1997 season · week 8
Polls
AP Top 25
25 ranked
- Big 125
- Big Ten5
- SEC5
- Other10
- 1–FloridaSEC10–2
- 2–Penn StateBig Ten9–3
- 3–NebraskaBig 1213–0
- 4–Florida StateACC11–1
- 5–North CarolinaACC11–1
- 6–MichiganBig Ten12–0
- 7–Ohio StateBig Ten10–3
- 8–AuburnSEC10–3
- 9–TennesseeSEC11–2
- 10–WashingtonPac-108–4
- 11▲1Michigan StateBig Ten7–5
- 12▲3Washington StatePac-1010–2
- 13▲5GeorgiaSEC10–2
- 14▼1LSUSEC9–3
- 15▲6Texas A&MBig 129–4
- 16▲3StanfordPac-105–6
- 17▼6IowaBig Ten7–5
- 18▲4UCLAPac-1010–2
- 19▲4Air ForceWestern Athletic10–3
- 20NewOklahoma StateBig 128–4
- 21▲3BYUWestern Athletic6–5
- 22▼5Kansas StateBig 1211–1
- 23▼9Virginia TechBig East7–5
- 24▼8ColoradoBig 125–6
- 25NewGeorgia TechACC7–5