1997 season · week 12
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- SEC6
- Big Ten5
- Big 124
- Other10
- 1–NebraskaBig 1213–0
- 2–Penn StateBig Ten9–3
- 3–Florida StateACC11–1
- 4–MichiganBig Ten12–0
- 5–North CarolinaACC11–1
- 6▲1WashingtonPac-108–4
- 7▲2Ohio StateBig Ten10–3
- 8–TennesseeSEC11–2
- 9▲5GeorgiaSEC10–2
- 10▲2UCLAPac-1010–2
- 11▲2Kansas StateBig 1211–1
- 12▲3IowaBig Ten7–5
- 13▼7FloridaSEC10–2
- 14▲2LSUSEC9–3
- 15▲5Arizona StatePac-109–3
- 16▼6Washington StatePac-1010–2
- 17▼6AuburnSEC10–3
- 18▲4ToledoMid-American9–3
- 19NewMississippi StateSEC7–4
- 20▲3Virginia TechBig East7–5
- 21▲4Texas A&MBig 129–4
- 22NewSyracuseBig East9–4
- 23▼5PurdueBig Ten9–3
- 24–Southern MissConference USA9–3
- 25▼6Oklahoma StateBig 128–4