1997
MRI 2.0 · 112 teams rated · showing the top 112
| # | Team | Rec | Power | Résumé |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | 13–0 | 34.04 | 7.59 |
| 2 | Florida State | 11–1 | 31.40 | 6.80 |
| 3 | Florida | 10–2 | 27.45 | 6.21 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 10–3 | 26.37 | 5.04 |
| 5 | Michigan | 12–0 | 25.41 | 8.12 |
| 6 | Washington | 8–4 | 23.67 | 4.74 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 11–2 | 22.88 | 7.20 |
| 8 | UCLA | 10–2 | 22.62 | 6.14 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 11–1 | 21.43 | 5.22 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 11–1 | 20.00 | 5.20 |
| 11 | Iowa | 7–5 | 17.79 | 0.98 |
| 12 | Arizona State | 9–3 | 17.79 | 4.74 |
| 13 | Penn State | 9–3 | 16.81 | 4.08 |
| 14 | Syracuse | 9–4 | 15.76 | 2.34 |
| 15 | Washington State | 10–2 | 15.51 | 5.46 |
| 16 | Georgia | 10–2 | 15.30 | 4.80 |
| 17 | LSU | 9–3 | 15.19 | 3.72 |
| 18 | Colorado State | 11–2 | 14.91 | 3.52 |
| 19 | Auburn | 10–3 | 14.62 | 5.72 |
| 20 | Michigan State | 7–5 | 14.61 | 2.44 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 9–4 | 13.49 | 2.49 |
| 22 | Colorado | 5–6 | 12.82 | 1.53 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | 9–3 | 12.16 | 3.07 |
| 24 | USC | 6–5 | 11.42 | 2.88 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 7–6 | 11.15 | 2.48 |
| 26 | Purdue | 9–3 | 10.84 | 3.77 |
| 27 | Oregon | 7–5 | 9.93 | 2.99 |
| 28 | Arizona | 7–5 | 8.61 | 2.79 |
| 29 | Virginia | 7–4 | 8.01 | 2.19 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | 6–5 | 7.48 | 1.02 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 7–5 | 7.39 | 0.54 |
| 32 | Miami (OH) | 8–3 | 6.85 | 0.43 |
| 33 | Clemson | 7–5 | 6.51 | 1.54 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | 7–5 | 6.49 | 2.50 |
| 35 | West Virginia | 7–5 | 6.23 | 0.68 |
| 36 | Alabama | 4–7 | 5.91 | -0.60 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | 8–4 | 5.28 | 1.54 |
| 38 | Tulane | 7–4 | 5.26 | 0.46 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 7–6 | 5.25 | -0.29 |
| 40 | Miami (FL) | 5–6 | 5.23 | -0.58 |
| 41 | Missouri | 7–5 | 5.18 | 1.96 |
| 42 | Ole Miss | 8–4 | 5.03 | 3.44 |
| 43 | Northwestern | 5–7 | 4.87 | 0.44 |
| 44 | Navy | 7–4 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 45 | Stanford | 5–6 | 4.80 | 1.67 |
| 46 | NC State | 6–5 | 4.57 | 1.09 |
| 47 | South Carolina | 5–6 | 4.19 | 1.01 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | 8–5 | 3.91 | 2.42 |
| 49 | Air Force | 10–3 | 3.57 | 1.86 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 7–4 | 3.24 | 2.05 |
| 51 | California | 3–8 | 2.12 | -0.82 |
| 52 | New Mexico | 9–4 | 1.75 | 0.79 |
| 53 | Marshall | 10–3 | 1.70 | 0.86 |
| 54 | Cincinnati | 8–4 | 1.63 | 0.67 |
| 55 | BYU | 6–5 | 1.38 | -0.27 |
| 56 | Texas | 4–7 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 57 | Rice | 7–4 | 0.29 | 0.93 |
| 58 | Kentucky | 5–6 | 0.11 | 0.56 |
| 59 | Utah | 6–5 | -0.10 | -0.86 |
| 60 | UCF | 5–6 | -1.18 | -1.26 |
| 61 | Ohio | 8–3 | -1.77 | 0.08 |
| 62 | Nevada | 5–6 | -2.11 | -1.79 |
| 63 | East Carolina | 5–6 | -2.34 | -0.11 |
| 64 | San Diego State | 5–7 | -2.74 | -0.44 |
| 65 | SMU | 6–5 | -2.93 | -0.33 |
| 66 | Toledo | 9–3 | -2.97 | 0.79 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 4–7 | -3.20 | -0.01 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 6–6 | -3.21 | -0.91 |
| 69 | Minnesota | 3–9 | -3.48 | -2.02 |
| 70 | Utah State | 6–6 | -3.56 | -1.67 |
| 71 | Kansas | 5–6 | -3.85 | -0.01 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 6–6 | -4.01 | 0.17 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | 5–6 | -4.32 | 0.08 |
| 74 | Oklahoma | 4–8 | -4.48 | -0.34 |
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | 9–2 | -4.61 | 1.10 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | 3–8 | -5.01 | -1.85 |
| 77 | Memphis | 4–7 | -6.20 | -2.12 |
| 78 | Oregon State | 3–8 | -6.72 | -1.25 |
| 79 | Boston College | 4–7 | -6.88 | -1.54 |
| 80 | Baylor | 2–9 | -7.66 | -2.02 |
| 81 | Duke | 2–9 | -8.63 | -2.42 |
| 82 | Indiana | 2–9 | -8.72 | -1.77 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | 8–3 | -9.96 | -0.35 |
| 84 | Ball State | 5–6 | -10.07 | -2.62 |
| 85 | Houston | 3–8 | -11.76 | -2.14 |
| 86 | Army | 4–7 | -11.85 | -3.14 |
| 87 | Maryland | 2–9 | -12.12 | -2.58 |
| 88 | Iowa State | 1–10 | -12.51 | -2.37 |
| 89 | Illinois | 0–11 | -12.75 | -3.32 |
| 90 | Louisville | 1–10 | -12.84 | -4.62 |
| 91 | Eastern Michigan | 4–7 | -13.40 | -3.72 |
| 92 | Temple | 3–8 | -13.88 | -2.33 |
| 93 | Tulsa | 2–9 | -14.10 | -3.32 |
| 94 | UNLV | 3–8 | -14.47 | -3.15 |
| 95 | Idaho | 5–6 | -14.50 | -3.75 |
| 96 | Bowling Green | 3–8 | -15.82 | -3.16 |
| 97 | Hawaii | 3–9 | -15.94 | -4.28 |
| 98 | UAB | 5–6 | -15.95 | -2.52 |
| 99 | TCU | 1–10 | -16.90 | -5.32 |
| 100 | San Jose State | 4–7 | -17.72 | -2.05 |
| 101 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5–7 | -17.76 | -2.36 |
| 102 | UTEP | 4–7 | -17.84 | -2.37 |
| 103 | North Texas | 4–7 | -19.61 | -3.22 |
| 104 | Boise State | 4–7 | -20.85 | -3.84 |
| 105 | Akron | 2–9 | -21.27 | -4.15 |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 2–9 | -22.53 | -5.87 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 0–11 | -24.42 | -5.43 |
| 108 | Kent State | 3–8 | -25.86 | -4.55 |
| 109 | Louisiana | 1–10 | -28.39 | -5.35 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | 2–9 | -29.04 | -6.16 |
| 111 | Arkansas State | 2–9 | -29.30 | -5.57 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 0–11 | -29.69 | -6.78 |
MRI 2.0 did not exist for this season - this is the same formula that rates the current one, computed after the fact from the season's game log.