2007 Week 4 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 | 0 | 0.618 |  LSU |  SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Middle Tennessee 44–0 |
| 2 | 6 | 0.700 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Tennessee 59–20 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.718 |  USC |  PAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Nebraska 49–31 |
| 4 | 6 | 0.842 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) |  B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Pittsburgh 17–13 |
| 5 | 15 | 0.873 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Louisville 40–34 |
| 6 | 27 | 0.909 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–10 |
| 7 | -1 | 0.964 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Utah State 54–3 |
| 8 | 9 | 0.976 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Miami (OH) 47–10 |
| 9 | 18 | 0.976 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Fresno State 52–21 |
| 10 | 5 | 1.091 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat UCF 35–32 |
| 11 | -4 | 1.100 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Western Michigan 52–24 |
| 12 | 9 | 1.118 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Arkansas 41–38 |
| 13 | 11 | 1.142 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Washington 33–14 |
| 14 | 11 | 1.200 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Maryland 31–14 |
| 15 | -12 | 1.203 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Rice 59–24 |
| 16 | -11 | 1.224 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat FCS 45–31 |
| 17 | -13 | 1.245 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 59–0 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.300 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat UNLV 49–14 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.321 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Louisiana Tech 42–12 |
| 20 | -8 | 1.361 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Toledo 45–13 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.367 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Buffalo 45–24 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.379 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 38–10 |
| 23 | -4 | 1.391 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat FCS 38–3 |
| 24 | -15 | 1.424 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat San Diego State 34–13 |
| 25 | 7 | 1.455 |  Tulsa (TULSA) |  USA | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat BYU 55–47 |
| 26 | 20 | 1.455 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat TCU 20–17 |
| 27 | 10 | 1.488 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Central Michigan 45–22 |
| 28 | 16 | 1.555 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Akron 41–24 |
| 29 | 10 | 1.558 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Temple 22–17 |
| 30 | -4 | 1.561 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 54–14 |
| 31 | 22 | 1.589 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +3 | Beat Ohio 28–7 |
| 32 | -2 | 1.655 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 33 | -22 | 1.745 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Lost to Ohio State 14–33 |
| 34 | -5 | 1.788 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Lost to USC 31–49 |
| 35 | 21 | 1.852 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +2 | Beat Colorado 16–6 |
| 36 | 6 | 1.948 |  TCU | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +2 | Lost to Air Force 17–20 |
| 37 | -23 | 2.111 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Lost to Boise State 14–24 |
| 38 | 16 | 2.161 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Idaho 45–28 |
| 39 | 35 | 2.193 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 24–14 |
| 40 | -6 | 2.228 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat FCS 45–16 |
| 41 | 4 | 2.239 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Lost to Michigan State 13–17 |
| 42 | -1 | 2.273 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +2 | Lost to Florida 20–59 |
| 43 | 15 | 2.285 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Arizona 29–27 |
| 44 | -13 | 2.286 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Lost to Alabama 38–41 |
| 45 | 22 | 2.290 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat FCS 61–10 |
| 46 | 16 | 2.336 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat North Carolina 22–20 |
| 47 | 33 | 2.352 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Ole Miss 31–17 |
| 48 | 30 | 2.372 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) |  SUN | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Beat SMU 45–28 |
| 49 | 21 | 2.404 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat Auburn 19–14 |
| 50 | 54 | 2.433 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Beat UCLA 44–6 |
| 51 | -15 | 2.439 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Lost to Kentucky 34–40 |
| 52 | -17 | 2.454 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 10–24 |
| 53 | 20 | 2.470 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) |  MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | +1 | Beat FCS 38–7 |
| 54 | -14 | 2.470 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | Lost to Texas 32–35 |
| 55 | -17 | 2.513 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Mississippi State 14–19 |
| 56 | -7 | 2.570 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | +1 | BYE |
| 57 | 26 | 2.607 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Beat Navy 34–31 |
| 58 | 6 | 2.633 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Beat Florida International 23–9 |
| 59 | 20 | 2.639 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 41–20 |
| 60 | -10 | 2.665 |  UTEP | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Lost to New Mexico State 24–29 |
| 61 | -48 | 2.679 |  UCLA | PAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Lost to Utah 6–44 |
| 62 | 7 | 2.717 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Beat FCS 26–6 |
| 63 | -16 | 2.752 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 14–31 |
| 64 | 33 | 2.757 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | 0 | Beat UTEP 29–24 |
| 65 | -13 | 2.848 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Lost to Indiana 24–41 |
| 66 | 40 | 2.859 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 20–14 |
| 67 | 20 | 3.121 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | 0 | Beat Tulane 34–10 |
| 68 | -20 | 3.148 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -1 | Lost to Duke 14–20 |
| 69 | -18 | 3.156 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -1 | Lost to Virginia Tech 7–28 |
| 70 | 5 | 3.190 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Beat Army 21–10 |
| 71 | -43 | 3.200 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -2 | Lost to Iowa State 13–15 |
| 72 | 21 | 3.216 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -1 | Beat Minnesota 42–39 |
| 73 | -30 | 3.219 |  BYU | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Tulsa 47–55 |
| 74 | 25 | 3.246 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -1 | Beat East Carolina 28–21 |
| 75 | -12 | 3.277 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Vanderbilt 17–31 |
| 76 | 8 | 3.317 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -2 | Beat FCS 61–10 |
| 77 | -17 | 3.369 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 24–45 |
| 78 | -21 | 3.476 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Hawai'i 14–49 |
| 79 | -3 | 3.561 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to California 12–42 |
| 80 | -3 | 3.579 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 21–52 |
| 81 | -11 | 3.597 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Purdue 22–45 |
| 82 | -17 | 3.608 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Cincinnati 10–47 |
| 83 | 5 | 3.627 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 32 | -2 | Beat FCS 34–27 |
| 84 | 10 | 3.758 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | -1 | Beat San José State 37–0 |
| 85 | -24 | 3.810 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Ball State 31–34 |
| 86 | -32 | 3.846 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Troy 23–41 |
| 87 | -21 | 3.864 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–28 |
| 88 | -20 | 3.960 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Florida State 6–16 |
| 89 | 1 | 4.022 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Beat Oklahoma State 41–23 |
| 90 | 1 | 4.132 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 24–52 |
| 91 | -5 | 4.198 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | 0 | Lost to Texas A&M 14–54 |
| 92 | 16 | 4.268 |  UAB | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Beat FCS 22–0 |
| 93 | -34 | 4.288 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 39–42 |
| 94 | -9 | 4.376 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Washington State 28–45 |
| 95 | -14 | 4.617 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Beat FCS 38–17 |
| 96 | -24 | 4.694 |  SMU | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -1 | Lost to Arkansas State 28–45 |
| 97 | 10 | 4.694 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -2 | Beat Northern Illinois 21–19 |
| 98 | -9 | 4.728 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -2 | Beat FCS 52–17 |
| 99 | 14 | 4.847 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 63 | -2 | Beat FCS 35–14 |
| 100 | 19 | 4.894 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | +1 | Beat Iowa 15–13 |
| 101 | -6 | 5.142 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -3 | Lost to Virginia 20–22 |
| 102 | -4 | 5.250 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -3 | Lost to New Mexico 27–29 |
| 103 | 13 | 5.329 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 103 | -1 | Lost to Arizona State 13–34 |
| 104 | 14 | 5.346 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | 0 | Beat Notre Dame 38–0 |
| 105 | 0 | 5.732 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | Lost to LSU 0–44 |
| 106 | -6 | 5.944 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | Lost to Miami 9–23 |
| 107 | 2 | 6.023 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | Lost to Kansas 13–45 |
| 108 | -6 | 6.043 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | BYE |
| 109 | -8 | 6.103 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 70 | -4 | Lost to Wake Forest 10–21 |
| 110 | -14 | 6.724 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Illinois 20–41 |
| 111 | -8 | 6.724 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–54 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.896 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | Lost to Stanford 0–37 |
| 113 | -21 | 6.949 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Michigan 0–38 |
| 114 | 1 | 7.451 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -4 | Lost to UConn 17–22 |
| 115 | -3 | 7.511 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–2 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | BYE |
| 116 | -34 | 7.689 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -1 | Lost to FCS 17–38 |
| 117 | -3 | 7.709 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 103 | -2 | Lost to Houston 10–34 |
| 118 | 2 | 7.941 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -1 | Lost to Texas Tech 24–59 |
| 119 | -9 | 7.993 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -1 | Lost to FCS 35–48 |
| 120 | -3 | 9.183 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 103 | -3 | Lost to Eastern Michigan 19–21 |