1997 season

Standings

Conference record first, then overall. Affiliation and division come from the season row, so a past season stands as it stood.

Season
Current
Conference

ACC

9 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Florida State8–01.00011–1.917468181+287#3
2North Carolina7–1.87511–1.917348146+202#6
T-3Virginia5–3.6257–4.636277242+35
T-3Georgia Tech5–3.6257–5.583314296+18#25
5Clemson4–4.5007–5.583292219+73
T-6NC State3–5.3756–5.545325268+57
T-6Wake Forest3–5.3755–6.455245288−43
8Maryland1–7.1252–9.182161355−194
9Duke0–8.0002–9.182223341−118

Big 12

12 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Nebraska9–01.00013–01.000607214+393#2
2Kansas State7–1.87511–1.917418177+241#8
3Texas A&M6–3.6679–4.692445236+209#20
T-4Oklahoma State5–3.6258–4.667352233+119#24
T-4Missouri5–3.6257–5.583392367+25#23
T-4Texas Tech5–3.6256–5.545245217+28
T-7Colorado3–5.3755–6.455300295+5
T-7Kansas3–5.3755–6.455177279−102
T-9Texas2–6.2504–7.364283366−83
T-9Oklahoma2–6.2504–8.333232379−147
T-11Baylor1–7.1252–9.182200375−175
T-11Iowa State1–7.1251–10.091214493−279

Big East

8 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Syracuse6–1.8579–4.692441226+215#21
2Virginia Tech5–2.7147–5.583324227+97
T-3West Virginia4–3.5717–5.583360285+75
T-3Pittsburgh4–3.5716–6.500333354−21
T-5Miami3–4.4295–6.455314285+29
T-5Boston College3–4.4294–7.364237314−77
T-5Temple3–4.4293–8.273212371−159
8Rutgers0–7.0000–11.000191496−305

Big Ten

11 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Michigan8–01.00012–01.000322114+208#1
T-2Ohio State6–2.75010–3.769394170+224#12
T-2Purdue6–2.7509–3.750396267+129#15
T-2Penn State6–2.7509–3.750366254+112#16
5Wisconsin5–3.6258–5.615291306−15
T-6Iowa4–4.5007–5.583411159+252
T-6Michigan State4–4.5007–5.583342237+105
8Northwestern3–5.3755–7.417243288−45
T-9Minnesota1–7.1253–9.250238334−96
T-9Indiana1–7.1252–9.182120359−239
11Illinois0–8.0000–11.000119368−249

Big West

6 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
T-1Utah State4–1.8006–6.500389296+93
T-1Nevada4–1.8005–6.455353320+33
3Boise State3–2.6004–7.364285358−73
T-4Idaho2–3.4005–6.455302263+39
T-4North Texas2–3.4004–7.364232331−99
6New Mexico State0–5.0002–9.182221398−177

Conference USA

7 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Southern Miss6–01.0009–3.750337210+127#19
2Tulane5–1.8337–4.636375225+150
3East Carolina4–2.6675–6.455214298−84
T-4Cincinnati2–4.3338–4.667321252+69
T-4Memphis2–4.3334–7.364218243−25
T-4Houston2–4.3333–8.273216410−194
7Louisville0–6.0001–10.091245407−162

FBS Independents

9 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Louisiana Tech4–01.0009–2.818364281+83
2Notre Dame1–01.0007–6.538282265+17
T-3UAB2–1.6675–6.455222238−16
T-3UL Monroe2–1.6675–7.417226319−93
5Navy1–1.5007–4.636398209+189
6Louisiana1–3.2501–10.091176553−377
T-7UCF0–1.0005–6.455374303+71
T-7Army0–1.0004–7.364221311−90
9Arkansas State0–3.0002–9.182200394−194

Mid-American

12 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Marshall8–1.88910–3.769484259+225
2Toledo7–2.7789–3.750356268+88
T-3Miami (OH)6–2.7508–3.727412226+186
T-3Ohio6–2.7508–3.727301177+124
T-3Western Michigan6–2.7508–3.727301265+36
6Ball State4–4.5005–6.455239260−21
7Eastern Michigan4–5.4444–7.364329352−23
T-8Bowling Green3–5.3753–8.273191341−150
T-8Kent State3–5.3753–8.273337490−153
10Akron2–7.2222–9.182218435−217
11Central Michigan1–7.1252–9.182282479−197
12Northern Illinois0–8.0000–11.000129382−253

Pac-10

10 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
T-1UCLA7–1.87510–2.833477247+230#5
T-1Washington State7–1.87510–2.833483296+187#9
3Arizona State6–2.7509–3.750324210+114#14
4Washington5–3.6258–4.667420259+161#18
T-5Arizona4–4.5007–5.583317312+5
T-5USC4–4.5006–5.5452332330
T-7Oregon3–5.3757–5.583380350+30
T-7Stanford3–5.3755–6.455276317−41
9California1–7.1253–8.273295339−44
10Oregon State0–8.0003–8.273195285−90

SEC

12 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Tennessee8–1.88911–2.846428286+142#7
T-2Florida6–2.75010–2.833430205+225#4
T-2Georgia6–2.75010–2.833380195+185#10
T-2LSU6–2.7509–3.750373188+185#13
5Auburn6–3.66710–3.769340250+90#11
T-6Ole Miss4–4.5008–4.667267240+27#22
T-6Mississippi State4–4.5007–4.636226215+11
8South Carolina3–5.3755–6.455258279−21
T-9Kentucky2–6.2505–6.455348362−14
T-9Alabama2–6.2504–7.364246248−2
T-9Arkansas2–6.2504–7.364181284−103
12Vanderbilt0–8.0003–8.273138204−66

Western Athletic

16 teams
TeamConferenceOverallPolls
W–LPctW–LPctPFPADiffAPNext
1Colorado State8–1.88911–2.846477203+274#17
2Air Force6–2.75010–3.769279190+89
3New Mexico6–3.6679–4.692404274+130
T-4Rice5–3.6257–4.636306285+21
T-4Utah5–3.6256–5.545253200+53
T-4SMU5–3.6256–5.545247237+10
T-4Fresno State5–3.6256–6.500318288+30
T-8BYU4–4.5006–5.545250254−4
T-8Wyoming4–4.5007–6.538322227+95
T-8San Diego State4–4.5005–7.417257333−76
T-8San José State4–4.5004–7.364225387−162
12UTEP3–5.3754–7.364162311−149
T-13UNLV2–6.2503–8.273281332−51
T-13Tulsa2–6.2502–9.182258426−168
T-15Hawai'i1–7.1253–9.250189308−119
T-15TCU1–7.1251–10.091172325−153

Points for and against are season totals across every game, not conference play alone — that is what mart.team_season carries. Rows are ordered by conference record only, and teams on the same record share a place (T-2). Head-to-head, common opponents and the other published tiebreakers are not applied: this is the raw table, not a championship-game seeding.