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1997 AP Final Sportswriters Poll

(as of 01/02/98)
 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press college
 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
 records through Jan. 2, total points based on
 25 points for a first place vote through one point
 for a 25th place vote and previous ranking: 

 1. Michigan (51 1/2)    12-0     1,7311/2    1 (69)    
 2. Nebraska (18 1/2)    13-0     1,6981/2    2 (1)
 3. Florida St.          11-1     1,599       4     
 4. Florida              10-2     1,455       6     
 5. UCLA                 10-2     1,413       5     
 6. North Carolina       11-1     1,397       7     
 7. Tennessee            11-2     1,320       3     
 8. Kansas St.           11-1     1,302      10     
 9. Washington St.       10-2     1,259       8     
10. Georgia              10-2     1,121      12     
11. Auburn               10-3     1,025      13     
12. Ohio St.             10-3       975       9     
13. LSU                   9-3       856      15     
14. Arizona St.           8-3       773      16     
15. Purdue                9-3       715      17     
16. Penn St.              9-3       706      11     
17. Colorado St.         11-2       673      18     
18. Washington            8-4       617      21     
19. Southern Miss.        9-3       490      22     
20. Texas A&M             9-4       421      20     
21. Syracuse              9-4       331      14     
22. Mississippi           8-4       255       -     
23. Missouri              7-5       175      19     
24. Oklahoma St.          8-4        72      24     
25. Georgia Tech          7-5        64       -     

 Others receiving votes: Arizona 59, Oregon 50,
 Air Force 37, Marshall 33, Virginia 31,
 Clemson 27, Louisiana Tech 20,
 Mississippi St. 15, Michigan St. 9,
 Wisconsin 8, New Mexico 6, Cincinnati 5,
 Notre Dame 3, Iowa 2, Virginia Tech 1.

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