August 17, 2003 - The NCS Poll is the average of all major polls listed at the bottom of this page. If for example a team is ranked 6th then they are given 6 points for that poll. The different rankings are added and the total is divided by the number of polls, which yields the average. If a team did not make one of the polls they are given 30 points for the non-ranking. More polls will be added in as they are released.
(the average Preseason Ranking for each team)
1. Oklahoma (1.71)
2. Ohio State (2.21)
3. Miami FL (3.21)
4. Texas (5.00)
5. Auburn (6.07)
6. Kansas State (6.93)
7. Michigan (7.00)
8. Southern Cal (8.71)
9. Virginia Tech (9.36)
10. Georgia (10.57)
10. Pittsburgh (10.57)
12. Maryland (14.14)
13. Tennessee (15.36)
14. Florida State (15.43)
15. North Carolina State (15.50)
16. Virginia (16.71)
16. Washington (16.71)
18. Louisiana State (17.14)
19. Notre Dame (19.07)
20. Wisconsin (21.86)
21. Purdue (22.21)
22. Arizona State (23.57)
23. Colorado State (25.21)
24. TCU (26.43)
25. Oklahoma State (26.57)
RELEASED MAJOR POLLS
COACHES POLL
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1. Oklahoma
2. Ohio State
3. Miami FL
4. Texas
5. Kansas State
6. Auburn
7. Michigan
8. Southern Cal
9. Georgia
10. Virginia Tech
11. Pittsburgh
12. Florida State
13. Maryland
14. North Carolina State
15. Louisiana State
16. Tennessee
17. Virginia
18. Notre Dame
19. Washington
20. Wisconsin
21. Florida
22. Purdue
23. Arizona State
24. Oklahoma State
25. Penn State / Colorado State

AP POLL
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1. Oklahoma
2. Ohio State
3. Miami FL
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Auburn
7. Kansas State
8. Southern Cal
9. Virginia Tech
10. Pittsburgh
11. Georgia
12. Tennessee
13. Florida State
14. Louisiana State
15. Maryland
16. North Carolina State
17. Washington
18. Virginia
19. Purdue
20. Notre Dame
21. Wisconsin
22. Arizona State
23. Colorado State
24. Oklahoma State
25. TCU

NationalChamps.net
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1. Ohio State
2. Oklahoma
3. Miami FL
4. Texas
5. Kansas State
6. Auburn
7. Georgia
8. Michigan
9. Virginia Tech
10. Southern Cal
11. Pittsburgh
12. Florida State
13. Maryland
14. Louisiana State
15. Tennessee
16. North Carolina State
17. Notre Dame
18. Washington
19. Virginia
20. Alabama
21. Arizona State
22. Oregon State
23. Florida
24. Colorado State
25. Penn State

Athlon
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1. Oklahoma
2. Miami FL
3. Ohio State
4. Kansas State
5. Auburn
6. Southern Cal
7. Texas
8. Georgia
9. Pittsburgh
10. Michigan
11. North Carolina State
12. Washington
13. Wisconsin
14. Virginia Tech
15. Florida State
16. Oregon State
17. Maryland
18. Louisiana State
19. Purdue
20. Florida
21. Alabama
22. Notre Dame
23. Virginia
24. Tennessee
25. Missouri
cbs.sportsline
Dennis Dodd

1. Oklahoma
2. Auburn
3. Kansas State
4. Ohio State
5. Miami FL
6. Virginia Tech
7. Georgia
8. Texas
9. Michigan
10. Southern Cal
11. Pittsburgh
12. Virginia
13. Louisiana State
14. Maryland
15. North Carolina State
16. Notre Dame
17. Wisconsin
18. Purdue
19. Washington
20. Arizona State
21. Florida State
22. Texas A&M
23. Tennessee
24. Fresno State
25. TCU

Lindy's
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1. Oklahoma
2. Miami FL
3. Ohio State
4. Michigan
5. Kansas State
6. Auburn
7. Texas
8. Southern Cal
9. Tennessee
10. Maryland
11. Louisiana State
12. Pittsburgh
13. Georgia
14. Virginia Tech
15. Notre Dame
16. Purdue
17. Washington
18. Florida State
19. North Carolina State
20. Colorado State
21. Virginia
22. Colorado
23. Arizona State
24. TCU
25. Alabama

Sports Illustrated
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1. Ohio State
2. Oklahoma
3. Miami FL
4. Texas
5. Georgia
6. Virginia Tech
7. Kansas State
8. North Carolina State
9. Auburn
10. Southern Cal
11. Florida State
12. Pittsburgh
13. Michigan
14. Washington
15. Virginia
16. Tennessee
17. Notre Dame
18. Maryland
19. Wisconsin
20. Louisiana State
21. Texas A&M
22. Arizona State
23. Oregon
24. Penn State
25. Oklahoma State

ESPN
Ivan Maisel

1. Oklahoma
2. Miami FL
3. Ohio State
4. Auburn
5. Michigan
6. Southern Cal
7. Texas
8. Virginia
9. Virginia Tech
10. Kansas State
11. Georgia
12. Maryland
13. Arizona State
14. Pittsburgh
15. Florida State
16. North Carolina State
17. Purdue
18. Washington
19. Tennessee
20. Notre Dame
21. TCU
22. Texas A&M
23. Iowa
24. Wisconsin
25. Oklahoma State

College Football News
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1. Ohio State
2. Miami FL
3. Texas
4. Oklahoma
5. Auburn
6. Virginia Tech
7. Southern Cal
8. Pittsburgh
9. Kansas State
10. Maryland
11. Georgia
12. Tennessee
13. Wisconsin
14. Louisiana State
15. North Carolina State
16. Michigan
17. Virginia
18. Oregon State
19. UCLA
20. Florida
21. Notre Dame
22. Alabama
23. Purdue
24. Missouri
25. Florida State
Football Digest
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1. Oklahoma
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Miami FL
5. Michigan
6. Auburn
7. Virginia Tech
8. Pittsburgh
9. Kansas State
10. Southern Cal
11. Maryland
12. Washington State
13. Virginia
14. Georgia
15. North Carolina State
16. TCU
17. Colorado State
18. Tennessee
19. Florida State
20. Notre Dame
21. Alabama
22. Arizona State
23. Penn State
24. Toledo
25. Boise State
Phil Steele
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1. Ohio State
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Michigan
5. Pittsburgh
6. Virginia Tech
7. Miami FL
8. Tennessee
9. Washington
10. Southern Cal
11. Louisiana State
12. Nebraska
13. Florida State
14. Kansas State
15. Auburn
16. North Carolina State
17. Georgia
18. Maryland
19. Notre Dame
20. Purdue
21. Wisconsin
22. Mississippi
23. Arkansas
24. Penn State
25. TCU
Street & Smith
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1. Oklahoma
2. Miami FL
3. Texas
4. Michigan
5. Ohio State
6. Kansas State
7. Auburn
8. Washington
9. Pittsburgh
10. Virginia Tech
11. Maryland
12. Tennessee
13. Georgia
14. Arizona State
15. Southern Cal
16. Florida State
17. North Carolina State
18. Virginia
19. Wisconsin
20. Louisiana State
21. Oklahoma State
22. Notre Dame
23. Colorado State
24. Minnesota
25. Alabama
The Sporting News
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1. Auburn
2. Ohio State
3. Oklahoma
4. Michigan
5. Miami FL
6. Southern Cal
7. Kansas State
8. Texas
9. Washington
10. Virginia
11. Georgia
12. Purdue
13. Louisiana State
14. Florida State
15. Virginia Tech
16. Tennessee
17. Maryland
18. Colorado State
19. Pittsburgh
20. Notre Dame
21. Fresno State
22. Oklahoma State
23. North Carolina State
24. TCU
25. Wisconsin
Football.com
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1. Ohio State
2. Miami FL
3. Oklahoma
4. Texas
5. Michigan
6. Kansas State
7. Auburn
8. Southern Cal
9. Pittsburgh
10. Virginia Tech
11. Georgia
12. Florida State
13. Virginia
14. Washington
15. Tennessee
16. North Carolina State
17. Louisiana State
18. Oregon State
19. Maryland
20. Notre Dame
21. Oklahoma State
22. Florida
23. Colorado State
24. Wisconsin
25. Purdue