First AP Poll

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FWIW, Auburn is 16th 9n the first AP Poll released today.

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AP Preseason Top 25 Poll

By The Associated Press

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college

football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2004 records,

total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one

point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Southern Cal (60) 13-0 1,619 1

2. Texas (4) 11-1 1,500 5

3. 10-3 1,376 13

4. Michigan 9-3 1,329 14

5. 9-3 1,291 16

6. Ohio St. 8-4 1,205 20

7. Oklahoma 12-1 1,204 3

8. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,184 10

9. Miami 9-3 1,142 11

10. 7-5 1,080 --

11. Iowa 10-2 1,011 8

12. Louisville (1) 11-1 892 6

13. 10-2 869 7

14. Florida St. 9-3 764 15

15. Purdue 7-5 711 --

16. 13-0 650 2

17. Texas A&M 7-5 576 --

18. Boise St. 11-1 375 12

19. California 10-2 358 9

20. Arizona St. 9-3 313 19

21. Texas Tech 8-4 256 18

22. Boston College 9-3 232 21

23. Pittsburgh 8-4 211 25

24. Fresno St. 9-3 196 22

25. Virginia 8-4 153 23

Others receiving votes: 121, Oregon 97, Utah 77, 62, Bowling Green 57, N.C. State 57, Colorado 38, UCLA 19,

Iowa St. 18, Minnesota 18, Miami (Ohio) 15, Penn St. 11, UTEP 10,

Oregon St. 8, Wisconsin 5, Clemson 3, Memphis 3, Nebraska 3,

Colorado St. 1, Notre Dame 1, Southern Miss. 1, Toledo 1, West

Virginia 1, Wyoming 1.

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I'm just glad that teams like Choklahoma and Georgia didn't graduate a bunch of starters...otherwise they'd be ranked back where we are.