1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
1997 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Season	1997
Bowl season	1997–98 bowl games
Preseason No. 1	Penn State (AP); Florida (Coaches);
End of season champions	Michigan (AP); Nebraska (Coaches);
Conference with most; teams in final AP poll	SEC (6)
	NCAA Division I-A football rankings ← 1996 1998 →

Two human polls comprised the 1997 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I-A football rankings. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, did not bestow a national championship; instead that title was bestowed by one or more different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason—the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll.