The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2010 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 2010 final ranking:
Record Pts Pv
1. Oklahoma (36) 12-2 1,464 6
2. Alabama (17) 10-3 1,439 10
3. Oregon (4) 12-1 1,330 3
4. LSU (1) 11-2 1,286 8
5. Boise St. (2) 12-1 1,200 9
6. Florida St. 10-4 1,168 17
7. Stanford 12-1 1,091 4
8. Texas A&M 9-4 965 19
9. Oklahoma St. 11-2 955 13
10. Nebraska 10-4 910 20
11. Wisconsin 11-2 900 7
12. South Carolina 9-5 848 22
13. Virginia Tech 11-3 821 16
14. TCU 13-0 690 2
15. Arkansas 10-3 686 12
16. Notre Dame 8-5 530 NR
17. Michigan St. 11-2 519 14
18. Ohio St. 12-1 443 5
19. Georgia 6-7 369 NR
20. Mississippi St. 9-4 361 15
21. Missouri 10-3 258 18
22. Florida 8-5 228 NR
23. Auburn 14-0 219 1
24. West Virginia 9-4 207 NR
25. Southern Cal 8-5 160 NR
Others receiving votes: Texas 114, Penn St. 75, Arizona St. 67, Miami 32, Utah 25, Southern Miss. 20, Iowa 19, BYU 15, NC State 15, Air Force 14, Houston 13, Pittsburgh 9, Michigan 7, Tennessee 5, UCF 5, Hawaii 4, N. Illinois 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, Maryland 2, Nevada 1, Northwestern 1, Washington 1.
