1997 NCAA Division II football rankings

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The 1997 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1997 season.

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NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1] 		Week 1
Sept 9 [2] 		Week 2
Sept 16 [3] 		Week 3
Sept 23 [4] 		Week 4
Sept 30 [5] 		Week 5
Oct 7 [6] 		Week 6
Oct 14 [7] 		Week 7
Oct 21 [8] 		Week 8
Oct 28 [9] 		Week 9
Nov 4 [10] 		Week 10
Nov 11 [11] 		Week 11
Nov 18 [12] [note 1]
1. Northern Colorado (4)Northern Colorado (1–0) (3)Carson–Newman (2–0) (4)Carson–Newman (3–0) (4)Carson–Newman (3–0) (4)Carson–Newman (4–0) (4)Carson–Newman (6–0) (4)Carson–Newman (6–0) (4)Carson–Newman (7–0) (4)Carson–Newman (8–0) (4)Carson–Newman (9–0)Carson–Newman (9–0) (4)1.
2. Carson–Newman Carson–Newman (2–0) (1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Pittsburg State (6–0)New Haven (7–1)New Haven (8–1)New Haven (9–1)New Haven (9–1)2.
3. Texas A&M–Kingsville Texas A&M–Kingsville (0–0)Pittsburg State (1–0)New Haven (4–0)New Haven (5–0)New Haven (5–0)New Haven (6–0)New Haven (6–1)Angelo State (7–0)Angelo State (8–0)Angelo State (9–0)Northwest Missouri State (11–0)3.
4. Ferris State Pittsburg State (1–0) тCatawba (2–0)Catawba (3–0)Catawba (4–0)Angelo State (4–0)Angelo State (5–0)Angelo State (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (8–0)Northwest Missouri State (9–0)Northwest Missouri State (10–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (9–1)4.
5. Pittsburg State Clarion (0–0) тGrand Valley State (2–0)Angelo State (2–0)Angelo State (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (7–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1)Albany State (10–0)5.
6. West Georgia Central Oklahoma (1–0)Northwest Missouri State (2–0)Northwest Missouri State (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (4–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1)Albany State (7–0)Albany State (8–0)Albany State (9–0)Angelo State (9–1)6.
7. UC Davis [note 2] Catawba (2–0)Angelo State (1–0)Grand Valley State (3–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–1)Albany State (5–0)Albany State (6–0)Albany State (6–0)North Dakota (6–1)North Dakota (7–1)North Dakota (8–1)Slippery Rock (10–1)7.
8. Clarion Bloomsburg (1–0)Albany State (2–0) тTexas A&M–Kingsville (1–1)Saginaw Valley State (4–0)Grand Valley State (5–0)Grand Valley State (6–0)Grand Valley State (7–0)Slippery Rock (7–1)Slippery Rock (8–1)Slippery Rock (9–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)8.
9. Northwest Missouri State Northwest Missouri State (1–0)New Haven (2–0) тAlbany State (3–0)Nebraska–Omaha (4–0)Western State (CO) (4–1)Western State (CO) (5–1)West Georgia (5–1)West Georgia (6–1)West Georgia (7–1)Pittsburg State (8–1)Western State (CO) (9–2)9.
10. Delta State Angelo State (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (2–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–0)Albany State (4–0)North Dakota (4–0)North Dakota (5–0)North Dakota State (6–1)Central Oklahoma (7–1)Pittsburg State (7–1)Western State (CO) (8–2)Southern Arkansas (9–1)10.
11. IUP [note 3] Grand Valley State (1–0) Western State (CO) (1–1)Saginaw Valley State (3–0)Western State (CO) (3–1)West Georgia (4–1)West Georgia (5–1)Central Oklahoma (6–1)Pittsburg State (6–1)Shepherd (8–0) тSouthern Arkansas (8–1)Northern Colorado (8–3)11.
12. Central Oklahoma Albany State (1–0) Saginaw Valley State (2–0)Western State (CO) (2–1)Grand Valley State (3–0)Indianapolis (6–0)Central Oklahoma (5–1)Slippery Rock (6–1)Saginaw Valley State (7–1)Western State (CO) (6–2) тNorthern Colorado (8–2)Ashland (9–1)12.
13. Nebraska–Omaha Nebraska–Omaha (1–0)Virginia State (3–0)North Dakota (2–0)North Dakota (3–0)Central Oklahoma (4–1)Slippery Rock (5–1)Nebraska–Omaha (6–1)Livingstone (9–0)Northern Colorado (7–2)Ashland (9–1)North Alabama (9–2)13.
14. Bloomsburg New Haven (1–0)North Dakota (1–0)Virginia State (3–0)Indianapolis (5–0)Livingstone (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1)Livingstone (8–0) Truman State (6–1) т Southern Arkansas (7–1)North Alabama (8–2)UC Davis (7–4)14.
15. Angelo State UC Davis (0–1)Northern Colorado (1–1)Central Oklahoma (2–1)Central Oklahoma (3–1)Nebraska–Omaha (4–1)Livingstone (7–0)Shepherd (6–0)Shepherd (7–0) тGrand Valley State (8–1)UC Davis (6–4)Glenville State (9–2)15.
16. Catawba North Dakota (0–0) Indianapolis (3–0)Indianapolis (4–0)West Georgia (4–1) Slippery Rock (4–1)North Dakota State (5–1)UC Davis (4–3)UC Davis (5–3) New Mexico Highlands (7–2)West Georgia (7–2)North Dakota State (9–2)16.
17. North Dakota Virginia State (2–0)Central Oklahoma (1–1)West Georgia (3–1)Northern Colorado (3–1)Catawba (4–1)Shepherd (5–0)North Dakota (5–1) North Alabama (6–2)North Alabama (7–2) Glenville State (8–2) 17.
18. West Chester Delta State (0–1)West Georgia (2–1)Northern Colorado (2–1)Chadron State (3–1) North Dakota State (4–1)Virginia State (4–1)Western State (CO) (5–2)Western State (CO) (5–2)Truman State (6–2)New Mexico Highlands (7–3) 18.
19. Chadron State Edinboro (1–0) Fairmont State (2–0)Chadron State (2–1) Livingstone (5–0)UC Davis (3–2) Abilene Christian (5–1)Ashland (6–1)Northern Colorado (6–2)Ashland (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2) т 19.
20. Albany State Chadron State (1–0)Chadron State (1–1) Northern Michigan (4–0)Northern Michigan (5–0) Shepherd (4–0) Ashland (6–1) Valdosta State (5–2)Grand Valley State (7–1)UC Davis (5–4)Saginaw Valley State (8–2) т 20.
Preseason
[13] 		Week 1
Sept 9 [14] 		Week 2
Sept 16 [15] 		Week 3
Sept 23 [16] 		Week 4
Sept 30 [17] 		Week 5
Oct 7 [18] 		Week 6
Oct 14 [19] 		Week 7
Oct 21 [20] 		Week 8
Oct 28 [21] 		Week 9
Nov 4 [22] 		Week 10
Nov 11 [23] 		Week 11
Nov 18 [24] [note 4]
Dropped:
  • 4 Ferris State
  • 6 West Georgia
  • 11 IUP
  • 18 West Chester
Dropped:
  • 5 Clarion
  • 8 Bloomsburg
  • 15 UC Davis
  • 18 Delta State
  • 19 Edinboro
Dropped:
19 Fairmont State		Dropped:
14 Virginia State		Dropped:
  • 8 Saginaw Valley State
  • 17 Northern Colorado
  • 18 Chadron State
  • 20 Northern Michigan
Dropped:
  • 12 Indianapolis
  • 17 Catawba
  • 19 UC Davis
Dropped:
  • 18 Virginia State
  • 19 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
  • 10 North Dakota State
  • 13 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 19 Ashland
  • 20 Valdosta State
Dropped:
  • 10 Central Oklahoma
  • 12 Saginaw Valley State
  • 13 Livingstone
Dropped:
  • 11 Shepherd
  • 15 Grand Valley State
  • 18 Truman State
Dropped:
  • 7 North Dakota
  • 16 West Georgia
  • 18 New Mexico Highlands
  • 19 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 20 Saginaw Valley State

Notes

  1. ↑ The final poll had only 16 teams instead of 20. The 16 teams were the ones that made the Division II playoffs.
  2. ↑ In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was listed as California Davis
  3. ↑ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana, Pa
  4. ↑ The final poll had only 16 teams instead of 20. The 16 teams were the ones that made the Division II playoffs.

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