COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL
Posted 1/3/97
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote, ranking in previous poll:
| TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | PREV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Florida (65.5) | 12-1-0 | 1,673.5 | 3 | |
| 2. Ohio State (1.5) | 11-1-0 | 1,585.5 | 4 | |
| 3. Florida State | 11-1-0 | 1,529 | 1 | |
| 4. Arizona State | 11-1-0 | 1,486 | 2 | |
| 5. Brigham Young | 14-1-0 | 1,360 | 5 | |
| 6. Nebraska | 11-2-0 | 1,316 | 6 | |
| 7. PENN STATE | 11-2-0 | 1,293 | 7 | |
| 8. Colorado | 10-2-0 | 1,228 | 8 | |
| 9. Tennessee | 10-2-0 | 1,172 | 9 | |
| 10. North Carolina | 10-2-0 | 1,070 | 12 | |
| 11. Alabama | 10-3-0 | 977 | 16 | |
| 12. Louisiana State | 10-2-0 | 849 | 17 | |
| 13. Virginia Tech | 10-2-0 | 786 | 10 | |
| 14. Miami (Fla.) | 9-3-0 | 690 | 19 | |
| 15. Northwestern | 9-3-0 | 663 | 11 | |
| 16. Washington | 9-3-0 | 643 | 13 | |
| 17. Kansas State | 9-3-0 | 625 | 14 | |
| 18. Iowa | 9-3-0 | 535 | 21 | |
| 19. Notre Dame | 8-3-0 | 511 | 18 | |
| 20. Michigan | 8-4-0 | 466 | 15 | |
| 21. Syracuse | 9-3-0 | 451 | 23 | |
| 22. Wyoming | 10-2-0 | 314 | 22 | |
| 23. Texas | 8-5-0 | 169 | 20 | |
| 24. Auburn | 8-4-0 | 130 | NR | |
| 25. Army | 10-2-0 | 71 | 24 |
Also receiving votes: West Virginia 43, East Carolina 37, Southern Mississippi 22, Stanford 16, Wisconsin 14, San Diego State 4, Virginia 3, Clemson 2.
Penn State opponents in bold.
