Sept. 21, 1997
ASU Falls in Polls
TEMPE, Ariz.--Just as fast as your rise, you can fall. ASU learned that lesson as the Sun Devils fell 11 spots in the AP poll and six slots in the ESPN/USA Today coaches rankings. ASU is now ranked 25th by the writers and 23rd by the coaches.
The Sun Devils fall was the result of a 13-10 loss to BYU Saturday. The Sun Devils will attempt to rebound with their first Pac-10 game of the season at Oregon State this Saturday.
1997 Associated Press Top 25
The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll, with number
of first-place votes and record in parentheses, total points and
last week's ranking:
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida (32) (3-0) 1,699 3
2. Penn State (28) (3-0) 1,675 1
3. Nebraska (7) (3-0) 1,601 7
4. Florida State (1) (3-0) 1,530 5
5. North Carolina (2) (3-0) 1,475 6
6. Michigan (2-0) 1,412 8
7. Ohio State (3-0) 1,287 9
8. Auburn (3-0) 1,180 12
9. Tennessee (2-1) 1,158 4
10. Washington (2-1) 1,148 2
11. Iowa (3-0) 1,062 13
12. Michigan State (3-0) 968 17
13. Louisiana State (2-1) 805 10
14. Virginia Tech (3-0) 770 18
15. Washington State (3-0) 767 19
16. Colorado (1-1) 725 15
17. Clemson (2-1) 547 16
18. Kansas State (2-0) 495 20
19. Georgia (3-0) 444 25
20. Stanford (2-1) 403 21
21. Alabama (2-1) 329 11
22. Texas A&M (2-0) 290 NR
23. Brigham Young (1-1) 215 NR
24. UCLA (1-2) 181 24
25. Arizona State (2-1) 177 14
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Air Force 129, North Carolina State 73,
Southern Mississippi 66, Pittsburgh 26, Wyoming 18, California
11, Colorado State 11, Oregon 11, Kansas 10, Texas 9, Oklahoma
State 8, Arkansas 7, Kentucky 6, South Carolina 6, Miami 5,
Southern California 5, Toledo 4, Boston College 1, Georgia Tech
1.
1997 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll
The USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 college football poll, with
number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points
and last week's ranking:
TEAM PTS PVS
---- --- ---
1. Florida (43) (3-0) 1,517 1
2. Penn State (14) (3-0) 1,478 2
3. Nebraska (3) (3-0) 1,407 6
4. Florida State (1) (3-0) 1,372 5
5. North Carolina (1) (3-0) 1,285 7
6. Michigan (2-0) 1,203 9
7. Ohio State (3-0) 1,198 8
8. Auburn (3-0) 1,036 12
9. Iowa (3-0) 987 13
10. Tennessee (2-1) 955 4
11. Washington (2-1) 951 3
12. Virginia Tech (3-0) 851 14
13. Michigan State (3-0) 808 18
14. Washington State (3-0) 688 20
15. Louisiana State (2-1) 674 10
16. Colorado (1-1) 524 16
17. Kansas State (2-0) 473 19
18. Texas A&M (2-0) 454 22
19. Alabama (2-1) 380 11
20. Georgia (3-0) 366 25
21. Clemson (2-1) 330 15
22. Stanford (2-1) 266 23
23. Arizona State (2-1) 213 17
24. Brigham Young (1-1) 162 NR
25. Air Force (4-0) 120 NR
Dropped out: No. 21 Miami, Fla., No. 24 Texas
Others receiving votes: North Carolina State 79, UCLA 73,
Texas 72, Southern Mississippi 43, Oklahoma State 35, Wyoming 35,
California 21, Pittsburgh 13, Arkansas 12, Wisconsin 10, West
Virginia 9, Mississippi State 7, Utah 7, Miami, Fla. 6, Oregon 6,
Texas Tech 5, Kansas 4, Virginia 4, Kentucky 3, Navy 2, Toledo 2,
Colorado State 1, Marshall 1, New Mexico 1, Southern California 1.