Is there a consensus Top 25? Here’s a look at the preseason Top 25 teams for Sporting News, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, Athlon and USA Today’s preseason preview magazines. We also have the last Top 25 produced by ESPN and CBSSports.com after spring practices were completed.
Who comes out on top? Here’s a look at the consensus Top 25:
School, *Total points
Florida State, 171
Alabama, 166
Oklahoma, 155
Oregon, 151
Ohio State, 151
Auburn, 142
Michigan State, 122
UCLA, 120
Baylor, 115
Georgia, 110
South Carolina, 105
Stanford, 101
LSU, 93
Wisconsin, 76
USC, 69
Notre Dame, 66
Kansas State, 45
Nebraska, 36
Texas A&M, 32
Arizona State, 32
Ole Miss, 32
Texas, 26
Clemson, 25
North Carolina, 20
Florida, 18
Others receiving votes: Marshall 14, TCU 12, Iowa 11, Duke 11, Washington 10, Michigan 7, Cincinnati, 7, Boise State 7, UCF 6, Texas Tech 5, Penn State 4, Missouri 1, BYU 1.
- Composite poll taken from Sporting News, Lindy’s, Phil Steele, ESPN, CBS Sports, Athlon, USA Today.
