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By The Associated Press
The Top Twenty Five teams in The Associated Press expanded college football preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2005 records, points based on 25 points for a first place vote through one point for a 25th place vote, final ranking, record vs. top 25 teams at time of game, record of opponents played, and extra points:
Vs. Opp. Record Pts Pv T25 Rec. Extra Points 1. Ohio St. (35) 10-2 1,558 4 5-2 82-47 7th preseason No. 1 ranking 2. Notre Dame (10) 9-3 1,470 9 3-2 68-58 16 starters return 3. Texas (8) 13-0 1,411 1 4-0 76-42 Young replaced by frosh QB 4. Auburn (3) 9-3 1,395 14 2-2 69-50 1-3 in last four openers 5. West Virginia (6) 11-1 1,354 5 2-1 73-54 Tough games are in November 6. Southern Cal (3) 12-1 1,345 2 5-1 74-53 37-2 over last three years 7. Florida 9-3 1,178 t12 4-2 77-52 100th anniversary season 8. LSU 11-2 1,144 6 5-2 74-53 Visit Tigers, Gators & Vols 9. California 8-4 975 25 0-3 55-60 Best pre-rank since 1952 10. Oklahoma 8-4 960 22 1-2 92-38 Names removed from jerseys 11. Florida St. 8-5 949 23 3-2 79-54 Won 12 of 14 ACC titles 12. Miami 9-3 893 17 2-2 72-60 6 new assistants for Coker 13. Louisville 9-3 844 19 0-1 62-63 Easiest sked of T25 teams 14. Michigan 7-5 824 -- 3-1 84-45 Carr has new coordinators 15. Georgia 10-3 743 10 4-3 85-54 Averaged 11 wins last 4 yrs 16. Iowa 7-5 720 -- 1-2 67-49 Most B10 Ws over last 4 yrs 17. Virginia Tech 11-2 614 7 3-1 84-55 Lost 9 players to NFL Draft 18. Clemson 8-4 479 21 3-1 65-64 No bye first 11 weeks 19. Penn St. 11-1 386 3 3-0 76-53 Joe Pa going strong at 80 20. Nebraska 8-4 332 24 2-1 67-51 Was 107th rushing in 2005 21. Oregon 10-2 324 t12 2-1 66-52 Dixon & Leaf share QB spot 22. TCU 11-1 257 11 1-0 63-63 Another 8-0 MWC season? 23. Tennessee 5-6 215 -- 1-4 73-46 '05 worst year under Fulmer 24. Arizona St. 7-5 182 -- 0-4 76-64 10 offensive starters back 25. Texas Tech 9-3 181 20 0-2 67-43 Raiders switch to FieldTurf
Others receiving votes: Alabama 141, Utah 52, Boston College 41, Georgia Tech 39, Boise St. 23, Arkansas 18, Wisconsin 18, South Carolina 15, Tulsa 11, Texas A&M 10, BYU 4, Purdue 4, UTEP 4, Iowa St. 3, Mississippi 3, N. Illinois 3, Michigan St. 2, Arizona 1.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APTV-08-18-06 1606MDT
