| Team (first-place votes) | Record | Points | Final 2007 rankings | ||
| 1. | Georgia (22) | 11-2 | 1,438 | 3 | |
| 2. | Southern California (14) | 11-2 | 1,430 | 2 | |
| 3. |
Ohio State (14) |
11-2 | 1,392 | 4 | |
| 4. | Oklahoma (3) | 11-3 | 1,329 | 8 | |
| 5. | Florida (5) | 9-4 | 1,293 | 16 | |
| 6. | LSU (3) | 12-2 | 1,163 | 1 | |
| 7. | 12-2 | 1,143 | 5 | ||
| 8. | West Virginia | 11-2 | 1,008 | 6 | |
| 9. | Clemson | 9-4 | 999 | 22 | |
| 10. | Texas | 10-3 | 979 | 10 | |
| 11. | Auburn | 9-4 | 888 | 14t | |
| 12. | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 747 | 21 | |
| 13. | Kansas | 12-1 | 714 | 7 | |
| 14. | Texas Tech | 9-4 | 644 | 23 | |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 568 | 9 | |
| 16. | Arizona State | 10-3 | 560 | 13 | |
| 17. | Brigham Young | 11-2 | 547 | 14t | |
| 18. | Tennessee | 10-4 | 506 | 12 | |
| 19. | Illinois | 9-4 | 422 | 18 | |
| 20. | Oregon | 9-4 | 399 | 24 | |
| 21. | South Florida | 9-4 | 350 | NR | |
| 22. | 9-4 | 313 | 25 | ||
| 23. | 9-4 | 203 | NR | ||
| 24. | 9-4 | 112 | 19 | ||
| 25. | Fresno State | 9-4 | 91 | NR | |
| Others receiving votes | |||||
Alabama (7-6) 83; South Carolina (6-6) 64; Utah (9-4) 60; Florida State (7-6) 53; Rutgers (8-5) 53; Boston College (11-3) 47; California (7-6) 41; Pittsburgh (5-7) 34; Boise State (10-3) 25; Oregon State (9-4) 23; Nebraska (5-7) 17; Cincinnati (10-3) 13; Virginia (9-4) 12; Connecticut (9-4) 9; Michigan State (7-6) 9; Mississippi State (8-5) 6; Kentucky (8-5) 5; Notre Dame (3-9) 5; TCU (8-5) 5; Maryland (6-7) 4; North Carolina (4-8) 3; Texas A&M (7-6) 3; UCLA (6-7) 3; Central Florida (10-4) 2; Georgia Tech (7-6) 2; Louisville (6-6) 2; Arizona (5-7) 1; Colorado (6-7) 1; Oklahoma State (7-6) 1; Tulsa (10-4) 1. |
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The USA TODAY Board of Coaches is made up of 61 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All are members of the American Football Coaches Association. This season's board: Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech; Mike Bellotti, Oregon; Bret Bielema, Wisconsin; Bobby Bowden, Florida State; Tommy Bowden, Clemson; Art Briles, Baylor; Mack Brown, Texas; Neil Callaway, Alabama-Birmingham; Gene Chizik, Iowa State; Mario Cristobal, Florida International; Sylvester Croom, Mississippi State; Mark Dantonio, Michigan State; Butch Davis, North Carolina; Todd Dodge, North Texas; Randy Edsall, Connecticut; Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee; Jeff Genyk, Eastern Michigan; Turner Gill, Buffalo; Joe Glenn, Wyoming; Todd Graham, Tulsa; Jim Grobe, Wake Forest; Dan Hawkins, Colorado; Pat Hill, Fresno State; Butch Jones, Central Michigan; Steve Kragthorpe, Louisville; Mike Leach, Texas Tech; Jim Leavitt, South Florida; Rocky Long, New Mexico; Bill Lynch, Indiana; Doug Martin, Kent State; Urban Meyer, Florida; Les Miles, LSU; Shane Montgomery, Miami (Ohio); Hal Mumme, New Mexico State; Rick Neuheisel, UCLA; Tom O'Brien, North Carolina State; George O'Leary, Central Florida; Gary Patterson, TCU; Bo Pelini, Nebraska; Chris Petersen, Boise State; Gary Pinkel, Missouri; Mike Price, Texas-El Paso; Mark Richt, Georgia; Mike Riley, Oregon State; Rich Rodriguez, Michigan; Greg Schiano, Rutgers; Howard Schnellenberger, Florida Atlantic; Mark Snyder, Marshall; Frank Solich, Ohio; Steve Spurrier, South Carolina; Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee; Jeff Tedford, California; Joe Tiller, Purdue; Bob Toledo, Tulane; Dick Tomey, San Jose State; Jim Tressel, Ohio State; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn; Charlie Weis, Notre Dame; Kyle Whittingham, Utah; Tyrone Willingham, Washington; Ron Zook, Illinois. The AFCA prohibits coaches from voting for schools on major NCAA probation. |
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