1997 college football season

Rankings and Champions

Division I FBS
Conference	Team(s)
Atlantic Coast Conference	Florida State Seminoles
Big Ten Conference	Michigan Wolverines
Big 12 Conference	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Big East Conference	Syracuse Orangemen
Big West Conference	Utah State Aggies, Nevada Wolf Pack
Conference USA	Southern Miss Golden Eagles
Mid-American Conference	Marshall Thundering Herd
Pacific-10 Conference	Washington State Cougars, UCLA Bruins
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee Volunteers
Western Athletic Conference	Colorado State Rams
National Champions	Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers

Programs
Week	Date	Teams	Venue
Week 2	November 22, 1997	Kentucky Wildcats vs. Tennessee Volunteers	Commonwealth Stadium
Postseason	December 30, 1997	Alamo Bowl (Purdue Boilermakers vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys)	Alamodome
Postseason	December 31, 1997	Fiesta Bowl (Kansas State Wildcats vs. Syracuse Orangemen)	Sun Devil Stadium
Media Guides	Oklahoma Sooners
Yearbooks

1997-98 NCAA college football bowl games
Division I-A	Las Vegas (Dec. 20) • Aloha (Dec. 25) • Motor City (Dec. 26) • Insight.com (Dec. 27) • Independence (Dec. 28) • Carquest (Dec. 29) • Holiday (Dec. 29) • Humanitarian (Dec. 29) • Alamo (Dec. 30) • Liberty (Dec. 31) • Sun (Dec. 31) • Outback (Jan. 1) • Gator (Jan. 1) • Citrus (Jan. 1) • Cotton (Jan. 1) • Rose (Jan. 1) • Peach (Jan. 2)
Bowl Alliance	Fiesta (Dec. 31) • Sugar (Jan. 1) • Orange (Jan. 2)