AP Top 25 poll

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2009 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking:

1 Alabama (54) 0-0 1491 1

2 Ohio State (3) 0-0 1400 5

3 Boise State (1) 0-0 1336 4

4 Florida 0-0 1237 3

5 Texas (1) 0-0 1223 2

6 TCU 0-0 1160 6

7 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1104 NR

8 Nebraska 0-0 1033 14

9 Iowa 0-0 1007 7

10 Virginia Tech 0-0 973 10

11 Oregon 0-0 870 11

12 Wisconsin 0-0 822 16

13 Miami (FL) 0-0 785 19

14 USC 0-0 590 22

15 Pittsburgh 0-0 516 15

16 Georgia Tech 0-0 511 13

17 Arkansas 0-0 496 NR

18 North Carolina 0-0 397 NR

19 Penn State 0-0 382 9

20 Florida State 0-0 379 NR

21 LSU 0-0 300 17

22 Auburn 0-0 296 NR

23 Georgia 0-0 206 NR

24 Oregon State 0-0 198 NR

25 West Virginia 0-0 184 25

Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 108, Stanford 81, Utah 80, South Carolina 71, Houston 66, Connecticut 32, Notre Dame 31, Missouri 27, BYU 19, Arizona 15, Clemson 15, Texas Tech 14, Navy 12, Washington 8, Texas A&M 7, Mississippi 6, Oklahoma St. 3, Cent. Michigan 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Temple 2, Boston College 1, SMU 1, UCF 1.