  The reaction rates of the key stellar reaction of
$^{14}$O($\alpha$,p)$^{17}$F have been reevaluated. It is thought that the
previous 1$^-$ assignment for the 6.15-MeV state is incorrect by a careful
reanalysis of the previous experimental data [J. G\'{o}mez del Campo {\it et
al.}, Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 86}, 43 (2001)]. Most probably, the 6.286-MeV state
is the key 1$^-$ state and the 6.15-MeV state is a 2$^-$ one, and hence the
resonance at $E_x$=6.286 MeV ($J^{\pi}$=1$^-$) actually dominates the reaction
rates in the temperature region of astrophysical interests. The newly
calculated reaction rates for the $^{14}$O($\alpha$,p)$^{17}$F reaction are
quite different from the previous ones, for instance, it's only about 1/6 of
the previous value around 0.4 GK, while it's about 2.4 times larger than the
previous value around 2 GK. The astrophysical implications have been briefly
discussed based on the present conclusions.
