COLLEGE FOOTBALL STANDINGS
1996-97
FINAL
Atlantic Coast
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Florida State 8 0 314 71 11 1 446 174
North Carolina 6 2 240 76 10 2 357 123
Clemson 6 2 164 156 7 5 245 241
Virginia 5 3 219 112 7 5 341 203
Georgia Tech 4 4 157 161 5 6 220 236
Maryland 3 5 118 205 5 6 187 239
NC State 3 5 199 285 3 8 268 401
Wake Forest 1 7 79 287 3 8 144 374
Duke 0 8 105 242 0 11 162 379
Big East
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Virginia Tech 6 1 220 111 10 2 370 209
Miami 6 1 233 111 9 3 368 210
Syracuse 6 1 291 105 9 3 437 208
West Virginia 4 3 181 112 8 4 271 156
Pittsburgh 3 4 121 242 4 7 214 430
Boston College 2 5 138 220 5 7 264 364
Rutgers 1 6 78 238 2 9 143 380
Temple 0 7 140 263 1 10 218 386
Big Ten
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Ohio State 7 1 264 91 11 1 455 131
Northwestern 7 1 215 182 9 3 336 278
Penn State 6 2 224 174 11 2 400 203
Iowa 6 2 233 183 9 3 339 243
Michigan 5 3 185 131 8 4 277 184
Michigan State 5 3 277 179 6 6 358 302
Wisconsin 3 5 190 203 8 5 377 243
Purdue 2 6 146 248 3 8 194 324
Minnesota 1 7 145 281 4 7 236 340
Indiana 1 7 181 268 3 8 242 291
Illinois 1 7 149 269 2 9 190 372
Big Twelve
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
NORTH
d Nebraska 8 0 392 111 11 2 553 174
Colorado 7 1 221 126 10 2 352 220
Kansas State 6 2 197 162 9 3 340 191
Missouri 3 5 197 307 5 6 278 376
Kansas 2 6 171 286 4 7 300 358
Iowa State 1 7 221 299 2 9 314 401
SOUTH
c Texas 6 2 354 196 8 5 447 305
Texas Tech 5 3 197 149 7 5 323 232
Texas A&M 4 4 174 174 6 6 351 257
Oklahoma 3 5 193 290 3 8 255 392
Oklahoma State 2 6 159 281 5 6 243 327
Baylor 1 7 186 281 4 7 266 320
c-conference and division champion
d-division champion
Big West
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Nevada 4 1 238 106 9 3 515 278
Utah State 4 1 175 130 6 5 330 339
Idaho 3 2 167 112 6 5 374 296
North Texas 3 2 93 105 5 6 161 293
Boise State 1 4 121 231 2 10 240 459
New Mexico State 0 5 86 196 1 10 166 396
Conference USA
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Southern Miss 5 1 169 115 8 3 287 247
Houston 4 1 171 124 7 5 361 341
East Carolina 1 1 27 38 8 3 316 214
Cincinnati 2 3 88 100 6 5 228 212
Louisville 2 3 57 102 5 6 182 205
Memphis 2 4 75 112 4 7 141 219
Tulane 1 4 109 105 2 9 213 268
Mid American
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Ball State 7 1 217 121 8 4 296 210
Toledo 6 2 153 134 7 4 210 259
Miami OH 6 2 229 90 6 5 273 168
Ohio 5 3 209 107 6 6 302 237
C. Michigan 4 4 251 239 5 6 351 353
Akron 4 5 150 210 4 7 175 269
Bowling Green 3 5 130 176 4 7 176 240
E. Michigan 3 5 183 185 3 8 210 284
W. Michigan 2 6 151 200 2 9 208 304
Kent 1 7 171 365 2 9 255 492
N. Illinois 0 1 17 34 1 10 157 400
Pacific Ten
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
Arizona State 8 0 344 182 11 1 488 216
Washington 7 1 268 140 9 3 391 254
Stanford 5 3 174 196 7 5 247 229
UCLA 4 4 257 245 5 6 330 318
Oregon 3 5 269 271 6 5 378 356
Southern Cal 3 5 210 211 6 6 325 267
California 3 5 224 288 6 6 382 407
Arizona 3 5 226 256 5 6 310 280
Washington State 3 5 205 230 5 6 314 317
Oregon State 1 7 125 283 2 9 216 388
Southeastern
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
EAST
c Florida 8 0 421 142 12 1 611 221
Tennessee 7 1 275 113 10 2 437 185
South Carolina 4 4 171 170 6 5 245 238
Georgia 3 5 189 224 5 6 230 257
Kentucky 3 5 118 260 4 7 138 322
Vanderbilt 0 8 65 198 2 9 122 234
WEST
d Alabama 6 2 234 145 10 3 316 195
Louisiana State 6 2 192 145 10 2 335 210
Auburn 4 4 247 224 8 4 398 277
Mississippi St. 3 5 136 181 5 6 249 229
Mississippi 2 6 96 228 5 6 203 270
Arkansas 2 6 88 202 4 7 174 267
c-conference and division champion
d-division champion
Western Athletic
CONFERENCE OVERALL
W L PTS OPP W L PTS OPP
MOUNTAIN
c Brigham Young 8 0 347 142 14 1 590 277
Utah 6 2 224 199 8 4 313 309
Rice 6 2 261 194 7 4 296 312
Southern Meth. 4 4 180 211 5 6 246 267
New Mexico 3 5 237 233 6 5 331 280
Texas Christian 3 5 167 208 4 7 211 302
Tulsa 2 6 178 259 4 7 245 333
Texas-El Paso 0 8 129 278 2 9 183 314
PACIFIC
d Wyoming 7 1 341 180 10 2 467 281
San Diego State 6 2 300 209 8 3 428 303
Colorado State 6 2 248 169 7 5 380 336
Air Force 5 3 316 171 6 5 360 231
Fresno State 3 5 199 245 4 7 267 344
San Jose State 3 5 168 273 3 9 221 448
Hawaii 1 7 100 315 2 10 161 433
Nev-Las Vegas 1 7 211 320 1 11 276 551
c-conference and division champion
d-division champion
1A Independents
W L PTS OPP
Marshall 15 0 658 210
Army 10 2 379 224
Navy 9 3 392 309
East Carolina 8 3 316 214
Notre Dame 8 3 407 181
Louisiana Tech 6 5 351 342
Alabama Birmingham 5 6 266 279
Central Florida 5 6 277 261
Northeast Louisiana 5 6 192 353
Southwest Louisiana 5 6 304 404
Arkansas State 4 7 272 365
Northern Illinois 1 10 157 400