Pre-Season Top 25

1. Southern Cal (Pac-10)
2. LSU (SEC)
3. Texas (Big 12)
4. Tennessee (SEC)
5. Michigan (Big Ten)
6. Louisville (Big East)
7. Virginia Tech (ACC)
8. Florida (SEC)
9. Purdue (Big Ten)
10. Oklahoma (Big 12)
11. Iowa (Big Ten)
12. Boise State (WAC)
13. Ohio State (Big Ten)
14. Georgia (SEC)
15. Texas A&M (Big 12)
16. Georgia Tech (ACC)
17. Miami (FL) (ACC)
18. Auburn (SEC)
19. Fresno State (WAC)
20. Bowling Green (MAC)
21. Boston College (ACC)
22. Arizona State (Pac-10)
23. Alabama (SEC)
24. California (Pac-10)
25. Penn State (Big Ten)

Five to Watch:
1. N.C. State (ACC)
2. Florida State (ACC)
3. Michigan State (Big Ten)
4. Iowa State (Big 12)
5. Pitt (Big East)

Mid-Major Top Five:
1. Bowling Green (MAC)
2. Utah (Mountain West)
3. Texas-El Paso (C-USA)
4. Toledo (MAC)
5. Houston (C-USA)