2007 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 | 0 | 0.900 |  LSU |  SEC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 3 | +78 | Beat Ohio State 38–24 |
| 2 | 5 | 1.045 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 11–2 | 0.846 | 5 | +65 | Beat Oklahoma 48–28 |
| 3 | 6 | 1.115 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 5 | +65 | Beat Hawai'i 41–10 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.125 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) |  B12 | 12–2 | 0.857 | 3 | +66 | Beat Arkansas 38–7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1.177 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 12–1 | 0.923 | 1 | +59 | Beat Virginia Tech 24–21 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.219 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +60 | Lost to West Virginia 28–48 |
| 7 | -5 | 1.223 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +61 | Lost to Kansas 21–24 |
| 8 | -4 | 1.233 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +50 | Lost to Michigan 35–41 |
| 9 | -4 | 1.241 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 5 | +54 | Lost to LSU 24–38 |
| 10 | 4 | 1.387 |  USC |  PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 5 | +52 | Beat Illinois 49–17 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.450 |  BYU |  MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 5 | +49 | BYE |
| 12 | -2 | 1.483 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 12–1 | 0.923 | 1 | +46 | Lost to Georgia 10–41 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.486 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +45 | BYE |
| 14 | 6 | 1.508 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 10–4 | 0.714 | 17 | +52 | Beat Wisconsin 21–17 |
| 15 | -2 | 1.538 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +47 | BYE |
| 16 | -4 | 1.539 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 11–3 | 0.786 | 10 | +51 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.583 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +42 | BYE |
| 18 | 1 | 1.599 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +39 | BYE |
| 19 | -3 | 1.599 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +46 | BYE |
| 20 | -2 | 1.726 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +38 | Lost to USC 17–49 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.736 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +37 | BYE |
| 22 | 1 | 1.748 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +34 | BYE |
| 23 | -1 | 1.765 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +32 | BYE |
| 24 | 8 | 1.833 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +46 | Beat Florida 41–35 |
| 25 | -1 | 1.885 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 13 | +29 | BYE |
| 26 | 2 | 1.887 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 10–4 | 0.714 | 17 | +35 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 1.908 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +34 | BYE |
| 28 | 1 | 1.950 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +31 | BYE |
| 29 | 1 | 1.998 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +30 | BYE |
| 30 | 1 | 2.014 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +26 | BYE |
| 31 | -5 | 2.028 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +25 | Lost to Tennessee 17–21 |
| 32 | 4 | 2.037 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 10–4 | 0.714 | 17 | +30 | Beat Bowling Green 63–7 |
| 33 | -8 | 2.045 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +30 | Lost to Texas Tech 28–31 |
| 34 | 6 | 2.066 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +23 | Beat Virginia 31–28 |
| 35 | -2 | 2.153 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +28 | BYE |
| 36 | -1 | 2.213 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +20 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.264 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +21 | BYE |
| 38 | -4 | 2.316 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +19 | Lost to Missouri 7–38 |
| 39 | -1 | 2.362 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 8–4 | 0.667 | 38 | +20 | BYE |
| 40 | -1 | 2.369 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 9–4 | 0.692 | 20 | +19 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.417 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +24 | BYE |
| 42 | 7 | 2.437 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +17 | Beat Ball State 52–30 |
| 43 | -1 | 2.501 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +19 | BYE |
| 44 | -1 | 2.521 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +18 | BYE |
| 45 | -1 | 2.551 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +17 | BYE |
| 46 | 1 | 2.552 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +15 | BYE |
| 47 | -1 | 2.575 |  TCU | MWC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +14 | BYE |
| 48 | -3 | 2.579 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +22 | BYE |
| 49 | -1 | 2.656 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +15 | BYE |
| 50 | 2 | 2.837 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +13 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.879 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +11 | BYE |
| 52 | 1 | 2.946 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +8 | BYE |
| 53 | 2 | 2.971 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +7 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 2.983 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +2 | BYE |
| 55 | -5 | 3.032 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +7 | Lost to Tulsa 7–63 |
| 56 | 2 | 3.079 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | +4 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.133 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +1 | BYE |
| 58 | 2 | 3.152 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | -4 | BYE |
| 59 | 2 | 3.153 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 39 | +10 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.163 |  UCLA | PAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | +10 | BYE |
| 61 | -5 | 3.255 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | +1 | Lost to Rutgers 30–52 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.293 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | 0 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.358 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | -6 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.448 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | +3 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.466 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–6 | 0.571 | 51 | +12 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.519 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | +3 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.597 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -5 | BYE |
| 68 | 2 | 3.695 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -7 | BYE |
| 69 | 2 | 3.750 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -10 | BYE |
| 70 | -1 | 3.760 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -8 | BYE |
| 71 | 1 | 3.783 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -9 | BYE |
| 72 | -4 | 3.792 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 7–5 | 0.583 | 50 | -24 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.809 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -7 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.854 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -8 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.892 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -7 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.973 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -11 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.032 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 52 | -17 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 4.100 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -11 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.179 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -18 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.219 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -15 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.267 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.306 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 63 | -16 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.370 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 98 | -14 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.509 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -21 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.537 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -21 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.572 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 69 | -19 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.608 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -20 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 4.680 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -20 | BYE |
| 89 | 1 | 4.685 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -22 | BYE |
| 90 | -2 | 4.688 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -22 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.773 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 74 | -24 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.844 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -27 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 4.875 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -20 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 4.891 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -25 | BYE |
| 95 | 1 | 5.125 |  UTEP | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -30 | BYE |
| 96 | 1 | 5.152 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -28 | BYE |
| 97 | -2 | 5.257 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -28 | BYE |
| 98 | 1 | 5.571 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -38 | BYE |
| 99 | -1 | 5.575 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -32 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.584 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -33 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.603 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 90 | -38 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.615 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -24 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.669 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -19 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.712 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -37 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.812 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -34 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 5.901 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–9 | 0.308 | 98 | -42 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.120 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -40 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.323 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -40 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.462 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -34 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 6.534 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -36 | BYE |
| 111 | -1 | 6.620 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 100 | -49 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.790 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -48 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.799 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -41 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.817 |  UAB | USA | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -52 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 7.039 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -54 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 7.506 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -54 | BYE |
| 117 | 1 | 7.727 |  SMU | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -64 | BYE |
| 118 | -1 | 7.909 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 110 | -53 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 8.193 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -60 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 8.285 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–11 | 0.083 | 116 | -67 | BYE |