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1997 AP Rankings

Final Poll For 1997 Season
Rank	Team	Record	Votes
1997 AP
1	Michigan	12-0-0
2	Nebraska	13-0-0
3	Florida State	11-1-0
4	Florida	10-2-0
5	UCLA	10-2-0
6	North Carolina	11-1-0
7	Tennessee	11-2-0
8	Kansas State	11-1-0
9	Washington State	10-2-0
10	Georgia	10-2-0
11	Auburn	10-3-0
12	Ohio State	10-3-0
13	Louisiana State	9-3-0
14	Arizona State	9-3-0
15	Purdue	9-3-0
16	Penn State	9-3-0
17	Colorado State	11-2-0
18	Washington	8-4-0
19	Southern Mississippi	9-3-0
20	Texas A&M	9-4-0
21	Syracuse	9-4-0
22	Mississippi	8-4-0
23	Missouri	7-5-0
24	Oklahoma State	8-4-0
25	Georgia Tech	7-5-0

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