Preseason



      1.  Ohio State Buckeyes (35)              10-2       1,558        4
      2.  Notre Dame Fighting Irish (10)         9-3       1,470        9
      3.  Texas Longhorns (8)                   13-0       1,411        1
      4.  Auburn Tigers (3)                      9-3       1,395       14
      5.  West Virginia Mountaineers (6)        11-1       1,354        5
      6.  U-S-C Trojans (3)                     12-1       1,345        2
      7.  Florida Gators                         9-3       1,178       12
      8.  L-S-U Tigers                          11-2       1,144        6
      9.  California Golden Bears                8-4         975       25
      10. Oklahoma Sooners                       8-4         960       22
      11. Florida State Seminoles                8-5         949       23
      12. Miami-Florida Hurricanes               9-3         893       17
      13. Louisville Cardinals                   9-3         844       19
      14. Michigan Wolverines                    7-5         824       NR
      15. Georgia Bulldogs                      10-3         743       10
      16. Iowa Hawkeyes                          7-5         720       NR
      17. Virginia Tech Hokies                  11-2         614        7
      18. Clemson Tigers                         8-4         479       21
      19. Penn State Nittany Lions              11-1         386        3
      20. Nebraska Cornhuskers                   8-4         332       14
      21. Oregon Ducks                          10-2         324       12
      22. T-C-U Horned Frogs                    11-1         257       11
      23. Tennessee Volunteers                   5-6         215       NR
      24. Arizona State Sun Devils               7-5         182       NR
      25. Texas Tech Red Raiders                 9-3         181       20