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.
| Week 1 August 18 |
Week 2 September 4 |
Week 3 September 9 |
Week 4 September 16 |
Week 5 September 23 |
Week 6 September 30 |
Week 7 October 7 |
Week 8 October 14 |
Week 9 October 21 |
Week 10 October 28 |
Week 11 November 4 |
Week 12 November 11 |
Week 13 November 18 |
Week 14 November 25 |
Week 15 December 2 |
Week 16 January 8 |
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| 1. | USC (62) | USC (59) (1-0) | USC (40) (1-0) | USC (46) (2-0) | USC (43) (3-0) | LSU (33) (5-0) | LSU (65) (6-0) | Ohio State (50) (7-0) | Ohio State (57) (8-0) | Ohio State (59) (9-0) | Ohio State (60) (10-0) | LSU (40) (9-1) | LSU (60) (10-1) | Missouri (45) (11-1) | Ohio State (50) (11-1) | LSU* (60) (12-2) | 1. |
| 2. | LSU (2) | LSU (5) (1-0) | LSU (25) (2-0) | LSU (19) (3-0) | LSU (22) (4-0) | USC (32) (4-0) | California (5-0) | South Florida (11) (6-0) | Boston College (2) (7-0) | Boston College (1) (8-0) | LSU (5) (8-1) | Oregon (22) (8-1) | Kansas (3) (11-0) | West Virginia (20) (10-1) | LSU (11) (11-2) | Georgia (3) (11-2) | 2. |
| 3. | West Virginia (1) | West Virginia (1) (1-0) | Oklahoma (2-0) | Florida (3-0) | Oklahoma (4-0) | California (5-0) | Ohio State (6-0) | Boston College (1) (7-0) | LSU (5) (7-1) | LSU (3) (7-1) | Oregon (8-1) | Oklahoma (1) (9-1) | Missouri (1) (10-1) | Ohio State (11-1) | Oklahoma (1) (11-2) | USC (1) (11-2) | 3. |
| 4. | Texas | Florida (1-0) | West Virginia (2-0) | Oklahoma (3-0) | Florida (4-0) | Ohio State (5-0) | Boston College (6-0) | Oklahoma (1) (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Oregon (7-1) | Oklahoma (8-1) | Kansas (1) (10-0) | West Virginia (1) (9-1) | Georgia (10-2) | Georgia (1) (10-2) | Missouri (12-2) | 4. |
| 5. | Michigan | Oklahoma (1-0) т | Florida (2-0) | West Virginia (3-0) | West Virginia (4-0) | Wisconsin (5-0) | South Florida (5-0) | LSU (1) (6-1) | Oregon (6-1) | Oklahoma (7-1) | Kansas (9-0) | West Virginia (1) (8-1) | Ohio State (11-1) | LSU (10-2) | Virginia Tech (1) (11-2) | Ohio State (11-2) | 5. |
| 6. | Florida | Wisconsin (1-0) т | Texas (2-0) | California (3-0) | California (4-0) | South Florida (4-0) | Oklahoma (5-1) | South Carolina (6-1) | West Virginia (6-1) | Arizona State (2) (8-0) | West Virginia (7-1) | Missouri (9-1) | Georgia (9-2) | Virginia Tech (10-2) | USC (10-2) | West Virginia (11-2) | 6. |
| 7. | Wisconsin | Texas (1-0) | Wisconsin (2-0) | Texas (3-0) | Texas (4-0) | Boston College (5-0) | South Carolina (5-1) | Oregon (5-1) | Arizona State (1) (7-0) | West Virginia (7-1) | Missouri (8-1) | Ohio State (10-1) | Arizona State (9-1) | Kansas (11-1) | Missouri (11-2) | Kansas (1) (12-1) | 7. |
| 8. | Oklahoma | Louisville (1-0) | California (2-0) | Ohio State (3-0) | Ohio State (4-0) | Kentucky (5-0) | West Virginia (5-1) | Kentucky (6-1) | Virginia Tech (6-1) | Kansas (8-0) | Boston College (8-1) | Georgia (8-2) | Virginia Tech (9-2) | USC (9-2) | Kansas (11-1) | Oklahoma (11-3) | 8. |
| 9. | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech (1-0) | Louisville (2-0) | Wisconsin (3-0) | Wisconsin (4-0) | Florida (4-1) | Oregon (4-1) | West Virginia (5-1) | Florida (5-2) т | Missouri (7-1) | Arizona State (8-1) | Arizona State (9-1) | Oregon (8-2) | Oklahoma (10-2) | Florida (9-3) | Virginia Tech (11-3) | 9. |
| 10. | Louisville | California (1-0) | Ohio State (2-0) | Penn State (3-0) | Rutgers (3-0) | Oklahoma (4-1) | USC (4-1) | California (5-1) | USC (6-1) т | Georgia (6-2) | Georgia (7-2) | Virginia Tech (8-2) | Oklahoma (9-2) | Florida (9-3) | Hawaiʻi (1) (12-0) | Texas (10-3) т | 10. |
| 11. | Ohio State | Georgia (1-0) | UCLA (2-0) | Rutgers (3-0) | Oregon (4-0) | South Carolina (4-1) | Missouri (5-0) | Virginia Tech (6-1) | South Florida (6-1) | Virginia Tech (6-2) | Virginia Tech (7-2) | USC (8-2) | USC (8-2) | Hawaiʻi (11-0) | West Virginia (10-2) | Boston College (11-3) т | 11. |
| 12. | California | Ohio State (1-0) | Penn State (2-0) | South Carolina (3-0) | Boston College (4-0) | Georgia (4-1) | Virginia Tech (5-1) | Arizona State (1) (7-0) | Kansas (7-0) | Hawaiʻi (8-0) | USC (7-2) | Texas (9-2) | Florida (8-3) | Boston College (10-2) | Arizona State (10-2) | Tennessee (10-4) | 12. |
| 13. | Georgia | UCLA (1-0) | Rutgers (2-0) | Oregon (3-0) | Clemson (4-0) | West Virginia (4-1) | Florida (4-2) | USC (5-1) | Missouri (6-1) | USC (6-2) | Michigan (8-2) | Hawaiʻi (9-0) | Texas (9-2) | Arizona State (9-2) | Illinois (9-3) | Florida (9-4) | 13. |
| 14. | UCLA | Penn State (1-0) | Nebraska (2-0) | Boston College (3-0) | Kentucky (4-0) | Oregon (4-1) | Arizona State (6-0) | Florida (4-2) | Kentucky (6-2) | Texas (7-2) | Hawaiʻi (8-0) | Florida (7-3) | Hawaiʻi (10-0) | Tennessee (9-3) | Boston College (10-3) | BYU (11-2) | 14. |
| 15. | Tennessee | Rutgers (1-0) | Georgia Tech (2-0) | Clemson (3-0) | Georgia (3-1) | Virginia Tech (4-1) | Cincinnati (6-0) | Kansas (6-0) т | South Carolina (6-2) | Michigan (7-2) | Texas (8-2) | Clemson (8-2) | Boston College (9-2) | Illinois (9-3) | Clemson (9-3) | Auburn (9-4) | 15. |
| 16. | Rutgers | Nebraska (1-0) | Arkansas (1-0) | Alabama (3-0) | South Carolina (3-1) | Hawaiʻi (5-0) | Hawaiʻi (6-0) | Missouri (5-1) т | Hawaiʻi (7-0) | Connecticut (7-1) | Connecticut (8-1) | Virginia (9-2) | Virginia (9-2) | Clemson (9-3) | Tennessee (9-4) | Arizona State (10-3) | 16. |
| 17. | Penn State | Auburn (1-0) | South Carolina (2-0) | Virginia Tech (2-1) | Virginia Tech (3-1) | Missouri (4-0) | Kentucky (5-1) | Hawaiʻi (7-0) | Texas (6-2) | Alabama (6-2) | Florida (6-3) | Boise State (9-1) | Boise State (10-1) | Texas (9-3) | Texas (9-3) | Cincinnati (10-3) | 17. |
| 18. | Auburn | Arkansas (1-0) | Virginia Tech (1-1) | Louisville (2-1) | South Florida (3-0) | Arizona State (5-0) | Illinois (5-1) | Auburn (5-2) | California (5-2) | Florida (5-3) | Auburn (7-3) | Boston College (8-2) | Illinois (9-3) | Oregon (8-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | Michigan (9-4) | 18. |
| 19. | Florida State | TCU (1-0) | Oregon (2-0) | Hawaiʻi (3-0) | Hawaiʻi (4-0) | Texas (4-1) | Wisconsin (5-1) | Texas (5-2) | Michigan (6-2) | Auburn (6-3) | Boise State (8-1) | Tennessee (7-3) | Tennessee (8-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | BYU (10-2) | Hawaiʻi (12-1) | 19. |
| 20. | Nebraska | Hawaiʻi (1-0) | Clemson (2-0) | Texas A&M (3-0) | Missouri (4-0) | Cincinnati (5-0) | Kansas (5-0) | Tennessee (4-2) | Georgia (5-2) | South Florida (6-2) | Clemson (7-2) | Illinois (8-3) | Connecticut (9-2) | Cincinnati (9-3) | Cincinnati (9-3) | Illinois (9-4) | 20. |
| 21. | Arkansas | Georgia Tech (1-0) | Boston College (2-0) | Kentucky (3-0) | Penn State (3-1) | Rutgers (3-1) | Florida State (4-1) | Georgia (5-2) | Virginia (7-1) | Wake Forest (6-2) | Alabama (6-3) | Cincinnati (8-2) | Clemson (8-3) | BYU (9-2) | Virginia (9-3) | Clemson (9-4) | 21. |
| 22. | TCU | Boise State (1-0) | Tennessee (1-1) | Georgia (2-1) | Alabama (3-1) | Clemson (4-1) | Auburn (4-2) | Texas Tech (6-1) | Alabama (6-2) | Boise State (7-1) | Tennessee (6-3) | Kentucky (7-3) | Wisconsin (9-3) | Virginia (9-3) | Auburn (8-4) | Texas Tech (9-4) | 22. |
| 23. | Hawaiʻi | Texas A&M (1-0) | Georgia (1-1) | South Florida (2-0) | Arizona State (4-0) | Purdue (5-0) | Texas (4-2) | Cincinnati (6-1) | Auburn (5-3) | South Carolina (6-3) | Virginia (8-2) | Michigan (8-3) | BYU (8-2) | Auburn (8-4) | South Florida (9-3) | Oregon (9-4) | 23. |
| 24. | Boise State | Tennessee (0-1) | Hawaiʻi (2-0) | Nebraska (2-1) | Cincinnati (4-0) | Kansas State (3-1) | Georgia (4-2) | Michigan (5-2) | Penn State (6-2) | Tennessee (5-3) | California (6-3) | Wisconsin (8-3) | Cincinnati (8-3) | Boise State (10-2) | Boise State (10-2) | Wisconsin (9-4) | 24. |
| 25. | Texas A&M | Clemson (1-0) | Texas A&M (2-0) | Missouri (3-0) | Nebraska (3-1) | Nebraska (4-1) | Tennessee (3-2) | Kansas State (4-2) | Rutgers (5-2) | Clemson (6-2) | Kentucky (6-3) | Connecticut (8-2) | Auburn (7-4) | South Florida (9-3) | Arkansas (8-4) | Oregon State (9-4) | 25. |
| Week 1 August 18 |
Week 2 September 4 |
Week 3 September 9 |
Week 4 September 16 |
Week 5 September 23 |
Week 6 September 30 |
Week 7 October 7 |
Week 8 October 14 |
Week 9 October 21 |
Week 10 October 28 |
Week 11 November 4 |
Week 12 November 11 |
Week 13 November 18 |
Week 14 November 25 |
Week 15 December 2 |
Week 16 January 8 |
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| Dropped: Michigan Florida State |
Dropped: Auburn TCU Boise State |
Dropped: UCLA Georgia Tech Arkansas Tennessee |
Dropped: Louisville Texas A&M |
Dropped: Penn State Alabama |
Dropped: Rutgers Clemson Purdue Kansas State Nebraska |
Dropped: Illinois Wisconsin Florida State |
Dropped: Tennessee Texas Tech Cincinnati Kansas State |
Dropped: Kentucky California Virginia Penn State Rutgers |
Dropped: South Florida Wake Forest South Carolina |
Dropped: Alabama Auburn California |
Dropped: Kentucky Michigan |
Dropped: Connecticut |
Dropped: Oregon |
Dropped: Virginia South Florida Boise State Arkansas |
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