1997-98 Season: Final Bowl Alliance Poll

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Combined point totals of the final regular season AP media and USA Today/ESPN coaches' polls to help determine bowl match-ups. Polls were released Dec. 8, 1997.

AP PollCoachesTotal
No.PtsNo.Pts Pts
1Michigan1(1749)1(1541 1/2)32901/2
2Nebraska2(1681)2(1494 1/2)31751/2
3Tennessee3(1570)3(1355)2925
4Florida St.4(1536)4(1354)2890
5UCLA5(1386)6(1192)2578
6North Carolina7(1293)5(1230)2523
7Florida6(1356)8(1134)2490
8Washington St.8(1292)7(1185)2477
9Ohio St.9(1246)10(1067)2313
10Kansas St.10(1194)9(1102)2296
11Penn St.11(994)12(834)1828
12Georgia12(966)11(842)1808
13Auburn13(952)13(772)1724
14Syracuse14(778)14(725)1503
15LSU15(715)15(653)1368
16Purdue17(578)16(533)1111
17Arizona St.16(610)18(457)1067
18Colorado St.18(510)17(532)1042
19Texas A&M20(460)19(391)851
20Missouri19(471)20(335)806
21Washington21(304)23(232)536
22So. Mississippi22(277)22(234)511
23Air Force23(216)21(285)501
24Oklahoma St.24(184)24(185)369
25Michigan St.25(140)25(103)243

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