THE FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES RECEIVE ALL BUT 3 OF THE POSSIBLE FIRST PLACE VOTES, AND SIT AT THE TOP SPOT IN THE AP PRESEASON POLL.
THE REMAINING FIRST PLACE VOTES WERE SPREAD EVENLY AMONG SECOND RANKED ALABAMA, THIRD RANKED OREGON AND NUMBER 4 OKLAHOMA.
OHIO STATE IS FIFTH, FOLLOWED BY AUBURN, UCLA, MICHIGAN ST, SOUTH CAROLINA AND BAYLOR. ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 10.
Other Notables Notre Dame 17, Texas A&M 21
2014 MARKS THE START OF THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF, RENDERING THE AP POLL ESSENTIALLY MEANINGLESS. INSTEAD, A SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL SELECT THE TOP FOUR TEAMS FOR THE TWO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS.
