Preseason Carnival Top 25 7-15
(#) = last year's final ranking
1. Georgia (2)
2. Missouri (3)
3. USC (7)
4. Florida (12)
5. Oklahoma (9)
6. LSU (1)
7. Ohio State (6)
8. Virginia Tech (8)
9. West Virginia (5)
10. Auburn (11)
11. Kansas (4)
12. Tennessee (13)
13. Illinois (22)
14. Clemson (17)
15. Wake Forest (NR)
16. Texas Tech (19)
17. Wisconsin (NR)
18. South Florida (NR)
19. Texas (16)
20. BYU (21)
21. Oregon (NR)
22. Arizona State (18)
23. South Carolina (NR)
24. Alabama (NR)
25. Connecticut (NR)
others - Boise State (NR), Mississippi State (24), California (NR), TCU (NR), Miami (NR)
Conference Champions:
ACC - Virginia Tech
ACC Atlantic
1. Clemson
2. Wake Forest
ACC Coastal
1. Virginia Tech
2. Miami
Big East - West Virginia
Big East
1. West Virginia
2. South Florida
3. Connecticut
4. Cincinnati
Big Ten - Ohio State
Big Ten
1. Ohio State
2. Illinois
3. Wisconsin
4. Purdue
Big 12 - Missouri
Big 12 North
1. Missouri
2. Kansas
Big 12 South
1. Oklahoma
2. Texas Tech
Conference USA - Tulsa
Conference USA East
1. Central Florida
2. Southern Mississippi
Conference USA West
1. Tulsa
2. Houston
Pac 10 - USC
Pac 10
1. USC
2. Oregon
3. Arizona State
4. California
SEC - Georgia
SEC East
1. Georgia
2. Florida
SEC West
1. LSU
2. Auburn
WAC - Boise State
WAC
1. Boise State
2. Fresno State
3. Nevada
4. Hawaii
Mountain West - BYU
Mountain West
1. BYU
2. TCU
3. Utah
4. Air Force
MAC - Ball State
MAC East
1. Miami OH
2. Bowling Green
MAC West
1. Ball State
2. Central Michigan
Sun Belt - Florida Atlantic
Sun Belt
1. Florida Atlantic
2. Troy
3. Arkansas State
4. Middle Tennessee