Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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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 Poll | Coaches | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Pts | No. | Pts | Pts | ||
| 1 | Michigan | 1 | (1749) | 1 | (1541 1/2) | 32901/2 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 2 | (1681) | 2 | (1494 1/2) | 31751/2 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 3 | (1570) | 3 | (1355) | 2925 |
| 4 | Florida St. | 4 | (1536) | 4 | (1354) | 2890 |
| 5 | UCLA | 5 | (1386) | 6 | (1192) | 2578 |
| 6 | North Carolina | 7 | (1293) | 5 | (1230) | 2523 |
| 7 | Florida | 6 | (1356) | 8 | (1134) | 2490 |
| 8 | Washington St. | 8 | (1292) | 7 | (1185) | 2477 |
| 9 | Ohio St. | 9 | (1246) | 10 | (1067) | 2313 |
| 10 | Kansas St. | 10 | (1194) | 9 | (1102) | 2296 |
| 11 | Penn St. | 11 | (994) | 12 | (834) | 1828 |
| 12 | Georgia | 12 | (966) | 11 | (842) | 1808 |
| 13 | Auburn | 13 | (952) | 13 | (772) | 1724 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 14 | (778) | 14 | (725) | 1503 |
| 15 | LSU | 15 | (715) | 15 | (653) | 1368 |
| 16 | Purdue | 17 | (578) | 16 | (533) | 1111 |
| 17 | Arizona St. | 16 | (610) | 18 | (457) | 1067 |
| 18 | Colorado St. | 18 | (510) | 17 | (532) | 1042 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 20 | (460) | 19 | (391) | 851 |
| 20 | Missouri | 19 | (471) | 20 | (335) | 806 |
| 21 | Washington | 21 | (304) | 23 | (232) | 536 |
| 22 | So. Mississippi | 22 | (277) | 22 | (234) | 511 |
| 23 | Air Force | 23 | (216) | 21 | (285) | 501 |
| 24 | Oklahoma St. | 24 | (184) | 24 | (185) | 369 |
| 25 | Michigan St. | 25 | (140) | 25 | (103) | 243 |
| 1997-98 Bowl Games | 1997-98 Season | Bowl MVPs |
