19-Color =d |Week4-20 =Kansas State (1–0) |Week4-20-Color =u |Week4-21 =Michigan State (1–0) |Week4-21-Color =u |Week4-22 = Virginia Tech (1–0) |Week4-22-Color =y |Week4-23 =USC (0–1) |Week4-23-Color = |Week4-24 = Arizona State (1–0) |Week4-24-Color =y |Week4-25 =Colorado State (1–1) |Week4-25-Color =d |Week5-1 =Penn State (2–0) (25) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 =Washington (2–0) (19) |Week5-2-Color =u |Week5-3 =Florida (2–0) (14) |Week5-3-Color =d |Week5-4 =Tennessee (2–0) (6) |Week5-4-Color = |Week5-5 =Florida State (2–0) (3) |Week5-5-Color = |Week5-6 =North Carolina (2–0) (1) |Week5-6-Color =u |Week5-7 =Nebraska (2–0) (2) |Week5-7-Color =d |Week5-8 =Michigan (1–0) |Week5-8-Color =u |Week5-9 =Ohio State (2–0) |Week5-9-Color = |Week5-10 =LSU (2–0) |Week5-10-Color = |Week5-11 =Alabama (2–0) |Week5-11-Color =u |Week5-12 =Auburn (2–0) |Week5-12-Color =u |Week5-13 =Iowa (2–0) |Week5-13-Color =u |Week5-14 =Arizona State (2–0) |Week5-14-Color =u |Week5-15 =Colorado (1–1) |Week5-15-Color =d |Week5-16 =Clemson (2–0) |Week5-16-Color =u |Week5-17 =Michigan State (2–0) |Week5-17-Color =u |Week5-18 =Virginia Tech (2–0) |Week5-18-Color =u |Week5-19 =Washington State (2–0) |Week5-19-Color =y |Week5-20 =Kansas State (2–0) |Week5-20-Color = |Week5-21 =Stanford (1–1) |Week5-21-Color =d |Week5-22 =Miami (FL) (1–1) |Week5-22-Color =d |Week5-23 =Colorado State (2–1) |Week5-23-Color =u |Week5-24 =UCLA (1–2) |Week5-24-Color =y |Week5-25 =Georgia (2–0) |Week5-25-Color =y |Week6-1 =Florida (3–0) (32) |Week6-1-Color =u |Week6-2 =Penn State (3–0) (28) |Week6-2-Color =d |Week6-3 =Nebraska (3–0) (7) |Week6-3-Color =u |Week6-4 =Florida State (3–0) (1) |Week6-4-Color =u |Week6-5 =North Carolina (3–0) (2) |Week6-5-Color =u |Week6-6 =Michigan (2–0) |Week6-6-Color =u |Week6-7 =Ohio State (3–0) |Week6-7-Color =u |Week6-8 =Auburn (3–0) |Week6-8-Color =u |Week6-9 =Tennessee (2–1) |Week6-9-Color =d |Week6-10 =Washington (2–1) |Week6-10-Color =d |Week6-11 =Iowa (3–0) |Week6-11-Color =u |Week6-12 =Michigan State (3–0) |Week6-12-Color =u |Week6-13 =LSU (2–1) |Week6-13-Color =d |Week6-14 =Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week6-14-Color =u |Week6-15 =Washington State (3–0) |Week6-15-Color =u |Week6-16 =Colorado (1–1) |Week6-16-Color =d |Week6-17 =Clemson (2–1) |Week6-17-Color =d |Week6-18 =Kansas State (2–0) |Week6-18-Color =u |Week6-19 =Georgia (3–0) |Week6-19-Color =u |Week6-20 =Stanford (2–1) |Week6-20-Color =u |Week6-21 =Alabama (2–1) |Week6-21-Color =d |Week6-22 =Texas A&M (2–0) |Week6-22-Color =y |Week6-23 =BYU (1–1) |Week6-23-Color =y |Week6-24 =UCLA (1–2) |Week6-24-Color = |Week6-25 =Arizona State (2–1) |Week6-25-Color =d |Week7-1 =Florida (4–0) (36) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 =Penn State (3–0) (25) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 =Nebraska (3–0) (6) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 =Florida State (3–0) (1) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 =North Carolina (4–0) (2) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 =Michigan (3–0) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 =Ohio State (4–0) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 =Auburn (4–0) |Week7-8-Color = |Week7-9 =Tennessee (2–1) |Week7-9-Color = |Week7-10 =Washington (2–1) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 =Iowa (4–0) |Week7-11-Color = |Week7-12 =Michigan State (3–0) |Week7-12-Color = |Week7-13 =LSU (3–1) |Week7-13-Color = |Week7-14 =Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week7-14-Color = |Week7-15 =Washington State (4–0) |Week7-15-Color = |Week7-16 =Colorado (2–1) |Week7-16-Color = |Week7-17 =Kansas State (3–0) |Week7-17-Color =u |Week7-18 =Georgia (3–0) |Week7-18-Color =u |Week7-19 =Stanford (3–1) |Week7-19-Color =u |Week7-20 =Alabama (3–1) |Week7-20-Color =u |Week7-21 =Texas A&M (3–0) |Week7-21-Color =u |Week7-22 =UCLA (2–2) |Week7-22-Color =u |Week7-23 =Air Force (5–0) |Week7-23-Color =y |Week7-24 =BYU (2–1) |Week7-24-Color =d |Week7-25 =Arizona State (3–1) |Week7-25-Color = |Week8-1 =Florida (5–0) (35) |Week8-1-Color = |Week8-2 =Penn State (4–0) (26) |Week8-2-Color = |Week8-3 =Nebraska (4–0) (6) |Week8-3-Color = |Week8-4 =Florida State (4–0) (1) |Week8-4-Color = |Week8-5 =North Carolina (5–0) (2) |Week8-5-Color = |Week8-6 =Michigan (4–0) |Week8-6-Color = |Week8-7 =Ohio State (5–0) |Week8-7-Color = |Week8-8 =Auburn (5–0) |Week8-8-Color = |Week8-9 =Tennessee (3–1) |Week8-9-Color = |Week8-10 =Washington (3–1) |Week8-10-Color = |Week8-11 =Michigan State (4–0) |Week8-11-Color =u |Week8-12 =Washington State (5–0) |Week8-12-Color =u |Week8-13 =Georgia (4–0) |Week8-13-Color =u |Week8-14 =LSU (4–1) |Week8-14-Color =d |Week8-15 =Texas A&M (4–0) |Week8-15-Color =u |Week8-16 =Stanford (4–1) |Week8-16-Color =u |Week8-17 =Iowa (4–1) |Week8-17-Color =d |Week8-18 =UCLA (3–2) |Week8-18-Color =u |Week8-19 =Air Force (6–0) |Week8-19-Color =u |Week8-20 =Oklahoma State (5–0) |Week8-20-Color =y |Week8-21 =BYU (3–1) |Week8-21-Color =u |Week8-22 =Kansas State (3–1) |Week8-22-Color =d |Week8-23 =Virginia Tech (4–1) |Week8-23-Color =d |Week8-24 =Colorado (2–2) |Week8-24-Color =d |Week8-25 =Georgia Tech (3–1) |Week8-25-Color =y |Week9-1 =Penn State (5–0) (51) |Week9-1-Color =u |Week9-2 =Nebraska (5–0) (14) |Week9-2-Color =u |Week9-3 =Florida State (5–0) (3) |Week9-3-Color =u |Week9-4 =North Carolina (6–0) (2) |Week9-4-Color =u |Week9-5 =Michigan (5–0) |Week9-5-Color =u |Week9-6 =Auburn (6–0) |Week9-6-Color =u |Week9-7 =Florida (5–1) |Week9-7-Color =d |Week9-8 =LSU (5–1) |Week9-8-Color =u |Week9-9 =Tennessee (4–1) |Week9-9-Color = |Week9-10 =Washington (4–1) |Week9-10-Color = |Week9-11 =Ohio State (5–1) |Week9-11-Color =d |Week9-12 =Michigan State (5–0) |Week9-12-Color =d |Week9-13 =Washington State (5–0) |Week9-13-Color =d |Week9-14 =Texas A&M (5–0) |Week9-14-Color =u |Week9-15 =Iowa (4–1) |Week9-15-Color =u |Week9-16 =Oklahoma State (6–0) |Week9-16-Color =u |Week9-17 =UCLA (4–2) |Week9-17-Color =u |Week9-18 =Air Force (7–0) |Week9-18-Color =u |Week9-19 =Georgia (4–1) |Week9-19-Color =d |Week9-20 =Kansas State (4–1) |Week9-20-Color =u |Week9-21 =Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week9-21-Color =u |Week9-22 =Virginia Tech (5–1) |Week9-22-Color =u |Week9-23 =West Virginia (5–1) |Week9-23-Color =y |Week9-24 =Wisconsin (6–1) |Week9-24-Color =y |Week9-25 =Stanford (4–2) |Week9-25-Color =d |Week10-1 =Nebraska (6–0) (33) |Week10-1-Color =u |Week10-2 =Penn State (6–0) (26) |Week10-2-Color =d |Week10-3 =Florida State (6–0) (9) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 =North Carolina (7–0) (2) |Week10-4-Color = |Week10-5 =Michigan (6–0) |Week10-5-Color = |Week10-6 =Florida (6–1) |Week10-6-Color =u |Week10-7 =Washington (5–1) |Week10-7-Color =u |Week10-8 =Tennessee (5–1) |Week10-8-Color =u |Week10-9 =Ohio State (6–1) |Week10-9-Color =u |Week10-10 =Washington State (6–0) |Week10-10-Color=u |Week10-11 =Auburn (6–1) |Week10-11-Color=d |Week10-12 =Oklahoma State (6–0) |Week10-12-Color=u |Week10-13 =UCLA (5–2) |Week10-13-Color=u |Week10-14 =Kansas State (5–1) |Week10-14-Color=u |Week10-15 =Michigan State (5–1) |Week10-15-Color=d |Week10-16 =Georgia (5–1) |Week10-16-Color=u |Week10-17 =LSU (5–2) |Week10-17-Color=d |Week10-18 =Iowa (4–2) |Week10-18-Color=d |Week10-19 =Virginia Tech (5–1) |Week10-19-Color=u |Week10-20 =Texas A&M (5–1) |Week10-20-Color=d |Week10-21 =West Virginia (5–1) |Week10-21-Color=u |Week10-22 =Purdue (5–1) |Week10-22-Color=y |Week10-23 =Arizona State (5–2) |Week10-23-Color=y |Week10-24 =Toledo (6–0) |Week10-24-Color=y |Week10-25 =Mississippi (4–2) |Week10-25-Color=y |Week11-1 =Nebraska (7–0) (35) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 =Penn State (6–0) (25) |Week11-2-Color = |Week11-3 =Florida State (7–0) (8) |Week11-3-Color = |Week11-4 =Michigan (7–0) |Week11-4-Color =u |Week11-5 =North Carolina (7–0) (2) |Week11-5-Color =d |Week11-6 =Florida (6–1) |Week11-6-Color = |Week11-7 =Washington (6–1) |Week11-7-Color = |Week11-8 =Tennessee (5–1) |Week11-8-Color = |Week11-9 =Ohio State (7–1) |Week11-9-Color = |Week11-10 =Washington State (7–0) |Week11-10-Color= |Week11-11 =Auburn (7–1) |Week11-11-Color= |Week11-12 =UCLA (6–2) |Week11-12-Color=u |Week11-13 =Kansas State (6–1) |Week11-13-Color=u |Week11-14 =Georgia (6–1) |Week11-14-Color=u |Week11-15 =Iowa (5–2) |Week11-15-Color=u |Week11-16 =LSU (5–2) |Week11-16-Color=u |Week11-17 =West Virginia (6–1) |Week11-17-Color=u |Week11-18 =Purdue (6–1) |Week11-18-Color=u |Week11-19 =Oklahoma State (6–1) |Week11-19-Color=d |Week11-20 =Arizona State (5–2) |Week11-20-Color=u |Week11-21 =Michigan State (5–2) |Week11-21-Color=d |Week11-22 =Toledo (7–0) |Week11-22-Color=u |Week11-23 =Virginia Tech (5–2) |Week11-23-Color=d |Week11-24 =Southern Miss (5–2) |Week11-24-Color=y |Week11-25 =Texas A&M (5–2) |Week11-25-Color=d |Week12-1 =Nebraska (8–0) (46) |Week12-1-Color = |Week12-2 =Penn State (7–0) (16) |Week12-2-Color = |Week12-3 =Florida State (8–0) (5) |Week12-3-Color = |Week12-4 =Michigan (8–0) (1) |Week12-4-Color = |Week12-5 =North Carolina (8–0) (2) |Week12-5-Color = |Week12-6 =Washington (7–1) |Week12-6-Color =u |Week12-7 =Ohio State (8–1) |Week12-7-Color =u |Week12-8 =Tennessee (6–1) |Week12-8-Color = |Week12-9 =Georgia (7–1) |Week12-9-Color =u |Week12-10 =UCLA (7–2) |Week12-10-Color=u |Week12-11 =Kansas State (7–1) |Week12-11-Color=u |Week12-12 =Iowa (6–2) |Week12-12-Color=u |Week12-13 =Florida (6–2) |Week12-13-Color=d |Week12-14 =LSU (6–2) |Week12-14-Color=u |Week12-15 =Arizona State (6–2) |Week12-15-Color=u |Week12-16 =Washington State (7–1) |Week12-16-Color=d |Week12-17 =Auburn (7–2) |Week12-17-Color=d |Week12-18 =Toledo (8–0) |Week12-18-Color=u |Week12-19 =Mississippi State (6–2) |Week12-19-Color=y |Week12-20 =Virginia Tech (6–2) |Week12-20-Color=u |Week12-21 =Texas A&M (6–2) |Week12-21-Color=u |Week12-22 =Syracuse (6–3) |Week12-22-Color=y |Week12-23 =Purdue (6–2) |Week12-23-Color=d |Week12-24 =Southern Miss (6–2) |Week12-24-Color= |Week12-25 =Oklahoma State (6–2) |Week12-25-Color=d |Week13-1 =Michigan (9–0) (44) |Week13-1-Color =u |Week13-2 =Florida State (9–0) (23) |Week13-2-Color =u |Week13-3 =Nebraska (9–0) (3) |Week13-3-Color =d |Week13-4 =Ohio State (9–1) |Week13-4-Color =u |Week13-5 =Tennessee (7–1) |Week13-5-Color =u |Week13-6 =Penn State (7–1) |Week13-6-Color =d |Week13-7 =Georgia (7–1) |Week13-7-Color =u |Week13-8 =North Carolina (8–1) |Week13-8-Color =d |Week13-9 =UCLA (7–2) |Week13-9-Color =u |Week13-10 =Kansas State (8–1) |Week13-10-Color=u |Week13-11 =LSU (7–2) |Week13-11-Color=u |Week13-12 =Florida (7–2) |Week13-12-Color=u |Week13-13 =Washington (7–2) |Week13-13-Color=d |Week13-14 =Washington State (8–1) |Week13-14-Color=u |Week13-15 =Arizona State (7–2) |Week13-15-Color= |Week13-16 =Auburn (7–2) |Week13-16-Color=u |Week13-17 =Mississippi State (6–2) |Week13-17-Color=u |Week13-18 =Texas A&M (7–2) |Week13-18-Color=u |Week13-19 =Purdue (7–2) T |Week13-19-Color=tu |Week13-20 =Virginia Tech (7–2) T |Week13-20-Color=u |Week13-21 =Syracuse (7–3) |Week13-21-Color=u |Week13-22 =Iowa (6–3) |Week13-22-Color=d |Week13-23 =Wisconsin (8–2) |Week13-23-Color=y |Week13-24 =Oklahoma State (7–2) |Week13-24-Color=u |Week13-25 =Missouri (6–4) |Week13-25-Color=y |Week14-1 =Michigan (10–0) (44) |Week14-1-Color = |Week14-2 =Florida State (10–0) (24) |Week14-2-Color = |Week14-3 =Nebraska (10–0) (2) |Week14-3-Color = |Week14-4 =Ohio State (10–1) |Week14-4-Color = |Week14-5 =Tennessee (8–1) |Week14-5-Color = |Week14-6 =Penn State (8–1) |Week14-6-Color = |Week14-7 =UCLA (8–2) |Week14-7-Color =u |Week14-8 =North Carolina (9–1) |Week14-8-Color = |Week14-9 =Kansas State (9–1) |Week14-9-Color =u |Week14-10 =Florida (8–2) |Week14-10-Color=u |Week14-11 =Washington State (9–1) |Week14-11-Color=u |Week14-12 =Arizona State (8–2) |Week14-12-Color=u |Week14-13 =Auburn (8–2) |Week14-13-Color=u |Week14-14 =Georgia (7–2) |Week14-14-Color=d |Week14-15 =Mississippi State (7–2) |Week14-15-Color=u |Week14-16 =Texas A&M (8–2) |Week14-16-Color=u |Week14-17 =Washington (7–3) |Week14-17-Color=d |Week14-18 =Syracuse (8–3) |Week14-18-Color=u |Week14-19 =Virginia Tech (7–2) |Week14-19-Color= |Week14-20 =LSU (7–3) |Week14-20-Color=d |Week14-21 =Missouri (7–4) |Week14-21-Color=u |Week14-22 =West Virginia (7–4) |Week14-22-Color=y |Week14-23 =Purdue (7–3) |Week14-23-Color=d |Week14-24 =Wisconsin (8–3) |Week14-24-Color=d |Week14-25 =Colorado State (8–2) |Week14-25-Color=y |Week15-1 =Michigan (11–0) (69) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 =Nebraska (10–0) (1) |Week15-2-Color =u |Week15-3 =Tennessee (9–1) |Week15-3-Color =u |Week15-4 =Penn State (9–1) |Week15-4-Color =u |Week15-5 =Florida State (10–1) |Week15-5-Color =d |Week15-6 =UCLA (9–2) |Week15-6-Color =u |Week15-7 =Florida (9–2) |Week15-7-Color =u |Week15-8 =North Carolina (10–1) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 =Ohio State (10–2) |Week15-9-Color =d |Week15-10 =Washington State (10–1) |Week15-10-Color=u |Week15-11 =Kansas State (10–1) |Week15-11-Color=d |Week15-12 =Arizona State (8–2) |Week15-12-Color= |Week15-13 =Auburn (9–2) |Week15-13-Color= |Week15-14 =Georgia (8–2) |Week15-14-Color= |Week15-15 =Texas A&M (8–2) |Week15-15-Color=u |Week15-16 =Syracuse (8–3) |Week15-16-Color=u |Week15-17 =LSU (7–3) |Week15-17-Color=u |Week15-18 =Purdue (8–3) |Week15-18-Color=u |Week15-19 =Missouri (7–4) |Week15-19-Color=u |Week15-20 =Colorado State (9–2) |Week15-20-Color=u |Week15-21 =Washington (7–4) |Week15-21-Color=d |Week15-22 =Mississippi State (7–3) |Week15-22-Color=d |Week15-23 =Southern Miss (8–3) |Week15-23-Color=y |Week15-24 =Air Force (10–2) |Week15-24-Color=y |Week15-25 =Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week15-25-Color=y |Week16-1 =Michigan (11–0) (69) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 =Nebraska (11–0) (1) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 =Tennessee (10–1) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 =Florida State (10–1) |Week16-4-Color =u |Week16-5 =UCLA (9–2) |Week16-5-Color =u |Week16-6 =Florida (9–2) |Week16-6-Color =u |Week16-7 =North Carolina (10–1) |Week16-7-Color =u |Week16-8 =Washington State (10–1) |Week16-8-Color =u |Week16-9 =Ohio State (10–2) |Week16-9-Color = |Week16-10 =Kansas State (10–1) |Week16-10-Color=u |Week16-11 =Auburn (9–2) |Week16-11-Color=u |Week16-12 =Penn State (9–2) |Week16-12-Color=d |Week16-13 =Georgia (9–2) |Week16-13-Color=u |Week16-14 =Texas A&M (9–2) |Week16-14-Color=u |Week16-15 =Syracuse (9–3) |Week16-15-Color=u |Week16-16 =LSU (8–3) |Week16-16-Color=u |Week16-17 =Arizona State (8–3) |Week16-17-Color=d |Week16-18 =Purdue (8–3) |Week16-18-Color= |Week16-19 =Missouri (7–4) |Week16-19-Color= |Week16-20 =Colorado State (9–2) |Week16-20-Color= |Week16-21 =Washington (7–4) |Week16-21-Color= |Week16-22 =Southern Miss (8–3) |Week16-22-Color=u |Week16-23 =Air Force (10–2) |Week16-23-Color=u |Week16-24 =Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week16-24-Color=u |Week16-25 =Michigan State (7–4) |Week16-25-Color=y |Week17-1 =Michigan (11–0) (69) |Week17-1-Color = |Week17-2 =Nebraska (12–0) (1) |Week17-2-Color = |Week17-3 =Tennessee (11–1) |Week17-3-Color = |Week17-4 =Florida State (10–1) |Week17-4-Color = |Week17-5 =UCLA (9–2) |Week17-5-Color = |Week17-6 =Florida (9–2) |Week17-6-Color = |Week17-7 =North Carolina (10–1) |Week17-7-Color = |Week17-8 =Washington State (10–1) |Week17-8-Color = |Week17-9 =Ohio State (10–2) |Week17-9-Color = |Week17-10 =Kansas State (10–1) |Week17-10-Color= |Week17-11 =Penn State (9–2) |Week17-11-Color=u |Week17-12 =Georgia (9–2) |Week17-12-Color=u |Week17-13 =Auburn (9–3) |Week17-13-Color=d |Week17-14 =Syracuse (9–3) |Week17-14-Color=u |Week17-15 =LSU (8–3) |Week17-15-Color=u |Week17-16 =Arizona State (8–3) |Week17-16-Color=u |Week17-17 =Purdue (8–3) |Week17-17-Color=u |Week17-18 =Colorado State (10–2) |Week17-18-Color=u |Week17-19 =Missouri (7–4) |Week17-19-Color= |Week17-20 =Texas A&M (9–3) |Week17-20-Color=d |Week17-21 =Washington (7–4) |Week17-21-Color= |Week17-22 =Southern Miss (8–3) |Week17-22-Color= |Week17-23 =Air Force (10–2) |Week17-23-Color= |Week17-24 =Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week17-24-Color= |Week17-25 =Michigan State (7–4) |Week17-25-Color= |Week18-1 =Michigan (12–0) (51½) |Week18-1-Color = nc |Week18-2 =Nebraska (13–0) (18½) |Week18-2-Color = |Week18-3 =Florida State (11–1) |Week18-3-Color =u |Week18-4 =Florida (10–2) |Week18-4-Color =u |Week18-5 =UCLA (10–2) |Week18-5-Color = |Week18-6 =North Carolina (11–1) |Week18-6-Color =u |Week18-7 =Tennessee (11–2) |Week18-7-Color =d |Week18-8 =Kansas State (11–1) |Week18-8-Color =u |Week18-9 =Washington State (10–2) |Week18-9-Color =d |Week18-10 =Georgia (10–2) |Week18-10-Color=u |Week18-11 =Auburn (10–3) |Week18-11-Color=u |Week18-12 =Ohio State (10–3) |Week18-12-Color=d |Week18-13 =LSU (9–3) |Week18-13-Color=u |Week18-14 =Arizona State (8–3) |Week18-14-Color=u |Week18-15 =Purdue (9–3) |Week18-15-Color=u |Week18-16 =Penn State (9–3) |Week18-16-Color=d |Week18-17 =Colorado State (11–2) |Week18-17-Color=u |Week18-18 =Washington (8–4) |Week18-18-Color=u |Week18-19 =Southern Miss (9–3) |Week18-19-Color=u |Week18-20 =Texas A&M (9–4) |Week18-20-Color= |Week18-21 =Syracuse (9–4) |Week18-21-Color=d |Week18-22 =Mississippi (8–4) |Week18-22-Color=y |Week18-23 =Missouri (7–5) |Week18-23-Color=d |Week18-24 =Oklahoma State (8–4) |Week18-24-Color= |Week18-25 =Georgia Tech (7–5) |Week18-25-Color=y

Coaches Poll

In the final Coaches Poll of the 1997 season, Nebraska leapfrogged Michigan to secure a share of the national championship, making it the 3rd split championship of the 1990s. Eight coaches split their first-place votes, with a final tally of 32 first-place votes for Nebraska and 30 for Michigan. The final vote count was Nebraska 1,520, Michigan 1,516. |Week1-1 = Florida (19) |Week1-2 = Penn State (9) |Week1-3 = Washington (15) |Week1-4 = Florida State (3) |Week1-5 = Tennessee (8) |Week1-6 = Nebraska (4) |Week1-7 = Colorado (3) |Week1-8 = North Carolina (1) |Week1-9 = Ohio State |Week1-10 = Texas |Week1-11 = LSU |Week1-12 = Notre Dame |Week1-13 = Michigan |Week1-14 = Miami (FL) |Week1-15 = Alabama |Week1-16 = Syracuse |Week1-17 = BYU |Week1-18 = Stanford |Week1-19 = Auburn |Week1-20 = Iowa |Week1-21 = Clemson |Week1-22 = USC |Week1-23 = Kansas State |Week1-24 = Wisconsin |Week1-25 = Virginia Tech |Week2-1 = Florida (1–0) (25) |Week2-1-Color = |Week2-2 = Penn State (0–0) (13) |Week2-2-Color = |Week2-3 = Tennessee (1–0) (10) |Week2-3-Color = u |Week2-4 = Washington (0–0) (7) |Week2-4-Color = d |Week2-5 = Florida State (0–0) (3) |Week2-5-Color = d |Week2-6 = Nebraska (1–0) (2) |Week2-6-Color = |Week2-7 = Colorado (0–0) (1) |Week2-7-Color = |Week2-8 = North Carolina (0–0) (1) |Week2-8-Color = |Week2-9 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week2-9-Color = |Week2-10 = Texas (0–0) |Week2-10-Color = |Week2-11 = LSU (0–0) |Week2-11-Color = |Week2-12 = Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week2-12-Color = u |Week2-13 = Notre Dame (0–0) |Week2-13-Color = d |Week2-14 = Michigan (0–0) |Week2-14-Color = d |Week2-15 = Alabama (1–0) |Week2-15-Color = |Week2-16 = BYU (0–0) |Week2-16-Color = u |Week2-17 = Stanford (0–0) |Week2-17-Color = u |Week2-18 = Auburn (0–0) |Week2-18-Color = u |Week2-19 = Iowa (0–0) |Week2-19-Color = u |Week2-20 = Clemson (0–0) |Week2-20-Color = u |Week2-21 = USC (0–0) |Week2-21-Color = u |Week2-22 = Virginia Tech (1–0) |Week2-22-Color = u |Week2-23 = Kansas State (0–0) |Week2-23-Color = |Week2-24 = Northwestern (1–0) |Week2-24-Color = npr |Week2-25 = Colorado State (1–0) |Week2-25-Color = npr |Week3-1 = Florida (2–0) (25) |Week3-1-Color = |Week3-2 = Penn State (1–0) (12) |Week3-2-Color = |Week3-3 = Washington (1–0) (13) |Week3-3-Color = u |Week3-4 = Tennessee (2–0) (5) |Week3-4-Color = d |Week3-5 = Nebraska (1–0) (2) |Week3-5-Color = u |Week3-6 = Florida State (1–0) (3) |Week3-6-Color = d |Week3-7 = Colorado (1–0) (1) |Week3-7-Color = |Week3-8 = North Carolina (1–0) (1) |Week3-8-Color = |Week3-9 = Ohio State (1–0) |Week3-9-Color = |Week3-10 = Texas (1–0) |Week3-10-Color = |Week3-11 = LSU (1–0) |Week3-11-Color = |Week3-12 = Miami (FL) (1–0) |Week3-12-Color = |Week3-13 = Michigan (0–0) |Week3-13-Color = u |Week3-14 = Alabama (1–0) |Week3-14-Color = u |Week3-15 = Notre Dame (1–0) |Week3-15-Color = d |Week3-16 = Auburn (1–0) |Week3-16-Color = u |Week3-17 = Iowa (1–0) |Week3-17-Color = u |Week3-18 = Stanford (1–0) |Week3-18-Color = d |Week3-19 = Virginia Tech (1–0) |Week3-19-Color = u |Week3-20 = Kansas State (1–0) |Week3-20-Color = u |Week3-21 = Clemson (1–0) |Week3-21-Color = d |Week3-22 = USC (0–1) |Week3-22-Color = d |Week3-23 = Michigan State (1–0) |Week3-23-Color = npr |Week3-24 = West Virginia (2–0) |Week3-24-Color = npr |Week3-25 = NC State (2–0) |Week3-25-Color = npr |Week4-1 = Florida (2–0) (25) |Week4-1-Color = |Week4-2 = Penn State (2–0) (14) |Week4-2-Color = |Week4-3 = Washington (2–0) (12) |Week4-3-Color = |Week4-4 = Tennessee (2–0) (6) |Week4-4-Color = |Week4-5 = Florida State (2–0) (2) |Week4-5-Color = u |Week4-6 = Nebraska (2–0) (1) |Week4-6-Color = d |Week4-7 = North Carolina (2–0) (1) |Week4-7-Color = u |Week4-8 = Ohio State (2–0) (1) |Week4-8-Color = u |Week4-9 = Michigan (1–0) |Week4-9-Color = u |Week4-10 = LSU (2–0) |Week4-10-Color = u |Week4-11 = Alabama (2–0) |Week4-11-Color = u |Week4-12 = Auburn (2–0) |Week4-12-Color = u |Week4-13 = Iowa (2–0) |Week4-13-Color = u |Week4-14 = Virginia Tech (2–0) |Week4-14-Color = u |Week4-15 = Clemson (2–0) |Week4-15-Color = u |Week4-16 = Colorado (1–1) |Week4-16-Color = d |Week4-17 = Arizona State (2–0) |Week4-17-Color = npr |Week4-18 = Michigan State (2–0) |Week4-18-Color = u |Week4-19 = Kansas State (2–0) |Week4-19-Color = u |Week4-20 = Washington State (2–0) |Week4-20-Color = npr |Week4-21 = Miami (FL) (1–1) |Week4-21-Color = d |Week4-22 = Texas A&M (1–0) |Week4-22-Color = npr |Week4-23 = Stanford (1–1) |Week4-23-Color = d |Week4-24 = Texas (1–1) |Week4-24-Color = d |Week4-25 = Georgia (2–0) |Week4-25-Color = npr |Week5-1 = Florida (3–0) (43) |Week5-1-Color = |Week5-2 = Penn State (3–0) (14) |Week5-2-Color = |Week5-3 = Nebraska (3–0) (3) |Week5-3-Color = u |Week5-4 = Florida State (3–0) (1) |Week5-4-Color = u |Week5-5 = North Carolina (3–0) (1) |Week5-5-Color = u |Week5-6 = Michigan (2–0) |Week5-6-Color = u |Week5-7 = Ohio State (3–0) |Week5-7-Color = u |Week5-8 = Auburn (3–0) |Week5-8-Color = u |Week5-9 = Iowa (3–0) |Week5-9-Color = u |Week5-10 = Tennessee (2–1) |Week5-10-Color = d |Week5-11 = Washington (2–1) |Week5-11-Color = d |Week5-12 = Virginia Tech (3–0) |Week5-12-Color = u |Week5-13 = Michigan State (3–0) |Week5-13-Color = u |Week5-14 = Washington State (3–0) |Week5-14-Color = u |Week5-15 = LSU (2–1) |Week5-15-Color = d |Week5-16 = Colorado (1–1) |Week5-16-Color = |Week5-17 = Kansas State (2–0) |Week5-17-Color = u |Week5-18 = Texas A&M (2–0) |Week5-18-Color = u |Week5-19 = Alabama (2–1) |Week5-19-Color = d |Week5-20 = Georgia (3–0) |Week5-20-Color = u |Week5-21 = Clemson (2–1) |Week5-21-Color = d |Week5-22 = Stanford (2–1) |Week5-22-Color = u |Week5-23 = Arizona State (2–1) |Week5-23-Color = d |Week5-24 = BYU (1–1) |Week5-24-Color = npr |Week5-25 = Air Force (4–0) |Week5-25-Color = npr |Week6-1 = Florida (4–0) (45) |Week6-1-Color = |Week6-2 = Penn State (3–0) (13) |Week6-2-Color = |Week6-3 = Nebraska (3–0) (3) |Week6-3-Color = |Week6-4 = Florida State (3–0) |Week6-4-Color = |Week6-5 = North Carolina (4–0) (1) |Week6-5-Color = |Week6-6 = Michigan (3–0) |Week6-6-Color = |Week6-7 = Ohio State (4–0) |Week6-7-Color = |Week6-8 = Iowa (4–0) |Week6-8-Color = u |Week6-9 = Auburn (4–0) |Week6-9-Color = d |Week6-10 = Tennessee (2–1) |Week6-10-Color = |Week6-11 = Washington (2–1) |Week6-11-Color = |Week6-12 = Virginia Tech (4–0) |Week6-12-Color = |Week6-13 = Michigan State (3–0) |Week6-13-Color = |Week6-14 = LSU (3–1) |Week6-14-Color = u |Week6-15 = Washington State (4–0) |Week6-15-Color = d |Week6-16 = Kansas State (3–0) |Week6-16-Color = u |Week6-17 = Texas A&M (3–0) |Week6-17-Color = u |Week6-18 = Colorado (2–1) |Week6-18-Color = d |Week6-19 = Georgia (3–0) |Week6-19-Color = u |Week6-20 = Alabama (3–1) |Week6-20-Color = d |Week6-21 = Stanford (3–1) |Week6-21-Color = u |Week6-22 = Arizona State (3–1) |Week6-22-Color = u |Week6-23 = Air Force (5–0) |Week6-23-Color = u |Week6-24 = BYU (2–1) |Week6-24-Color = |Week6-25 = UCLA (2–2) |Week6-25-Color = npr |Week7-1 = Florida (5–0) (48) |Week7-1-Color = |Week7-2 = Penn State (4–0) (11) |Week7-2-Color = |Week7-3 = Nebraska (4–0) (2) |Week7-3-Color = |Week7-4 = Florida State (4–0) |Week7-4-Color = |Week7-5 = North Carolina (5–0) (1) |Week7-5-Color = |Week7-6 = Michigan (4–0) |Week7-6-Color = |Week7-7 = Ohio State (5–0) |Week7-7-Color = |Week7-8 = Auburn (5–0) |Week7-8-Color = u |Week7-9 = Washington (3–1) |Week7-9-Color = u |Week7-10 = Tennessee (3–1) |Week7-10-Color = |Week7-11 = Michigan State (4–0) |Week7-11-Color = u |Week7-12 = Washington State (5–0) |Week7-12-Color = u |Week7-13 = Texas A&M (4–0) |Week7-13-Color = u |Week7-14 = LSU (4–1) |Week7-14-Color = |Week7-15 = Georgia (4–0) |Week7-15-Color = u |Week7-16 = Iowa (4–1) |Week7-16-Color = d |Week7-17 = Stanford (4–1) |Week7-17-Color = u |Week7-18 = Air Force (6–0) |Week7-18-Color = u |Week7-19 = UCLA (3–2) |Week7-19-Color = u |Week7-20 = Oklahoma State (5–0) т |Week7-20-Color = tnpr |Week7-21 = Virginia Tech (4–1) т |Week7-21-Color = d |Week7-22 = BYU (3–1) |Week7-22-Color = u |Week7-23 = Kansas State (3–1) |Week7-23-Color = d |Week7-24 = West Virginia (4–1) |Week7-24-Color = npr |Week7-25 = Colorado (2–2) |Week7-25-Color = d |Week8-1 = Penn State (5–0) (51) |Week8-1-Color = u |Week8-2 = Nebraska (5–0) (9) |Week8-2-Color = u |Week8-3 = Florida State (5–0) (1) |Week8-3-Color = u |Week8-4 = North Carolina (6–0) (1) |Week8-4-Color = u |Week8-5 = Michigan (5–0) |Week8-5-Color = u |Week8-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week8-6-Color = d |Week8-7 = Auburn (6–0) |Week8-7-Color = u |Week8-8 = Washington (4–1) |Week8-8-Color = u |Week8-9 = Tennessee (4–1) |Week8-9-Color = u |Week8-10 = LSU (5–1) |Week8-10-Color = u |Week8-11 = Michigan State (5–0) |Week8-11-Color = |Week8-12 = Ohio State (5–1) |Week8-12-Color = d |Week8-13 = Washington State (5–0) |Week8-13-Color = d |Week8-14 = Texas A&M (5–0) |Week8-14-Color = d |Week8-15 = Iowa (4–1) |Week8-15-Color = u |Week8-16 = Oklahoma State (6–0) |Week8-16-Color = u |Week8-17 = Air Force (7–0) |Week8-17-Color = u |Week8-18 = UCLA (4–2) |Week8-18-Color = u |Week8-19 = Virginia Tech (5–1) |Week8-19-Color = u |Week8-20 = Kansas State (4–1) |Week8-20-Color = u |Week8-21 = Georgia (4–1) |Week8-21-Color = d |Week8-22 = West Virginia (5–1) |Week8-22-Color = u |Week8-23 = Stanford (4–2) |Week8-23-Color = d |Week8-24 = Wisconsin (6–1) |Week8-24-Color = npr |Week8-25 = Georgia Tech (4–1) |Week8-25-Color = npr |Week9-1 = Nebraska (6–0) (28) |Week9-1-Color = u |Week9-2 = Penn State (6–0) (29) |Week9-2-Color = d |Week9-3 = Florida State (6–0) (3) |Week9-3-Color = |Week9-4 = North Carolina (7–0) (1) |Week9-4-Color = |Week9-5 = Michigan (6–0) (1) |Week9-5-Color = |Week9-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week9-6-Color = |Week9-7 = Washington (5–1) |Week9-7-Color = u |Week9-8 = Tennessee (5–1) |Week9-8-Color = u |Week9-9 = Ohio State (6–1) |Week9-9-Color = u |Week9-10 = Washington State (6–0) |Week9-10-Color = u |Week9-11 = Auburn (6–1) |Week9-11-Color = d |Week9-12 = Oklahoma State (6–0) |Week9-12-Color = u |Week9-13 = Kansas State (5–1) |Week9-13-Color = u |Week9-14 = Michigan State (5–1) |Week9-14-Color = d |Week9-15 = LSU (5–2) |Week9-15-Color = d |Week9-16 = UCLA (5–2) |Week9-16-Color = u |Week9-17 = Virginia Tech (5–1) |Week9-17-Color = u |Week9-18 = Georgia (5–1) |Week9-18-Color = u |Week9-19 = Iowa (4–2) |Week9-19-Color = d |Week9-20 = West Virginia (5–1) |Week9-20-Color = u |Week9-21 = Texas A&M (5–1) |Week9-21-Color = d |Week9-22 = Arizona State (5–2) |Week9-22-Color = npr |Week9-23 = Purdue (5–1) |Week9-23-Color = npr |Week9-24 = Air Force (7–1) |Week9-24-Color = d |Week9-25 = Syracuse (5–3) |Week9-25-Color = npr |Week10-1 = Nebraska (7–0) (37) |Week10-1-Color = |Week10-2 = Penn State (6–0) (20) |Week10-2-Color = |Week10-3 = Florida State (7–0) (3) |Week10-3-Color = |Week10-4 = Michigan (7–0) (2) |Week10-4-Color = u |Week10-5 = North Carolina (7–0) |Week10-5-Color = d |Week10-6 = Florida (6–1) |Week10-6-Color = |Week10-7 = Washington (6–1) |Week10-7-Color = |Week10-8 = Tennessee (5–1) |Week10-8-Color = |Week10-9 = Ohio State (7–1) |Week10-9-Color = |Week10-10 = Washington State (7–0) |Week10-10-Color = |Week10-11 = Auburn (7–1) |Week10-11-Color = |Week10-12 = Kansas State (6–1) |Week10-12-Color = u |Week10-13 = UCLA (6–2) |Week10-13-Color = u |Week10-14 = LSU (5–2) |Week10-14-Color = u |Week10-15 = Georgia (6–1) |Week10-15-Color = u |Week10-16 = Iowa (5–2) |Week10-16-Color = u |Week10-17 = West Virginia (6–1) |Week10-17-Color = u |Week10-18 = Purdue (6–1) |Week10-18-Color = u |Week10-19 = Oklahoma State (6–1) |Week10-19-Color = d |Week10-20 = Michigan State (5–2) |Week10-20-Color = d |Week10-21 = Arizona State (5–2) |Week10-21-Color = u |Week10-22 = Virginia Tech (5–2) |Week10-22-Color = d |Week10-23 = Toledo (7–0) |Week10-23-Color = npr |Week10-24 = Syracuse (5–3) |Week10-24-Color = u |Week10-25 = BYU (5–2) |Week10-25-Color = npr |Week11-1 = Nebraska (8–0) (50) |Week11-1-Color = |Week11-2 = Florida State (8–0) (2) |Week11-2-Color = u |Week11-3 = Penn State (7–0) (8) |Week11-3-Color = d |Week11-4 = Michigan (8–0) (2) |Week11-4-Color = |Week11-5 = North Carolina (8–0) |Week11-5-Color = |Week11-6 = Washington (7–1) |Week11-6-Color = u |Week11-7 = Tennessee (6–1) |Week11-7-Color = u |Week11-8 = Ohio State (8–1) |Week11-8-Color = u |Week11-9 = Georgia (7–1) |Week11-9-Color = u |Week11-10 = Kansas State (7–1) |Week11-10-Color = u |Week11-11 = UCLA (7–2) |Week11-11-Color = u |Week11-12 = LSU (6–2) |Week11-12-Color = u |Week11-13 = Florida (6–2) |Week11-13-Color = d |Week11-14 = Iowa (6–2) |Week11-14-Color = u |Week11-15 = Washington State (7–1) |Week11-15-Color = d |Week11-16 = Arizona State (6–2) |Week11-16-Color = u |Week11-17 = Auburn (7–2) |Week11-17-Color = d |Week11-18 = Virginia Tech (6–2) |Week11-18-Color = u |Week11-19 = Syracuse (6–3) |Week11-19-Color = u |Week11-20 = Toledo (8–0) |Week11-20-Color = u |Week11-21 = Texas A&M (6–2) |Week11-21-Color = npr |Week11-22 = West Virginia (6–2) |Week11-22-Color = d |Week11-23 = Oklahoma State (6–2) |Week11-23-Color = d |Week11-24 = Purdue (6–2) |Week11-24-Color = d |Week11-25 = Southern Miss (6–2) |Week11-25-Color = npr |Week12-1 = Florida State (9–0) (26) |Week12-1-Color = u |Week12-2 = Michigan (9–0) (20) |Week12-2-Color = u |Week12-3 = Nebraska (9–0) (16) |Week12-3-Color = d |Week12-4 = Ohio State (9–1) |Week12-4-Color = u |Week12-5 = Tennessee (7–1) |Week12-5-Color = u |Week12-6 = Penn State (7–1) |Week12-6-Color = d |Week12-7 = Georgia (7–1) |Week12-7-Color = u |Week12-8 = Kansas State (8–1) |Week12-8-Color = u |Week12-9 = North Carolina (8–1) |Week12-9-Color = d |Week12-10 = UCLA (7–2) |Week12-10-Color = u |Week12-11 = LSU (7–2) |Week12-11-Color = u |Week12-12 = Florida (7–2) |Week12-12-Color = u |Week12-13 = Washington State (8–1) |Week12-13-Color = u |Week12-14 = Washington (7–2) |Week12-14-Color = d |Week12-15 = Arizona State (7–2) |Week12-15-Color = u |Week12-16 = Auburn (7–2) |Week12-16-Color = u |Week12-17 = Virginia Tech (7–2) |Week12-17-Color = u |Week12-18 = Texas A&M (7–2) |Week12-18-Color = u |Week12-19 = Syracuse (7–3) |Week12-19-Color = |Week12-20 = Purdue (7–2) |Week12-20-Color = u |Week12-21 = Oklahoma State (7–2) |Week12-21-Color = u |Week12-22 = Iowa (6–3) |Week12-22-Color = d |Week12-23 = West Virginia (6–2) |Week12-23-Color = d |Week12-24 = Wisconsin (8–2) |Week12-24-Color = npr |Week12-25 = Mississippi State (6–2) |Week12-25-Color = npr |Week13-1 = Florida State (10–0) (29) |Week13-1-Color = |Week13-2 = Michigan (10–0) (20) |Week13-2-Color = |Week13-3 = Nebraska (10–0) (13) |Week13-3-Color = |Week13-4 = Ohio State (10–1) |Week13-4-Color = |Week13-5 = Tennessee (8–1) |Week13-5-Color = |Week13-6 = Penn State (8–1) |Week13-6-Color = |Week13-7 = Kansas State (9–1) |Week13-7-Color = u |Week13-8 = North Carolina (9–1) |Week13-8-Color = u |Week13-9 = UCLA (8–2) |Week13-9-Color = u |Week13-10 = Florida (8–2) |Week13-10-Color = u |Week13-11 = Washington State (9–1) |Week13-11-Color = u |Week13-12 = Arizona State (8–2) |Week13-12-Color = u |Week13-13 = Auburn (8–2) |Week13-13-Color = u |Week13-14 = Georgia (7–2) |Week13-14-Color = d |Week13-15 = Virginia Tech (7–2) |Week13-15-Color = u |Week13-16 = Texas A&M (8–2) |Week13-16-Color = u |Week13-17 = Syracuse (8–3) |Week13-17-Color = u |Week13-18 = LSU (7–3) |Week13-18-Color = d |Week13-19 = Mississippi State (7–2) |Week13-19-Color = u |Week13-20 = Washington (7–3) |Week13-20-Color = d |Week13-21 = West Virginia (7–2) |Week13-21-Color = u |Week13-22 = Colorado State (8–2) |Week13-22-Color = npr |Week13-23 = Missouri (7–4) |Week13-23-Color = npr |Week13-24 = Wisconsin (8–3) |Week13-24-Color = |Week13-25 = Purdue (7–3) |Week13-25-Color = d |Week14-1 = Michigan (11–0) (46) |Week14-1-Color = u |Week14-2 = Nebraska (10–0) (16) |Week14-2-Color = u |Week14-3 = Tennessee (9–1) |Week14-3-Color = u |Week14-4 = Penn State (9–1) |Week14-4-Color = u |Week14-5 = Florida State (10–1) |Week14-5-Color = d |Week14-6 = North Carolina (10–1) |Week14-6-Color = u |Week14-7 = UCLA (9–2) |Week14-7-Color = u |Week14-8 = Florida (9–2) |Week14-8-Color = u |Week14-9 = Kansas State (10–1) |Week14-9-Color = d |Week14-10 = Washington State (10–1) |Week14-10-Color = u |Week14-11 = Ohio State (10–2) |Week14-11-Color = d |Week14-12 = Arizona State (8–2) |Week14-12-Color = |Week14-13 = Auburn (9–2) |Week14-13-Color = |Week14-14 = Georgia (8–2) |Week14-14-Color = |Week14-15 = Texas A&M (8–2) |Week14-15-Color = u |Week14-16 = Syracuse (8–3) |Week14-16-Color = u |Week14-17 = LSU (7–3) |Week14-17-Color = u |Week14-18 = Purdue (8–3) |Week14-18-Color = u |Week14-19 = Colorado State (9–2) |Week14-19-Color = u |Week14-20 = Missouri (7–4) |Week14-20-Color = u |Week14-21 = Virginia Tech (7–3) |Week14-21-Color = d |Week14-22 = Washington (7–4) |Week14-22-Color = d |Week14-23 = Air Force (10–2) |Week14-23-Color = npr |Week14-24 = Southern Miss (8–3) |Week14-24-Color = npr |Week14-25 = Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week14-25-Color = npr |Week15-1 = Michigan (11–0) (58) |Week15-1-Color = |Week15-2 = Nebraska (11–0) (4) |Week15-2-Color = |Week15-3 = Tennessee (10–1) |Week15-3-Color = |Week15-4 = Florida State (10–1) |Week15-4-Color = u |Week15-5 = North Carolina (10–1) |Week15-5-Color = u |Week15-6 = UCLA (9–2) |Week15-6-Color = u |Week15-7 = Washington State (10–1) |Week15-7-Color = u |Week15-8 = Florida (9–2) |Week15-8-Color = |Week15-9 = Kansas State (10–1) |Week15-9-Color = |Week15-10 = Ohio State (10–2) |Week15-10-Color = u |Week15-11 = Auburn (9–2) |Week15-11-Color = u |Week15-12 = Penn State (9–2) |Week15-12-Color = d |Week15-13 = Georgia (9–2) |Week15-13-Color = u |Week15-14 = Texas A&M (9–2) |Week15-14-Color = u |Week15-15 = Syracuse (9–3) |Week15-15-Color = u |Week15-16 = LSU (8–3) |Week15-16-Color = u |Week15-17 = Purdue (8–3) |Week15-17-Color = u |Week15-18 = Colorado State (9–2) |Week15-18-Color = u |Week15-19 = Arizona State (8–3) |Week15-19-Color = d |Week15-20 = Missouri (7–4) |Week15-20-Color = |Week15-21 = Air Force (10–2) |Week15-21-Color = u |Week15-22 = Washington (7–4) |Week15-22-Color = |Week15-23 = Southern Miss (8–3) |Week15-23-Color = u |Week15-24 = Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week15-24-Color = u |Week15-25 = New Mexico (9–2) |Week15-25-Color = npr |Week16-1 = Michigan (11–0) (53½) |Week16-1-Color = |Week16-2 = Nebraska (12–0) (8½) |Week16-2-Color = |Week16-3 = Tennessee (11–1) |Week16-3-Color = |Week16-4 = Florida State (10–1) |Week16-4-Color = |Week16-5 = North Carolina (10–1) |Week16-5-Color = |Week16-6 = UCLA (9–2) |Week16-6-Color = |Week16-7 = Washington State (10–1) |Week16-7-Color = |Week16-8 = Florida (9–2) |Week16-8-Color = |Week16-9 = Kansas State (10–1) |Week16-9-Color = |Week16-10 = Ohio State (10–2) |Week16-10-Color = |Week16-11 = Georgia (9–2) |Week16-11-Color = u |Week16-12 = Penn State (9–2) |Week16-12-Color = |Week16-13 = Auburn (9–3) |Week16-13-Color = d |Week16-14 = Syracuse (9–3) |Week16-14-Color = u |Week16-15 = LSU (8–3) |Week16-15-Color = u |Week16-16 = Purdue (8–3) |Week16-16-Color = u |Week16-17 = Colorado State (10–2) |Week16-17-Color = u |Week16-18 = Arizona State (8–3) |Week16-18-Color = u |Week16-19 = Texas A&M (9–3) |Week16-19-Color = d |Week16-20 = Missouri (7–4) |Week16-20-Color = |Week16-21 = Air Force (10–2) |Week16-21-Color = |Week16-22 = Southern Miss (8–3) |Week16-22-Color = u |Week16-23 = Washington (7–4) |Week16-23-Color = d |Week16-24 = Oklahoma State (8–3) |Week16-24-Color = |Week16-25 = Michigan State (7–4) |Week16-25-Color = npr |Week17-1 = Nebraska (13–0) (32) |Week17-1-Color = nc |Week17-2 = Michigan (12–0) (30) |Week17-2-Color = d |Week17-3 = Florida State (11–1) |Week17-3-Color = u |Week17-4 = North Carolina (11–1) |Week17-4-Color = u |Week17-5 = UCLA (10–2) |Week17-5-Color = u |Week17-6 = Florida (10–2) |Week17-6-Color = |Week17-7 = Kansas State (11–1) |Week17-7-Color = u |Week17-8 = Tennessee (11–2) |Week17-8-Color = d |Week17-9 = Washington State (10–2) |Week17-9-Color = d |Week17-10 = Georgia (10–2) |Week17-10-Color = u |Week17-11 = Auburn (10–3) |Week17-11-Color = u |Week17-12 = Ohio State (10–3) |Week17-12-Color = d |Week17-13 = LSU (9–3) |Week17-13-Color = u |Week17-14 = Arizona State (9–3) |Week17-14-Color = u |Week17-15 = Purdue (9–3) |Week17-15-Color = u |Week17-16 = Colorado State (11–2) |Week17-16-Color = u |Week17-17 = Penn State (9–3) |Week17-17-Color = d |Week17-18 = Washington (8–4) |Week17-18-Color = u |Week17-19 = Southern Miss (9–3) |Week17-19-Color = u |Week17-20 = Syracuse (9–4) |Week17-20-Color = d |Week17-21 = Texas A&M (9–4) |Week17-21-Color = d |Week17-22 = Mississippi (8–4) |Week17-22-Color = npr |Week17-23 = Missouri (7–5) |Week17-23-Color = d |Week17-24 = Oklahoma State (8–4) |Week17-24-Color = |Week17-25 = Air Force (10–3) |Week17-25-Color = d

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