Weekly Rankings · Rankings Only
1997 AP Football Polls
Follow the available weekly polls through the final rankings.
18Polls43Teams Ranked
Tennessee
Season Best: No. 3 · Ranked in 18 of 18 Polls · Final: No. 7
NR means outside the published Top 25. It does not mean the team received no votes.
1997 Season · Week 3
Week 3 AP Top 25
Source label: September 8 · Publication date unverified · 25 Ranked Teams
No. 1Penn State
| Rank | Team | Movement | Points | First Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — Previously No. 1 | — | 22 | |
| 2 | — Previously No. 2 | — | 15 | |
| 3 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 4 | — | 14 | |
| 4 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 3 | — | 6 | |
| 5 | — Previously No. 5 | — | 4 | |
| 6 | — Previously No. 6 | — | 4 | |
| 7 | — Previously No. 7 | — | 2 | |
| 8 | — Previously No. 8 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | — Previously No. 9 | — | — | |
| 10 | — Previously No. 10 | — | — | |
| 11 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 12 | — | — | |
| 12 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 11 | — | — | |
| 13 | — Previously No. 13 | — | — | |
| 14 | — Previously No. 14 | — | — | |
| 15 | — Previously No. 15 | — | — | |
| 16 | — Previously No. 16 | — | — | |
| 17 | — Previously No. 17 | — | — | |
| 18 | ↑ 2 Previously No. 20 | — | — | |
| 19 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 18 | — | — | |
| 20 | ↑ 1 Previously No. 21 | — | — | |
| 21 | ↑ 4 Previously No. 25 | — | — | |
| 22 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| 23 | — Previously No. 23 | — | — | |
| 24 | New New to the Rankings | — | — | |
| 25 | ↓ 1 Previously No. 24 | — | — |