The Midnight Maize Pre-season Top 25:

1. Alabama (2) 98
1. OSU (2) 98
3. Boise St. 924. Florida 85
5. Texas 82
6. Virginia Tech 74
7. TCU 66
8. Wisconsin 62
9. Iowa 61
10. Miami 60
11. Nebraska 57
12. Arkansas 48
13. Oklahoma 47
14. Oregon 46
15. Pitt 44
16. USC 40
16. Georgia Tech 40
18. Stanford 32
19. Florida State 30
20. North Carolina 25
21. Penn State 23
22. Georgia 20
23. WVU 19
24. Auburn 15
25. Oregon State 13

Others receiving votes:
LSU 9 UCONN 3 Utah 2