The top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches' poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2007 records, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote, through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
| No. |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. |
LSU (60) |
12-2 |
1,500 |
2 |
| 2. |
Southern California |
11-2 |
1,380 |
6 |
| 3. |
Georgia |
11-2 |
1,287 |
4 |
| 4. |
Ohio State |
11-2 |
1,287 |
1 |
| 5. |
Missouri |
12-2 |
1,241 |
7 |
| 6. |
West Virginia |
11-2 |
1,239 |
9 |
| 7. |
Kansas |
12-1 |
1,217 |
8 |
| 8. |
Oklahoma |
11-3 |
1,016 |
3 |
| 9. |
Virginia Tech |
11-3 |
979 |
5 |
| 10. |
Texas |
10-3 |
924 |
17 |
| 11. |
Boston College |
11-3 |
898 |
14 |
| 12. |
Tennessee |
10-4 |
826 |
18 |
| 13. |
Arizona State |
10-3 |
635 |
11 |
| T14. |
Auburn |
9-4 |
624 |
21 |
| T14. |
BYU |
11-2 |
624 |
19 |
| 16. |
Florida |
9-4 |
567 |
12 |
| 17. |
Hawaii |
12-1 |
427 |
10 |
| 18. |
Illinois |
9-4 |
416 |
13 |
| 19. |
Michigan |
9-4 |
413 |
NR |
| 20. |
Cincinnati |
10-3 |
376 |
23 |
| 21. |
Wisconsin |
9-4 |
333 |
15 |
| 22. |
Clemson |
9-4 |
319 |
16 |
| 23. |
Texas Tech |
9-4 |
242 |
23 |
| 24. |
Oregon |
9-4 |
192 |
NR |
| 25. |
Penn State |
9-4 |
127 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Oregon State 108; Virginia 71; Wake Forest 53; Boise State 33; Fresno State 11; Kentucky 11; California 8; Connecticut 8; Mississippi State 7; South Florida 6; Tulsa 5; Central Florida 4; Utah 2; Arkansas 1.