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Trojans Open Up No. 1 In Coaches' Poll
August 03, 2007 | Football
Aug. 3, 2007
The Top 25 teams in the preseason USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2006 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final 2006 ranking:
| School | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| 1. Southern Cal (45) | 11-2 | 1,481 | 4 |
| 2. LSU (4) | 11-2 | 1,372 | 3 |
| 3. Florida (9) | 13-1 | 1,278 | 1 |
| 4. Texas | 10-3 | 1,231 | 13 |
| 5. Michigan (2) | 11-2 | 1,218 | 9 |
| 6. West Virginia | 11-2 | 1,205 | 10 |
| 7. Wisconsin | 12-1 | 1,114 | 5 |
| 8. Oklahoma | 11-3 | 1,026 | 11 |
| 9. Virginia Tech | 10-3 | 1,005 | 18 |
| 10. Ohio State | 12-1 | 919 | 2 |
| 11. Louisville | 12-1 | 836 | 7 |
| 12. California | 10-3 | 763 | 14 |
| 13. Georgia | 9-4 | 604 | - |
| 14. Auburn | 11-2 | 595 | 8 |
| 15. Tennessee | 9-4 | 583 | 23 |
| 16. Rutgers | 11-2 | 466 | 12 |
| 17. UCLA | 7-6 | 454 | - |
| 18. Penn State | 9-4 | 440 | 25 |
| 19. Nebraska | 9-5 | 388 | - |
| 20. Arkansas | 10-4 | 360 | 16 |
| 21. Florida State | 7-6 | 301 | - |
| 22. TCU | 11-2 | 233 | 21 |
| 23. Boise State | 13-0 | 222 | 6 |
| 24. Hawaii | 11-3 | 214 | 24 |
| 25. Texas A&M | 9-4 | 209 | - |
Others receiving votes: Boston College 150, Georgia Tech 150, Miami 91, Notre Dame 90, South Carolina 90, Wake Forest 71, Missouri 58, Oregon State 52, BYU 47, Clemson 30, Oregon 30, South Florida 26, Texas Tech 20, Alabama 16, Oklahoma State 15, Southern Mississippi 14, Iowa 12, Kansas State 8, Memphis 5, Houston 4, Arizona 1, Duke 1, Kentucky 1, Washington State 1.
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