Clemson has opened the season at No. 8 in the preseason Associated Press Poll. Florida State is the only other ACC team ranked coming in at No. 11.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Alabama (58) | 0-0 | 1498 |
| 2 | Ohio State (1) | 0-0 | 1365 |
| 3 | Oregon | 0-0 | 1335 |
| 4 | Stanford | 0-0 | 1294 |
| 5 | Georgia (1) | 0-0 | 1249 |
| 6 | South Carolina | 0-0 | 1154 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 1104 |
| 8 | Clemson | 0-0 | 1083 |
| 9 | Louisville | 0-0 | 1042 |
| 10 | Florida | 0-0 | 894 |
| 11 | Florida State | 0-0 | 845 |
| 12 | LSU | 0-0 | 802 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 755 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 748 |
| 15 | Texas | 0-0 | 677 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 579 |
| 17 | Michigan | 0-0 | 531 |
| 18 | Nebraska | 0-0 | 382 |
| 19 | Boise State | 0-0 | 328 |
| 20 | TCU | 0-0 | 323 |
| 21 | UCLA | 0-0 | 286 |
| 22 | Northwestern | 0-0 | 199 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 185 |
| 24 | USC | 0-0 | 134 |
| 25 | Oregon State | 0-0 | 129 |
