2017 Preseason
| Rank ? | Change | Team (#1 Votes) | Points | PPV ? | Δ PPV ? | σ ? | # Votes ? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +1 |
Alabama Crimson Tide
(140)
|
4698 | 24.47 | +0.45 | 1.90 | 192 |
| 2 | +4 |
Ohio State Buckeyes
(17)
|
4390 | 22.86 | +3.28 | 2.35 | 192 |
| 3 | +5 |
Florida State Seminoles
(7)
|
4252 | 22.15 | +3.78 | 2.53 | 192 |
| 4 | -- |
USC Trojans
(4)
|
3944 | 20.54 | -0.22 | 3.26 | 191 |
| 5 | -4 |
Clemson Tigers
(18)
|
3821 | 19.90 | -5.07 | 3.50 | 190 |
| 6 | -3 |
Washington Huskies
|
3702 | 19.28 | -2.34 | 2.73 | 192 |
| 7 | -2 |
Oklahoma Sooners
|
3543 | 18.45 | -1.88 | 3.04 | 191 |
| 8 | -1 |
Penn State Nittany Lions
(1)
|
3507 | 18.27 | -0.64 | 3.05 | 190 |
| 9 | +2 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys
(1)
|
2934 | 15.28 | +0.63 | 4.02 | 184 |
| 10 | -1 |
Wisconsin Badgers
|
2891 | 15.06 | -2.12 | 3.06 | 188 |
| 11 | -1 |
Michigan Wolverines
|
2833 | 14.76 | -1.60 | 3.70 | 190 |
| 12 | -- |
Stanford Cardinal
|
2296 | 11.96 | -0.20 | 3.82 | 183 |
| 13 | +1 |
LSU Tigers
|
2291 | 11.93 | +1.24 | 4.34 | 178 |
| 14 | +10 |
Auburn Tigers
|
2284 | 11.90 | +9.20 | 4.47 | 177 |
| 15 | +6 |
Louisville Cardinals
|
2026 | 10.55 | +5.68 | 4.19 | 179 |
| 16 | -- |
Florida Gators
|
1899 | 9.89 | +0.37 | 3.65 | 184 |
| 17 | NEW |
Georgia Bulldogs
|
1639 | 8.54 | +8.44 | 4.07 | 172 |
| 18 | +2 |
Miami Hurricanes
|
1395 | 7.27 | +1.49 | 4.06 | 166 |
| 19 | NEW |
Kansas State Wildcats
|
1017 | 5.30 | +4.23 | 4.11 | 140 |
| 20 | -5 |
Virginia Tech Hokies
|
979 | 5.10 | -4.52 | 3.81 | 149 |
| 21 | -3 |
USF Bulls
|
896 | 4.67 | -2.01 | 3.89 | 136 |
| 22 | -3 |
West Virginia Mountaineers
|
895 | 4.66 | -1.95 | 3.81 | 127 |
| 23 | -- |
Utah Utes
(1)
|
486 | 2.53 | -1.16 | 3.27 | 91 |
| 24 | NEW |
Washington State Cougars
|
442 | 2.30 | +2.13 | 2.80 | 101 |
| 25 | NEW |
Texas Longhorns
|
333 | 1.73 | +1.73 | 2.60 | 70 |
Dropped: #13 WMU , #17 Colorado , #22 Tennessee , #25 SDSU
Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee 324, TCU 316, Colorado 309, NC State 234, Texas A&M 186, Oregon 177, Boise State 143, Pittsburgh 117, Notre Dame 113, Houston 106, Nebraska 106, Northwestern 105, UCLA 70, SDSU 66, WMU 51, Wyoming 46, Arkansas 43, WKU 33, Troy 32, Iowa 29, Kentucky 26, BYU 25, Boston College 25, Mississippi St 23, Georgia Tech 23, Colorado State 22, Oregon State 22, Appalachian St 20, North Carolina 20, Syracuse 19, Toledo 18, Michigan State 17, Memphis 16, Temple 12, Army 12, Minnesota 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Texas Tech 9, Air Force 7, Illinois 6, NDSU 5, James Madison 5, Baylor 5, Kansas 4, Wake Forest 4, Hawai'i 3, UTSA 3, Old Dominion 3, Arizona 3, Idaho 2, Miami (OH) 2, Tulsa 2, Indiana 2, UAB 1, FAU 1, Arizona State 1, Rutgers 1, Duke 1