2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings Three polls and one formula ic ranking make up the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS ( Football Bowl Subdivision ) football rankings , in addition to various publications ' preseason polls . Unlike most sport s , 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 determines who plays in the BCS bowl game s as well as the BCS National Championship Game . As the 2007 football season progresses , the standings are updated weekly . The team voted number one in the final AP and Coaches Polls can claim the title of National Champion . There are no BCS standings or Harris Poll published following the bowl games as their sole purpose is to determine who plays in the BCS National Championship Game . Other polls exist and may vote for different schools which causes confusion , especially for split titles . AP poll . The Associated Press ( AP ) preseason poll was released on August 18 , 2007 . The AP Poll is the oldest poll still in use . This poll is compiled by sportswriters across the nation . This season was the second season since the inception of the BCS that the AP Poll was not included in the BCS formula . The AP ordered a cease and desist to stop the BCS from using their poll and the BCS complied and created the Harris Interactive Poll in response . The AP poll operates identically to the Coaches and Harris Polls , except there is no inclusion into the BCS . The maximum points a team can earn is 1650 . 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 as Division I - FBS team , they are eligible to be voted for in the AP Poll . 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 coach es . 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 . BlogPoll . The BlogPoll is a poll run and voted on by sports bloggers . 2007 is the 3rd year of the poll . Currently , over 60 separate blogs vote in the poll . It is administered by the Michigan blog mgoblog . CBSSports . com 120 . The CBSSports . com 120 ( formerly the SportsLine 119 ) is a ranking of all 120 FBS teams in the nation maintained by CBS SportsLine . com that takes into account strength of schedule rankings and votes from SportsLine writers , editors and producers . The top 25 from the CBSSports . com 120 are shown below : Preseason polls . Various publications release their preseason top 25 rankings months before the season commences . The 2007 - 08 BCS Champion LSU Tigers are highlighted in gold .