Preseason Polls
Various publications release their preseason top 25 months before the season commences.
| Athlon | Lindy's | Phil Steele | CCR | Sporting News | College Football News |
Sports Illustrated |
CFP Users | BCS Fan | ESPN | Rivals.com | USA Today Coaches' Poll |
NationalChamps .net |
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| 1. | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida (12–0) | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | Florida | 1. |
| 2. | Oklahoma | Texas | Texas | Oklahoma (12–0) | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | Texas | 2. |
| 3. | Texas | Oklahoma | USC | USC (12–0) | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | USC | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 3. |
| 4. | USC | USC | Oklahoma | Texas (11–1) | USC | Oklahoma | USC | Virginia Tech | USC | USC | Oklahoma | USC (1) | USC | 4. |
| 5. | Ohio St. | Virginia Tech | Penn St. | Utah (12–0) | Ole Miss | LSU | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | Alabama | 5. |
| 6. | Alabama | LSU | Mississippi | Alabama (12–0) | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Ole Miss | USC | Oklahoma State | Ohio St. | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Oklahoma St. | 6. |
| 7. | Penn St. | Alabama | Notre Dame | Michigan St. (12–0) | Oregon | Virginia Tech | Oklahoma St. | Alabama | Alabama | Virginia Tech | Ohio State | Virginia Tech | Ohio St. | 7. |
| 8. | Virginia Tech. | Ohio State | Alabama | Virginia Tech (11–1) | LSU | Alabama | Alabama | Penn State | Ohio State | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | Penn State | Virginia Tech. | 8. |
| 9. | Oklahoma St. | Ole Miss | California | Ohio St. (11–1) | Ohio State | Boise State | Boise State | Mississippi | Ole Miss | Penn State | Boise State | LSU | Mississippi | 9. |
| 10. | Ole Miss | Oklahoma State | Ohio St. | Tulsa (11–1) | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | Ohio St. | Georgia | Penn State | LSU | Oklahoma State | Ole Miss | LSU | 10. |
| 11. | California | Penn State | Virginia Tech. | Boise St. (12–1) | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Oklahoma State | Boise State | Oklahoma State | LSU | Oklahoma State | Penn St. | 11. |
| 12. | Boise St. | California | Boise St. | Pittsburgh (11–1) | Penn State | California | Georgia Tech | LSU | LSU | California | Penn State | California | Georgia Tech | 12. |
| 13. | Oregon | Boise State | Georgia | Texas Tech. (10–2) | Alabama | Penn State | LSU | Oregon | Oregon | Oregon | California | Georgia | Oregon | 13. |
| 14. | Georgia | TCU | Oklahoma St. | Georgia (10–2) | Boise State | Ole Miss | Penn St. | Utah | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Oregon | Boise St. | 14. |
| 15. | Florida St. | Oregon | BYU | Penn St. (10–2) | Georgia | Oregon | Georgia | Florida State | California | Boise St. | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Georgia | 15. |
| 16. | Nebraska | Georgia Tech | Rutgers | Florida St. (10–2) | Oregon State | Florida St. | Florida St. | California | TCU | Georgia Tech | Kansas | Boise State | California | 16. |
| 17. | LSU | Georgia | LSU | California (10–2) | Florida State | Utah | TCU | Boise State | Georgia | TCU | Oregon | TCU | Utah | 17. |
| 18. | Cincinnati | Florida State | TCU | TCU (10–2) | Notre Dame | Georgia | Oregon St. | Georgia Tech | Utah | Notre Dame | Iowa | Utah | TCU | 18. |
| 19. | North Carolina | North Carolina | Illinois | BYU (10–2) | Utah | Kansas | Utah | TCU | Florida State | Nebraska | West Virginia | Florida State | Kansas | 19. |
| 20. | Michigan St. | West Virginia | Iowa | West Virginia (10–2) | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | North Carolina | Michigan State | BYU | Florida St. | TCU | North Carolina | Florida St. | 20. |
| 21. | Utah | Kansas | Miami | Rutgers (10–2) | California | Iowa | California | BYU | Kansas | Iowa | Texas Tech | Iowa | Iowa | 21. |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | Nebraska | Nebraska | Temple (11–1) | BYU | BYU | BYU | Texas Tech | Iowa | North Carolina | Utah | Nebraska | North Carolina | 22. |
| 23. | Iowa | Utah | Pittsburgh | Troy (10–2) | North Carolina | Notre Dame | Iowa | Nebraska | Oregon State | BYU | Florida State | Notre Dame | Texas Tech. | 23. |
| 24. | Notre Dame | Michigan State | UCLA | Oklahoma St. (9–3) | TCU | South Florida | Kansas | West Virginia | Nebraska | Miami (FL) | Notre Dame | BYU | BYU | 24. |
| 25. | Oregon St. | BYU | Clemson | LSU (9–3) | Kansas | Oregon St. | Notre Dame | Kansas | North Carolina | Kansas | South Florida | Oregon State | East Carolina | 25. |
| Athlon | Lindy's | Phil Steele | CCR | Sporting News | College Football News |
Sports Illustrated |
CFP Users | BCS Fan | ESPN | Rivals.com | USA Today Coaches' Poll |
NationalChamps .net |
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