# 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Three polls and one formulaic ranking make up the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason polls. Unlike most sports, college football's governing body, the NCAA, does not bestow a national championship title. That title is bestowed by one or more of four different polling agencies. There are two main weekly polls that begin in the preseason: the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. About halfway through the season, two additional polls are released, the Harris Interactive Poll and the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) standings. The Harris Poll and Coaches Poll are factors in the BCS standings. At the end of the season, the BCS standings determine who plays in the BCS bowl games as well as the BCS National Championship Game.

## Legend

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for BCS National Championship Game |
| (#–#) | Win–loss record |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |

## AP Poll

As a result of Michigan's loss to Division I FCS Appalachian State, the AP Poll changed its policy on not allowing pollsters to vote for Division I FCS opponents. Now, if the Division I-FCS team has played a Division I FBS team, they are eligible to be voted for in the AP Poll.
| | Preseason Aug 18 | Week 1 Sept 4 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 8 | |
| 1. | USC (62) | USC (1–0) (59) | USC (1–0) (40) | USC (2–0) (46) | USC (3–0) (43) | LSU (5–0) (33) | LSU (6–0) (65) | Ohio State (7–0) (50) | Ohio State (8–0) (57) | Ohio State (9–0) (59) | Ohio State (10–0) (60) | LSU (9–1) (40) | LSU (10–1) (60) | Missouri (11–1) (45) | Ohio State (11–1) (50) | LSU (12–2) (60) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU (2) | LSU (1–0) (5) | LSU (2–0) (25) | LSU (3–0) (19) | LSU (4–0) (22) | USC (4–0) (32) | California (5–0) | South Florida (6–0) (11) | Boston College (7–0) (2) | Boston College (8–0) (1) | LSU (8–1) (5) | Oregon (8–1) (22) | Kansas (11–0) (3) | West Virginia (10–1) (20) | LSU (11–2) (11) | Georgia (11–2) (3) | 2. |
| 3. | West Virginia (1) | West Virginia (1–0) (1) | Oklahoma (2–0) | Florida (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–0) | California (5–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | Boston College (7–0) (1) | LSU (7–1) (5) | LSU (7–1) (3) | Oregon (8–1) | Oklahoma (9–1) (1) | Missouri (10–1) (1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Oklahoma (11–2) (1) | USC (11–2) (1) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | Florida (1–0) | West Virginia (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) | Florida (4–0) | Ohio State (5–0) | Boston College (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) (1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Kansas (10–0) (1) | West Virginia (9–1) (1) | Georgia (10–2) | Georgia (10–2) (1) | Missouri (12–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Oklahoma (1–0) т | Florida (2–0) | West Virginia (3–0) | West Virginia (4–0) | Wisconsin (5–0) | South Florida (5–0) | LSU (6–1) (1) | Oregon (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Kansas (9–0) | West Virginia (8–1) (1) | Ohio State (11–1) | LSU (10–2) | Virginia Tech (11–2) (1) | Ohio State (11–2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida | Wisconsin (1–0) т | Texas (2–0) | California (3–0) | California (4–0) | South Florida (4–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | South Carolina (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Arizona State (8–0) (2) | West Virginia (7–1) | Missouri (9–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | USC (10–2) | West Virginia (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin | Texas (1–0) | Wisconsin (2–0) | Texas (3–0) | Texas (4–0) | Boston College (5–0) | South Carolina (5–1) | Oregon (5–1) | Arizona State (7–0) (1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Missouri (8–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Missouri (11–2) | Kansas (12–1) (1) | 7. |
| 8. | Oklahoma | Louisville (1–0) | California (2–0) | Ohio State (3–0) | Ohio State (4–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | West Virginia (5–1) | Kentucky (6–1) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Kansas (8–0) | Boston College (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | USC (9–2) | Kansas (11–1) | Oklahoma (11–3) | 8. |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (1–0) | Louisville (2–0) | Wisconsin (3–0) | Wisconsin (4–0) | Florida (4–1) | Oregon (4–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | Florida (5–2) т | Missouri (7–1) | Arizona State (8–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | Oregon (8–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Florida (9–3) | Virginia Tech (11–3) | 9. |
| 10. | Louisville | California (1–0) | Ohio State (2–0) | Penn State (3–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | USC (4–1) | California (5–1) | USC (6–1) т | Georgia (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | Hawaii (12–0) (1) | Boston College (11–3) т | 10. |
| 11. | Ohio State | Georgia (1–0) | UCLA (2–0) | Rutgers (3–0) | Oregon (4–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | South Florida (6–1) | Virginia Tech (6–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | USC (8–2) | USC (8–2) | Hawaii (11–0) | West Virginia (10–2) | Texas (10–3) т | 11. |
| 12. | California | Ohio State (1-0) | Penn State (2–0) | South Carolina (3–0) | Boston College (4–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Virginia Tech (5–1) | Arizona State (7–0) (1) | Kansas (7–0) | Hawaii (8–0) | USC (7–2) | Texas (9–2) | Florida (8–3) | Boston College (10–2) | Arizona State (10–2) | Tennessee (10–4) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | UCLA (1–0) | Rutgers (2–0) | Oregon (3–0) | Clemson (4–0) | West Virginia (4–1) | Florida (4–2) | USC (5–1) | Missouri (6–1) | USC (6–2) | Michigan (8–2) | Hawaii (9–0) | Texas (9–2) | Arizona State (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Florida (9–4) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Penn State (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Boston College (3–0) | Kentucky (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Arizona State (6–0) | Florida (4–2) | Kentucky (6–2) | Texas (7–2) | Hawaii (8–0) | Florida (7–3) | Hawaii (10–0) | Tennessee (9–3) | Boston College (10–3) | BYU (11–2) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee | Rutgers (1–0) | Georgia Tech (2–0) | Clemson (3–0) | Georgia (3–1) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Kansas (6–0) т | South Carolina (6–2) | Michigan (7–2) | Texas (8–2) | Clemson (8–2) | Boston College (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Clemson (9–3) | Auburn (9–4) | 15. |
| 16. | Rutgers | Nebraska (1–0) | Arkansas (1–0) | Alabama (3–0) | South Carolina (3–1) | Hawaii (5–0) | Hawaii (6–0) | Missouri (5–1) т | Hawaii (7–0) | Connecticut (7–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Virginia (9–2) | Virginia (9–2) | Clemson (9–3) | Tennessee (9–4) | Arizona State (10–3) | 16. |
| 17. | Penn State | Auburn (1–0) | South Carolina (2–0) | Virginia Tech (2–1) | Virginia Tech (3–1) | Missouri (4–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Hawaii (7–0) | Texas (6–2) | Alabama (6–2) | Florida (6–3) | Boise State (9–1) | Boise State (10–1) | Texas (9–3) | Texas (9–3) | Cincinnati (10–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Auburn | Arkansas (1–0) | Virginia Tech (1–1) | Louisville (2–1) | South Florida (3–0) | Arizona State (5–0) | Illinois (5–1) | Auburn (5–2) | California (5–2) | Florida (5–3) | Auburn (7–3) | Boston College (8–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Oregon (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Michigan (9–4) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | TCU (1–0) | Oregon (2–0) | Hawaii (3–0) | Hawaii (4–0) | Texas (4–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Texas (5–2) | Michigan (6–2) | Auburn (6–3) | Boise State (8–1) | Tennessee (7–3) | Tennessee (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | Hawaii (12–1) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska | Hawaii (1–0) | Clemson (2–0) | Texas A&M (3–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Tennessee (4–2) | Georgia (5–2) | South Florida (6–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Connecticut (9–2) | Cincinnati (9–3) | Cincinnati (9–3) | Illinois (9–4) | 20. |
| 21. | Arkansas | Georgia Tech (1–0) | Boston College (2–0) | Kentucky (3–0) | Penn State (3–1) | Rutgers (3–1) | Florida State (4–1) | Georgia (5–2) | Virginia (7–1) | Wake Forest (6–2) | Alabama (6–3) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Clemson (8–3) | BYU (9–2) | Virginia (9–3) | Clemson (9–4) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU | Boise State (1–0) | Tennessee (1–1) | Georgia (2–1) | Alabama (3–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Boise State (7–1) | Tennessee (6–3) | Kentucky (7–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Virginia (9–3) | Auburn (8–4) | Texas Tech (9–4) | 22. |
| 23. | Hawaii | Texas A&M (1–0) | Georgia (1–1) | South Florida (2–0) | Arizona State (4–0) | Purdue (5–0) | Texas (4–2) | Cincinnati (6–1) | Auburn (5–3) | South Carolina (6–3) | Virginia (8–2) | Michigan (8–3) | BYU (8–2) | Auburn (8–4) | South Florida (9–3) | Oregon (9–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Boise State | Tennessee (0–1) | Hawaii (2–0) | Nebraska (2–1) | Cincinnati (4–0) | Kansas State (3–1) | Georgia (4–2) | Michigan (5–2) | Penn State (6–2) | Tennessee (5–3) | California (6–3) | Wisconsin (8–3) | Cincinnati (8–3) | Boise State (10–2) | Boise State (10–2) | Wisconsin (9–4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas A&M | Clemson (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Missouri (3–0) | Nebraska (3–1) | Nebraska (4–1) | Tennessee (3–2) | Kansas State (4–2) | Rutgers (5–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Kentucky (6–3) | Connecticut (8–2) | Auburn (7–4) | South Florida (9–3) | Arkansas (8–4) | Oregon State (9–4) | 25. |
| | Preseason Aug 18 | Week 1 Sept 4 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 Dec 2 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 8 | |
| | | Dropped: MichiganFlorida State | Dropped: AuburnTCUBoise State | Dropped: UCLAGeorgia TechArkansasTennessee | Dropped: LouisvilleTexas A&M | Dropped: Penn StateAlabama | Dropped: RutgersClemsonPurdueKansas StateNebraska | Dropped: IllinoisWisconsinFlorida State | Dropped: TennesseeTexas TechCincinnatiKansas State | Dropped: KentuckyCaliforniaVirginiaPenn StateRutgers | Dropped: South FloridaWake ForestSouth Carolina | Dropped: AlabamaAuburnCalifornia | Dropped: KentuckyMichigan | Dropped: Connecticut | Dropped: Oregon | Dropped: VirginiaSouth FloridaBoise StateArkansas | |

## Coaches Poll

| | Preseason Aug 3 | Week 1 Sept 4 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 December 2 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 7 | |
| 1. | USC (45) | USC (1–0) (49) | USC (1–0) (42) | USC (2–0) (44) | USC (3–0) (44) | USC (4–0) (45) | LSU (6–0) (58) | Ohio State (7–0) (56) | Ohio State (8–0) (58) | Ohio State (9–0) (56) | Ohio State (10–0) (55) | LSU (9–1) (35) | LSU (10–1) (51) | West Virginia (10–1) (37) | Ohio State (11–1) (46) | LSU (12–2) (60) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU (4) | LSU (1–0) (4) | LSU (2–0) (11) | LSU (3–0) (8) | LSU (4–0) (8) | LSU (5–0) (14) | California (5–0) | Boston College (7–0) (1) | Boston College (7–0) (2) | Boston College (8–0) (3) | LSU (8–1) (1) | Oregon (8–1) (13) | Kansas (11–0) (8) | Missouri (11–1) (17) | LSU (11–2) (11) | USC (11–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Florida (9) | Florida (1–0) (7) | Florida (2–0) (7) | Florida (3–0) (7) | Florida (4–0) (4) | California (5–0) | Ohio State (6–0) (2) | South Florida (6–0) (3) | LSU (7–1) | LSU (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) (2) | Oklahoma (9–1) (4) | West Virginia (9–1) (1) | Ohio State (11–1) (6) | Oklahoma (11–2) (2) | Georgia (11–2) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | West Virginia (1–0) | West Virginia (2–0) | Oklahoma (3–0) (1) | Oklahoma (4–0) (4) | Ohio State (5–0) (1) | Boston College (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oregon (7–1) (1) | Oklahoma (8–1) (2) | Kansas (10–0) (7) | 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) | Oklahoma (5–1) т | LSU (6–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Kansas (9–0) | West Virginia (8–1) (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) | South Florida (5–0) 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) | California (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) | USC (5–1) т | Kansas (7–0) | Georgia (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Oregon (8–2) | Hawaii (11–0) | Hawaii (12–0) (1) | 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) | Hawaii (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) | Hawaii (8–0) | Hawaii (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) | Hawaii (10–0) | Arizona State (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Arizona State (10–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Auburn | UCLA (1–0) | Nebraska (2–0) | Clemson (3–0) т | Virginia Tech (3–1) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | Florida (4–2) | Florida (4–2) | Hawaii (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) | South Carolina (3–0) т | Kentucky (4–0) | Hawaii (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) | Hawaii (6–0) | Hawaii (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) | Hawaii (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) | Hawaii (12–1) | 17. |
| 18. | Penn State | Arkansas (1–0) | Texas A&M (2–0) | Hawaii (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 | Hawaii (1–0) | Hawaii (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. | Hawaii | 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) тPurdue (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. |
| | Preseason Aug 3 | Week 1 Sept 4 | Week 2 Sept 9 | Week 3 Sept 16 | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 December 2 | Week 15 (Final) Jan 7 | |
| | | Dropped: MichiganFlorida State | Dropped: AuburnTCUBoise State | Dropped: UCLAGeorgia TechArkansasTennessee | Dropped: Texas A&MLouisville | Dropped: Penn StateMichigan StateAlabama | Dropped: RutgersClemsonNebraskaUCLA | Dropped: WisconsinIllinoisFlorida StatePurdue | Dropped: Texas TechTennesseeCincinnati | Dropped: VirginiaCaliforniaPenn State | Dropped: WisconsinSouth FloridaSouth Carolina | Dropped: ConnecticutAuburnAlabama | Dropped: KentuckyPenn StateMichiganCincinnati | Dropped: ConnecticutTexas Tech | Dropped: Oregon | Dropped: VirginiaBoise StateArkansasSouth Florida | |

## Harris Interactive Poll

| | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 2 | |
| 1. | USC (3–0) (91) | USC (4–0) (76) | LSU (6–0) (113) | Ohio State (7–0) (110) | Ohio State (8–0) (111) | Ohio State (9–0) (114) | Ohio State (10–0) (112) | LSU (9–1) (73) | LSU (10–1) (100) | Missouri (11–1) (57) | Ohio State (11–1) (98) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU (4–0) (19) | LSU (5–0) (36) | California (5–0) | Boston College (7–0) | Boston College (7–0) (1) | Boston College (8–0) | LSU (8–1) | Oregon (8–1) (22) | Kansas (11–0) (13) | West Virginia (10–1) (45) | LSU (11–2) (7) | 2. |
| 3. | Oklahoma (4–0) (1) | California (5–0) | Ohio State (6–0) | South Florida (6–0) (2) | LSU (7–1) (2) | LSU (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) (1) | Oklahoma (9–1) (9) | Missouri (10–1) т | Ohio State (11–1) (11) | Oklahoma (11–2) (6) | 3. |
| 4. | Florida (4–0) (3) | Ohio State (5–0) | Boston College (6–0) | Oklahoma (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Kansas (10–0) (8) | West Virginia (9–1) т | Georgia (10–2) | Georgia (10–2) (1) | 4. |
| 5. | West Virginia (4–0) | Wisconsin (5–0) | Oklahoma (5–1) | LSU (6–1) (1) | Oregon (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Kansas (9–0) | West Virginia (8–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | LSU (10–2) | USC (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | California (4–0) | Boston College (5–0) | South Florida (5–0) | South Carolina (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | Arizona State (8–0) | West Virginia (7–1) | Missouri (9–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Virginia Tech (11–2) (1) | 6. |
| 7. | Ohio State (4–0) | Kentucky (5–0) | USC (4–1) | Oregon (5–1) | USC (6–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Missouri (8–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Georgia (9–2) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | Missouri (11–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Texas (4–0) | Florida (4–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | West Virginia (5–1) | Arizona State (7–0) | Kansas (8–0) | Boston College (8–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | Kansas (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | Wisconsin (4–0) | Oklahoma (4–1) | South Carolina (5–1) | USC (5–1) | Florida (5–2) | Missouri (7–1) | Arizona State (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | USC (9–2) | West Virginia (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon (4–0) | South Florida (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | California (5–1) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Hawaii (8–0) | Hawaii (8–0) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Oregon (8–2) | Hawaii (11–0) (1) | Hawaii (12–0) (1) | 10. |
| 11. | Boston College (4–0) | West Virginia (4–1) | Missouri (5–0) | Kentucky (6–1) | Kansas (7–0) | Texas (7–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Hawaii (9–0) | Texas (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | Florida (9–3) | 11. |
| 12. | Rutgers (3–0) | Georgia (4–1) | Virginia Tech (5–1) | Arizona State (7–0) (1) | South Florida (6–1) | Georgia (6–2) | Texas (8–2) | Texas (9–2) | USC (8–2) | Boston College (10–2) | Arizona State (10–2) | 12. |
| 13. | Clemson (4–0) | Oregon (4–1) | Florida (4–2) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Missouri (6–1) | USC (6–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | USC (8–2) | Hawaii (10–0) | Arizona State (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | Kentucky (4–0) | South Carolina (4–1) | Arizona State (6–0) | Florida (4–2) | Hawaii (7–0) | Virginia Tech (6–2) | USC (7–2) | Florida (7–3) | Florida (8–3) | Illinois (9–3) | Boston College (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Georgia (3–1) | Virginia Tech (4–1) | Wisconsin (5–1) | Kansas (6–0) | Kentucky (6–2) | Michigan (7–2) | Michigan (8–2) | Boise State (9–1) | Boise State (10–1) | Tennessee (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Virginia Tech (3–1) | Hawaii (5–0) | Hawaii (6–0) | Hawaii (7–0) | Texas (6–2) | Florida (5–3) | Connecticut (8–1) | Clemson (8–2) | Boston College (9–2) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Clemson (9–3) | 16. |
| 17. | South Carolina (3–1) | Texas (4–1) | Cincinnati (6–0) | Missouri (5–1) | South Carolina (6–2) | Alabama (6–2) | Florida (6–3) | Virginia (9–2) | Virginia (9–2) | Texas (9–3) | Texas (9–3) | 17. |
| 18. | Hawaii (4–0) | Missouri (4–0) | Kentucky (5–1) | Texas (5–2) | California (5–2) | Auburn (6–3) | Auburn (7–3) | Boston College (8–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Clemson (9–3) | BYU (10–2) | 18. |
| 19. | Penn State (3–1) | Arizona State (5–0) | Illinois (5–1) | Auburn (5–2) | Georgia (5–2) | Connecticut (7–1) | Boise State (8–1) | Tennessee (7–3) | Tennessee (8–3) | Oregon (8–3) | Tennessee (9–4) | 19. |
| 20. | South Florida (3–0) | Purdue (5–0) | Kansas (5–0) | Georgia (5–2) | Virginia (7–1) | South Florida (6–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | BYU (9–2) | Cincinnati (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Missouri (4–0) | Rutgers (3–1) | Texas (4–2) | Texas Tech (6–1) | Michigan (6–2) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Virginia (8–2) | Kentucky (7–3) | Connecticut (9–2) | Cincinnati (9–3) | Virginia (9–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Alabama (3–1) | Clemson (4–1) | Florida State (4–1) | Tennessee (4–2) | Penn State (6–2) | Boise State (7–1) | Alabama (6–3) | Michigan (8–3) | Clemson (8–3) | Boise State (10–2) | Boise State (10–2) | 22. |
| 23. | Arizona State (4–0) | Nebraska (4–1) | Georgia (4–2) | Cincinnati (6–1) | Auburn (5–3) | South Carolina (6–3) | Kentucky (6–3) | Wisconsin (8–3) | BYU (8–2) | Virginia (9–3) | Auburn (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Nebraska (3–1) | Cincinnati (5–0) | Purdue (5–1) | Virginia (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Kentucky (6–3) | Tennessee (6–3) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Cincinnati (8–3) | Auburn (8–4) | South Florida (9–3) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan State (4–0) | Michigan State (4–1) | Auburn (4–2) | Michigan (5–2) | Rutgers (5–2) | Wake Forest (6–2) | California (6–3) | Penn State (8–3) | Auburn (7–4) | South Florida (9–3) | Arkansas (8–4) | 25. |
| | Week 4 Sept 23 | Week 5 Sept 30 | Week 6 Oct 7 | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 2 | |
| | | Dropped: Penn StateAlabama | Dropped: ClemsonMichigan StateNebraskaRutgers | Dropped: Florida StateIllinoisPurdueWisconsin | Dropped: CincinnatiTennesseeTexas Tech | Dropped: CaliforniaVirginiaPenn StateRutgers | Dropped: WisconsinSouth CarolinaSouth FloridaWake Forest | Dropped: ConnecticutAuburnAlabamaCalifornia | Dropped: KentuckyMichiganPenn State | Dropped: Connecticut | Dropped: Oregon | |

## BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.
| | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 2 | |
| 1. | Ohio State (7–0) | Ohio State (8–0) | Ohio State (9–0) | Ohio State (10–0) | LSU (9–1) | LSU (10–1) | Missouri (11–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | 1. |
| 2. | South Florida (6–0) | Boston College (7–0) | Boston College (8–0) | LSU (8–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Kansas (11–0) | West Virginia (10–1) | LSU (11–2) | 2. |
| 3. | Boston College (7–0) | LSU (7–1) | LSU (7–1) | Oregon (8–1) | Kansas (10–0) | West Virginia (9–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Virginia Tech (11–2) | 3. |
| 4. | LSU (6–1) | Arizona State (7–0) | Arizona State (8–0) | Kansas (9–0) | Oklahoma (9–1) | Missouri (10–1) | Georgia (10–2) | Oklahoma (11–2) | 4. |
| 5. | Oklahoma (6–1) | Oregon (6–1) | Oregon (7–1) | Oklahoma (8–1) | Missouri (9–1) | Ohio State (11–1) | Kansas (11–1) | Georgia (10–2) | 5. |
| 6. | South Carolina (6–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Oklahoma (7–1) | Missouri (8–1) | West Virginia (8–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | Virginia Tech (10–2) | Missouri (11–2) | 6. |
| 7. | Kentucky (6–1) | West Virginia (6–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | West Virginia (7–1) | Ohio State (10–1) | Georgia (9–2) | LSU (10–2) | USC (10–2) | 7. |
| 8. | Arizona State (7–0) | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Kansas (8–0) | Boston College (8–1) | Arizona State (9–1) | Virginia Tech (9–2) | USC (9–2) | Kansas (11–1) | 8. |
| 9. | West Virginia (5–1) | Kansas (7–0) | Missouri (7–1) | Arizona State (8–1) | Georgia (8–2) | Oregon (8–2) | Oklahoma (10–2) | West Virginia (10–2) | 9. |
| 10. | Oregon (5–1) | South Florida (6–1) | Georgia (6–2) | Georgia (7–2) | Virginia Tech (8–2) | Oklahoma (9–2) | Florida (9–3) | Hawaii (12–0) | 10. |
| 11. | Virginia Tech (6–1) | Florida (5–2) | Virginia Tech (6–2) | Virginia Tech (7–2) | USC (8–2) | USC (8–2) | Boston College (10–2) | Arizona State (10–2) | 11. |
| 12. | California (5–1) | USC (6–1) | Michigan (7–2) | Michigan (8–2) | Florida (7–3) | Florida (8–3) | Hawaii (11–0) | Florida (9–3) | 12. |
| 13. | Kansas (6–0) | Missouri (6–1) | Connecticut (7–1) | Connecticut (8–1) | Texas (9–2) | Texas (9–2) | Arizona State (9–2) | Illinois (9–3) | 13. |
| 14. | USC (5–1) | Kentucky (6–2) | Hawaii (8–0) | Texas (8–2) | Virginia (9–2) | Boston College (9–2) | Tennessee (9–3) | Boston College (10–3) | 14. |
| 15. | Florida (4–2) | Virginia (7–1) | Texas (7–2) | Florida (6–3) | Clemson (8–2) | Hawaii (10–0) | Illinois (9–3) | Clemson (9–3) | 15. |
| 16. | Missouri (5–1) | South Carolina (6–2) | Auburn (6–3) | Hawaii (8–0) | Hawaii (9–0) | Virginia (9–2) | Clemson (9–3) | Tennessee (9–4) | 16. |
| 17. | Auburn (5–2) | Hawaii (7–0) | Alabama (6–2) | USC (7–2) | Boston College (8–2) | Illinois (9–3) | Oregon (8–3) | BYU (10–2) | 17. |
| 18. | Hawaii (7–0) | Georgia (5–2) | South Florida (6–2) | Auburn (7–3) | Boise State (9–1) | Tennessee (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | 18. |
| 19. | Virginia (6–1) | Texas (6–2) | USC (6–2) | Virginia (8–2) | Illinois (8–3) | Boise State (10–1) | BYU (9–2) | Texas (9–3) | 19. |
| 20. | Georgia (5–2) | Michigan (6–2) | Florida (5–3) | Boise State (8–1) | Tennessee (7–3) | Connecticut (9–2) | Texas (9–3) | Virginia (9–3) | 20. |
| 21. | Tennessee (4–2) | California (5–2) | Wisconsin (7–2) | Clemson (7–2) | Michigan (8–3) | Wisconsin (9–3) | South Florida (9–3) | South Florida (9–3) | 21. |
| 22. | Texas (5–2) | Auburn (5–3) | Boise State (7–1) | Alabama (6–3) | Cincinnati (8–2) | Clemson (8–3) | Virginia (9–3) | Cincinnati (9–3) | 22. |
| 23. | Cincinnati (6–1) | Connecticut (6–1) | Virginia (7–2) | Penn State (7–3) | Kentucky (7–3) | South Florida (8–3) | Cincinnati (9–3) | Auburn (8–4) | 23. |
| 24. | Texas Tech (6–1) | Alabama (6–2) | Wake Forest (6–2) | Tennessee (6–3) | Connecticut (8–2) | Cincinnati (8–3) | Auburn (8–4) | Boise State (10–2) | 24. |
| 25. | Michigan (5–2) | Penn State (6–2) | Clemson (6–2) | Kentucky (6–3) | Wisconsin (8–3) | BYU (8–2) | Boise State (10–2) | Connecticut (9–3) | 25. |
| | Week 7 Oct 14 | Week 8 Oct 21 | Week 9 Oct 28 | Week 10 Nov 4 | Week 11 Nov 11 | Week 12 Nov 18 | Week 13 Nov 25 | Week 14 (Final) Dec 2 | |
| | | Dropped: TennesseeCincinnatiTexas Tech | Dropped: KentuckySouth CarolinaCaliforniaPenn State | Dropped: South FloridaWisconsinWake Forest | Dropped: AuburnAlabamaPenn State | Dropped: MichiganKentucky | Dropped: Connecticut | Dropped: Oregon | |