AP Preseason Top 25:
1. Florida State (57) -- 1,496 points
2. Alabama (1) -- 1,361
3. Oregon (1) -- 1,334
4. Oklahoma (1) -- 1,324
5. Ohio State -- 1,207
6. Auburn -- 1,198
7. UCLA -- 1,106
8. Michigan State -- 1,080
9. South Carolina -- 1,015
10. Baylor -- 996
11. Stanford -- 885
12. Georgia -- 843
13. LSU -- 776
14. Wisconsin -- 637
15. USC -- 626
16. Clemson -- 536
17. Notre Dame -- 445
18. Ole Miss -- 424
19. Arizona State -- 357
20. Kansas State -- 242
21. Texas A&M -- 238
22. Nebraska -- 226
23. North Carolina -- 194
24. Missouri -- 134
25. Washington -- 130
Others receiving votes: UCF 94, Florida 87, Texas 86, Duke 71, Iowa 68, Louisville 48, Marshall 41, Oklahoma St. 37, Virginia Tech 26, TCU 23, Mississippi St. 22, Michigan 19, Texas Tech 19, Miami 16, Cincinnati 15, Boise St. 10, Oregon St. 10, BYU 8, Northwestern 8, Penn St. 5, Navy 2, Vanderbilt 2, Louisiana 1, Nevada 1, Utah St. 1.