Preseason



      1.  Florida Gators (58)                   13-1       1,498        1
      2.  Texas Longhorns (2)                   12-1       1,424        4
      3.  Oklahoma Sooners                      12-2       1,375        5
      4.  U-S-C Trojans                         12-1       1,313        3
      5.  Alabama Crimson Tide                  12-2       1,156        6
      6.  Ohio State Buckeyes                   10-3       1,113        9
      7.  Virginia Tech Hokies                  10-4       1,054       15
      8.  Ole Miss Rebels                        9-4       1,047       14
      9.  Oklahoma State Cowboys                 9-4         989       16
      9.  Penn State Nittany Lions              11-2         989        8
      11. L-S-U Tigers                           8-5         914       NR
      12. California Golden Bears                9-4         746       NR
      13. Georgia Bulldogs                      10-3         714       13
      14. Boise State Broncos                   12-1         659       11
      15. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets            9-4         593       22
      16. Oregon Ducks                          10-3         587       10
      17. T-C-U Horned Frogs                    11-2         521        7
      18. Florida State Seminoles                9-4         307       21
      19. Utah Utes                             13-0         289        2
      20. B-Y-U Cougars                         10-3         267       25
      21. North Carolina Tar Heels               8-5         261       NR
      22. Iowa Hawkeyes                          9-4         229       20
      23. Notre Dame Fighting Irish              7-6         225       NR
      24. Nebraska Cornhuskers                   9-4         207       NR
      25. Kansas Jayhawks                        8-5         134       NR
 
 Others receiving votes: Oregon State 122, Illinois 105, Pittsburgh 103, 
 Michigan State 100, Rutgers 83, Texas Tech 76, West Virginia 57, Cincinnati 
 44, Clemson 42, Miami-Florida 40, East Carolina 30, Tennessee 15, Arizona 13, 
 North Carolina State 10, Boston College 9, Central Michigan 7, Auburn 7, 
 U-C-L-A 7, Northwestern 5, South Florida 3, Southern Miss 3, Vanderbilt 3, 
 Missouri 3, South Carolina 2, Arkansas 1,Houston 1,  Nevada 1, Troy 1, Tulsa 
 1.