USA/ESPN Preseason Poll

<br>The Preseason Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records from last season, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote

Friday, August 3rd 2001, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

The Preseason Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records from last season, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last season's final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Florida (25) 10-3 1,401 11

2. Miami (15) 11-1 1,349 2

3. Oklahoma (8) 13-0 1,314 1

4. Nebraska (6) 10-2 1,292 7

5. Florida State (1) 11-2 1,249 4

6. Texas (2) 9-3 1,164 12

7. Tennessee (1) 8-4 1,042 25

8. Oregon (1) 10-2 1,038 9

9. Virginia Tech 11-1 899 6

10. Michigan (1) 9-3 856 10

11. Kansas State 11-3 844 8

12. Oregon State 11-1 796 5

13. Georgia Tech 9-3 706 19

14. Washington 11-1 652 3

15. UCLA 6-6 547 _

16. Notre Dame 9-3 534 16

17. LSU 8-4 515 _

18. Clemson 9-3 503 14

19. Mississippi St. 8-4 481 22

20. Northwestern 8-4 366 _

21. Ohio State 8-4 259 _

22. South Carolina 8-4 258 21

23. Wisconsin 9-4 204 24

24. Colorado State 10-2 168 15

25. Alabama 3-8 131 _

Also receiving votes: Purdue 120, Georgia 109, Auburn 93, Colorado 92, East Carolina 59, Louisville 51, Texas A&M 47, Pittsburgh 42, Southern California 41, North Carolina State 39, Penn State 31, TCU 27, Stanford 26, Marshall 23, Southern Mississippi 19, Fresno State 15, Brigham Young 14, UNLV 12, Michigan State 11, Minnesota 9, Illinois 8, Arkansas 7, Iowa State 7, Mississippi 7, Toledo 7, Texas-El Paso 4, Texas Tech 3, West Virginia 3, Western Michigan 2, Air Force 1, Duke 1, North Carolina 1, Syracuse 1.