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1997 NCAA football ratings

Champions: Nebraska and Michigan
Rank Team Record against division I-A opponents BRR
1. Nebraska 13-0 2.14
2. Michigan 12-0 2.06
3. Tennessee 11-2 1.84
4. Florida State 11-1 1.79
5. Florida 10-2 1.71
6. Kansas State 11-1 1.58
7. Georgia 10-2 1.55
8. North Carolina 11-1 1.53
9. Auburn 10-3 1.48
10. UCLA 10-2 1.46
11. Washington State 10-2 1.45
12. Ohio State 10-3 1.11
13. Louisiana State 9-3 1.08
14. Penn State 9-3 1.01
15. Washington 8-4 1.01
16. Mississippi 8-4 0.97
17. Arizona State 9-3 0.93
18. Colorado State 11-2 0.90
19. Purdue 9-3 0.78
20. Southern Mississippi 9-3 0.76
21. Mississippi State 7-4 0.75
22. Louisiana Tech 9-2 0.66
23. Virginia 6-4 0.65
24. Oregon 7-5 0.64
25. Arizona 7-5 0.63
26. Texas A&M 8-4 0.61
27. Southern California 6-5 0.60
28. Marshall 9-3 0.58
29. Georgia Tech 7-5 0.56
30. Toledo 9-3 0.52
31. Air Force 9-3 0.49
32. Syracuse 9-4 0.49
33. Michigan State 7-5 0.47
34. Clemson 6-5 0.46
35. Wisconsin 8-5 0.45
36. Ohio 7-3 0.44
37. Notre Dame 7-6 0.44
38. Miami (OH) 8-3 0.43
39. Missouri 7-5 0.39
40. South Carolina 5-6 0.36
41. Oklahoma State 8-4 0.34
42. Western Michigan 8-3 0.34
43. Stanford 5-6 0.33
44. North Carolina State 6-5 0.30
45. New Mexico 8-4 0.27
46. Colorado 5-6 0.27
47. Tulane 7-4 0.23
48. Texas Tech 6-5 0.22
49. Rice 7-4 0.20
50. Arkansas 4-7 0.18
51. Cincinnati 8-4 0.16
52. Iowa 6-5 0.13
53. Kentucky 5-6 0.12
54. West Virginia 7-5 0.09
55. Alabama 4-7 0.08
56. Virginia Tech 7-5 0.05
57. Brigham Young 6-5 -0.02
58. Wake Forest 5-6 -0.03
59. Southern Methodist 6-5 -0.04
60. Northwestern 5-7 -0.04
61. Central Florida 4-6 -0.09
62. Wyoming 6-6 -0.15
63. East Carolina 5-6 -0.16
64. Kansas 5-6 -0.16
65. Utah 6-5 -0.16
66. Pittsburgh 6-6 -0.20
67. San Diego State 5-7 -0.23
68. Navy 5-4 -0.24
69. Fresno State 5-6 -0.27
70. California 3-8 -0.35
71. Miami (FL) 5-6 -0.37
72. Texas 4-7 -0.39
73. Nevada 5-6 -0.40
74. Oklahoma 4-8 -0.41
75. Utah State 5-6 -0.44
76. Oregon State 3-8 -0.49
77. Ball State 4-6 -0.51
78. Louisiana-Monroe 3-7 -0.51
79. San Jose State 4-7 -0.52
80. Boston College 4-7 -0.57
81. Bowling Green State 3-8 -0.57
82. Vanderbilt 3-8 -0.59
83. Texas-El Paso 4-7 -0.61
84. Eastern Michigan 4-7 -0.65
85. Memphis 4-7 -0.71
86. Kent State 3-7 -0.75
87. Houston 3-8 -0.78
88. Maryland 2-9 -0.79
89. Boise State 3-6 -0.82
90. Minnesota 3-9 -0.83
91. Temple 3-8 -0.83
92. Duke 2-9 -0.86
93. Indiana 2-9 -0.88
94. Baylor 2-9 -0.89
95. North Texas 3-7 -0.97
96. Idaho 2-5 -0.98
97. Tulsa 2-9 -0.99
98. Alabama-Birmingham 2-6 -1.00
99. Akron 2-9 -1.01
100. Army 2-7 -1.09
101. Hawaii 2-9 -1.10
102. Nevada-Las Vegas 2-8 -1.11
103. Iowa State 1-10 -1.23
104. Central Michigan 2-9 -1.23
105. Louisiana-Lafayette 1-9 -1.41
106. Texas Christian 1-10 -1.42
107. Louisville 1-10 -1.52
108. New Mexico State 1-8 -1.65
109. Illinois 0-11 -1.70
110. Northern Illinois 0-11 -1.85
111. Rutgers 0-11 -1.95
112. Arkansas State 0-8 -1.96