2007 NCAA Division I-A football season

2007 NCAA Division I FBS season
LSU's Matt Flynn lifting the AFCA National Championship Trophy after the BCS title game
Number of teams	119
Duration	August 30 – December 1
Preseason AP #1	USC Trojans
Post-season
Duration	December 20, 2007 – January 7, 2008
Bowl games	36 (32 team-competitive and 4 all-star games)
Heisman Trophy	Tim Tebow, Florida QB
Bowl Championship Series
2008 BCS Championship Game
Site	Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
Winner	LSU Tigers
Division I FBS football seasons
← 2006 2008 →

2007 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#10 Boston College x		6	–	2		11	–	3
#21 Clemson		5	–	3		9	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3		9	–	4
Florida State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5		6	–	7
NC State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Coastal Division
#9 Virginia Tech x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Virginia		6	–	2		9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		2	–	6		5	–	7
Duke		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 West Virginia $+		5	–	2		11	–	2
Connecticut +		5	–	2		9	–	4
#17 Cincinnati		4	–	3		10	–	3
South Florida		4	–	3		9	–	4
Rutgers		3	–	4		8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4		6	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	4		5	–	7
Syracuse		1	–	6		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 Ohio State $		7	–	1		11	–	2
#18 Michigan		6	–	2		9	–	4
#20 Illinois %		6	–	2		9	–	4
#24 Wisconsin		5	–	3		9	–	4
Penn State		4	–	4		9	–	4
Iowa		4	–	4		6	–	6
Purdue		3	–	5		8	–	5
Indiana		3	–	5		7	–	6
Michigan State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5		6	–	6
Minnesota		0	–	8		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#4 Missouri xy		7	–	1		12	–	2
#7 Kansas x%		7	–	1		12	–	1
Colorado		4	–	4		6	–	7
Kansas State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Nebraska		2	–	6		5	–	7
Iowa State		2	–	6		3	–	9
Southern Division
#8 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2		11	–	3
#10 Texas		5	–	3		10	–	3
#22 Texas Tech		4	–	4		9	–	4
Oklahoma State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Texas A&M		4	–	4		7	–	6
Baylor		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: Oklahoma 38, Missouri 17
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
UCF x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2		8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2		7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3		7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5		3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2		8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5		4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5		3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6		4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8		1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Div				Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L		W		L
East Division
Miami xy		4	–	2		5	–	2		6	–	7
Bowling Green x		4	–	2		6	–	2		8	–	5
Buffalo x		4	–	2		5	–	3		5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	3		4	–	4		6	–	6
Temple		3	–	3		4	–	4		4	–	8
Akron		2	–	4		3	–	5		4	–	8
Kent State		1	–	5		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
Central Michigan xy$		4	–	1		6	–	1		8	–	6
Ball State x		4	–	1		5	–	2		7	–	6
Eastern Michigan		3	–	2		3	–	4		4	–	8
Western Michigan		2	–	3		3	–	4		5	–	7
Toledo		2	–	3		3	–	5		5	–	7
Northern Illinois		0	–	5		1	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Due to an unbalanced conference schedule, the team with best division record within each division was awarded that division's championship game berth. Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#14 BYU $		8	–	0		11	–	2
Air Force		6	–	2		9	–	4
New Mexico		5	–	3		9	–	4
Utah		5	–	3		9	–	4
TCU		4	–	4		8	–	5
San Diego State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Wyoming		2	–	6		5	–	7
Colorado State		2	–	6		3	–	9
UNLV		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

2007 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 USC +		7	–	2		11	–	2
#16 Arizona State +		7	–	2		10	–	3
#25 Oregon State		6	–	3		9	–	4
#23 Oregon		5	–	4		9	–	4
UCLA		5	–	4		6	–	7
Arizona		4	–	5		5	–	7
California		3	–	6		7	–	6
Washington State		3	–	6		5	–	7
Stanford		3	–	6		4	–	8
Washington		2	–	7		4	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2007 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#12 Tennessee xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
#2 Georgia x%		6	–	2		11	–	2
#13 Florida		5	–	3		9	–	4
South Carolina		3	–	5		6	–	6
Kentucky		3	–	5		8	–	5
Vanderbilt		2	–	6		5	–	7
Western Division
#1 LSU x$#		6	–	2		12	–	2
#15 Auburn		5	–	3		9	–	4
Arkansas		4	–	4		8	–	5
Mississippi State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Alabama		4	–	4		7	–	6
Ole Miss		0	–	8		3	–	9
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1-4). Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and (aside from all-star exhibition games that followed) concluded with the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top ranked Ohio State Buckeyes were defeated by the second ranked Louisiana State University Tigers, who became the BCS National Champions, topping all major year-end football polls. For just the second time in the BCS era, no teams finished the season undefeated, and only one automatic qualifying-conference team finished with one loss (No. 7 Kansas).

No teams upgraded from Division I-AA, leaving the number of Division I-A schools fixed at 119.

Many publications release their predictions of the top teams prior to the beginning of the season. For 2007, numerous publications chose the University of Southern California as the top ranked team: Real Football 365, ESPN, Rivals.com,College Football News. They were also ranked first in the Coaches Poll and AP Poll. The Coaches Poll plays an important part in the season because the final ballot represents one-third of the ranking to determine which two teams play in the BCS National Championship Game. Rounding out the top five in the Coaches Poll were LSU, defending BCS National Champion Florida, Texas, and Michigan.

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