USA Today Coaches Poll (Records through Sun Nov 11, 2007)
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Prev. Rank
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| 1 | LSU Tigers | 9-1 | 1, 457 | 2
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| 2 | Oregon Ducks | 8-1 | 1, 407 | 3
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| 3 | Oklahoma Sooners | 9-1 | 1, 366 | 4
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| 4 | Kansas Jayhawks | 10-0 | 1, 344 | 5
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| 5 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 8-1 | 1, 238 | 6
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| 6 | Missouri Tigers | 9-1 | 1, 194 | 7
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| 7 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 10-1 | 1, 145 | 1
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| 8 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 9-1 | 1, 042 | 9
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| 9 | Georgia Bulldogs | 8-2 | 1, 005 | 10
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| 10 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 8-2 | 923 | 11
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| 11 | Texas Longhorns | 9-2 | 844 | 14
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| 12 | Hawaii Warriors | 9-0 | 842 | 12
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| 13 | Southern California Trojans | 8-2 | 814 | 15
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| 14 | Florida Gators | 7-3 | 686 | 18
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| 15 | Boise State Broncos | 9-1 | 556 | 19
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| 16 | Clemson Tigers | 8-2 | 548 | 20
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| 17 | Virginia Cavaliers | 9-2 | 547 | 21
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| 18 | Boston College Eagles | 8-2 | 505 | 8
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| 19 | Tennessee Volunteers | 7-3 | 306 | 24
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| 20 | Kentucky Wildcats | 7-3 | 304 | 22
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| 21 | Illinois Fighting Illini | 8-3 | 271 | 29
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| 22 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 8-3 | 262 | 25
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| 23 | Michigan Wolverines | 8-3 | 259 | 13
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| 24 | Wisconsin Badgers | 8-3 | 226 | 26
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| 25 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 8-2 | 163 | 28
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