USA Today Top 25 College Football Coaches Pre Season Poll

1. Florida (53)
2. Texas (4)
3. Oklahoma (1)
4. Southern California (1)
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Virginia Tech
8. Penn State
9. LSU
10. Mississippi
11. Oklahoma State
12. California
13. Georgia
14. Oregon
15. Georgia Tech
16. Boise State
17. TCU
18. Utah
19. Florida State
20. North Carolina
21. Iowa
22. Nebraska
23. Notre Dame
24. Brigham Young
25. Oregon State

Others receiving votes (with 2008 records)
Kansas (8-5) 138; Michigan State (9-4) 136; Texas Tech (11-2) 114; Cincinnati (11-3) 90; Pittsburgh (9-4) 64; West Virginia (9-4) 55; Rutgers (8-5) 51; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 46; Missouri (10-4) 44; Illinois (5-7) 38; Clemson (7-6) 30; South Carolina (7-6) 18; UCLA (4-8) 14; Auburn (5-7) 12; Nevada (7-6) 11; South Florida (8-5) 11; Kentucky (7-6) 9; North Carolina State (6-7) 7; Arkansas (5-7) 6; Wisconsin (7-6) 6; Northwestern (9-4) 5; Southern Mississippi (7-6) 4; Wake Forest (8-5) 4; Arizona (8-5) 3; Boston College (9-5) 3; Central Michigan (8-5) 3; East Carolina (9-5) 3; Colorado (5-7) 2; Maryland (8-5) 2; Navy (8-5) 2; Tennessee (5-7) 2; Houston (8-5) 1; Michigan (3-9) 1; Minnesota (7-6) 1; Troy (8-5) 1.

USA Today Top 25 College Football Poll

1. Southern California (57) 2-0
2. Oklahoma (1) 3-0
3. Georgia (2) 3-0
4. Florida (1) 2-0
5. Missouri 3-0
6. LSU 2-0
7. Texas 2-0
8. Wisconsin 3-0
9. Auburn 3-0
10. Texas Tech 3-0
11. Brigham Young 3-0
12. Oregon 3-0
13. Alabama 3-0
14. Ohio State 2-1
15. Penn State 3-0
16. South Florida 3-0
17. East Carolina 3-0
18. Wake Forest 2-0
19. Kansas 2-1
20. Utah 3-0
21. Clemson 2-1
22. West Virginia 1-1
23. Illinois 2-1
24. Arizona State 2-1
25. Florida State 2-0
Others receiving votes: Fresno State 93; TCU 76; Nebraska 49; Boise State 43; Kentucky 40; Oklahoma State 39; Tennessee 34; Virginia Tech 31; Connecticut 27; Vanderbilt 20; North Carolina 19; Iowa 14; Northwestern 10; California 7; Michigan State 5; Notre Dame 5; Colorado 3; Ball State 2; Boston College 2; Georgia Tech 2; Tulsa 2.