USA Today

Top 25 Poll

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches preseason 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 final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs1. Georgia (22) 11-2 1,438 3

2. USC (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. Missouri 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 t14

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 t14

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. Penn State 9-4 313 25

23. Wake Forest 9-4 203 NR

24. Michigan 9-4 112 19

25. Fresno State 9-4 91 NR

Others Receiving Votes: Alabama 83, South Carolina 64, Utah 60, Rutgers 53, Florida State 53, Boston College 47, California 41, Pittsburgh 34, Boise State 25, Oregon State 23, Nebraska 17, Cincinnati 13, Virginia 12, Connecticut 9, Michigan State 9, Mississippi State 6, Kentucky 5, Notre Dame 5, TCU 5, Maryland 4, Texas A&M 3, UCLA 3, North Carolina 3, Louisville 2, Georgia Tech 2, UCF 2, Tulsa 1, Oklahoma State 1, Arizona 1, Colorado 1.