2007 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings
2007 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from official ESPN scores.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1.020 |  LSU |  SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +64 | Beat Tennessee 21–14 |
| 2 | 4 | 1.094 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +60 | Beat Boston College 30–16 |
| 3 | 1 | 1.111 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +51 | BYE |
| 4 | 3 | 1.112 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +58 | Beat Missouri 38–17 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.138 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +54 | BYE |
| 6 | -4 | 1.153 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 4 | +58 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–38 |
| 7 | -6 | 1.180 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +51 | Lost to Pittsburgh 9–13 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.256 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 11–1 | 0.917 | 2 | +47 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.320 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +49 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.342 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | Beat Washington 35–28 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.458 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +41 | BYE |
| 12 | 3 | 1.468 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) |  PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +47 | Beat Arizona 20–17 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.528 |  BYU |  MWC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +41 | Beat San Diego State 48–27 |
| 14 | -3 | 1.534 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +46 | Lost to Virginia Tech 16–30 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.549 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +37 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.565 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +39 | BYE |
| 17 | 3 | 1.577 |  USC | PAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +41 | Beat UCLA 24–7 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.665 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 8 | +34 | BYE |
| 19 | 2 | 1.702 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +33 | BYE |
| 20 | 3 | 1.732 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 14 | +39 | Beat Tulsa 44–25 |
| 21 | 1 | 1.739 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +36 | BYE |
| 22 | -5 | 1.746 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +41 | Lost to LSU 14–21 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.777 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +34 | Lost to Oregon State 31–38 |
| 24 | 2 | 1.860 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +34 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.862 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +30 | BYE |
| 26 | 1 | 1.872 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +29 | BYE |
| 27 | -3 | 1.873 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +30 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 1.983 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +28 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.018 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 16 | +25 | BYE |
| 30 | 11 | 2.095 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +27 | Beat Oregon 38–31 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.098 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +37 | BYE |
| 32 | 1 | 2.161 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +19 | BYE |
| 33 | 2 | 2.200 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +22 | BYE |
| 34 | -4 | 2.209 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +21 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 32–38 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.210 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +23 | BYE |
| 36 | -5 | 2.282 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 26 | +24 | Lost to UCF 25–44 |
| 37 | 1 | 2.328 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +20 | BYE |
| 38 | -2 | 2.330 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +15 | BYE |
| 39 | 1 | 2.349 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +20 | BYE |
| 40 | -1 | 2.355 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +21 | BYE |
| 41 | 3 | 2.469 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +17 | Beat New Mexico State 30–23 |
| 42 | 0 | 2.576 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +17 | BYE |
| 43 | -6 | 2.585 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +12 | Lost to Louisville 38–41 |
| 44 | -1 | 2.631 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +13 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.709 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +12 | BYE |
| 46 | 1 | 2.716 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +10 | BYE |
| 47 | -2 | 2.723 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +9 | BYE |
| 48 | 1 | 2.761 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +9 | BYE |
| 49 | 2 | 2.766 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +11 | BYE |
| 50 | -2 | 2.784 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +12 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 2.810 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +14 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.842 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +9 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 2.868 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +9 | BYE |
| 54 | 2 | 2.894 |  TCU | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +6 | BYE |
| 55 | -1 | 2.908 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +8 | BYE |
| 56 | 6 | 2.928 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +15 | Beat Army 38–3 |
| 57 | 0 | 2.950 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 8–4 | 0.667 | 28 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.053 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +5 | BYE |
| 59 | 6 | 3.088 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +4 | Beat Rutgers 41–38 |
| 60 | -1 | 3.116 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +9 | Lost to USC 7–24 |
| 61 | 0 | 3.164 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +10 | BYE |
| 62 | -2 | 3.176 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | -1 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.222 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 43 | +18 | Beat Miami (OH) 35–10 |
| 64 | 7 | 3.238 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | +2 | Beat Troy 38–32 |
| 65 | -10 | 3.284 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | +4 | Lost to Stanford 13–20 |
| 66 | -2 | 3.409 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | +4 | BYE |
| 67 | -1 | 3.595 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | -21 | BYE |
| 68 | 16 | 3.598 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -4 | Beat West Virginia 13–9 |
| 69 | -2 | 3.664 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -6 | BYE |
| 70 | -1 | 3.687 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -5 | BYE |
| 71 | -3 | 3.697 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -5 | Lost to Arizona State 17–20 |
| 72 | -2 | 3.754 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 44 | -11 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.796 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -5 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.868 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -10 | BYE |
| 75 | -2 | 3.907 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -9 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.921 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -11 | BYE |
| 77 | -2 | 3.925 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | 8 | 3.951 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -12 | Beat Louisiana Tech 49–10 |
| 79 | -2 | 4.076 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -11 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.140 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -9 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.155 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -13 | BYE |
| 82 | -2 | 4.211 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 60 | -15 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.391 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 98 | -11 | Lost to Hawai'i 28–35 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.443 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -18 | BYE |
| 85 | 2 | 4.462 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -20 | BYE |
| 86 | -8 | 4.515 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 73 | -17 | Lost to Central Michigan 10–35 |
| 87 | 1 | 4.589 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -19 | BYE |
| 88 | -6 | 4.621 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -17 | Lost to Nevada 10–49 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.637 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -17 | BYE |
| 90 | 2 | 4.751 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -23 | BYE |
| 91 | -2 | 4.753 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -22 | BYE |
| 92 | -1 | 4.767 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -20 | Lost to BYU 27–48 |
| 93 | 0 | 4.909 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -23 | BYE |
| 94 | 7 | 4.954 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -20 | Beat California 20–13 |
| 95 | 1 | 5.095 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -24 | BYE |
| 96 | -2 | 5.107 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -23 | BYE |
| 97 | -2 | 5.155 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -29 | BYE |
| 98 | 4 | 5.472 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -31 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.495 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -29 | BYE |
| 100 | -2 | 5.562 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -21 | BYE |
| 101 | -1 | 5.607 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -36 | BYE |
| 102 | 1 | 5.612 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -35 | BYE |
| 103 | 1 | 5.648 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -18 | BYE |
| 104 | -7 | 5.686 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -33 | Lost to Navy 3–38 |
| 105 | 1 | 5.822 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -31 | BYE |
| 106 | -1 | 5.945 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 98 | -39 | Lost to Fresno State 23–30 |
| 107 | 0 | 6.156 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -37 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.308 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -37 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.421 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -33 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.502 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -34 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.540 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -46 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.667 |  UAB | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -46 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.712 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -36 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 6.768 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -44 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 6.797 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -47 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.277 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -51 | Lost to Florida International 19–38 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.679 |  SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -60 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.721 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -49 | BYE |
| 119 | 1 | 8.078 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -58 | Beat North Texas 38–19 |
| 120 | -1 | 8.266 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -64 | BYE |