| College Football | Somis Sports | ||||
| Most improved teams | |||||
| Final - 2007 Season | |||||
| Improvement in : | |||||
| Rank | Team | Group | Conference | Rating | Wins |
| 1 | Randolph - Macon | D3 | Old Dominion | 29.86 | 6 |
| 2 | Dayton | D1AA - FCS | Pioneer | 28.56 | 7 |
| 3 | Kansas | D1A - BCS | Big 12 | 28.15 | 6 |
| 4 | Augsburg | D3 | Minnesota | 27.46 | 4 |
| 5 | Lindenwood | NAIA | Heart of America | 26.55 | 5 |
| 6 | Muhlenberg | D3 | Centennial | 26.29 | 6 |
| 7 | Albright | D3 | Middle Atlantic | 23.78 | 5 |
| 8 | Redlands | D3 | Southern California | 23.05 | 4 |
| 9 | Illinois | D1A - BCS | Big Ten | 23.04 | 7 |
| 10 | Montana - Western | NAIA | Frontier | 21.99 | 4 |
| 11 | California (PA) | D2 | Pennsylvania State | 21.92 | 5 |
| 12 | Ashland | D2 | GLIAC | 21.65 | 4 |
| 13 | UW - Eau Claire | D3 | Wisconsin | 21.46 | 6 |
| 14 | Missouri | D1A - BCS | Big 12 | 21.38 | 4 |
| 15 | Pacific Lutheran | D3 | Northwest | 21.24 | 3 |
| 16 | College of New Jersey | D3 | New Jersey | 21.22 | 5 |
| 17 | Georgia Southern | D1AA - FCS | Southern | 20.85 | 4 |
| 18 | Eastern Washington | D1AA - FCS | Big Sky | 20.80 | 6 |
| 19 | Fordham | D1AA - FCS | Patriot | 20.80 | 5 |
| 20 | Luther | D3 | Iowa | 20.71 | 3 |
| 21 | Elon | D1AA - FCS | Southern | 20.27 | 2 |
| 22 | Delaware | D1AA - FCS | Colonial | 20.15 | 6 |
| 23 | Mesa State | D2 | Rocky Mountain | 19.84 | 6 |
| 24 | Heidelberg | D3 | Ohio Athletic | 19.74 | 4 |
| 25 | Central Missouri | D2 | Mid-America | 19.68 | 2 |
| 26 | Illinois Wesleyan | D3 | Illinois and Wisconsin | 19.64 | 4 |
| 27 | Carson - Newman | D2 | South Atlantic | 19.52 | 2 |
| 28 | Catawba | D2 | South Atlantic | 19.31 | 5 |
| 29 | Hampden - Sydney | D3 | Old Dominion | 19.01 | 4 |
| 30 | Richmond | D1AA - FCS | Colonial | 18.82 | 5 |
| 31 | Concordia - Moorhead | D3 | Minnesota | 18.65 | 3 |
| 32 | Hofstra | D1AA - FCS | Colonial | 18.24 | 5 |
| 33 | Bethany (KS) | NAIA | Kansas | 17.90 | 4 |
| 34 | Fort Hays | D2 | Mid-America | 17.89 | 3 |
| 35 | Grambling State | D1AA - FCS | Southwestern Athletic | 17.53 | 5 |
| 36 | Mississippi College | D3 | American Southwest | 16.98 | 3 |
| 37 | West Texas A&M | D2 | Lone Star | 16.98 | 1 |
| 38 | Central Florida | D1A - BCS | Conference USA | 16.78 | 6 |
| 39 | Plymouth State | D3 | New England Boyd | 15.85 | 5 |
| 40 | Case Western Reserve | D3 | University | 15.68 | 6 |
| 41 | Tri - State | D3 | Michigan | 15.45 | 4 |
| 42 | Charleston (WV) | D2 | West Virginia | 15.40 | 3 |
| 43 | Colorado | D1A - BCS | Big 12 | 15.07 | 4 |
| 44 | Arkansas - Monticello | D2 | Gulf South | 14.99 | 3 |
| 45 | Prairie View | D1AA - FCS | Southwestern Athletic | 14.96 | 4 |
| 46 | Millsaps | D3 | Southern Collegiate | 14.85 | 1 |
| 47 | Ohio Dominican | NAIA | Mid-States - Mideast | 14.73 | 5 |
| 48 | Norfolk State | D1AA - FCS | Mid-Eastern | 14.73 | 4 |
| 49 | Hillsdale | D2 | GLIAC | 14.59 | 3 |
| 50 | Abilene Christian | D2 | Lone Star | 14.14 | 2 |
| Explanation | |||||
| We compared each team's final 2007 rating to its final 2006 rating and also made | |||||
| additional adjustments to slightly favor teams that had better 2006 ratings. | |||||
| Based on our calculations, the 50 teams listed above showed the most improvement | |||||
| in 2007 vs. 2006. | |||||
| A team's rating roughly equates to net points (points scored minus points | |||||
| against). Based on the calculation, all teams listed above improved by at | |||||
| at least 14 points per game. | |||||