2007 Week 12 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 | 1 | 0.851 |  LSU |  SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +49 | Beat Louisiana Tech 58–10 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.904 |  Oregon (OREGON) |  PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +43 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 1.129 |  Kansas (KANSAS) |  B12 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Oklahoma State 43–28 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.191 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 10–1 | 0.909 | 3 | +43 | Lost to Illinois 21–28 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.213 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +37 | Beat Baylor 52–21 |
| 6 | 0 | 1.253 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +34 | Beat South Carolina 51–31 |
| 7 | 5 | 1.279 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +32 | Beat Louisville 38–31 |
| 8 | -1 | 1.299 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +39 | Beat UCLA 24–20 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.308 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +39 | Beat Texas A&M 40–26 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.439 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +32 | Beat Auburn 45–20 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.458 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) |  ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +32 | Beat Florida State 40–21 |
| 12 | 11 | 1.483 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +27 | Beat Wake Forest 44–10 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.524 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Fresno State 37–30 |
| 14 | 10 | 1.547 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +28 | Beat UConn 27–3 |
| 15 | -4 | 1.557 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 4 | +26 | Beat Utah State 52–0 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.595 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +36 | Beat Texas Tech 59–43 |
| 17 | -9 | 1.633 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +26 | Lost to Maryland 35–42 |
| 18 | -8 | 1.644 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +26 | Lost to Cincinnati 3–27 |
| 19 | 2 | 1.666 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 11 | +33 | Beat Miami 48–0 |
| 20 | -3 | 1.686 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +24 | Beat Syracuse 41–10 |
| 21 | -5 | 1.695 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +28 | Beat Temple 31–0 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.711 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +31 | Beat Ohio State 28–21 |
| 23 | 2 | 1.766 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +26 | Beat Arkansas 34–13 |
| 24 | 9 | 1.885 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +27 | Beat Michigan 37–21 |
| 25 | 2 | 1.900 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +21 | Beat Vanderbilt 27–20 |
| 26 | 6 | 1.902 |  USC | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 13 | +22 | Beat California 24–17 |
| 27 | 2 | 1.967 |  BYU |  MWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 20 | +19 | Beat TCU 27–22 |
| 28 | -8 | 1.975 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +36 | Lost to Wisconsin 21–37 |
| 29 | -10 | 2.107 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +16 | Lost to Mississippi State 12–17 |
| 30 | -8 | 2.126 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +20 | Lost to Georgia 20–45 |
| 31 | 4 | 2.147 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) |  USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +18 | Beat UAB 45–31 |
| 32 | 2 | 2.235 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 21 | +15 | Beat Notre Dame 41–24 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.307 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Beat Western Kentucky 21–17 |
| 34 | -3 | 2.316 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +16 | Lost to USC 17–24 |
| 35 | 13 | 2.330 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +15 | Beat Houston 56–7 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.378 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +13 | Lost to Michigan State 31–48 |
| 37 | 13 | 2.380 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +12 | Beat Army 41–6 |
| 38 | -10 | 2.414 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +14 | Lost to Virginia Tech 21–40 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.430 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +10 | Beat Wyoming 50–0 |
| 40 | 13 | 2.433 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +15 | Beat Alabama 17–12 |
| 41 | 4 | 2.483 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +13 | Beat Washington 29–23 |
| 42 | -5 | 2.490 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +12 | Lost to Clemson 10–44 |
| 43 | -3 | 2.559 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Beat Colorado State 26–23 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.587 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +7 | Beat Duke 41–24 |
| 45 | -9 | 2.617 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +3 | Lost to Tennessee 13–34 |
| 46 | -7 | 2.759 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +10 | Lost to Florida 31–51 |
| 47 | -9 | 2.764 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +6 | Lost to Texas 43–59 |
| 48 | -5 | 2.769 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +7 | Lost to Hawai'i 30–37 |
| 49 | 13 | 2.771 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +9 | Beat Purdue 48–31 |
| 50 | -8 | 2.790 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +10 | Lost to Kansas 28–43 |
| 51 | -7 | 2.892 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +12 | Lost to Missouri 26–40 |
| 52 | 21 | 3.050 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Boston College 42–35 |
| 53 | 1 | 3.080 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Lost to West Virginia 31–38 |
| 54 | 10 | 3.119 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +15 | Beat Western Michigan 34–31 |
| 55 | 6 | 3.147 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +7 | Beat North Carolina 31–27 |
| 56 | -5 | 3.148 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +1 | Lost to Tulsa 7–56 |
| 57 | 9 | 3.245 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +2 | Beat Eastern Michigan 39–32 |
| 58 | -11 | 3.258 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +6 | Lost to Marshall 7–26 |
| 59 | 0 | 3.260 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | 0 | Lost to Northwestern 28–31 |
| 60 | 9 | 3.292 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 77 | +9 | Beat Kansas State 73–31 |
| 61 | 7 | 3.333 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | +2 | Beat Minnesota 21–16 |
| 62 | -7 | 3.334 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +6 | Lost to Utah 0–50 |
| 63 | -6 | 3.343 |  TCU | MWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to BYU 22–27 |
| 64 | -4 | 3.369 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | -10 | Lost to Troy 17–21 |
| 65 | -7 | 3.385 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Kentucky 20–27 |
| 66 | 6 | 3.449 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 38 | +5 | Beat North Texas 74–62 |
| 67 | 3 | 3.504 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | BYE |
| 68 | -5 | 3.529 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 20–24 |
| 69 | 8 | 3.547 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 6–5 | 0.545 | 55 | -1 | Beat Indiana 31–28 |
| 70 | -18 | 3.557 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 77 | +6 | Lost to Iowa State 28–31 |
| 71 | -15 | 3.683 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to Nebraska 31–73 |
| 72 | -7 | 3.739 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Virginia 0–48 |
| 73 | 10 | 3.885 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | -4 | Beat Arkansas State 34–31 |
| 74 | 0 | 3.904 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | -9 | BYE |
| 75 | -8 | 3.939 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -8 | Lost to Memphis 26–29 |
| 76 | 0 | 4.049 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 4–5 | 0.444 | 81 | -5 | BYE |
| 77 | 8 | 4.135 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -4 | Beat Stanford 33–17 |
| 78 | 1 | 4.264 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -8 | BYE |
| 79 | -8 | 4.296 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 5–6 | 0.455 | 77 | -10 | Lost to Louisiana 24–34 |
| 80 | -5 | 4.300 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -6 | Lost to Oregon State 23–29 |
| 81 | 7 | 4.301 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 81 | -7 | Beat UNLV 38–30 |
| 82 | -2 | 4.303 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -10 | BYE |
| 83 | -2 | 4.330 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -10 | BYE |
| 84 | 11 | 4.518 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 5–5 | 0.500 | 62 | -14 | Beat Southern Miss 29–26 |
| 85 | 1 | 4.703 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -12 | Lost to LSU 10–58 |
| 86 | 5 | 4.790 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -14 | BYE |
| 87 | -3 | 4.826 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -16 | Lost to NC State 27–31 |
| 88 | 5 | 4.834 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -11 | Beat Ohio 48–37 |
| 89 | -7 | 4.843 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 77 | -17 | Lost to Akron 37–48 |
| 90 | -1 | 4.877 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -16 | Lost to Florida Atlantic 31–34 |
| 91 | 5 | 4.886 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -13 | Beat New Mexico State 51–17 |
| 92 | -14 | 4.909 |  UTEP | USA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -19 | Lost to Tulane 19–34 |
| 93 | 4 | 4.995 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -18 | Beat FCS 28–14 |
| 94 | -2 | 5.064 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 83 | -16 | BYE |
| 95 | -8 | 5.174 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -13 | Lost to Washington State 17–33 |
| 96 | -6 | 5.396 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 92 | -19 | Lost to San José State 17–51 |
| 97 | -3 | 5.408 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -21 | Lost to Rutgers 6–41 |
| 98 | 3 | 5.607 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -23 | Lost to Central Michigan 31–34 |
| 99 | 4 | 5.647 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -21 | Lost to Penn State 0–31 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.681 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 103 | -10 | Beat Colorado 31–28 |
| 101 | -3 | 5.760 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -23 | Lost to Northern Illinois 20–27 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.784 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -23 | Lost to Georgia Tech 24–41 |
| 103 | 1 | 5.839 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -25 | Lost to Air Force 24–41 |
| 104 | -2 | 5.846 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 103 | -21 | Lost to Oklahoma 21–52 |
| 105 | 5 | 5.900 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -27 | Beat UTEP 34–19 |
| 106 | -7 | 5.981 |  UNLV | MWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -24 | Lost to San Diego State 30–38 |
| 107 | 6 | 6.162 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -15 | Beat East Carolina 26–7 |
| 108 | 4 | 6.342 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 93 | -21 | Beat SMU 43–42 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.370 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -24 | Lost to South Florida 10–41 |
| 110 | -2 | 6.434 |  UAB | USA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -30 | Lost to UCF 31–45 |
| 111 | -5 | 6.480 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 103 | -33 | Lost to Bowling Green 32–39 |
| 112 | -3 | 6.751 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -33 | Lost to New Mexico 23–26 |
| 113 | -2 | 6.905 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–10 | 0.091 | 118 | -29 | Lost to Iowa 16–21 |
| 114 | 2 | 7.069 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -24 | Beat Middle Tennessee 34–24 |
| 115 | 5 | 7.852 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 106 | -35 | Beat Kent State 27–20 |
| 116 | -1 | 7.896 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 119 | -38 | Lost to Boise State 0–52 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.955 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–8 | 0.111 | 112 | -35 | Lost to Navy 62–74 |
| 118 | -4 | 8.205 |  SMU | USA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -46 | Lost to Rice 42–43 |
| 119 | -1 | 8.208 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 113 | -43 | BYE |
| 120 | -1 | 8.685 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–9 | 0.000 | 119 | -38 | BYE |