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FOUNDER — Alan J. Gould, sports editor of The Associated Press.
FIRST POLL — Oct. 19, 1936.
FIRST PRESEASON POLL — 1950.
FIRST YEAR OF PANEL VOTING — 1960.
VOTERS — College football writers and broadcasters whose publications, websites, TV and radio stations are members of The AP.
POINTS — A first-place vote is worth 25 points, a second-place vote is worth 24, etc.
SCHOOLS ELIGIBLE — All NCAA Division FBS and FCS teams. Teams on NCAA probation are eligible to receive votes.
VOTING BREAKDOWN — By state (1-3 schools — 1 voter; 4-6 schools — 2 voters; 7-9 schools — 3 voters; 10-12 — 4 voters) and three national voters for total of 60.
PRESEASON TIDBITS — Ten of the 64 previous preseason No. 1 teams, have won the national championship, including Florida State twice in 1993 and 1999. ... Florida State (1999) and Southern California (2004) are the only schools to hold the top spot for the entire season. ... Six national champions were not ranked in the preseason poll. The last team was Brigham Young in 1984. ... Twenty-two different teams have been ranked No. 1. ... This is the sixth time Florida State has been the No. 1 team in the preseason poll (1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2014). The Seminoles are the 23rd defending champion to open the next season as the top-ranked team.
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