1997 season · week 4
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- Big Ten5
- SEC5
- Big 124
- Other11
- 1–Penn StateBig Ten9–3
- 2–FloridaSEC10–2
- 3▲1WashingtonPac-108–4
- 4▼1TennesseeSEC11–2
- 5–Florida StateACC11–1
- 6–NebraskaBig 1213–0
- 7–North CarolinaACC11–1
- 8–ColoradoBig 125–6
- 9–Ohio StateBig Ten10–3
- 10–LSUSEC9–3
- 11▲1TexasBig 124–7
- 12▼1Notre DameFBS Independents7–6
- 13–MiamiBig East5–6
- 14–MichiganBig Ten12–0
- 15–AlabamaSEC4–7
- 16–AuburnSEC10–3
- 17–StanfordPac-105–6
- 18▲2IowaBig Ten7–5
- 19▼1ClemsonACC7–5
- 20▲1Kansas StateBig 1211–1
- 21▲4Michigan StateBig Ten7–5
- 22NewVirginia TechBig East7–5
- 23–USCPac-106–5
- 24NewArizona StatePac-109–3
- 25▼1Colorado StateWestern Athletic11–2