Pre-Season AP Polls:
1. USC Trojans (25) [0-0]
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (17) [0-0]
3. LSU Tigers (16) [0-0]
4. Oklahoma Sooners (1) [0-0]
5. Oregon Ducks [0-0]
6. Georgia Bulldogs [0-0]
7. Florida State Seminoles [0-0]
8. Michigan Wolverines (1) [0-0]
9. South Carolina Gamecocks [0-0]
10. Arkansas Razorbacks [0-0]
11. West Virginia Mountaineers [0-0]
12. Wisconsin Badgers [0-0]
13. Michigan State Spartans [0-0]
14. Clemson Tigers [0-0]
15. Texas Longhorns [0-0]
16. Virginia Tech Hokies [0-0]
17. Nebraska Corn Huskers [0-0]
18. Ohio State Buckeyes [0-0]
19. Oklahoma State Cowboys [0-0]
20. TCU Horned Frogs [0-0]
21. Stanford Cardinal [0-0]
22. Kansas State Wildcats [0-0]
23. Florida Gators [0-0]
24. Boise State Broncos [0-0]
25. Louisville Cardinals [0-0]
Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame (83), Washington (55), Auburn (53), North Carolina (32), Utah (30), Georgia Tech (25)