2019 Preseason
| Rank ? | Change | Team (#1 Votes) | Points | PPV ? | Δ PPV ? | σ ? | # Votes ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -- |
Clemson Tigers
(137)
|
4310 | 24.63 | -0.36 | 1.60 | 175 |
| 2 | -- |
Alabama Crimson Tide
(35)
|
4218 | 24.10 | +0.20 | 0.91 | 175 |
| 3 | +4 |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
3862 | 22.07 | +4.29 | 1.46 | 174 |
| 4 | -- |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
3776 | 21.58 | -0.23 | 1.39 | 175 |
| 5 | -2 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
(1)
|
3556 | 20.32 | -1.68 | 2.39 | 174 |
| 6 | -- |
LSU Tigers
|
3307 | 18.90 | +0.68 | 2.64 | 174 |
| 7 | +6 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
3190 | 18.23 | +5.83 | 3.01 | 173 |
| 8 | -3 |
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
|
3017 | 17.24 | -3.85 | 3.12 | 173 |
| 9 | -1 |
Florida Gators
|
2750 | 15.71 | -1.81 | 3.42 | 172 |
| 10 | -1 |
Texas Longhorns
|
2684 | 15.34 | -1.28 | 3.65 | 170 |
| 11 | +3 |
Washington Huskies
|
2449 | 13.99 | +1.70 | 2.78 | 172 |
| 12 | NEW |
Oregon Ducks
|
2194 | 12.54 | +12.25 | 4.13 | 163 |
| 13 | +3 |
Texas A&M Aggies
|
2117 | 12.10 | +3.26 | 4.00 | 164 |
| 14 | +5 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
|
1967 | 11.24 | +3.65 | 3.45 | 167 |
| 15 | NEW |
Utah Utes
|
1797 | 10.27 | +9.45 | 4.15 | 156 |
| 16 | NEW |
Auburn Tigers
|
1462 | 8.35 | +7.69 | 4.18 | 145 |
| 17 | -6 |
UCF Knights
|
1364 | 7.79 | -6.87 | 4.37 | 154 |
| 18 | NEW |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
980 | 5.60 | +5.53 | 4.11 | 122 |
| 19 | NEW |
Iowa State Cyclones
|
854 | 4.88 | +4.60 | 3.82 | 122 |
| 20 | +5 |
Iowa Hawkeyes
|
842 | 4.81 | +2.64 | 3.30 | 130 |
| 21 | -11 |
Washington State Cougars
(1)
|
743 | 4.25 | -11.29 | 4.31 | 113 |
| 22 | -7 |
Syracuse Orange
|
742 | 4.24 | -6.44 | 3.81 | 125 |
| 23 | NEW |
Michigan State Spartans
|
732 | 4.18 | +4.18 | 3.59 | 111 |
| 24 | NEW |
Stanford Cardinal
|
420 | 2.40 | +1.66 | 2.99 | 86 |
| 25 | -7 |
Army West Point
|
391 | 2.23 | -5.50 | 2.87 | 89 |
Dropped: #12 Kentucky , #17 Fresno State , #20 West Virginia , #21 Northwestern , #22 Utah State , #23 Cincinnati , #24 Boise State
Others Receiving Votes: Boise State 365, Mississippi State 298, Miami 225, Cincinnati 219, Northwestern 197, Virginia 178, Nebraska 165, Missouri 163, Kentucky 130, TCU 110, South Carolina 105, Oklahoma State 104, Virginia Tech 93, Memphis 90, USC 79, Utah State 61, Appalachian State 58, West Virginia 54, Fresno State 50, Florida State 41, Boston College 39, Tennessee 36, Purdue 36, North Dakota State 27, NC State 27, Minnesota 24, Texas Tech 21, Toledo 20, UAB 19, Houston 19, Temple 16, UCLA 11, Baylor 11, Duke 10, North Texas 9, Colorado State 8, Ohio 5, California 5, Pittsburgh 5, Georgia Southern 4, UMass 4, San Diego State 3, Western Michigan 2, Arizona State 2, Troy 1, Rutgers 1, Wake Forest 1