2007 Week 9 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 | 0.827 |  LSU |  SEC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +29 | Beat Auburn 30–24 |
| 2 | 3 | 1.081 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +25 | Beat Michigan State 24–17 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.119 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +20 | Beat Washington 55–34 |
| 4 | 0 | 1.200 |  Kansas (KANSAS) |  B12 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Colorado 19–14 |
| 5 | 4 | 1.216 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) |  ACC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | BYE |
| 6 | -4 | 1.227 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +19 | Lost to Rutgers 27–30 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.232 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | BYE |
| 8 | -5 | 1.243 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +19 | Beat Iowa State 17–7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1.350 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +19 | Beat Texas Tech 41–10 |
| 10 | 5 | 1.367 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +17 | Beat Kentucky 45–37 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.461 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +16 | Beat Mississippi State 38–13 |
| 12 | 8 | 1.478 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 6 | +21 | Beat Maryland 18–17 |
| 13 | -5 | 1.516 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +18 | Lost to Florida 37–45 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.658 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +14 | BYE |
| 15 | 12 | 1.676 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +13 | Beat Louisville 21–17 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.687 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 17 | 13 | 1.739 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +24 | Beat Illinois 27–17 |
| 18 | 7 | 1.739 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +12 | Beat Louisiana Tech 45–31 |
| 19 | 7 | 1.754 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +13 | Beat Indiana 36–31 |
| 20 | 13 | 1.816 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +14 | Beat Nebraska 36–14 |
| 21 | -7 | 1.844 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +15 | Lost to LSU 24–30 |
| 22 | 15 | 1.844 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +13 | Beat Tennessee 41–17 |
| 23 | -13 | 1.846 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +14 | Lost to Vanderbilt 6–17 |
| 24 | -6 | 1.897 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +9 | Lost to Missouri 10–41 |
| 25 | 3 | 1.944 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +12 | Beat Baylor 31–10 |
| 26 | -2 | 1.952 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +12 | BYE |
| 27 | 12 | 1.958 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +10 | Beat South Florida 30–27 |
| 28 | 6 | 2.049 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +12 | Beat Navy 44–24 |
| 29 | 13 | 2.059 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +12 | Beat Kansas State 41–39 |
| 30 | 5 | 2.113 |  USC | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 9 | +8 | Beat Notre Dame 38–0 |
| 31 | 9 | 2.119 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +10 | Beat Iowa 31–6 |
| 32 | -13 | 2.130 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +10 | Lost to UCLA 21–30 |
| 33 | 10 | 2.131 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) |  MWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +11 | Beat Wyoming 20–12 |
| 34 | -21 | 2.133 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +7 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–24 |
| 35 | -3 | 2.155 |  BYU | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +10 | Beat FCS 42–7 |
| 36 | 13 | 2.169 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +8 | Beat Central Michigan 70–14 |
| 37 | 15 | 2.181 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +9 | Beat California 30–21 |
| 38 | -15 | 2.222 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +11 | Lost to Michigan 17–27 |
| 39 | -10 | 2.241 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +10 | Lost to Ohio State 17–24 |
| 40 | 7 | 2.241 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +10 | Beat Army 34–10 |
| 41 | -3 | 2.271 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 17 | +8 | Beat Northern Illinois 44–3 |
| 42 | -20 | 2.360 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +10 | Lost to Alabama 17–41 |
| 43 | 5 | 2.405 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +7 | Beat San Diego State 20–17 |
| 44 | 10 | 2.442 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +6 | Beat San José State 30–0 |
| 45 | -24 | 2.452 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Lost to Oklahoma State 39–41 |
| 46 | -15 | 2.489 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +9 | Lost to Air Force 12–20 |
| 47 | -2 | 2.514 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +8 | BYE |
| 48 | -4 | 2.563 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +6 | Lost to Virginia 17–18 |
| 49 | 11 | 2.611 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 5–2 | 0.714 | 29 | +4 | Beat North Texas 45–7 |
| 50 | -14 | 2.654 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Lost to Miami 29–37 |
| 51 | 7 | 2.751 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +1 | Beat Ole Miss 44–8 |
| 52 | -2 | 2.826 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +6 | Lost to Wake Forest 24–44 |
| 53 | 9 | 2.873 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +4 | Beat TCU 27–20 |
| 54 | -13 | 2.882 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +2 | Lost to Penn State 31–36 |
| 55 | 13 | 2.895 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +2 | Beat Florida State 37–29 |
| 56 | 1 | 2.916 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) |  MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +4 | Beat Western Michigan 27–23 |
| 57 | -4 | 2.932 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | +7 | Lost to Texas A&M 14–36 |
| 58 | -12 | 2.972 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | +9 | Lost to Kansas 14–19 |
| 59 | 11 | 2.973 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +3 | Beat South Carolina 17–6 |
| 60 | 12 | 3.011 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +3 | Beat Tulsa 44–23 |
| 61 | 5 | 3.111 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 40 | +3 | Beat Eastern Michigan 26–14 |
| 62 | -3 | 3.160 |  UTEP | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | 0 | BYE |
| 63 | 6 | 3.173 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +4 | Beat Kent State 31–20 |
| 64 | -13 | 3.175 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +2 | Lost to UCF 23–44 |
| 65 | 9 | 3.248 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -1 | Beat UAB 49–10 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.353 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | +4 | Lost to NC State 20–34 |
| 67 | -3 | 3.369 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | +4 | Lost to Oregon 34–55 |
| 68 | -5 | 3.406 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | -1 | Lost to UConn 17–21 |
| 69 | -14 | 3.425 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | +2 | Lost to West Virginia 13–38 |
| 70 | 3 | 3.426 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 39–32 |
| 71 | 0 | 3.505 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | +4 | Beat Arizona 21–20 |
| 72 | 12 | 3.606 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -5 | Beat FCS 56–7 |
| 73 | -12 | 3.616 |  TCU | MWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | -2 | Lost to Utah 20–27 |
| 74 | 6 | 3.626 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | 0 | Beat Cincinnati 24–17 |
| 75 | -10 | 3.820 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | +8 | Lost to Clemson 14–70 |
| 76 | 1 | 3.843 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -5 | Beat Marshall 33–24 |
| 77 | -2 | 4.034 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | 0 | BYE |
| 78 | -2 | 4.154 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -4 | BYE |
| 79 | -12 | 4.163 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | -4 | Lost to Temple 17–24 |
| 80 | 6 | 4.267 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 67 | -6 | Beat Idaho 45–31 |
| 81 | 18 | 4.367 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -6 | Beat Arkansas State 24–7 |
| 82 | -4 | 4.458 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Purdue 6–31 |
| 83 | 11 | 4.585 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | -8 | Beat Utah State 31–28 |
| 84 | -3 | 4.665 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Ball State 23–27 |
| 85 | -3 | 4.825 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Texas 10–31 |
| 86 | 10 | 4.836 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -6 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.913 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–34 |
| 88 | -3 | 4.948 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | Lost to Syracuse 12–20 |
| 89 | -10 | 4.968 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | -10 | Lost to Middle Tennessee 7–24 |
| 90 | 5 | 5.009 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -8 | Lost to USC 0–38 |
| 91 | -8 | 5.010 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | Lost to Bowling Green 20–31 |
| 92 | -4 | 5.022 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Fresno State 0–30 |
| 93 | 4 | 5.036 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -7 | BYE |
| 94 | -2 | 5.049 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -7 | Lost to Boise State 31–45 |
| 95 | 7 | 5.079 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -9 | Beat Miami (OH) 24–17 |
| 96 | -7 | 5.098 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -8 | Lost to Arkansas 8–44 |
| 97 | 7 | 5.224 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -8 | Beat East Carolina 34–20 |
| 98 | 5 | 5.385 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -12 | Beat Ohio 43–40 |
| 99 | 1 | 5.443 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -11 | Lost to New Mexico 17–20 |
| 100 | -7 | 5.452 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -12 | Lost to Stanford 20–21 |
| 101 | -11 | 5.476 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -11 | Lost to Colorado State 23–48 |
| 102 | -11 | 5.611 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 82 | -16 | Lost to Toledo 40–43 |
| 103 | 2 | 5.693 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -12 | Beat Florida International 28–14 |
| 104 | 5 | 5.826 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 76 | -17 | Beat Rice 38–35 |
| 105 | -7 | 6.081 |  UAB | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -14 | Lost to Houston 10–49 |
| 106 | 1 | 6.248 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -13 | Beat Buffalo 20–12 |
| 107 | 4 | 6.438 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 93 | -17 | Beat SMU 41–34 |
| 108 | -7 | 6.447 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -10 | Lost to FCS 21–27 |
| 109 | -3 | 6.458 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 102 | -19 | Lost to Northwestern 14–26 |
| 110 | 5 | 6.924 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -18 | Beat UNLV 48–23 |
| 111 | -1 | 7.231 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -12 | Lost to Memphis 35–38 |
| 112 | 1 | 7.477 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -16 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–17 |
| 113 | -5 | 7.517 |  SMU | USA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -20 | Lost to Tulane 34–41 |
| 114 | -2 | 7.725 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -24 | Lost to New Mexico State 31–45 |
| 115 | 1 | 7.888 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -18 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 32–39 |
| 116 | 3 | 7.893 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–6 | 0.143 | 107 | -20 | Lost to Troy 7–45 |
| 117 | -3 | 8.158 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 118 | -22 | Lost to Nevada 28–31 |
| 118 | 0 | 8.238 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 0–7 | 0.000 | 118 | -16 | Lost to Southern Miss 24–33 |
| 119 | -2 | 8.243 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–7 | 0.000 | 118 | -20 | Lost to UL Monroe 14–28 |
| 120 | 0 | 8.934 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 112 | -26 | Lost to Wisconsin 3–44 |