1/ 2/1997 team w l t power sched offen defen ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Nebraska 11 2 92.01 61.33 42.54 13.38 2 Florida 12 1 89.06 59.00 47.00 17.00 3 Ohio State 11 1 85.72 59.82 37.92 10.92 4 Florida State 11 1 83.15 60.28 37.17 14.50 5 Notre Dame 8 3 78.13 57.47 37.00 15.55 6 Arizona State 11 1 77.42 59.37 39.00 17.42 7 Tennessee 10 2 76.29 54.27 36.42 15.42 8 Colorado 10 2 74.60 62.32 29.33 18.33 9 North Carolina 10 2 73.26 55.56 29.75 10.25 10 Penn State 11 2 72.70 58.65 30.77 15.62 11 Syracuse 9 3 71.78 53.20 36.42 17.33 12 Washington 9 3 71.22 61.39 32.00 21.17 13 Texas 8 5 70.17 60.99 34.15 23.00 14 Kansas State 9 3 69.80 58.79 28.33 15.92 15 Michigan 8 4 69.31 61.46 23.08 15.33 16 Miami 9 3 68.39 54.18 30.67 17.50 17 Southern Cal 6 6 68.16 61.51 25.67 19.75 18 Virginia Tech 10 2 67.62 54.34 30.83 17.42 19 Virginia 7 5 67.52 56.54 28.42 16.92 20 Alabama 10 3 66.66 57.05 24.31 15.00 21 Iowa 9 3 66.47 59.63 28.25 20.25 22 B.Y.U. 14 1 66.22 46.47 39.33 18.47 23 Texas Tech 7 5 65.98 59.17 26.92 19.33 24 Texas A&M 6 6 64.63 54.75 29.25 21.42 25 Auburn 8 4 64.19 53.73 33.17 23.08 26 L.S.U. 10 2 64.16 52.92 27.92 17.50 27 UCLA 5 6 63.43 62.32 29.09 28.64 28 Wisconsin 8 5 63.23 53.55 29.00 18.69 29 West Virginia 8 4 62.52 52.96 22.58 13.00 30 Michigan State 6 6 62.02 59.26 29.83 25.17 31 Northwestern 9 3 61.67 55.54 28.00 23.17 32 Arizona 5 6 61.14 58.30 26.36 23.55 33 Air Force 6 5 60.33 48.34 31.91 21.00 34 East Carolina 8 3 59.45 50.86 28.73 19.45 35 Oregon 6 5 59.14 57.71 33.82 31.82 36 Wyoming 10 2 59.14 44.58 38.42 23.67 37 Stanford 7 5 58.78 58.55 20.33 19.08 38 Southern Miss 8 3 57.72 54.35 26.09 21.82 39 Georgia 5 6 57.55 59.20 20.91 23.36 40 Washington State 5 6 56.96 56.76 28.55 28.18 41 San Diego State 8 3 56.83 44.97 38.91 27.55 42 Kansas 4 7 56.66 59.92 27.27 32.55 43 Army 10 2 56.38 44.16 31.58 18.67 44 California 6 6 56.18 56.84 29.00 31.67 45 South Carolina 6 5 55.70 57.78 22.27 21.64 46 Clemson 7 5 55.44 54.82 20.42 20.08 47 Navy 9 3 55.19 50.12 32.67 25.75 48 Georgia Tech 5 6 54.02 54.78 20.00 21.45 49 Baylor 4 7 54.01 56.32 22.91 27.18 50 Mississippi State 5 6 52.52 51.32 22.64 20.82 51 Nevada 9 3 52.33 36.27 42.92 23.17 52 Colorado State 7 5 52.28 49.62 31.67 28.00 53 Purdue 3 8 52.27 63.98 17.64 29.45 54 Utah 8 4 52.14 49.24 26.08 25.75 55 Louisville 5 6 51.82 52.61 16.55 18.64 56 Indiana 3 8 51.78 58.95 21.09 25.27 57 Houston 7 5 51.53 52.64 28.92 28.42 58 Minnesota 4 7 50.40 59.85 21.45 30.91 59 Cincinnati 6 5 50.15 48.21 20.73 19.27 60 Miami (Ohio) 6 5 50.00 39.77 24.82 15.27 61 Iowa State 2 9 49.92 62.60 28.55 36.18 62 Arkansas 4 7 49.92 57.43 15.82 24.27 63 Rice 7 4 49.90 53.80 26.91 28.36 64 New Mexico 6 5 48.85 45.60 30.09 25.45 65 Missouri 5 6 48.66 60.22 22.73 32.91 66 Boston College 5 7 48.46 55.28 22.00 30.33 67 Maryland 5 6 48.21 51.91 17.00 21.73 68 Oklahoma 3 8 48.12 60.00 22.64 35.36 69 Illinois 2 9 47.80 60.61 16.09 32.91 70 Ball State 8 4 47.18 40.73 24.67 17.50 71 S.M.U. 5 6 46.87 49.59 22.36 24.27 72 Memphis 4 7 46.75 54.97 12.82 19.91 73 Tulane 2 9 46.44 54.18 19.36 24.36 74 North Carolina State 3 8 46.28 57.68 24.36 36.45 75 Vanderbilt 2 9 46.27 58.31 11.09 21.27 76 Oklahoma State 5 6 46.24 54.98 21.55 28.82 77 Ole Miss 5 6 46.06 51.56 18.45 24.55 78 Idaho 6 5 45.90 36.54 34.00 26.91 79 Kentucky 4 7 43.34 60.18 12.55 29.27 80 Tulsa 4 7 43.16 49.94 22.27 30.27 81 Oregon State 2 9 42.77 58.90 19.00 34.09 82 Utah State 6 5 42.68 46.42 30.00 30.82 83 Fresno State 4 7 42.25 46.24 24.00 30.18 84 Ohio 6 6 41.81 40.57 25.17 19.75 85 Louisiana-Lafayette 5 6 41.72 51.06 27.64 36.73 86 Central Florida 5 6 41.55 41.98 25.18 23.73 87 T.C.U. 4 7 40.54 46.82 19.18 27.45 88 Louisiana Tech 6 5 39.22 40.10 31.91 31.09 89 Temple 1 10 38.98 54.00 19.82 35.09 90 Duke 0 11 38.83 57.88 14.73 34.45 91 Pittsburgh 4 7 38.40 56.98 19.45 38.45 92 Central Michigan 5 6 37.48 37.47 31.91 32.09 93 Toledo 7 4 37.19 39.97 18.82 23.55 94 Bowling Green 4 7 36.58 39.81 16.00 21.82 95 Rutgers 2 9 36.03 57.83 13.00 34.55 96 Wake Forest 3 8 35.61 56.56 13.09 34.00 97 Eastern Michigan 3 8 34.52 41.36 19.09 25.82 98 U.A.B. 5 6 33.51 36.00 24.18 25.36 99 Western Michigan 2 9 32.65 40.26 18.91 27.36 100 UTEP 2 9 31.72 43.93 16.64 28.55 101 North Texas 5 6 30.97 43.64 14.64 26.64 102 Louisiana-Monroe 5 6 30.95 43.22 17.45 32.09 103 San Jose State 3 9 29.94 49.78 18.42 37.33 104 Akron 4 7 26.83 38.55 15.91 24.45 105 Hawaii 2 10 26.83 47.36 13.42 36.08 106 UNLV 1 11 24.88 52.19 23.00 45.92 107 Arkansas State 4 7 24.77 36.14 24.73 33.18 108 New Mexico State 1 10 23.58 43.43 15.09 36.00 109 Boise State 2 10 22.91 39.62 20.00 38.25 110 Northern Illinois 1 10 20.82 40.99 14.27 36.36 111 Kent State 2 9 17.63 40.31 23.18 44.73 Most difficult schedule: Purdue Easiest schedule: U.A.B. .