2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings explained

Season:	2007
Preseason Number 1:	USC
Champions:	LSU
Conference:	Big 10, Big 12, SEC (5)

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
		Number of first place votes
		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.^[1]

Coaches Poll

Harris Interactive Poll

BCS standings

The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) determined the two teams that competed in the 2008 BCS National Championship Game.

External links

• Web site: College Football Rankings . ESPN.com . 2006-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060907023242/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/rankingsindex. 7 September 2006 . dead.
• Web site: NCAA Football Polls . CBS SportsLine.com . 2006-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061006042348/http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/polls. 6 October 2006 . live.
• News: College Football Polls . https://web.archive.org/web/20030826013631/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/ncaa/polls/ . dead . August 26, 2003 . SI.com . 2006-10-10 .
• News: Breaking down the Top 25 teams . USAToday.com . 2006-08-04 . 2006-08-05.
• Web site: BCS Fan Poll . 2008-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080412121503/http://www.bcsfanpoll.com/. 12 April 2008 . live.
• Web site: mgoblog: BlogPoll . 2006-01-09 . mgoblog. https://web.archive.org/web/20060110075936/http://mgoblog.blogspot.com/. 10 January 2006 . live.
• Web site: Harris Poll . 2006-10-10 . Fox Sports . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061210071938/http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/poll?poll=Harris . 2006-12-10 .

Notes and References

1. News: Upset opens up AP poll . Tom . D'Angelo . PalmBeachPost.com . September 7, 2007 . September 7, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111042/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/content/sports/epaper/2007/09/07/a1c_poll_0907.html. 29 September 2007 . live.