1997 Top 25 AP Poll (End of Season)

Rnk.	Team	Rec.
1	Michigan	12-0
2	Nebraska	13-0
3	Florida State	11-1
4	Florida	10-2
5	UCLA	10-2
6	North Carolina	11-1
7	Tennessee	11-2
8	Kansas State	11-1
9	Washington State	10-2
10	Georgia	10-2
11	Auburn	10-3
12	Ohio State	10-3
13	LSU	9-3
14	Arizona State	8-3
15	Purdue	9-3
16	Penn State	9-3
17	Colorado State	11-2
18	Washington	8-4
19	Southern Miss	9-3
20	Texas A&M	9-4
21	Syracuse	9-4
22	Mississippi	8-4
23	Missouri	7-5
24	Oklahoma State	8-4
25	Georgia Tech	7-5
	Major Bowl Results
Rose	1. Michigan	21		9. Washington State	16
Orange	2. Nebraska	42		7. Tennessee	17
Fiesta	8. Kansas State	35		21. Syracuse	18
Sugar	3. Florida State	31		12. Ohio State	14

Charles Woodson, Michigan

Ahman Green, Nebraska