How much do the polls matter?
It doesn't matter. We're excited about college football now. The Associated Press released its Preseason Top 25 Monday, a week after the USA Today Sports UFCA Coaches Poll. Georgia is No. 1 in both polls, which matches the Sporting News Preseason Top 25.
Preseason AP Top 25
The Preseason AP Top 25 was released Monday.
| RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| 1. | Georgia | 1,572 (60) |
| 2. | Michigan | 1,490 (2) |
| 3. | Ohio State | 1,400 (1) |
| 4. | Alabama | 1,398 |
| 5. | LSU | 1,276 |
| 6. | USC | 1,245 |
| 7. | Penn State | 1,177 |
| 8. | Florida State | 1,147 |
| 9. | Clemson | 1,032 |
| 10. | Washington | 977 |
| 11. | Texas | 882 |
| 12. | Tennessee | 868 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 863 |
| 14. | Utah | 811 |
| 15. | Oregon | 732 |
| 16. | Kansas State | 501 |
| 17. | TCU | 416 |
| 18. | Oregon State | 406 |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 386 |
| 20. | Oklahoma | 296 |
| 21. | North Carolina | 292 |
| 22. | Ole Miss | 281 |
| 23. | Texas A&M | 227 |
| 24. | Tulane | 224 |
| 25. | Iowa | 131 |
Others receiving votes: Texas Tech 101, South Carolina 73, UCLA 66, UTSA 64, Arkansas 22, Boise St. 17, Pittsburgh 16, Kentucky 14, Louisville 10, Troy 10, Kansas 10, Auburn 7, Minnesota 6, Toledo 4, Duke 4, Mississippi St. 4, Florida 4, Illinois 3, Baylor 3, Coastal Carolina 3, South Alabama 1, NC State 1, James Madison 1, Liberty 1.
Preseason USA Today UFCA Coaches Poll
The USA Today Sports UFCA Coaches Poll was released on Aug. 7. Georgia received 61 of 66 first-place votes in that poll.
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS |
| 1. | Georgia (61) | 1,643 |
| 2. | Michigan | 1,510 |
| 3. | Alabama (4) | 1,489 |
| 4. | Ohio State (1) | 1,481 |
| 5. | LSU | 1,294 |
| 6. | USC | 1,228 |
| 7. | Penn State | 1,181 |
| 8. | Florida State | 1,145 |
| 9. | Clemson | 1,078 |
| 10. | Tennessee | 991 |
| 11. | Washington | 941 |
| 12. | Texas | 848 |
| 13. | Notre Dame | 841 |
| 14. | Utah | 839 |
| 15. | Oregon | 820 |
| 16. | TCU | 655 |
| 17. | Kansas State | 440 |
| 18. | Oregon State | 365 |
| 19. | Oklahoma | 320 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 315 |
| 21. | Wisconsin | 309 |
| 22. | Ole Miss | 303 |
| 23. | Tulane | 225 |
| 24. | Texas Tech | 200 |
| 25. | Texas A&M | 196 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa 169; South Carolina 89; Florida 63; UTSA 59; Pittsburgh 52; UCLA 42; Kentucky 34; Baylor 28; Troy 25; Arkansas 20; NC State 19; Fresno State 19; Boise State 18; Auburn 18; Minnesota 16; Miami 16; Mississippi State 13; Oklahoma State 12; Missouri 11; Maryland 10; SMU 8; South Alabama 8; Illinois 7; Wake Forest 6; Air Force 6; Toledo 5; Washington State 4; Houston 3; Duke 2; BYU 2; Arizona 2; Memphis 1; Kansas 1; James Madison 1.
Composite Top 25 of AP, Coaches, SN Polls
Here is a look at a composite of the AP Top 25, Coaches Poll and SN Preseason Top 25. We totaled the three polls to give each school a composite ranking:
| RANK | SCHOOL | SN | COACH | AP | TOTAL |
| 1. | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| 2. | Michigan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72 |
| 3. | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 4 | 68 |
| 4. | Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 67 |
| 5. | LSU | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 |
| 6. | USC | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| 7. | Penn State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 57 |
| 8. | Florida State | 9 | 8 | 8 | 53 |
| 9. | Washington | 8 | 11 | 10 | 49 |
| 10. | Clemson | 13 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
| 11. | Tennessee | 11 | 10 | 12 | 45 |
| 12. | Notre Dame | 10 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
| 13. | Texas | 14 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 14. | Oregon | 12 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| 15. | Utah | 15 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 16. | TCU | 16 | 16 | 17 | 29 |
| 17. | Kansas State | 17 | 17 | 16 | 28 |
| 18. | Oregon State | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 |
| 19. | Wisconsin | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
| 20. | North Carolina | 22 | 20 | 21 | 15 |
| 21. | Oklahoma | 25 | 19 | 20 | 14 |
| 22. | Texas A&M | 20 | 25 | 23 | 10 |
| 23. | Tulane | 23 | 23 | 24 | 8 |
| 24. | Ole Miss | NR | 22 | 22 | 8 |
| 25. | South Carolina | 21 | NR | NR | 5 |
| 26. | UCLA | 24 | NR | NR | 2 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | NR | 24 | NR | 2 |
| 28. | Iowa | NR | NR | 25 | 1 |