1997 season · week 2
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- Big Ten6
- SEC5
- Big 124
- Other10
- 1–Penn StateBig Ten9–3
- 2–FloridaSEC10–2
- 3–Florida StateACC11–1
- 4–WashingtonPac-108–4
- 5–TennesseeSEC11–2
- 6–NebraskaBig 1213–0
- 7–North CarolinaACC11–1
- 8–ColoradoBig 125–6
- 9–Ohio StateBig Ten10–3
- 10–LSUSEC9–3
- 11–Notre DameFBS Independents7–6
- 12–TexasBig 124–7
- 13▲4SyracuseBig East9–4
- 14▼1MiamiBig East5–6
- 15▼1MichiganBig Ten12–0
- 16▼1AlabamaSEC4–7
- 17▼1AuburnSEC10–3
- 18–StanfordPac-105–6
- 19–BYUWestern Athletic6–5
- 20–ClemsonACC7–5
- 21–IowaBig Ten7–5
- 22▲1Kansas StateBig 1211–1
- 23▼1USCPac-106–5
- 24NewNorthwesternBig Ten5–7
- 25–Michigan StateBig Ten7–5