Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Best College Football games of 2007

There are close to 700 regular season college football games each season. Many of them are snooze-fests. The 130 games list below should pique your interest for 2007. There probably won't be as many exciting non-conference games as usual for a few reasons. Notre Dame probably won't be good. Many of the non-conference games that feature two marquee names feature teams with a lot of uncertainties. Nonetheless, there are some intriguing games out there in non-conference play. If Nebraska/Wake Forest gets you excited, then there are even more non-conference games worth looking in to.
Obviously, my rankings will have a fair amount of Midwest-bias but I did my best to remain neutral. My emphasis was placed on more than a few factors such as expected rankings, date and time of the game, and location. For instance, a game like Texas @ Texas A&M becomes increasingly more intriguing because the game is in College Station making the outcome less obvious. Other biases crept in as well such as my relative distaste for watching games in certain stadiums (i.e. games @ Florida or @ Miami (FL)). I love night games with crazy crowds which is why I have such an affinity for the Michigan/Wisconsin game. Keep in mind that my feelings were greatly influenced by how I expect teams to perform this year. In most seasons, Notre Dame vs. any-respectable-opponent would be a must-see game. Since ND will likely struggle this season, their games probably won’t be as entertaining. Also, some games that otherwise would look bland have the potential to be quite entertaining because of various factors. For instance, Washington plays both Boise St. and Hawaii both of which have very good chances of going undefeated. Although Washington probably won't be that good, it represents the major hurdle for the winner of the Hawaii/Boise St. game to an undefeated season. I did not include conference championship games so we have those to look forward to above and beyond these games.

As you will see in my weekly breakdown below the 130-list, five of my top 11 games take place the week of November 10. So, you might want to plan on being in front of your TV that week if you aren't heading to one of the games already. Ten of my top 73 games take place the week of November 24. So, plan accordingly. The worst week is week one which is the case in most years. Thankfully we don't have to start the season off with another Miami (FL)/Florida St. snoozer. Hopefully a meeting later in the season will make for a more entertaining game. I started putting this together a while back so I wasn't able to get times for all the games. I believe some of the "TBD" games have been given start-times since.


130 Best CFB games of 2007


1 Michigan @ Wisconsin 11/10/2007 TBD
2 Florida @ LSU 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
3 Oklahoma @ Texas 10/6/2007 TBD
4 Ohio St. @ Michigan 11/17/2007 TBD
5 Louisville @ West Virginia 11/8/2007 @ 7:30pm
6 USC @ Cal 11/10/2007 @ 8:00pm
7 Virginia Tech @ LSU 9/8/2007 @ 9:15pm
8 Florida @ Georgia 10/27/2007 TBD
9 Auburn @ LSU 10/20/2007 @ 8pm
10 Auburn @ Georgia 11/10/2007 TBD
11 Florida St. @ Virginia Tech 11/10/2007 TBD
12 Tennessee @ Cal 9/1/2007 @ 8pm
13 Wisconsin @ Ohio St. 11/3/2007 TBD
14 Georgia @ Tennessee 10/26/2007 TBD
15 Arkansas @ LSU 11/24/2007 @ 2:30
16 West Virginia @ Rutgers 10/27/2007 TBD
17 Tennessee @ Florida 9/15/2007 @ 3:30
18 Alabama @ Auburn 11/24/2007 TBD
19 Texas @ Texas A&M 11/23/2007 @ 3:30pm
20 Auburn @ Florida 9/29/2007 TBD
21 Rutgers @ Louisville 11/29/2007 @ 7:30pm
22 Miami (FL) @ Florida St. 10/20/2007 TBD
23 Miami (FL) @ Oklahoma 9/8/2007 @ 12pm
24 UCLA @ USC 12/1/2007 @ 4:30 pm
25 Auburn @ Arkansas 10/13/2007 @ 7pm
26 Ohio St. @ Penn St. 10/27/2007 @ 8pm
27 Miami (Fl) @ Virginia Tech 11/17/2007 TBD
28 Boise St. @ Hawaii 11/23/2007 @ 9:05pm
29 Florida St. @ Florida 11/23/2007 TBD
30 LSU @ Alabama 11/03/2007 TBD
31 Arkansas @ Tennessee 11/10/2007 TBD
32 Wisconsin @ Penn St. 10/13/2007 @ 3:30pm
33 Nebraska @ Texas 10/27/2007 TBD
34 Alabama @ Florida St. 9/29/2007 TBD
35 USC @ Nebraska 9/15/2007 @ 8pm
36 Georgia @ Alabama 9/22/2007 TBD
37 Virginia Tech @ Clemson 10/6/2007 TBD
38 Cal @ UCLA 10/20/2007 TBD
39 Tennessee @ Alabama 10/20/2007 TBD
40 Texas A&M @ Oklahoma 11/3/2007 TBD
41 Penn St. @ Michigan 9/22/2007 TBD
42 Florida St. @ Clemson 9/3/2007 @ 8pm
43 Arkansas @ Alabama 9/15/2007 @ 6:45pm
44 Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 11/24/2007 TBD
45 Texas @ Oklahoma St. 11/3/2007 TBD
46 Texas A&M @ Nebraska 10/20/2007 TBD
47 USC @ Oregon 10/27/2007 @ 3:00pm
48 Texas A&M @ Miami (FL) 9/20/2007 @ 7:30pm
49 Notre Dame @ Michigan 9/15/2007 @ 3:30pm
50 USC @ Notre Dame 10/20/2007 @ 3:30pm
51 Notre Dame @ Penn St. 9/8/2007 @ 6pm
52 Boston College @ Virginia Tech 10/25/2007 @ 7:30pm
53 Cal @ Oregon 9/29/2007 @ 3:30pm
54 Boston College @ Clemson 11/17/2007 TBD
55 TCU @ Texas 9/8/2007 @ 7pm
56 BYU @ UCLA 9/8/2007 @ 6:30 pm
57 TCU @ BYU 11/8/2007 @ 9pm
58 Oregon St. @ Oregon 12/1/2007 @ 4:30pm
59 Clemson @ S. Carolina 11/24/2007 TBD
60 Florida St. @ Boston College 11/3/2007 TBD
61 Florida @ S. Carolina 11/10/2007 TBD
62 Oregon @ Michigan 9/8/2007 @ 3:30pm
63 Miami (FL) @ Boston College 11/24/2007 TBD
64 Notre Dame @ UCLA 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
65 Oklahoma St. @ Georgia 9/1/2007 @ 6:45pm
66 Oklahoma St. @ Nebraska 10/13/2007 TBD
67 Nebraska @ Missouri 10/6/2007 TBD
68 Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech 11/1/2007 @ 7:30pm
69 Navy @ Army 12/1/2007 1pm
70 Air Force @ Navy 9/29/2007 @ 1pm
71 Oregon @ UCLA 11/24/2007 TBD
72 Michigan @ Michigan St. 11/3/2007 TBD
73 Georgia @ Georgia Tech 11/24/2007 TBD
74 Oklahoma St. @ Texas A&M 10/6/2007 @ 2pm
75 Ohio St. @ Purdue 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
76 Iowa @ Wisconsin 9/22/2007 8pm
77 S. Carolina @ Tennesee 10/27/2007 TBD
78 UCLA @ Oregon St. 9/29/2007 TBD
79 Florida St. @ Wake Forest 10/11/2007 @ 7:30pm
80 S. Carolina @ Georgia 9/8/2007 @ 5:45pm
81 Oklahoma @ Texas Tech 11/17/2007 @ 2pm
82 Iowa @ Penn St. 10/6/2007 TBD
83 S. Carolina @ Arkansas 11/3/2007 @ 2pm
84 S. Carolina @ LSU 9/22/2007 @ 8pm
85 Texas Tech @ Oklahoma St. 9/22/2007 @ 3:30pm
86 Texas A&M @ Missouri 11/10/2007 TBD
87 Texas Tech @ Texas 11/10/2007 TBD
88 Clemson @ Georgia Tech 9/29/2007 TBD
89 Nebraska @ Wake Forest 9/8/2007 @ 12pm
90 Boston College @ Notre Dame 10/13/2007 @ 3:30pm
91 Missouri @ Oklahoma 10/13/2007 TBD
92 Georgia Tech @ Miami (FL) 10/13/2007 TBD
93 Texas A&M @ Texas Tech 10/13/2007 @ 7pm
94 Purdue @ Penn St. 11/3/2007 TBD
95 Wake Forest @ Clemson 11/10/2007 TBD
96 Michigan St. @ Notre Dame 9/22/2007 @ 3:30
97 Boston College @ Georgia Tech 9/15/2007 @ 8pm
98 Oregon St. @ Cal 10/13/2007 TBD
99 Wake Forest @ Boston College 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
100 Iowa @ Purdue 10/20/2007 TBD
101 Oregon St. @ USC 11/3/2007 @ 8pm
102 West Virginia @ Maryland 9/13/2007 @ 7:30pm
103 Louisville @ S. Florida 11/17/2007 TBD
104 West Virginia @ S. Florida 9/28/2007 @ 8pm
105 Maryland @ Rutgers 9/29/2007 TBD
106 Notre Dame @ Purdue 9/29/2007 TBD
107 Purdue @ Michigan 10/13/2007 TBD
108 S. Florida @ Rutgers 10/18/2007 @ 7:30pm
109 Penn St. @ Michigan St. 11/17/2007 TBD
110 Texas Tech @ Missouri 10/20/2007 TBD
111 Michigan St. @ Ohio St. 10/20/2007 @ 3:30pm
112 Georgia Tech @ Notre Dame 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
113 Pittsburgh @ West Virginia 12/1/2007 TBD
114 Navy @ Notre Dame 11/3/2007 @ 2:30pm
115 Michigan @ Illinois 10/20/2007 @ 8pm
116 Nebraska @ Colorado 11/23/2007 @ 12pm
117 Wisconsin @ Illinois 10/6/2007 TBD
118 Florida St. @ Colorado 9/15/2007 @ 10pm
119 Penn St. @ Illinois 9/29/2007 TBD
120 USC @ Arizona St. 11/22/2007 @ 8pm
121 Missouri @ Illinois 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
122 Oklahoma @ Colorado 9/29/2007 TBD
123 Boise St. @ Washington 9/18/2007 @ 3:30pm
124 Washington @ Hawaii 12/1/2007 TBD
125 Arizona @ BYU 9/1/2007 @ 5:30pm
126 Illinois @ Ohio St. 11/10/2007 TBD
127 Wake Forest @ Navy 10/20/2007 @ 1pm
128 S. Florida @ Auburn 9/8/2007 @ 9pm
129 Michigan St. @ Wisconsin 9/29/2007 TBD
130 Army @ Air Force 11/3/2007 @ 3:30pm

Best Non-Conference Games

1 Virginia Tech @ LSU 9/8/2007 @ 9:15pm
2 Tennessee @ Cal 9/1/2007 @ 8pm
3 Miami (FL) @ Oklahoma 9/8/2007 @ 12pm
4 Alabama @ Florida St. 9/29/2007 TBD
5 Florida St. @ Florida 11/23/2007 TBD
6 USC @ Nebraska 9/15/2007 @ 8pm
7 Texas A&M @ Miami (FL) 9/20/2007 @ 7:30pm
8 Notre Dame @ Michigan 9/15/2007 @ 3:30pm
9 USC @ Notre Dame 10/20/2007 @ 3:30pm
10 Notre Dame @ Penn St. 9/8/2007 @ 6pm
11 BYU @ UCLA 9/8/2007 @ 6:30 pm
12 Clemson @ S. Carolina 11/24/2007 TBD
13 TCU @ Texas 9/8/2007 @ 7pm
14 Oregon @ Michigan 9/8/2007 @ 3:30pm
15 Notre Dame @ UCLA 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
16 Georgia @ Georgia Tech 11/24/2007 TBD
17 Nebraska @ Wake Forest 9/8/2007 @ 12pm
18 Boston College @ N.D. 10/13/2007 @ 3:30pm
19 Michigan St. @ N.D. 9/22/2007 @ 3:30
20 West Virginia @ Maryland9/13/2007 @ 7:30pm
21 Maryland @ Rutgers 9/29/2007 TBD
22 Notre Dame @ Purdue 9/29/2007 TBD
23 Oklahoma St. @ Georgia 9/1/2007 @ 6:45pm
24 Florida St. @ Colorado 9/15/2007 @ 10pm
25 Georgia Tech @ N.D. 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
26 Missouri @ Illinois 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
27 Arizona @ BYU 9/1/2007 @ 5:30pm
28 Boise St. @ Washington 9/18/2007 @ 3:30pm
29 Washington St. @ Wisc. 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
30 Ohio St. @ Washington 9/15/2007 @ 3:30pm
31 S. Florida @ Auburn 9/8/2007 @ 9pm
32 Kansas St. @ Auburn 9/1/2007 @ 7:45pm
33 Pittsburgh @ MSU 9/15/2007 @ 12pm
34 Colorado @ Arizona St. 9/18/2007 @ 10:15pm


Top 130 games Weekly Breakdown

Week 1

99 Wake Forest @ Boston College 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
112 Georgia Tech @ Notre Dame 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
121 Missouri @ Illinois 9/1/2007 @ 3:30pm
125 Arizona @ BYU 9/1/2007 @ 5:30pm
65 Oklahoma St. @ Georgia 9/1/2007 @ 6:45pm
12 Tennessee @ Cal 9/1/2007 @ 8pm
42 Florida St. @ Clemson 9/3/2007 @ 8pm


Week 2

23 Miami (FL) @ Oklahoma 9/8/2007 @ 12pm
89 Nebraska @ Wake Forest 9/8/2007 @ 12pm
62 Oregon @ Michigan 9/8/2007 @ 3:30pm
80 S. Carolina @ Georgia 9/8/2007 @ 5:45pm
56 BYU @ UCLA 9/8/2007 @ 6:30 pm
51 Notre Dame @ Penn St. 9/8/2007 @ 6pm
55 TCU @ Texas 9/8/2007 @ 7pm
128 S. Florida @ Auburn 9/8/2007 @ 9pm
7 Virginia Tech @ LSU 9/8/2007 @ 9:15pm


Week 3

102 West Virginia @ Maryland 9/13/2007 @ 7:30pm
118 Florida St. @ Colorado 9/15/2007 @ 10pm
17 Tennessee @ Florida 9/15/2007 @ 3:30
49 Notre Dame @ Michigan 9/15/2007 @ 3:30pm
43 Arkansas @ Alabama 9/15/2007 @ 6:45pm
35 USC @ Nebraska 9/15/2007 @ 8pm
97 Boston College @ Georgia Tech 9/15/2007 @ 8pm


Week 4

123 Boise St. @ Washington 9/18/2007 @ 3:30pm
48 Texas A&M @ Miami (FL) 9/20/2007 @ 7:30pm
96 Michigan St. @ Notre Dame 9/22/2007 @ 3:30
85 Texas Tech @ Oklahoma St. 9/22/2007 @ 3:30pm
84 S. Carolina @ LSU 9/22/2007 @ 8pm
76 Iowa @ Wisconsin 9/22/2007 8pm
36 Georgia @ Alabama 9/22/2007 TBD
41 Penn St. @ Michigan 9/22/2007 TBD


Week 5

104 West Virginia @ S. Florida 9/28/2007 @ 8pm
70 Air Force @ Navy 9/29/2007 @ 1pm
53 Cal @ Oregon 9/29/2007 @ 3:30pm
20 Auburn @ Florida 9/29/2007 TBD
34 Alabama @ Florida St. 9/29/2007 TBD
78 UCLA @ Oregon St. 9/29/2007 TBD
88 Clemson @ Georgia Tech 9/29/2007 TBD
105 Maryland @ Rutgers 9/29/2007 TBD
106 Notre Dame @ Purdue 9/29/2007 TBD
119 Penn St. @ Illinois 9/29/2007 TBD
122 Oklahoma @ Colorado 9/29/2007 TBD
129 Michigan St. @ Wisconsin 9/29/2007 TBD


Week 6

74 Oklahoma St. @ Texas A&M 10/6/2007 @ 2pm
2 Florida @ LSU 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
64 Notre Dame @ UCLA 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
75 Ohio St. @ Purdue 10/6/2007 @ 8pm
3 Oklahoma @ Texas 10/6/2007 TBD
37 Virginia Tech @ Clemson 10/6/2007 TBD
67 Nebraska @ Missouri 10/6/2007 TBD
82 Iowa @ Penn St. 10/6/2007 TBD
117 Wisconsin @ Illinois 10/6/2007 TBD


Week 7

79 Florida St. @ Wake Forest 10/11/2007 @ 7:30pm
32 Wisconsin @ Penn St. 10/13/2007 @ 3:30pm
90 Boston College @ Notre Dame 10/13/2007 @ 3:30pm
25 Auburn @ Arkansas 10/13/2007 @ 7pm
93 Texas A&M @ Texas Tech 10/13/2007 @ 7pm
66 Oklahoma St. @ Nebraska 10/13/2007 TBD
91 Missouri @ Oklahoma 10/13/2007 TBD
92 Georgia Tech @ Miami (FL) 10/13/2007 TBD
98 Oregon St. @ Cal 10/13/2007 TBD
107 Purdue @ Michigan 10/13/2007 TBD


Week 8

108 S. Florida @ Rutgers 10/18/2007 @ 7:30pm
127 Wake Forest @ Navy 10/20/2007 @ 1pm
50 USC @ Notre Dame 10/20/2007 @ 3:30pm
111 Michigan St. @ Ohio St. 10/20/2007 @ 3:30pm
9 Auburn @ LSU 10/20/2007 @ 8pm
115 Michigan @ Illinois 10/20/2007 @ 8pm
22 Miami (FL) @ Florida St. 10/20/2007 TBD
38 Cal @ UCLA 10/20/2007 TBD
39 Tennessee @ Alabama 10/20/2007 TBD
46 Texas A&M @ Nebraska 10/20/2007 TBD
100 Iowa @ Purdue 10/20/2007 TBD
110 Texas Tech @ Missouri 10/20/2007 TBD


Week 9

52 Boston College @ Virginia Tech 10/25/2007 @ 7:30pm
14 Georgia @ Tennessee 10/26/2007 TBD
47 USC @ Oregon 10/27/2007 @ 3:00pm
26 Ohio St. @ Penn St. 10/27/2007 @ 8pm
8 Florida @ Georgia 10/27/2007 TBD
16 West Virginia @ Rutgers 10/27/2007 TBD
33 Nebraska @ Texas 10/27/2007 TBD
77 S. Carolina @ Tennesee 10/27/2007 TBD


Week 10

68 Virginia Tech @ Georgia Tech 11/1/2007 @ 7:30pm
30 LSU @ Alabama 11/3/2007 TBD
114 Navy @ Notre Dame 11/3/2007 @ 2:30pm
83 S. Carolina @ Arkansas 11/3/2007 @ 2pm
130 Army @ Air Force 11/3/2007 @ 3:30pm
101 Oregon St. @ USC 11/3/2007 @ 8pm
13 Wisconsin @ Ohio St. 11/3/2007 TBD
40 Texas A&M @ Oklahoma 11/3/2007 TBD
45 Texas @ Oklahoma St. 11/3/2007 TBD
60 Florida St. @ Boston College 11/3/2007 TBD
72 Michigan @ Michigan St. 11/3/2007 TBD
94 Purdue @ Penn St. 11/3/2007 TBD


Week 11

5 Louisville @ West Virginia 11/8/2007 @ 7:30pm
57 TCU @ BYU 11/8/2007 @ 9pm
6 USC @ Cal 11/10/2007 @ 8:00pm
1 Michigan @ Wisconsin 11/10/2007 TBD
10 Auburn @ Georgia 11/10/2007 TBD
11 Florida St. @ Virginia Tech 11/10/2007 TBD
31 Arkansas @ Tennessee 11/10/2007 TBD
61 Florida @ S. Carolina 11/10/2007 TBD
86 Texas A&M @ Missouri 11/10/2007 TBD
87 Texas Tech @ Texas 11/10/2007 TBD
95 Wake Forest @ Clemson 11/10/2007 TBD
126 Illinois @ Ohio St. 11/10/2007 TBD


Week 12

81 Oklahoma @ Texas Tech 11/17/2007 @ 2pm
4 Ohio St. @ Michigan 11/17/2007 TBD
27 Miami (Fl) @ Virginia Tech 11/17/2007 TBD
54 Boston College @ Clemson 11/17/2007 TBD
103 Louisville @ S. Florida 11/17/2007 TBD
109 Penn St. @ Michigan St. 11/17/2007 TBD


Week 13


120 USC @ Arizona St. 11/22/2007 @ 8pm
116 Nebraska @ Colorado 11/23/2007 @ 12pm
19 Texas @ Texas A&M 11/23/2007 @ 3:30pm
28 Boise St. @ Hawaii 11/23/2007 @ 9:05pm
29 Florida St. @ Florida 11/23/2007 TBD
15 Arkansas @ LSU 11/24/2007 @ 2:30
18 Alabama @ Auburn 11/24/2007 TBD
44 Oklahoma St. @ Oklahoma 11/24/2007 TBD
59 Clemson @ S. Carolina 11/24/2007 TBD
63 Miami (FL) @ Boston College 11/24/2007 TBD
71 Oregon @ UCLA 11/24/2007 TBD
73 Georgia @ Georgia Tech 11/24/2007 TBD


Week 14


21 Rutgers @ Louisville 11/29/2007 @ 7:30pm
24 UCLA @ USC 12/1/2007 @ 4:30 pm
58 Oregon St. @ Oregon 12/1/2007 @ 4:30pm
69 Navy @ Army 12/1/2007 1pm
113 Pittsburgh @ West Virginia 12/1/2007 TBD
124 Washington @ Hawaii 12/1/2007 TBD

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