NCS Top 25 Preseason College Football Poll

The NCS Poll is the average of all 22 major polls listed at the bottom of this page. If for example a team is ranked 5th then they are given 5 points for that poll. The 22 different rankings are then added and the total is divided by 22 giving the average. If a team did not make one of the polls they are given 30 points for the non-ranking. Other major polls will be added in as they are released.

NCS
NATIONAL CHAMPS SYSTEM PREASEASON POLL

1. Nebraska (1.50)
2. Florida State (1.68)
3. Alabama (3.95)
4. Wisconsin (5.82)
5. Michigan (6.32)
6. Miami (6.41)
7. Kansas State (8.36)
8. Texas (8.41)
9. Florida (8.55)
10. Virginia Tech (10.36) tie
10. Georgia (10.36) tie
12. Tennessee (12.27)
13. Washington (15.45)
14. Clemson (16.95)
15. Purdue (17.09)
16. Southern Cal (18.73)
17. Ohio State (18.77)
18. Texas Christian (19.41)
19. Mississippi (19.45)
20. Penn State (19.82)
21. Illinois (22.64)
22. Southern Miss (23.91)
23. Texas A&M (24.09)
24. Oklahoma (24.41)
25. Michigan State (25.14)

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THE RELEASED MAJOR 2000 PRESEASON POLLS

Athlon's

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin
6. Texas
7. Georgia
8. Washington
9. Miami
10. Florida
11. Ohio State
12. Kansas State
13. Clemson
14.Tennessee
15. Southern Cal
16. Virginia Tech
17. Oklahoma
18. Penn State
19. Ole Miss
20. Texas Christian
21. Purdue
22. UCLA
23. Notre Dame
24. Utah
25. Auburn

College Football Digest

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Texas
4. Alabama
5. Kansas State
6. Michigan
7. Miami
8. Wisconsin
9. Florida
10. Georgia
11. Virginia Tech
12. Tennessee
13. Texas Christian
14. Clemson
15. Michigan State
16. Washington
17. Southern Cal
18. Ole Miss
19. Penn State
20. Ohio State
21. Texas A&M
22. Purdue
23. Illinois
24. Southern Miss
25. Oklahoma

Lindy's

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Wisconsin
4. Alabama
5. Miami
6. Michigan
7. Florida
8. Texas
9. Georgia
10. Kansas State
11. Virginia Tech
12. Tennessee
13. Purdue
14. Washington
15. Ole Miss
16. Clemson
17. Penn State
18. Colorado
19. Southern Miss
20. Illinois
21. Texas Christian
22. Utah
23. Southern Cal
24. Ohio State
25. Texas A&M

Street & Smith

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Miami, FL
5. Wisconsin
6. Michigan
7. Kansas State
8. Georgia
9. Florida
10. Virginia Tech
11. Texas
12. Tennessee
13. Illinois
14. Purdue
15. Southern Cal
16. Mississippi
17. Ohio State
18. Clemson
19. Washington
20. Penn State
21. Colorado
22. Michigan State
23. Oklahoma
24. Texas Christian
25. Southern Miss

Max Football

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Texas
6. Wisconsin
7. Miami
8. Georgia
9. Florida
10. Kansas State
11. UCLA
12. Virginia Tech
13. Tennessee
14. Clemson
15. Texas Christian
16. Purdue
17. Mississippi
18. Washington
19. Southern Miss
20. Illinois

Randy Mac

1. Florida State
2. Tennessee
3. Wisconsin
4. Nebraska
5. Alabama
6. Ohio State
7. Texas
8. Virginia Tech
9. Michigan
10. Miami
11. Florida
12. Kansas State
13. Texas A&M
14. Utah
15. Georgia Tech
16. Arkansas
17. Georgia
18. Penn State
19. Michigan State
20. Texas Christian
21. Southern Miss
22. Virginia
23. Washington
24. Marshall
25. Syracuse

Massey Ratings

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. Penn State
6. Michigan
7. Virginia Tech
8. Kansas State
9. Alabama
10. Miami
11. Wisconsin
12. Michigan State
13. Ohio State
14. Colorado
15. Texas A&M
16. Washington
17. Marshall
18. Southern Miss
19. Notre Dame
20. Texas
21. Clemson
22. Oregon
23. Mississippi State
24. Purdue
25. Oklahoma

WAJL10

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Michigan
4. Virginia Tech
5. Kansas State
6. Penn State
7. Tennessee
8. Alabama
9. Florida
10. Wisconsin
11. Marshall
12. Miami
13. Michigan State
14. Texas A&M
15. Mississippi State
16. Southern Miss
17. Oregon
18. East Carolina
19. Brigham Young
20. Texas
21. Georgia
22. Colorado
23. Washington
24. Syracuse
25. Georgia Tech

Fans Only

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Miami
5. Wisconsin
6. Florida
7. Texas
8. Kansas State
9. Georgia
10. Virginia Tech
11. Michigan
12. Clemson
13. Southern Cal
14. Mississippi
15. Purdue
16. Washington
17. Ohio State
18. Tennessee
19. Texas Christian
20. Oklahoma
21. Penn State
22. Illinois
23. Michigan State
24. Texas A&M
25. Southern Miss

Blue Ribbon

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Miami
6. Texas
7. Georgia
8. Wisconsin
9. Florida
10. Kansas State
11. Virginia Tech
12. Washington
13. Tennessee
14. Colorado
15. Clemson
16. Purdue
17. Mississippi
18. Illinois
19. Texas Christian
20. Ohio State
21. Southern Cal
22. East Carolina
23. Oklahoma
24. Auburn
25. Penn State

ESPN The Magazine

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Alabama
4. Miami
5. Georgia
6. Wisconsin
7. Michigan
8. Texas
9. Kansas State
10. Virginia Tech
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Penn State
14. Purdue
15. Washington
16. Mississippi
17. Clemson
18. Oregon
19. Southern Cal
20. Texas Christian
21. Ohio State
22. Colorado
23. Oklahoma
24. Illinois
25. Texas A&M

Fox Sports

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Wisconsin
5. Miami
6. Florida
7. Texas
8. Kansas State
9. Michigan
10. Georgia
11. Tennessee
12. Virginia Tech
13. Washington
14. Southern Cal
15. Purdue
16. Ohio State
17. Mississippi
18. Texas Christian
19. Oklahoma
20. Clemson
21. UCLA
22. Penn State
23. Southern Miss
24. Utah
25. Illinois

Pigskin Post

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Wisconsin
5. Miami
6. Kansas State (tie)
6. Texas (tie)
8. Florida
9. Virginia Tech
10. Michigan
11. Georgia
12. Washington
13. Purdue
14. Tennessee
15. Southern Cal
16. Clemson
17. Ohio State
18. Texas Christian
19. Mississippi
20. Oklahoma
21. Illinois
22. Texas A&M
23. Southern Miss
24. Michigan State
25. UCLA

Playboy

1. Nebraska
2. Florida State
3. Alabama
4. Texas
5. Miami (FL)
6. Michigan
7. Georgia
8. Clemson
9. Wisconsin
10. Virginia Tech
11. Southern Cal
12. Kansas State
13. Florida
14. Mississippi State
15. Washington
16. Illinois
17. Tennessee
18. Texas A&M
19. Penn State
20. Texas Christian

Sports University

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Michigan
4. Wisconsin
5. Miami (FL)
6. Alabama
7. Georgia
8. Texas
9. Kansas State
10. Virginia Tech
11. Florida
12. Purdue
13. Tennessee
14. Washington
15. Texas Christian
16. Illinois
17. Mississippi
18. Clemson
19. Penn State
20. Southern Cal
21. Mississippi State
22. Texas A&M
23. Utah
24. Colorado
25. Ohio State

C.P.A. Rankings

1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin
6. Miami (FL)
7. Kansas State
8. Virginia Tech
9. Georgia
10. Texas
11. Florida
12. Tennessee
13. Purdue
14. Clemson
15. Ohio State
16. Mississippi
17. Washington
18. Illinois
19. Penn State
20. Texas Christian
21. Southern Cal
22. Southern Miss
23. Texas A&M
24. Michigan State
25. Utah