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1996

1997 Rankings
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1998
Rk Team W L Rating
1 Florida State 11 1 0.8795
2 Michigan 12 0 0.8721
3 Nebraska 13 0 0.8622
4 Tennessee 11 2 0.8465
5 Florida 10 2 0.8342
6 Auburn 10 3 0.8126
7 Georgia 10 2 0.8049
8 UCLA 10 2 0.7995
9 North Carolina 11 1 0.7890
10 Washington State 10 2 0.7580
11 Kansas State 11 1 0.7548
12 Washington 8 4 0.7375
13 Louisiana State 9 3 0.7102
14 Arizona State 9 3 0.7055
15 Ohio State 10 3 0.6929
16 Mississippi 8 4 0.6912
17 Colorado State 11 2 0.6480
18 Oregon 7 5 0.6467
19 Penn State 9 3 0.6400
20 Mississippi State 7 4 0.6361
21 Purdue 9 3 0.6270
22 Southern Mississippi 9 3 0.6146
23 Arizona 7 5 0.6100
24 Southern California 6 5 0.6077
25 Georgia Tech 7 5 0.6057
26 Virginia 7 4 0.6047
27 Air Force 10 3 0.5739
28 Clemson 7 5 0.5721
29 Michigan State 7 5 0.5692
30 Notre Dame 7 6 0.5644
31 Louisiana Tech 9 2 0.5633
32 Syracuse 9 4 0.5595
33 Miami (Ohio) 8 3 0.5582
34 Marshall 10 3 0.5563
35 Texas A&M 9 4 0.5471
36 North Carolina State 6 5 0.5455
37 Stanford 5 6 0.5369
38 South Carolina 5 6 0.5243
39 Toledo 9 3 0.5237
40 Oklahoma State 8 4 0.5178
41 Missouri 7 5 0.5104
42 Ohio 8 3 0.5071
43 Wisconsin 8 5 0.5050
44 Cincinnati 8 4 0.5047
45 Colorado 5 6 0.5034
46 Tulane 7 4 0.5007
47 New Mexico 9 4 0.4963
48 Iowa 7 5 0.4921
49 Texas Tech 6 5 0.4879
50 Alabama 4 7 0.4826
51 West Virginia 7 5 0.4785
52 Arkansas 4 7 0.4772
53 Western Michigan 8 3 0.4759
54 Rice 7 4 0.4744
55 Kentucky 5 6 0.4672
56 Wake Forest 5 6 0.4652
57 Virginia Tech 7 5 0.4619
58 Central Florida 5 6 0.4488
59 Northwestern 5 7 0.4484
60 Southern Methodist 6 5 0.4402
61 Brigham Young 6 5 0.4335
62 Wyoming 7 6 0.4275
63 Navy 7 4 0.4222
64 Utah 6 5 0.4157
65 Pittsburgh 6 6 0.4022
66 Fresno State 6 6 0.4006
67 California 3 8 0.3994
68 East Carolina 5 6 0.3955
69 Miami (Florida) 5 6 0.3777
70 San Diego State 5 7 0.3773
71 Utah State 6 6 0.3656
72 Kansas 5 6 0.3624
73 Nevada 5 6 0.3513
74 Oregon State 3 8 0.3434
75 Texas 4 7 0.3388
76 Oklahoma 4 8 0.3257
77 Vanderbilt 3 8 0.3230
78 Louisiana-Monroe 5 7 0.3183
79 Boston College 4 7 0.3156
80 Ball State 5 6 0.3105
81 Memphis 4 7 0.3010
82 Duke 2 9 0.2886
83 Bowling Green State 3 8 0.2773
84 Minnesota 3 9 0.2723
85 Maryland 2 9 0.2650
86 Eastern Michigan 4 7 0.2646
87 Alabama-Birmingham 5 6 0.2580
88 Texas-El Paso 4 7 0.2491
89 San Jose State 4 7 0.2394
90 Army 4 7 0.2284
91 Nevada-Las Vegas 3 8 0.2237
92 Indiana 2 9 0.2173
93 Baylor 2 9 0.2145
94 Houston 3 8 0.2028
95 Idaho 5 6 0.2010
96 Hawaii 3 9 0.1936
97 Temple 3 8 0.1861
98 Boise State 4 7 0.1839
99 North Texas 4 7 0.1713
100 Tulsa 2 9 0.1611
101 Akron 2 9 0.1496
102 Kent 3 8 0.1301
103 Iowa State 1 10 0.1188
104 Illinois 0 11 0.1058
105 Louisville 1 10 0.0915
106 Central Michigan 2 9 0.0859
107 Texas Christian 1 10 0.0765
108 Arkansas State 2 9 0.0268
109 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 10 0.0122
110 New Mexico State 2 9 -0.0086
111 Northern Illinois 0 11 -0.0214
112 Rutgers 0 11 -0.0975
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