Kevin Carter
AP Top 25 voter, 2025–2026 · CBS Sports (opens in a new tab) · @KevinCarter_93 on X (opens in a new tab)
Each pick shows where AP’s poll ranked the team that week.
2026
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Week 5September 27 |  1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll |  2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll |  3. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll |  4. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll |  5. Florida, No. 8 in the AP poll |  6. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll |  7. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll |  8. Alabama, No. 7 in the AP poll |  9. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll |  10. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll |  11. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll |  12. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll |  13. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll |  14. Iowa, No. 14 in the AP poll |  15. Oregon, No. 15 in the AP poll |  16. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll |  17. USC, No. 18 in the AP poll |  18. SMU, No. 21 in the AP poll |  19. Mississippi State, No. 16 in the AP poll |  20. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll |  21. Boise State, No. 22 in the AP poll |  22. Houston, No. 20 in the AP poll |  23. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll |  24. Oklahoma State, No. 19 in the AP poll |  25. Wisconsin, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 4September 20 | 1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Ohio State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Miami, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. BYU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 12. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll |  13. Penn State, No. 13 in the AP poll | 14. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll |  16. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Florida, No. 21 in the AP poll | 19. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll |  20. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 21. Mississippi State, No. 24 in the AP poll | 22. Oregon, No. 20 in the AP poll | 23. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 24. SMU, No. 22 in the AP poll |  25. West Virginia, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 13 | 1. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. LSU, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll |  9. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. USC, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Penn State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll | 16. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Iowa, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll |  20. Washington, unranked in the AP poll | 21. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll | 22. Louisville, No. 23 in the AP poll |  23. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll | 24. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Florida, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 2September 8 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Notre Dame, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. LSU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Indiana, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Texas, No. 4 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 9. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll |  10. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 13. Alabama, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Penn State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 16. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Washington, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. Utah, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Iowa, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Virginia, No. 25 in the AP poll |  24. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Virginia Tech, unranked in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 17 | 1. Notre Dame, No. 4 in the AP poll | 2. Texas, No. 5 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 7. Miami, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Alabama, No. 13 in the AP poll | 12. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 10 in the AP poll | 14. BYU, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Penn State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 16. USC, No. 14 in the AP poll | 17. Iowa, No. 22 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 16 in the AP poll | 19. SMU, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. Utah, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. Louisville, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll | 24. Florida, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Boise State, unranked in the AP poll |
2025
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| FinalJanuary 20 | 1. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 3 in the AP poll | 5. Ohio State, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas A&M, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Alabama, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 11. Texas, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll |  16. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll |  17. Tulane, No. 18 in the AP poll |  18. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll | 19. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 20. Iowa, No. 17 in the AP poll | 21. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll |  22. Navy, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll |  24. Illinois, unranked in the AP poll |  25. Duke, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 16December 7 | 1. Indiana, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Georgia, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Texas Tech, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Texas, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 14. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 18. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll | 19. Tulane, No. 17 in the AP poll |  20. Arizona, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. Navy, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. Iowa, unranked in the AP poll |  24. Georgia Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll |  25. North Texas, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 15November 30 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 3 in the AP poll | 5. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 7 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 5 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Texas, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Miami, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 17. USC, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. James Madison, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. North Texas, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Tulane, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Arizona, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. Missouri, No. 25 in the AP poll | 24. Navy, No. 23 in the AP poll | 25. Iowa, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 14November 23 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Vanderbilt, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Miami, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Texas, No. 16 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 14 in the AP poll | 16. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Tennessee, No. 18 in the AP poll | 18. USC, No. 19 in the AP poll | 19. Virginia, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. James Madison, No. 20 in the AP poll | 21. Georgia Tech, No. 23 in the AP poll | 22. North Texas, No. 21 in the AP poll | 23. Tulane, No. 22 in the AP poll |  24. Pittsburgh, No. 24 in the AP poll | 25. SMU, No. 25 in the AP poll |
| Week 13November 16 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Oklahoma, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Vanderbilt, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Miami, No. 14 in the AP poll | 13. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Georgia Tech, No. 15 in the AP poll | 15. Texas, No. 17 in the AP poll | 16. Utah, No. 13 in the AP poll | 17. USC, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Tennessee, No. 20 in the AP poll | 20. James Madison, No. 21 in the AP poll | 21. Virginia, No. 19 in the AP poll | 22. Tulane, No. 24 in the AP poll | 23. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll | 24. North Texas, No. 22 in the AP poll | 25. Navy, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 12November 9 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Ole Miss, No. 6 in the AP poll | 8. Texas Tech, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Notre Dame, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Texas, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Georgia Tech, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 13. Vanderbilt, No. 13 in the AP poll | 14. Miami, No. 16 in the AP poll | 15. BYU, No. 12 in the AP poll | 16. USC, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Utah, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Michigan, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Tennessee, No. 21 in the AP poll | 20. James Madison, No. 24 in the AP poll | 21. Tulane, unranked in the AP poll |  22. Cincinnati, No. 22 in the AP poll | 23. Houston, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Pittsburgh, No. 23 in the AP poll |  25. South Florida, No. 25 in the AP poll |
| Week 11November 2 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Ole Miss, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Notre Dame, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. BYU, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Virginia, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Texas, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 14. Louisville, No. 14 in the AP poll | 15. Vanderbilt, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Miami, No. 18 in the AP poll | 17. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 18. Georgia Tech, No. 16 in the AP poll | 19. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll | 20. Utah, No. 17 in the AP poll | 21. Memphis, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 23. Washington, No. 24 in the AP poll | 24. James Madison, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Tennessee, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 10October 26 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 5. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia Tech, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Vanderbilt, No. 9 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 7 in the AP poll | 10. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. BYU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. Tennessee, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Texas Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Virginia, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Cincinnati, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Texas, No. 20 in the AP poll | 18. Louisville, No. 16 in the AP poll | 19. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 21. Michigan, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Navy, unranked in the AP poll | 23. Memphis, No. 25 in the AP poll | 24. Houston, No. 22 in the AP poll | 25. Utah, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| Week 9October 19 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Indiana, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Texas A&M, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 4 in the AP poll | 6. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 7. Georgia Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Vanderbilt, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. Ole Miss, No. 8 in the AP poll | 10. Miami, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Notre Dame, No. 12 in the AP poll | 12. Oklahoma, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Missouri, No. 15 in the AP poll | 14. Virginia, No. 16 in the AP poll | 15. Tennessee, No. 17 in the AP poll | 16. BYU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 17. Texas Tech, No. 14 in the AP poll | 18. Cincinnati, No. 21 in the AP poll | 19. South Florida, No. 18 in the AP poll | 20. Texas, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. Louisville, No. 19 in the AP poll | 22. Illinois, No. 23 in the AP poll |  23. Arizona State, No. 24 in the AP poll | 24. Michigan, No. 25 in the AP poll | 25. LSU, No. 20 in the AP poll |
| Week 8October 12 | 1. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Indiana, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Ole Miss, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Alabama, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Texas A&M, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Texas Tech, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Oregon, No. 8 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 10. Georgia, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Tennessee, No. 11 in the AP poll | 12. LSU, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. Oklahoma, No. 14 in the AP poll | 14. Notre Dame, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. BYU, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Vanderbilt, No. 17 in the AP poll | 17. Missouri, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Virginia, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Memphis, No. 22 in the AP poll | 20. South Florida, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Utah, No. 23 in the AP poll | 22. USC, No. 20 in the AP poll |  23. Nebraska, No. 25 in the AP poll | 24. Cincinnati, No. 24 in the AP poll | 25. Texas, No. 21 in the AP poll |
| Week 7October 5 | 1. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 2. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 3. Oregon, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Indiana, No. 7 in the AP poll | 5. Oklahoma, No. 6 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Texas A&M, No. 5 in the AP poll | 9. Georgia Tech, No. 13 in the AP poll | 10. Texas Tech, No. 9 in the AP poll | 11. Missouri, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Georgia, No. 10 in the AP poll | 13. Tennessee, No. 12 in the AP poll | 14. Illinois, No. 17 in the AP poll | 15. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. LSU, No. 11 in the AP poll | 17. Notre Dame, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Utah, unranked in the AP poll | 19. Vanderbilt, No. 20 in the AP poll | 20. Virginia, No. 19 in the AP poll | 21. Arizona State, No. 21 in the AP poll | 22. Memphis, No. 23 in the AP poll | 23. South Florida, No. 24 in the AP poll | 24. Penn State, unranked in the AP poll | 25. Cincinnati, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 6September 28 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 2 in the AP poll | 3. Miami, No. 3 in the AP poll | 4. Indiana, No. 8 in the AP poll | 5. Oklahoma, No. 5 in the AP poll | 6. Ole Miss, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Penn State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Alabama, No. 10 in the AP poll | 9. Texas, No. 9 in the AP poll |  10. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 11. Texas A&M, No. 6 in the AP poll | 12. Georgia Tech, No. 17 in the AP poll | 13. Missouri, No. 19 in the AP poll | 14. Texas Tech, No. 11 in the AP poll | 15. Georgia, No. 12 in the AP poll | 16. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Vanderbilt, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Illinois, No. 22 in the AP poll | 19. LSU, No. 13 in the AP poll | 20. Michigan, No. 20 in the AP poll |  21. Florida State, No. 18 in the AP poll | 22. Notre Dame, No. 21 in the AP poll | 23. Memphis, unranked in the AP poll | 24. Utah, unranked in the AP poll | 25. BYU, No. 23 in the AP poll |
| Week 5September 21 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 3. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Miami, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. Penn State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. LSU, No. 4 in the AP poll | 7. Florida State, No. 8 in the AP poll | 8. Oklahoma, No. 7 in the AP poll | 9. Indiana, No. 11 in the AP poll | 10. Texas, No. 10 in the AP poll | 11. Iowa State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. Ole Miss, No. 13 in the AP poll | 13. Texas A&M, No. 9 in the AP poll | 14. Texas Tech, No. 12 in the AP poll | 15. Georgia Tech, No. 16 in the AP poll | 16. Missouri, No. 20 in the AP poll | 17. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Vanderbilt, No. 18 in the AP poll | 19. Alabama, No. 17 in the AP poll | 20. Illinois, No. 23 in the AP poll | 21. Notre Dame, No. 22 in the AP poll | 22. Michigan, No. 19 in the AP poll |  23. Auburn, unranked in the AP poll | 24. USC, No. 21 in the AP poll | 25. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 4September 14 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 3. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Oklahoma, No. 11 in the AP poll | 7. Florida State, No. 7 in the AP poll | 8. Miami, No. 4 in the AP poll | 9. Illinois, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Texas, No. 8 in the AP poll | 11. Indiana, No. 19 in the AP poll | 12. Iowa State, No. 12 in the AP poll | 13. Ole Miss, No. 13 in the AP poll | 14. Texas A&M, No. 10 in the AP poll | 15. Utah, No. 16 in the AP poll | 16. Tennessee, No. 15 in the AP poll | 17. Texas Tech, No. 17 in the AP poll | 18. Auburn, No. 22 in the AP poll | 19. Missouri, No. 23 in the AP poll | 20. Georgia Tech, No. 18 in the AP poll | 21. USC, No. 25 in the AP poll | 22. Vanderbilt, No. 20 in the AP poll | 23. Notre Dame, No. 24 in the AP poll | 24. Alabama, No. 14 in the AP poll | 25. Mississippi State, unranked in the AP poll |
| Week 3September 7 | Did not vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week 2September 2 | 1. Ohio State, No. 1 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 6 in the AP poll | 3. Georgia, No. 4 in the AP poll | 4. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 5. LSU, No. 3 in the AP poll | 6. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 7. SMU, No. 17 in the AP poll | 8. Florida State, No. 14 in the AP poll | 9. Miami, No. 5 in the AP poll | 10. Illinois, No. 11 in the AP poll | 11. Arizona State, No. 12 in the AP poll |  12. Clemson, No. 8 in the AP poll | 13. Indiana, No. 23 in the AP poll | 14. Florida, No. 13 in the AP poll | 15. Michigan, No. 15 in the AP poll | 16. Texas, No. 7 in the AP poll | 17. Iowa State, No. 16 in the AP poll | 18. Ole Miss, No. 20 in the AP poll | 19. Texas A&M, No. 19 in the AP poll | 20. Utah, No. 25 in the AP poll | 21. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll | 22. USC, unranked in the AP poll |  23. South Carolina, No. 10 in the AP poll | 24. Tennessee, No. 22 in the AP poll | 25. Texas Tech, No. 24 in the AP poll |
| PreseasonAugust 11 | 1. Ohio State, No. 3 in the AP poll | 2. Oregon, No. 7 in the AP poll | 3. Notre Dame, No. 6 in the AP poll | 4. Georgia, No. 5 in the AP poll | 5. Penn State, No. 2 in the AP poll | 6. Texas, No. 1 in the AP poll | 7. Clemson, No. 4 in the AP poll | 8. Arizona State, No. 11 in the AP poll | 9. LSU, No. 9 in the AP poll | 10. Oklahoma, No. 18 in the AP poll | 11. Michigan, No. 14 in the AP poll | 12. SMU, No. 16 in the AP poll |  13. Baylor, unranked in the AP poll | 14. Miami, No. 10 in the AP poll | 15. Indiana, No. 20 in the AP poll | 16. Ole Miss, No. 21 in the AP poll | 17. Florida, No. 15 in the AP poll | 18. Illinois, No. 12 in the AP poll | 19. Boise State, No. 25 in the AP poll | 20. Iowa State, No. 22 in the AP poll | 21. USC, unranked in the AP poll | 22. Texas A&M, No. 19 in the AP poll | 23. Alabama, No. 8 in the AP poll | 24. Nebraska, unranked in the AP poll | 25. South Carolina, No. 13 in the AP poll |