The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2007 records, total 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 |
1,620 |
2 |
| 2. |
Georgia (3) |
11-2 |
1,515 |
4 |
| 3. |
Southern California (1) |
11-2 |
1,500 |
6 |
| 4. |
Missouri |
12-2 |
1,347 |
7 |
| 5. |
Ohio State |
11-2 |
1,346 |
1 |
| 6. |
West Virginia |
11-2 |
1,342 |
11 |
| 7. |
Kansas (1) |
12-1 |
1,303 |
8 |
| 8. |
Oklahoma |
11-3 |
1,139 |
3 |
| 9. |
Virginia Tech |
11-3 |
1,096 |
5 |
| T10. |
Boston College |
11-3 |
962 |
14 |
| T10. |
Texas |
10-3 |
962 |
17 |
| 12. |
Tennessee |
10-4 |
904 |
16 |
| 13. |
Florida |
9-4 |
685 |
9 |
| 14. |
BYU |
11-2 |
654 |
19 |
| 15. |
Auburn |
9-4 |
648 |
22 |
| 16. |
Arizona State |
10-3 |
587 |
12 |
| 17. |
Cincinnati |
10-3 |
566 |
20 |
| 18. |
Michigan |
9-4 |
508 |
NR |
| 19. |
Hawaii |
12-1 |
460 |
10 |
| 20. |
Illinois |
9-4 |
443 |
13 |
| 21. |
Clemson |
9-4 |
353 |
15 |
| 22. |
Texas Tech |
9-4 |
308 |
NR |
| 23. |
Oregon |
9-4 |
253 |
NR |
| 24. |
Wisconsin |
9-4 |
202 |
18 |
| 25. |
Oregon State |
9-4 |
110 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Virginia 66, Penn St. 61, Kentucky 57, Wake Forest 53, Boise St. 25, Arkansas 13, Utah 9, Mississippi St. 7, Appalachian St. 5, South Florida 5, Tulsa 4, Connecticut 3, Air Force 2, Rutgers 2.