Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| New Mexico | 9 | 4 | .692 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.1 | 21.1 | 1.92 | -5.93 | ||||
| Rice | 7 | 4 | .636 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 27.8 | 25.9 | -1.02 | -3.57 | ||||
| SMU | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 22.5 | 21.5 | -0.33 | -2.33 | ||||
| Utah | 6 | 5 | .545 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 23.0 | 18.2 | -2.66 | -4.66 | ||||
| BYU | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 22.7 | 23.1 | -1.95 | -2.22 | 19 | 19 | ||
| UTEP | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 14.7 | 28.3 | -11.91 | -3.91 | ||||
| Tulsa | 2 | 9 | .182 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 23.5 | 38.7 | -12.69 | -0.50 | ||||
| Texas Christian | 1 | 10 | .091 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 15.6 | 29.5 | -16.04 | -2.58 | ||||
| Pacific | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Colorado State | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 36.7 | 15.6 | 11.31 | -2.85 | 17 | 17 | record adjusted to 12-1-0 by NCAA | |
| Air Force | 10 | 3 | .769 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 21.5 | 14.6 | 2.85 | -4.38 | 18 | |||
| Fresno State | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 26.5 | 24.0 | -1.27 | -3.19 | ||||
| Wyoming | 7 | 6 | .538 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 24.8 | 17.5 | 2.06 | -2.79 | record adjusted to 8-5-0 by NCAA | |||
| San Diego State | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 21.4 | 27.8 | -3.88 | 1.37 | ||||
| San Jose State | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20.5 | 35.2 | -10.83 | -1.65 | ||||
| Nevada-Las Vegas | 3 | 8 | .273 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 25.5 | 30.2 | -9.60 | -3.69 | ||||
| Hawaii | 3 | 9 | .250 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 15.8 | 25.7 | -10.44 | -3.36 | ||||
3 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12-29 | Holiday Bowl | Colorado State (18) | 35 | Missouri (19) | 24 | San Diego, CA |
| 1997-12-27 | Insight Bowl | Arizona | 20 | New Mexico | 14 | Tucson, AZ |
| 1997-12-20 | Las Vegas Bowl | Oregon | 41 | Air Force (23) | 13 | Las Vegas, NV |
1997 Conference Leaders