Final 1997 Sagarin ratings
  HOME ADVANTAGE=  3.60   RATING    W   L  SCHEDL(RANK) VS top 25| VS top 50
   1  Nebraska       A  = 104.99   13   0   74.37(  42)    4   0 |    8   0
   2  Florida St.    A  = 101.96   11   1   80.05(  10)    4   1 |    7   1
   3  Florida        A  =  99.76   10   2   82.04(   7)    5   2 |    8   2
   4  Michigan       A  =  98.20   12   0   75.96(  36)    4   0 |    8   0
   5  Tennessee      A  =  97.37   11   2   84.44(   1)    5   2 |   10   2
   6  UCLA           A  =  95.47   10   2   79.70(  12)    5   2 |    7   2
   7  Georgia        A  =  93.88   10   2   77.58(  23)    2   2 |    7   2
   8  Washington St. A  =  93.61   10   2   76.60(  30)    5   2 |    7   2
   9  Auburn         A  =  92.20   10   3   83.66(   2)    4   2 |    9   3
  10  North Carolina A  =  91.81   11   1   73.79(  46)    1   1 |    5   1
  11  Washington     A  =  91.45    8   4   82.40(   5)    4   4 |    5   4
  12  Kansas St.     A  =  91.40   11   1   71.62(  57)    1   1 |    5   1
  13  Ohio St.       A  =  90.35   10   3   75.55(  38)    2   3 |    4   3
  14  LSU            A  =  89.64    9   3   76.20(  33)    1   2 |    6   3
  15  Arizona St.    A  =  86.45    9   3   76.26(  32)    3   2 |    6   2
  16  Penn St.       A  =  85.75    9   3   74.19(  44)    1   3 |    3   3
  17  Mississippi    A  =  85.00    8   4   80.80(   9)    1   3 |    6   4
  18  Southern Cal   A  =  84.46    6   5   82.82(   3)    1   5 |    4   5
  19  Colorado St.   A  =  84.19   11   2   68.38(  74)    0   0 |    2   1
  20  Oregon         A  =  83.05    7   5   79.65(  13)    2   4 |    2   5
  21  Texas A&M      A  =  82.13    9   4   69.73(  64)    0   3 |    2   4
  22  Clemson        A  =  82.00    7   5   76.13(  34)    0   3 |    2   5
  23  Arizona        A  =  81.75    7   5   79.55(  14)    1   5 |    4   5
  24  Michigan St.   A  =  81.58    7   5   75.20(  40)    1   3 |    2   4
  25  S. Mississippi A  =  81.45    9   3   71.31(  59)    0   2 |    1   3