Closest 1-2 point margin in the preseason since 1998. Similar to Coaches poll, big point gap from 9th to 10th.
 
	 
 
	
		AP Top 25
	
	
		
			
				 
			
			
				
					
						
						
						
						
						
					
					
						
							
								RK
							
							
								
									Team
								
							
							
								REC
							
							
								PTS
							
							
								
									TREND
								
							
						
					
					
						
							
								1
							
							
								
									Texas(25)
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1552
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								2
							
							
								
									Penn State(23)
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1547
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								3
							
							
								
									Ohio State(11)
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1472
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								4
							
							
								
									Clemson(4)
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1398
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								5
							
							
								
									Georgia(1)
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1331
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								6
							
							
								
									Notre Dame
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1325
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								7
							
							
								
									Oregon(1)
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1236
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								8
							
							
								
									Alabama
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1179
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								9
							
							
								
									LSU
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								1174
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								10
							
							
								
									Miami
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								889
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								11
							
							
								
									Arizona State
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								791
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								12
							
							
								
									Illinois
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								713
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								13
							
							
								
									South Carolina
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								667
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								14
							
							
								
									Michigan
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								662
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								15
							
							
								
									Florida
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								626
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								16
							
							
								
									SMU
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								565
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								17
							
							
								
									Kansas State
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								512
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								18
							
							
								
									Oklahoma
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								463
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								19
							
							
								
									Texas A&M
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								434
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								20
							
							
								
									Indiana
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								423
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								21
							
							
								
									Ole Miss
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								370
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								22
							
							
								
									Iowa State
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								309
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								23
							
							
								
									Texas Tech
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								274
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								24
							
							
								
									Tennessee
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								192
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
						
							
								25
							
							
								
									Boise State
								
							
							
								0-0
							
							
								191
							
							
								
									NR
								
							
						
					
				
			
			
				 
			
		
	
	
		Complete Rankings
	
	
		
			
				Others receiving votes: BYU 156, Utah 144, Baylor 132, Louisville 90, USC 64, Georgia Tech 63, Missouri 33, Tulane 23, Nebraska 23, UNLV 21, Toledo 13, Auburn 10, James Madison 9, Memphis 9, Florida State 8, Duke 6, Navy 5, Liberty 5, Iowa 5, TCU 4, Pittsburgh 3, Army 2, Louisiana 1, Colorado 1