Carnival Preseason Top 25 8/16
(#) = last year's finish
1. West Virginia (11)
2. Florida (1)
3. LSU (3)
4. USC (6)
5. Michigan (9)
6. Louisville (5)
7. Texas (16)
8. Wisconsin (8)
9. Ohio State (2)
10. Arkansas (14)
11. California (13)
12. Virginia Tech (21)
13. Auburn (7)
14. Tennessee (19)
15. Hawaii (25)
16. Rutgers (12)
17. Oklahoma (10)
18. Boston College (NR)
19. Georgia (20)
20. Nebraska (NR)
21. Missouri (NR)
22. Boise State (4)
23. South Carolina (NR)
24. Wake Forest (18)
25. TCU (22)
others - BYU(15), Penn State(NR), Georgia Tech(NR), Texas A&M(NR), UCLA(NR)
Conference Champions
ACC Atlantic - Boston College
ACC Coastal - Virginia Tech
Big East - West Virginia
Big Ten - Michigan
Big 12 North - Nebraska
Big 12 South - Texas
C-USA East - Southern Miss
C-USA West - Houston
MAC East - Ohio
MAC West - Western Michigan
MWAC - TCU
PAC 10 - USC
SEC East - Florida
SEC West - LSU
Sun Belt - Arkansas St.
WAC - Hawaii