Due to increased traffic looking for BCS ranking information, I’ve decided to post 2007 final poll information. Before we get into the actual final rankings, I will describe each poll, just in case you’re not sure what each really is.
The AP Poll, or Associated Press Poll, is compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation. Each voter provides his/her own ranking of the top 25 teams in the nation. Each of the individual rankings are then combined to produce the national ranking by giving a team 25 points for a first place vote, 24 points for a second place vote and so forth down to one point for a twenty-fifth place vote. Ballots of the voting members in the AP Poll are made public. The following 65 sportswriters and broadcasters (and their corresponding affiliate) voted in the AP Poll for NCAA football for the 2006-2007 season.
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The coaches poll, or the USA Today Coaches Poll, are compiled by the USA Today Board of Coaches, which is made up of 63 head coaches at Division I-A institutions. All coaches are members of the American Football Coaches Association. The following made up the 2006 Board of Coaches (and their corresponding school). those coaches who have been dismissed from position are noted with an asterisk.
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The Harris Poll, or the Harris Interactive College Football Poll, is used to rank the top 25 college football teams each week from September all the way to the end of the regular football season. First, Division I-Bowl Subdivision college football conferences and independent institutions nominate prospective panelists. Then Harris randomly selects 114 members from the nominees to participate in the actual panel. From each week in September to the end of the regular college football season these 114 panelists vote on the particular ranking of teams. These rankings are then published and are used to determine 1/3 of the BCS standings.
The current BCS formula uses an average of the Coaches Poll, the Harris Poll, and the average of 6 computer calculated ranking systems. For the 2004-2005 season, which was the first season of the 3 poll average determining the BCS rank, the Associated Press Poll was used instead of the Harris Poll.
Well, this year’s rankings are as follows:
| Rk. | AP Poll | Coaches Poll | Harris Poll | BCS Standing |
| 1 | Florida (64) | Florida (63) | Ohio State (112) | Ohio State |
| 2 | Ohio State | Ohio State | Florida (1) | Florida |
| 3 | LSU | LSU | Michigan | Michigan |
| 4 | USC | USC | LSU | LSU |
| 5 | Boise State (1) | Wisconsin | Louisville | USC |
| 6 | Louisville | Boise State | Wisconsin | Louisville |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Louisville | USC | Wisconsin |
| 8 | Michigan | Auburn | Oklahoma | Boise State |
| 9 | Auburn | Michigan | Boise State | Auburn |
| 10 | West Virginia | West Virginia | Auburn | Oklahoma |
| 11 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Notre Dame (T-10) | Notre Dame |
| 12 | Rutgers | Rutgers | West Virginia | Arkansas |
| 13 | Texas | Texas | Arkansas | West Virginia |
| 14 | California | California | Wake Forest | Wake Forest |
| 15 | Arkansas | Brigham Young | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech |
| 16 | Brigham Young | Arkansas | Rutgers | Rutgers |
| 17 | Notre Dame | Wake Forest | Texas | Tennessee |
| 18 | Wake Forest | Virginia Tech | Tennessee | California |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | Notre Dame | Brigham Young | Texas |
| 20 | Boston College | Boston College | California | Brigham Young |
| 21 | Oregon State | TCU | Texas A&M | Texas A&M |
| 22 | TCU | Oregon State | Nebraska | Oregon State |
| 23 | Georgia | Tennessee | Boston College | Nebraska |
| 24 | Penn State | Hawaii | TCU | Boston College |
| 25 | Tennessee | Penn State | Georgia Tech | UCLA |
Joe from Jerz said,
February 10, 2007 at 2:04 pm
RRRRRRRRR-UUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Yea baby 2006 was the year for all you non-believers out there. New Jersey will always be top three states for recruits and for those who neglected the Scarlet Knights in the past will see the promise the future holds for this program. Kordell Young on the come up kid. Keep the talent in NJ! Go RU!!!!
wanda said,
January 8, 2008 at 2:48 pm
LSU is the VERY BEST FOOTBALL IN THE COUNTRY!!!! I do not understand why such an awesome team is never given the recognition they so richly deserve!!! Why not just admit that LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY is fantastic and derserves, more than any other team, to be NO. 1. They have proven themselves over and over again that they have what it takes to be THE NA TIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!! They proved it to the whole country last night when they shut up the Ohio State fans and those who just knew Ohio State was going to win. Oh well, what else can I say except “GEAUX PURPLE AND GOLD”