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