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The 1997 NCAA Division II football rankings are from the NCAA Division II football committee. This is for the 1997 season.

Legend

  Increase in ranking
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   Win–loss record
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   Number of first place votes
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 Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 9 [2]		Week 2
Sept 16 [3]		Week 3
Sept 23 [4]		Week 4
Sept 30 [5]		Week 5
Oct 7 [6]		Week 6
Oct 14 [7]		Week 7
Oct 21 [8]		Week 8
Oct 28 [9]		Week 9
Nov 4 [10]		Week 10
Nov 11 [11]		Week 11
Nov 18 [12] [note 3]
1. Northern Colorado (4)Northern Colorado (1–0) (3)Carson–Newman (2–0) (4)Carson–Newman (3–0) (4)Carson–Newman (3–0) (4)Carson–Newman (4–0) (4)Carson–Newman (6–0) (4)Carson–Newman (6–0) (4)Carson–Newman (7–0) (4)Carson–Newman (8–0) (4)Carson–Newman (9–0)Carson–Newman (9–0) (4)1.
2. Carson–NewmanCarson–Newman (2–0) (1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (1–0)Pittsburg State (2–0)Pittsburg State (3–0)Pittsburg State (4–0)Pittsburg State (5–0)Pittsburg State (6–0)New Haven (7–1)New Haven (8–1)New Haven (9–1)New Haven (9–1)2.
3. Texas A&M–KingsvilleTexas A&M–Kingsville (0–0)Pittsburg State (1–0)New Haven (4–0)New Haven (5–0)New Haven (5–0)New Haven (6–0)New Haven (6–1)Angelo State (7–0)Angelo State (8–0)Angelo State (9–0)Northwest Missouri State (11–0)3.
4. Ferris StatePittsburg State (1–0) тCatawba (2–0)Catawba (3–0)Catawba (4–0)Angelo State (4–0)Angelo State (5–0)Angelo State (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (8–0)Northwest Missouri State (9–0)Northwest Missouri State (10–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (9–1)4.
5. Pittsburg StateClarion (0–0) тGrand Valley State (2–0)Angelo State (2–0)Angelo State (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (5–0)Northwest Missouri State (6–0)Northwest Missouri State (7–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (6–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (7–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (8–1)Albany State (10–0)5.
6. West GeorgiaCentral Oklahoma (1–0)Northwest Missouri State (2–0)Northwest Missouri State (3–0)Northwest Missouri State (4–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (3–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (4–1)Texas A&M–Kingsville (5–1)Albany State (7–0)Albany State (8–0)Albany State (9–0)Angelo State (9–1)6.
7. UC Davis [note 1]Catawba (2–0)Angelo State (1–0)Grand Valley State (3–0)Texas A&M–Kingsville (2–1)Albany State (5–0)Albany State (6–0)Albany State (6–0)North Dakota (6–1)North Dakota (7–1)North Dakota (8–1)Slippery Rock (10–1)7.
8. ClarionBloomsburg (1–0)Albany State (2–0) тTexas A&M–Kingsville (1–1)Saginaw Valley State (4–0)Grand Valley State (5–0)Grand Valley State (6–0)Grand Valley State (7–0)Slippery Rock (7–1)Slippery Rock (8–1)Slippery Rock (9–1)Pittsburg State (9–1)8.
9. Northwest Missouri StateNorthwest Missouri State (1–0)New Haven (2–0) тAlbany State (3–0)Nebraska–Omaha (4–0)Western State (CO) (4–1)Western State (CO) (5–1)West Georgia (5–1)West Georgia (6–1)West Georgia (7–1)Pittsburg State (8–1)Western State (CO) (9–2)9.
10. Delta StateAngelo State (1–0)Nebraska–Omaha (2–0)Nebraska–Omaha (3–0)Albany State (4–0)North Dakota (4–0)North Dakota (5–0)North Dakota State (6–1)Central Oklahoma (7–1)Pittsburg State (7–1)Western State (CO) (8–2)Southern Arkansas (9–1)10.
11. IUP [note 2] Grand Valley State (1–0) Western State (CO) (1–1)Saginaw Valley State (3–0)Western State (CO) (3–1)West Georgia (4–1)West Georgia (5–1)Central Oklahoma (6–1)Pittsburg State (6–1)Shepherd (8–0) тSouthern Arkansas (8–1)Northern Colorado (8–3)11.
12. Central OklahomaAlbany State (1–0) Saginaw Valley State (2–0)Western State (CO) (2–1)Grand Valley State (3–0)Indianapolis (6–0)Central Oklahoma (5–1)Slippery Rock (6–1)Saginaw Valley State (7–1)Western State (CO) (6–2) тNorthern Colorado (8–2)Ashland (9–1)12.
13. Nebraska–OmahaNebraska–Omaha (1–0)Virginia State (3–0)North Dakota (2–0)North Dakota (3–0)Central Oklahoma (4–1)Slippery Rock (5–1)Nebraska–Omaha (6–1)Livingstone (9–0)Northern Colorado (7–2)Ashland (9–1)North Alabama (9–2)13.
14. Bloomsburg New Haven (1–0)North Dakota (1–0)Virginia State (3–0)Indianapolis (5–0)Livingstone (6–0)Nebraska–Omaha (5–1)Livingstone (8–0) Truman State (6–1) т Southern Arkansas (7–1)North Alabama (8–2)UC Davis (7–4)14.
15. Angelo StateUC Davis (0–1)Northern Colorado (1–1)Central Oklahoma (2–1)Central Oklahoma (3–1)Nebraska–Omaha (4–1)Livingstone (7–0)Shepherd (6–0)Shepherd (7–0) тGrand Valley State (8–1)UC Davis (6–4)Glenville State (9–2)15.
16. CatawbaNorth Dakota (0–0) Indianapolis (3–0)Indianapolis (4–0)West Georgia (4–1) Slippery Rock (4–1)North Dakota State (5–1)UC Davis (4–3)UC Davis (5–3) New Mexico Highlands (7–2)West Georgia (7–2)North Dakota State (9–2)16.
17. North Dakota Virginia State (2–0)Central Oklahoma (1–1)West Georgia (3–1)Northern Colorado (3–1)Catawba (4–1)Shepherd (5–0)North Dakota (5–1) North Alabama (6–2)North Alabama (7–2) Glenville State (8–2) 17.
18. West ChesterDelta State (0–1)West Georgia (2–1)Northern Colorado (2–1)Chadron State (3–1) North Dakota State (4–1)Virginia State (4–1)Western State (CO) (5–2)Western State (CO) (5–2)Truman State (6–2)New Mexico Highlands (7–3) 18.
19. Chadron State Edinboro (1–0) Fairmont State (2–0)Chadron State (2–1) Livingstone (5–0)UC Davis (3–2) Abilene Christian (5–1)Ashland (6–1)Northern Colorado (6–2)Ashland (8–1)Nebraska–Omaha (8–2) т 19.
20. Albany StateChadron State (1–0)Chadron State (1–1) Northern Michigan (4–0)Northern Michigan (5–0) Shepherd (4–0) Ashland (6–1) Valdosta State (5–2)Grand Valley State (7–1)UC Davis (5–4)Saginaw Valley State (8–2) т 20.
Preseason
[1]		Week 1
Sept 9 [2]		Week 2
Sept 16 [3]		Week 3
Sept 23 [4]		Week 4
Sept 30 [5]		Week 5
Oct 7 [6]		Week 6
Oct 14 [7]		Week 7
Oct 21 [8]		Week 8
Oct 28 [9]		Week 9
Nov 4 [10]		Week 10
Nov 11 [11]		Week 11
Nov 18 [12] [note 3]
Dropped:
  • 4 Ferris State
  • 6 West Georgia
  • 11 IUP
  • 18 West Chester
Dropped:
  • 5 Clarion
  • 8 Bloomsburg
  • 15 UC Davis
  • 18 Delta State
  • 19 Edinboro
Dropped:
19 Fairmont State		Dropped:
14 Virginia State		Dropped:
  • 8 Saginaw Valley State
  • 17 Northern Colorado
  • 18 Chadron State
  • 20 Northern Michigan
Dropped:
  • 12 Indianapolis
  • 17 Catawba
  • 19 UC Davis
Dropped:
  • 18 Virginia State
  • 19 Abilene Christian
Dropped:
  • 10 North Dakota State
  • 13 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 19 Ashland
  • 20 Valdosta State
Dropped:
  • 10 Central Oklahoma
  • 12 Saginaw Valley State
  • 13 Livingstone
Dropped:
  • 11 Shepherd
  • 15 Grand Valley State
  • 18 Truman State
Dropped:
  • 7 North Dakota
  • 16 West Georgia
  • 18 New Mexico Highlands
  • 19 Nebraska–Omaha
  • 20 Saginaw Valley State

Notes

  1. ^ In the actual printed polls, UC Davis was listed as California Davis
  2. ^ In the actual printed polls, IUP was listed as Indiana, Pa
  3. ^ The final poll had only 16 teams instead of 20. The 16 teams were the ones that made the Division II playoffs.

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division II Preseason Poll". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. August 21, 1997. p. D2. Retrieved May 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Division II Poll". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida. September 9, 1997. p. 11C. Retrieved April 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Div. II Poll". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. September 16, 1997. p. 5C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "NCAA Div. II Top 25". Great Falls Tribune. Great Falls, Montana. September 23, 1997. p. 2S. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "Div. II Poll". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. October 1, 1997. p. 2B. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "NCAA Div. II poll". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. October 7, 1997. p. 2C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "NCAA Div. II poll". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. October 14, 1997. p. 2C. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "NCAA Division II Poll". The Kokomo Tribune. Kokomo, Indiana. October 21, 1997. p. B4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "NCAA Div II Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. October 28, 1997. p. D4. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "NCAA Div II Poll". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 4, 1997. p. D5. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "NCAA Division II". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 11, 1997. p. C6. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "NCAA Division II". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 18, 1997. p. C7. Retrieved April 30, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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