Clasificación de fútbol 1997 Atlantic 10 Conference
v
t
mi
Conf
General
Equipo
W
L
W
L
Nueva Inglaterra
Nueva Hampshire x
5
-
3
5
-
6
Connecticut
4
-
4
7
-
4
Maine
4
-
4
5
-
6
Rhode Island
2
-
6
2
-
9
Universidad de Boston
1
-
7
1
-
10
UMass
1
-
7
2
-
9
Atlántico medio
No. 1 Villanova x $ ^
8
-
0
12
-
1
No. 3 Delaware ^
7
-
1
12
-
2
No. 20 Noreste
5
-
3
8
-
3
Richmond
4
-
4
6
-
5
William y Mary
4
-
4
7
-
4
James Madison
3
-
5
5
-
6
$ - Campeón de la conferencia
x - Campeón de división / co-campeones
^ - Participante de playoffs de la División I-AA de la NCAA
Clasificaciones de la encuesta de The Sports Network
1997 Big Sky Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 E Washington $^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 11 Montana ^
6
–
2
8
–
4
Montana State
5
–
3
6
–
5
Northern Arizona
4
–
4
6
–
5
Weber State
4
–
4
6
–
5
Cal State Northridge
4
–
4
4
–
8
Portland State
3
–
5
4
–
7
Idaho State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Sacramento State
1
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Cal State Northridge record includes two losses by forfeit
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Gateway Football Conference standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Western Illinois $^
6
–
0
11
–
2
Northern Iowa
5
–
1
7
–
4
No. 4 Youngstown State ^
4
–
2
13
–
2
Southwest Missouri State
3
–
3
5
–
6
Indiana State
2
–
4
3
–
8
Southern Illinois
1
–
5
3
–
8
Illinois State
0
–
6
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Ivy League football standings
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Harvard $
7
–
0
9
–
1
Dartmouth
6
–
1
8
–
2
Brown
4
–
3
7
–
3
Cornell
4
–
3
6
–
4
Princeton
3
–
4
6
–
4
Columbia
3
–
4
4
–
6
Yale
1
–
6
2
–
8
Penn *
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
* Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player
1997 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Georgetown $
8
–
0
8
–
3
Duquesne
6
–
2
7
–
3
St. John's
5
–
3
8
–
3
Fairfield
5
–
3
7
–
3
Siena
5
–
3
6
–
3
Marist
4
–
4
6
–
4
Canisius
2
–
6
3
–
7
Saint Peter's
1
–
7
1
–
9
Iona
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
1997 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Hampton $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
No. 22 South Carolina State
5
–
2
9
–
2
No. 10 Florida A&M ^
5
–
2
9
–
3
Howard
4
–
3
7
–
4
North Carolina A&T
3
–
4
7
–
4
Morgan State
2
–
5
3
–
7
Bethune–Cookman
1
–
6
4
–
7
Delaware State
1
–
6
3
–
8
Norfolk State
0
–
0
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Norfolk State games did not count as conference games.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Northeast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Robert Morris $
4
–
0
8
–
3
Monmouth
3
–
1
5
–
4
Wagner
2
–
2
6
–
4
Central Connecticut
1
–
3
5
–
5
Saint Francis (PA)
0
–
4
2
–
9
$ – Conference champion
1997 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 Eastern Kentucky $^
7
–
0
8
–
4
No. 16 Eastern Illinois
5
–
2
8
–
3
Murray State
5
–
2
7
–
4
Tennessee Tech
4
–
3
6
–
5
Tennessee State
4
–
3
4
–
7
Middle Tennessee
2
–
5
4
–
6
Southeast Missouri State
1
–
6
4
–
7
Tennessee–Martin
0
–
7
1
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Patriot League football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Colgate $^
6
–
0
7
–
5
No. 24 Bucknell
5
–
1
10
–
1
Fordham
4
–
2
5
–
6
Holy Cross
2
–
4
4
–
7
Lehigh
2
–
4
4
–
7
Lafayette
2
–
4
3
–
8
Towson
0
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Pioneer Football League standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 23 Dayton $
5
–
0
9
–
1
San Diego
4
–
1
8
–
3
Drake
2
–
3
8
–
3
Butler
2
–
3
6
–
4
Valparaiso
2
–
3
3
–
7
Evansville
0
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Southern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Georgia Southern $^
7
–
1
10
–
3
No. 15 Appalachian State
6
–
2
7
–
4
East Tennessee State
5
–
3
7
–
4
Furman
5
–
3
7
–
4
The Citadel
4
–
4
6
–
5
Chattanooga
4
–
4
7
–
4
Western Carolina
3
–
5
3
–
8
Wofford
2
–
6
3
–
7
VMI
0
–
8
0
–
11
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
1997 Southland Football League standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 McNeese State +^
6
–
1
13
–
2
No. 21 Northwestern State +^
6
–
1
8
–
4
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin
5
–
2
8
–
3
Sam Houston State
3
–
4
5
–
6
Nicholls State
3
–
4
5
–
6
Southwest Texas State
2
–
5
5
–
6
Troy State
2
–
5
5
–
6
Jacksonville State
1
–
6
1
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Southern $
8
–
0
11
–
1
No. 14 Jackson State ^
7
–
1
9
–
3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
6
–
2
8
–
3
Texas Southern
4
–
4
5
–
6
Alcorn State
4
–
4
4
–
7
Mississippi Valley State
3
–
5
4
–
6
Alabama State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Grambling State
2
–
6
3
–
8
Prairie View A&M
0
–
8
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Cal Poly
0
–
0
10
–
1
No. 5 Western Kentucky ^
0
–
0
10
–
2
No. 17 Hofstra ^
0
–
0
9
–
2
No. 25 Liberty
0
–
0
9
–
2
Samford
0
–
0
7
–
4
Morehead State
0
–
0
5
–
4
South Florida
0
–
0
5
–
6
Southern Utah
0
–
0
5
–
6
Saint Mary's
0
–
0
4
–
6
Davidson
0
–
0
3
–
8
Buffalo
0
–
0
2
–
9
La Salle
0
–
0
1
–
8
Charleston Southern
0
–
0
1
–
9
Austin Peay
0
–
0
0
–
10
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Conference champions[edit]
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
Conference Champions
Atlantic 10 Conference – Villanova Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Georgetown Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Hampton Northeast Conference – Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Colgate Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Football League – McNeese State and Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern
Postseason[edit]
Playoff Bracket[edit]
The NCAA departed from standard bracket structure—where, for example, the fourth and fifth seeds could meet in the second round—in order to place teams from the same conference in different halves of the bracket.[2]
First Round November 29 Campus Sites
Quarterfinals December 6 Campus Sites
Semifinals December 13 Campus Sites
National Championship Game December 20 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN
1
Villanova*
49
16
Colgate
28
1
Villanova*
34
8
Youngstown State
37
8
Youngstown State*
28
9
Hampton
13
8
Youngstown State
25
3
Eastern Washington*
14
5
Western Kentucky*
42
12
Eastern Kentucky
14
5
Western Kentucky
21
3
Eastern Washington*
38
3
Eastern Washington*
40
14
Northwestern State
10
8
Youngstown State
10
6
McNeese State
9
4
Delaware*
24
13
Hofstra
14
4
Delaware*
16
7
Georgia Southern
7
7
Georgia Southern*
52
10
Florida A&M
37
4
Delaware*
21
6
McNeese State
23
6
McNeese State*
19
11
Montana
14
6
McNeese State
14
2
Western Illinois*
12
2
Western Illinois*
31
15
Jackson State
24
* Denotes host institution Source:[3]
References[edit]
^"1997 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 16. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
^Tomashek, Tom (November 24, 1997). "Delaware, Villanova could meet in the mountains". The News Journal. Wilmington, Delaware. p. C4. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
^"I-AA football playoffs". Missoulian. Missoula, Montana. November 24, 1997. p. D4. Retrieved February 8, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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