Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is the second oldest poll still in use after the AP Poll. It is compiled by a rotating group of 62 college football Division I head coaches. The Coaches Poll operates by Borda count. Each voting member ranks teams from 1 to 25. Each team then receives points for their ranking in reverse order: Number 1 earns 25 points, number 2 earns 24 points, and so forth. The points are then combined and the team with the highest points is then ranked #1; second highest is ranked #2 and so forth. Only the top 25 teams with points are ranked, with teams receiving first place votes noted the quantity next to their name. Any team receiving votes after the top 25 are listed after the top 25 by their point totals. However, these are not real rankings: They are not considered #26, #27, etc. The maximum points a single team can earn is 1550. The preseason poll was released on August 3, 2007.
| Week 1 August 3 |
Week 2 September 4 |
Week 3 September 9 |
Week 4 September 16 |
Week 5 September 23 |
Week 6 September 30 |
Week 7 October 7 |
Week 8 October 14 |
Week 9 October 21 |
Week 10 October 28 |
Week 11 November 4 |
Week 12 November 11 |
Week 13 November 18 |
Week 14 November 25 |
Week 15 December 2 |
Week 16 January 7 |
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| 1. | USC (45) | USC (49) (1-0) | USC (42) (1-0) | USC (44) (2-0) | USC (44) (3-0) | USC (45) (4-0) | LSU (58) (6-0) | Ohio State (56) (7-0) | Ohio State (58) (8-0) | Ohio State (56) (9-0) | Ohio State (55) (10-0) | LSU (35) (9-1) | LSU (51) (10-1) | West Virginia (37) (10-1) | Ohio State (46) (11-1) | LSU (60) (12-2) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU (4) | LSU (4) (1-0) | LSU (11) (2-0) | LSU (8) (3-0) | LSU (8) (4-0) | LSU (14) (5-0) | California (5-0) | Boston College (1) (7-0) | Boston College (2) (7-0) | Boston College (3) (8-0) | LSU (1) (8-1) | Oregon (13) (8-1) | Kansas (8) (11-0) | Missouri (17) (11-1) | LSU (11) (11-2) | USC (11-2) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (9) | Florida (7) (1-0) | Florida (7) (2-0) | Florida (7) (3-0) | Florida (4) (4-0) | California (5-0) | Ohio State (2) (6-0) | South Florida (3) (6-0) | LSU (7-1) | LSU (7-1) | Oregon (2) (8-1) | Oklahoma (4) (9-1) | West Virginia (1) (9-1) | Ohio State (6) (11-1) | Oklahoma (2) (11-2) | Georgia (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | West Virginia (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) | Oklahoma (1) (3-0) | Oklahoma (4) (4-0) | Ohio State (1) (5-0) | Boston College (6-0) | Oklahoma (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Oregon (1) (7-1) | Oklahoma (2) (8-1) | Kansas (7) (10-0) | Missouri (10-1) | Georgia (10-2) | Georgia (10-2) | Ohio State (11-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan (2) | Wisconsin (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | Wisconsin (5-0) | South Florida (5-0) т | LSU (6-1) | Oregon (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Kansas (9-0) | West Virginia (1) (8-1) | Ohio State (11-1) | Kansas (11-1) т | Virginia Tech (11-2) | Missouri (12-2) | 5. |
| 6. | West Virginia | Oklahoma (1-0) | Texas (2-0) | Texas (3-0) | California (4-0) | Boston College (5-0) | Oklahoma (5-1) т | Oregon (5-1) | West Virginia (6-1) | Arizona State (8-0) | West Virginia (7-1) | Missouri (9-1) | Arizona State (9-1) | Virginia Tech (10-2) т | USC (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin | Texas (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Texas (4-0) | Florida (4-1) | USC (4-1) | West Virginia (5-1) | Arizona State (7-0) | West Virginia (7-1) | Missouri (8-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | Georgia (9-2) | LSU (10-2) | Missouri (11-2) | Kansas (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Oklahoma | Louisville (1-0) | California (2-0) | California (3-0) | Ohio State (4-0) | Kentucky (5-0) | Oregon (4-1) | South Carolina (6-1) | USC (6-1) | Kansas (8-0) | Boston College (8-1) | Arizona State (9-1) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Kansas (11-1) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 8. |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Ohio State (3-0) | Wisconsin (4-0) | South Florida (4-0) | West Virginia (5-1) | USC (5-1) т | Virginia Tech (6-1) | Missouri (7-1) | Arizona State (8-1) | Georgia (8-1) | Oklahoma (9-2) | USC (9-2) | West Virginia (10-2) | Virginia Tech (11-3) | 9. |
| 10. | Ohio State | California (1-0) | Ohio State (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Rutgers (3-0) | Oklahoma (4-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | California (5-1) т | Kansas (7-0) | Georgia (6-2) | Georgia (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Oregon (8-2) | Hawaiʻi (11-0) | Hawaiʻi (1) (12-0) | Texas (10-3) | 10. |
| 11. | Louisville | Ohio State (1-0) | UCLA (2-0) | Rutgers (3-0) | Boston College (4-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Missouri (5-0) | Virginia Tech (6-1) | Florida (5-2) | Hawaiʻi (8-0) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | Texas (9-2) | Texas (9-2) | Florida (9-3) | Arizona State (10-2) | Boston College (11-3) | 11. |
| 12. | California | Georgia (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | Boston College (3-0) | Oregon (4-0) | West Virginia (4-1) | South Carolina (5-1) | Arizona State (7-0) | South Florida (6-1) | Texas (7-2) | Hawaiʻi (8-0) | Hawaiʻi (9-0) | USC (8-2) | Boston College (10-2) | Florida (9-3) | Tennessee (10-4) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | Auburn (1-0) | Rutgers (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Clemson (4-0) | Oregon (4-1) | Arizona State (6-0) | Kentucky (6-1) | Missouri (6-1) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Michigan (8-2) | USC (8-2) | Hawaiʻi (10-0) | Arizona State (9-2) | Illinois (9-3) | Arizona State (10-3) | 13. |
| 14. | Auburn | UCLA (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | South Carolina (3-0) т | Virginia Tech (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Florida (4-2) | Florida (4-2) | Hawaiʻi (7-0) | Michigan (7-2) | Texas (8-2) | Florida (7-3) | Florida (8-3) | Illinois (9-3) | Boston College (10-3) | Auburn (9-4) т | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee | Penn State (1-0) | Georgia Tech (2-0) | Clemson (3-0) т | Kentucky (4-0) | Hawaiʻi (5-0) | Wisconsin (5-1) | Kansas (6-0) | Kentucky (6-2) | USC (6-2) | USC (7-2) | Boise State (9-1) | Virginia (9-2) | Tennessee (9-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | BYU (11-2) т | 15. |
| 16. | Rutgers | Rutgers (1-0) | Arkansas (1-0) | Texas A&M (3-0) | Georgia (3-1) | Texas (4-1) | Hawaiʻi (6-0) | Hawaiʻi (7-0) | Texas (6-2) | Auburn (6-3) | Connecticut (8-1) | Clemson (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Wisconsin (9-3) | Clemson (9-3) | Florida (9-4) | 16. |
| 17. | UCLA | Nebraska (1-0) | Virginia Tech (1-1) | Virginia Tech (2-1) | Hawaiʻi (4-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Cincinnati (6-0) | Missouri (5-1) | South Carolina (6-2) | Florida (5-3) | Auburn (7-3) | Virginia (9-2) | Boise State (10-1) | Clemson (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Hawaiʻi (12-1) | 17. |
| 18. | Penn State | Arkansas (1-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Hawaiʻi (3-0) | South Florida (3-0) | South Carolina (4-1) | Kentucky (5-1) | Texas (5-2) | Virginia (7-1) | Alabama (6-2) | Florida (6-3) | Boston College (8-2) | Illinois (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Tennessee (9-4) | Illinois (9-4) | 18. |
| 19. | Nebraska | TCU (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | Louisville (2-1) | Penn State (3-1) | Arizona State (5-0) | Illinois (5-1) | Auburn (5-2) | Georgia (5-2) | Wisconsin (7-2) | Boise State (8-1) | Tennessee (7-3) | Tennessee (8-3) | BYU (9-2) | BYU (10-2) | Michigan (9-4) | 19. |
| 20. | Arkansas | Boise State (1-0) | Clemson (2-0) | Alabama (3-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Purdue (5-0) | Kansas (5-0) | Georgia (5-2) | California (5-2) | Connecticut (7-1) | Clemson (7-2) | Kentucky (7-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Virginia (9-3) | Cincinnati (10-3) | 20. |
| 21. | Florida State | Georgia Tech (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Georgia (2-1) | South Carolina (3-1) | Rutgers (3-1) | Florida State (4-1) | Texas Tech (6-1) | Michigan (6-2) | South Florida (6-2) | Virginia (8-2) | Illinois (8-3) | Connecticut (9-2) | Auburn (8-4) т | Auburn (8-4) | Wisconsin (9-4) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU | Hawaiʻi (1-0) | Hawaiʻi (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Nebraska (3-1) | Clemson (4-1) | Texas (4-2) | Tennessee (4-2) | Penn State (6-2) | Boise State (7-1) | Kentucky (6-3) | Penn State (8-3) | Clemson (8-3) | Virginia (9-3) т | Boise State (10-2) | Clemson (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Boise State | Texas A&M (1-0) | South Carolina (2-0) | Kentucky (3-0) | Michigan State (4-0) | Nebraska (4-1) | Georgia (4-2) | Cincinnati (6-1) | Auburn (5-3) | Kentucky (6-3) | Alabama (6-3) | Michigan (8-3) | BYU (8-2) | Boise State (10-2) | Cincinnati (9-3) | Texas Tech (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Hawaiʻi | Tennessee (0-1) | Tennessee (1-1) | South Florida (2-0) | Alabama (3-1) | Cincinnati (5-0) | Purdue (5-1) | Virginia (6-1) | Alabama (6-2) | Clemson (6-2) | Tennessee (6-3) | Wisconsin (8-3) | Texas Tech (8-4) | Cincinnati (9-3) | Arkansas (8-4) | Oregon (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas A&M | Boston College (1-0) | Georgia (1-1) | Missouri (3-0) | Arizona State (4-0) т Purdue (4-0) т |
UCLA (4-1) | Auburn (4-1) | Penn State (5-2) | Wisconsin (6-2) | South Carolina (6-3) | Penn State (7-3) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Auburn (7-4) | Arkansas (8-4) | South Florida (9-3) | Penn State (9-4) | 25. |
| Week 1 August 3 |
Week 2 September 4 |
Week 3 September 9 |
Week 4 September 16 |
Week 5 September 23 |
Week 6 September 30 |
Week 7 October 7 |
Week 8 October 14 |
Week 9 October 21 |
Week 10 October 28 |
Week 11 November 4 |
Week 12 November 11 |
Week 13 November 18 |
Week 14 November 25 |
Week 15 December 2 |
Week 16 January 7 |
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| Dropped: Michigan Florida State |
Dropped: Auburn TCU Boise State |
Dropped: UCLA Georgia Tech Arkansas Tennessee |
Dropped: Texas A&M Louisville |
Dropped: Penn State Michigan State Alabama |
Dropped: Rutgers Clemson Nebraska UCLA |
Dropped: Wisconsin Illinois Florida State Purdue |
Dropped: Texas Tech Tennessee Cincinnati |
Dropped: Virginia California Penn State |
Dropped: Wisconsin South Florida South Carolina |
Dropped: Connecticut Auburn Alabama |
Dropped: Kentucky Penn State Michigan Cincinnati |
Dropped: Connecticut Texas Tech |
Dropped: Oregon |
Dropped: Virginia Boise State Arkansas South Florida |
Read more about this topic: 2007 NCAA Division I FBS Football Rankings
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