1997 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | Tennessee | 11 | 1 | 7.5835 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Michigan | 11 | 0 | 7.0381 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 12 | 0 | 6.9532 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida | 9 | 2 | 6.8806 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 6.3565 | 12 | 11 |
| 6 | FloridaState | 10 | 1 | 6.2645 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | WashingtonState | 10 | 1 | 6.2400 | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | NorthCarolina | 10 | 1 | 5.3529 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Auburn | 9 | 3 | 5.1837 | 13 | 13 |
| 10 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 4.9910 | 5 | 6 |
| 11 | KansasState | 10 | 1 | 4.9397 | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | PennState | 9 | 2 | 4.8071 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | LouisianaState | 8 | 3 | 4.6570 | 15 | 15 |
| 14 | OhioState | 10 | 2 | 4.3647 | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | ArizonaState | 8 | 3 | 3.5749 | 16 | 18 |
| 16 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 3.4361 | 27 | 29 |
| 17 | MississippiState | 7 | 4 | 3.3906 | 34 | 36 |
| 18 | LouisianaTech | 9 | 2 | 3.1327 | 31 | 33 |
| 19 | Purdue | 8 | 3 | 2.8777 | 17 | 16 |
| 20 | AirForce | 10 | 2 | 2.8172 | 23 | 21 |
| 21 | Marshall | 10 | 2 | 2.7686 | 28 | 31 |
| 22 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 2.7423 | 21 | 23 |
| 23 | TexasA&M | 9 | 3 | 2.6371 | 20 | 19 |
| 24 | SouthernMississippi | 8 | 3 | 2.6167 | 22 | 22 |
| 25 | ColoradoState | 10 | 2 | 2.5969 | 18 | 17 |
| 26 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 2.4345 | 30 | 30 |
| 27 | MichiganState | 7 | 4 | 2.4229 | 25 | 25 |
| 28 | Clemson | 7 | 4 | 2.2065 | 32 | 28 |
| 29 | Toledo | 9 | 3 | 2.1710 | ||
| 30 | Syracuse | 9 | 3 | 2.0567 | ||
| 31 | OklahomaState | 8 | 3 | 1.8381 | ||
| 32 | Miami(Ohio) | 8 | 3 | 1.7548 | ||
| 33 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | 1.7271 | ||
| 34 | SouthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 1.6745 | ||
| 35 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 5 | 1.6491 | ||
| 36 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4 | 1.6444 | ||
| 37 | Ohio | 8 | 3 | 1.5523 | ||
| 38 | Iowa | 7 | 4 | 1.5245 | ||
| 39 | NotreDame | 7 | 5 | 1.5214 | ||
| 40 | Arizona | 6 | 5 | 1.4716 | ||
| 41 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 1.3983 | ||
| 42 | GeorgiaTech | 6 | 5 | 1.3962 | ||
| 43 | NewMexico | 9 | 3 | 1.3261 | ||
| 44 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 1.1777 | ||
| 45 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 1.1520 | ||
| 46 | NorthCarolinaState | 6 | 5 | 1.0611 | ||
| 47 | WesternMichigan | 8 | 3 | 0.9812 | ||
| 48 | Tulane | 7 | 4 | 0.8325 | ||
| 49 | Arkansas | 4 | 7 | 0.8066 | ||
| 50 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 0.7836 | ||
| 51 | WestVirginia | 7 | 4 | 0.7702 | ||
| 52 | TexasTech | 6 | 5 | 0.7544 | ||
| 53 | VirginiaTech | 7 | 4 | 0.6785 | ||
| 54 | Rice | 7 | 4 | 0.5787 | ||
| 55 | Alabama | 4 | 7 | 0.5492 | ||
| 56 | Northwestern | 5 | 7 | 0.4814 | ||
| 57 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0.3988 | ||
| 58 | WakeForest | 5 | 6 | 0.3190 | ||
| 59 | CentralFlorida | 5 | 6 | 0.2002 | ||
| 60 | BrighamYoung | 6 | 5 | -0.1503 | ||
| 61 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | -0.2050 | ||
| 62 | EastCarolina | 5 | 6 | -0.2171 | ||
| 63 | Navy | 7 | 4 | -0.2475 | ||
| 64 | SouthernMethodist | 6 | 5 | -0.3500 | ||
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 | -0.4605 | ||
| 66 | SanDiegoState | 5 | 7 | -0.6632 | ||
| 67 | FresnoState | 6 | 6 | -0.7069 | ||
| 68 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 7 | -0.7139 | ||
| 69 | Wyoming | 7 | 6 | -0.8356 | ||
| 70 | Utah | 6 | 5 | -0.8600 | ||
| 71 | BallState | 5 | 6 | -1.0970 | ||
| 72 | Miami(Florida) | 5 | 6 | -1.1624 | ||
| 73 | Oklahoma | 4 | 8 | -1.3033 | ||
| 74 | Texas | 4 | 7 | -1.3410 | ||
| 75 | UtahState | 6 | 5 | -1.4257 | ||
| 76 | California | 3 | 8 | -1.5103 | ||
| 77 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | -1.5661 | ||
| 78 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | -1.6686 | ||
| 79 | SanJoseState | 4 | 7 | -1.7837 | ||
| 80 | BostonCollege | 4 | 7 | -1.8322 | ||
| 81 | OregonState | 3 | 8 | -2.0510 | ||
| 82 | Memphis | 4 | 7 | -2.1843 | ||
| 83 | Texas-ElPaso | 4 | 7 | -2.2011 | ||
| 84 | EasternMichigan | 4 | 7 | -2.3348 | ||
| 85 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5 | 6 | -2.4245 | ||
| 86 | BowlingGreenState | 3 | 8 | -2.4258 | ||
| 87 | Minnesota | 3 | 9 | -2.6399 | ||
| 88 | Indiana | 2 | 9 | -2.7803 | ||
| 89 | Houston | 3 | 8 | -2.8159 | ||
| 90 | Maryland | 2 | 9 | -2.9385 | ||
| 91 | NorthTexas | 4 | 7 | -2.9724 | ||
| 92 | Army | 4 | 7 | -3.0585 | ||
| 93 | Duke | 2 | 9 | -3.0773 | ||
| 94 | Temple | 3 | 8 | -3.1141 | ||
| 95 | Idaho | 5 | 6 | -3.1820 | ||
| 96 | Baylor | 2 | 9 | -3.3820 | ||
| 97 | BoiseState | 4 | 7 | -3.4739 | ||
| 98 | Hawaii | 3 | 9 | -3.5548 | ||
| 99 | Nevada-LasVegas | 3 | 8 | -3.6740 | ||
| 100 | Kent | 3 | 8 | -3.7123 | ||
| 101 | Tulsa | 2 | 9 | -3.8866 | ||
| 102 | Akron | 2 | 9 | -3.9822 | ||
| 103 | IowaState | 1 | 10 | -4.1699 | ||
| 104 | Illinois | 0 | 11 | -4.5829 | ||
| 105 | CentralMichigan | 2 | 9 | -4.6308 | ||
| 106 | Louisville | 1 | 10 | -5.0023 | ||
| 107 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1 | 10 | -5.1535 | ||
| 108 | TexasChristian | 1 | 10 | -5.5079 | ||
| 109 | ArkansasState | 2 | 9 | -5.8742 | ||
| 110 | NorthernIllinois | 0 | 11 | -5.9561 | ||
| 111 | NewMexicoState | 2 | 9 | -5.9948 | ||
| 112 | Rutgers | 0 | 11 | -6.3527 | ||
| 113 | NON_DIV1A | 6 | 32 | -6.8102 |
(This page last modified August 07, 2006 .)