2007 Week 5 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 | 0.505 |  LSU |  SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat South Carolina 28–16 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.730 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Ole Miss 30–24 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.773 |  USC |  PAC | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Washington State 47–14 |
| 4 | 3 | 0.857 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Tulsa 62–21 |
| 5 | 4 | 0.923 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Stanford 55–31 |
| 6 | 7 | 1.000 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Northwestern 58–7 |
| 7 | 17 | 1.041 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Oregon State 44–32 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.132 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Rice 58–14 |
| 9 | -5 | 1.148 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Notre Dame 31–14 |
| 10 | -4 | 1.155 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Army 37–17 |
| 11 | 5 | 1.168 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Iowa 17–13 |
| 12 | -7 | 1.180 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Arkansas 42–29 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.264 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.284 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat East Carolina 48–7 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.323 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat FCS 38–17 |
| 16 | -8 | 1.359 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Marshall 40–14 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.359 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Arizona 45–27 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.366 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat FCS 66–10 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.434 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Florida International 55–3 |
| 20 | 12 | 1.464 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat North Carolina 37–10 |
| 21 | 1 | 1.480 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat NC State 42–20 |
| 22 | 7 | 1.486 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Pittsburgh 34–14 |
| 23 | 11 | 1.504 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +5 | Beat Ball State 41–40 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.525 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Minnesota 45–31 |
| 25 | 15 | 1.688 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +4 | Beat Alabama 26–23 |
| 26 | 33 | 1.773 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +4 | Beat Indiana 27–14 |
| 27 | 10 | 1.852 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) |  MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +4 | Beat Ohio 34–33 |
| 28 | 27 | 1.927 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +3 | Beat New Mexico State 55–20 |
| 29 | 6 | 1.932 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +3 | BYE |
| 30 | -7 | 1.946 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Lost to LSU 16–28 |
| 31 | 27 | 1.947 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat Texas A&M 34–17 |
| 32 | -20 | 1.982 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Lost to Georgia 23–26 |
| 33 | -2 | 2.054 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat FCS 44–3 |
| 34 | 15 | 2.106 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat FCS 31–15 |
| 35 | -7 | 2.114 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Lost to Illinois 14–27 |
| 36 | 10 | 2.123 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +3 | Beat Georgia Tech 28–23 |
| 37 | -22 | 2.176 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma State 45–49 |
| 38 | 48 | 2.205 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +3 | Beat Texas Tech 49–45 |
| 39 | -3 | 2.211 |  TCU | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +3 | Beat SMU 21–7 |
| 40 | 14 | 2.216 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +2 | Beat Memphis 56–20 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.218 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +3 | Beat Arkansas State 48–27 |
| 42 | 19 | 2.253 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +2 | Beat Washington 44–31 |
| 43 | 0 | 2.321 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Beat FCS 58–0 |
| 44 | -19 | 2.429 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–62 |
| 45 | -12 | 2.445 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Lost to UCLA 31–44 |
| 46 | -16 | 2.470 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | 0 | Lost to Miami 17–34 |
| 47 | -21 | 2.502 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | +1 | Lost to BYU 6–31 |
| 48 | -9 | 2.510 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +1 | BYE |
| 49 | -8 | 2.532 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Lost to UConn 14–34 |
| 50 | -29 | 2.542 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | -1 | Lost to Michigan 9–14 |
| 51 | 16 | 2.554 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 38–27 |
| 52 | 18 | 2.564 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Beat Maryland 31–24 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.564 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | 0 | Beat Middle Tennessee 20–17 |
| 54 | 19 | 2.672 |  BYU | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Beat Air Force 31–6 |
| 55 | -17 | 2.674 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Lost to USC 14–47 |
| 56 | 9 | 2.702 |  Akron (AKRON) |  MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +2 | Beat Kent State 27–20 |
| 57 | -1 | 2.716 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | +1 | Beat Temple 48–35 |
| 58 | 25 | 2.904 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | -1 | Beat Buffalo 34–21 |
| 59 | -15 | 2.908 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | +1 | Lost to Kentucky 29–42 |
| 60 | -15 | 2.914 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +1 | Lost to Arizona State 32–44 |
| 61 | 11 | 2.928 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) |  SUN | 3–1 | 0.750 | 24 | -1 | Beat North Texas 30–20 |
| 62 | 16 | 2.970 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +1 | Beat Utah 27–0 |
| 63 | -16 | 2.993 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | 0 | BYE |
| 64 | -4 | 3.065 |  UTEP | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Beat FCS 52–12 |
| 65 | -8 | 3.081 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Lost to Nebraska 40–41 |
| 66 | 10 | 3.133 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | -1 | BYE |
| 67 | -15 | 3.154 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Virginia 23–28 |
| 68 | 20 | 3.321 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Beat Miami (OH) 42–0 |
| 69 | 5 | 3.418 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 44 | -1 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.486 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 13–17 |
| 71 | 18 | 3.501 |  Troy (TROY) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 48–31 |
| 72 | 13 | 3.530 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -1 | Beat Duke 46–43 |
| 73 | 31 | 3.543 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | +3 | Beat Penn State 14–9 |
| 74 | -10 | 3.598 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Auburn 20–55 |
| 75 | -22 | 3.638 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -1 | Lost to Akron 20–27 |
| 76 | -7 | 3.709 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -2 | Lost to Wyoming 33–34 |
| 77 | 7 | 3.718 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 31–55 |
| 78 | 1 | 3.760 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | 0 | BYE |
| 79 | -16 | 3.772 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -2 | Lost to Wake Forest 24–31 |
| 80 | -29 | 3.866 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -3 | Lost to Syracuse 35–38 |
| 81 | -6 | 4.019 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Florida 24–30 |
| 82 | -14 | 4.067 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -2 | Lost to Ohio State 7–58 |
| 83 | -17 | 4.193 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Navy 43–46 |
| 84 | -4 | 4.200 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | BYE |
| 85 | -37 | 4.208 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Tennessee 27–48 |
| 86 | 11 | 4.311 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 53 | -3 | Beat FCS 38–15 |
| 87 | 6 | 4.366 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Purdue 31–45 |
| 88 | 2 | 4.369 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -1 | Beat FCS 51–14 |
| 89 | -39 | 4.409 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -2 | Lost to UNLV 0–27 |
| 90 | -13 | 4.526 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -2 | Lost to Baylor 21–34 |
| 91 | 4 | 4.541 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -1 | Lost to Clemson 20–42 |
| 92 | 0 | 4.688 |  UAB | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -1 | BYE |
| 93 | -6 | 4.691 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -1 | Lost to West Virginia 7–48 |
| 94 | 9 | 4.762 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -2 | Beat FCS 52–17 |
| 95 | 7 | 4.944 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -3 | Lost to California 27–45 |
| 96 | 2 | 5.166 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -3 | BYE |
| 97 | 20 | 5.210 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -2 | Beat FCS 35–27 |
| 98 | 9 | 5.229 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -2 | Beat Iowa State 36–35 |
| 99 | 11 | 5.315 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -3 | Beat Louisville 38–35 |
| 100 | 1 | 5.484 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -4 | Lost to South Florida 10–37 |
| 101 | 8 | 5.527 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -4 | Lost to Boston College 17–37 |
| 102 | -20 | 5.534 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -3 | Lost to Colorado 0–42 |
| 103 | -22 | 5.689 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | +1 | Lost to FCS 14–44 |
| 104 | 1 | 6.033 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -4 | Lost to Western Kentucky 17–20 |
| 105 | 3 | 6.112 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 0–3 | 0.000 | 110 | -3 | Lost to Houston 27–38 |
| 106 | 6 | 6.131 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -3 | Beat Utah State 23–20 |
| 107 | -16 | 6.152 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 110 | -2 | BYE |
| 108 | -14 | 6.188 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -5 | Lost to Northern Illinois 35–42 |
| 109 | -10 | 6.248 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–2 | 0.333 | 80 | -4 | Lost to UCF 20–56 |
| 110 | -14 | 6.328 |  SMU | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -5 | Lost to TCU 7–21 |
| 111 | -5 | 6.678 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -4 | Lost to Kansas 3–55 |
| 112 | 8 | 6.759 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -3 | Beat Idaho 42–35 |
| 113 | -13 | 6.863 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 90 | -3 | Lost to Toledo 35–36 |
| 114 | -1 | 6.906 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -5 | Lost to Michigan State 14–31 |
| 115 | 4 | 7.084 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -1 | Lost to Cincinnati 14–40 |
| 116 | -5 | 7.332 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -6 | Lost to San José State 20–23 |
| 117 | -2 | 7.527 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 0–3 | 0.000 | 110 | -4 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 20–30 |
| 118 | -4 | 7.620 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -6 | Lost to Bowling Green 35–48 |
| 119 | -1 | 7.679 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -2 | Lost to Texas 14–58 |
| 120 | -4 | 8.830 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 110 | -5 | Lost to Troy 31–48 |