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Official Source NCAA.com Official College Football • Official

Aug 17 • 12:35 PM

The biggest questions facing every team from the preseason AP Poll rankings ↗

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Aug 17 • 9:38 AM

Ohio State, Oregon, Georgia lead preseason AP Top 25 college football rankings ↗

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Aug 18 • 1:17 PM

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#	Team	W - L	PCT
1	UAB Blazers	0 - 0	0
2	South Florida Bulls	0 - 0	0
3	East Carolina Pirates	0 - 0	0
4	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0 - 0	0
5	Temple Owls	0 - 0	0
6	Memphis Tigers	0 - 0	0

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American Conference

14 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	UAB Blazers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	South Florida Bulls	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	East Carolina Pirates	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Temple Owls	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Memphis Tigers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Rice Owls	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	North Texas Mean Green	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	Army Black Knights	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Florida Atlantic Owls	0 - 0	0	-	+0
11	Navy Midshipmen	0 - 0	0	-	+0
12	Charlotte 49ers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
13	UTSA Roadrunners	0 - 0	0	-	+0
14	Tulane Green Wave	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Atlantic Coast Conference

17 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	Stanford Cardinal	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	California Golden Bears	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Florida State Seminoles	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Louisville Cardinals	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Boston College Eagles	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Duke Blue Devils	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	NC State Wolfpack	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	North Carolina Tar Heels	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0 - 0	0	-	+0
11	Syracuse Orange	0 - 0	0	-	+0
12	Pittsburgh Panthers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
13	Clemson Tigers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
14	Virginia Cavaliers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
15	Virginia Tech Hokies	0 - 0	0	-	+0
16	Miami Hurricanes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
17	SMU Mustangs	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Big 12 Conference

16 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	Arizona State Sun Devils	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Arizona Wildcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Colorado Buffaloes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Iowa State Cyclones	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Baylor Bears	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Houston Cougars	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	BYU Cougars	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	Utah Utes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	West Virginia Mountaineers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
11	UCF Knights	0 - 0	0	-	+0
12	Cincinnati Bearcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
13	Kansas Jayhawks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
14	Kansas State Wildcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
15	TCU Horned Frogs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
16	Texas Tech Red Raiders	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Big Ten Conference

18 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	UCLA Bruins	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	USC Trojans	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Northwestern Wildcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Indiana Hoosiers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Maryland Terrapins	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Michigan State Spartans	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Michigan Wolverines	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0 - 0	0	-	+0
11	Ohio State Buckeyes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
12	Penn State Nittany Lions	0 - 0	0	-	+0
13	Washington Huskies	0 - 0	0	-	+0
14	Wisconsin Badgers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
15	Illinois Fighting Illini	0 - 0	0	-	+0
16	Iowa Hawkeyes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
17	Oregon Ducks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
18	Purdue Boilermakers	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Conference USA

10 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	Delaware Blue Hens	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	New Mexico State Aggies	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Kennesaw State Owls	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Florida International Panthers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Liberty Flames	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	Sam Houston Bearkats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Missouri State Bears	0 - 0	0	-	+0

FBS Independents

2 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	UConn Huskies	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Mid-American Conference

13 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	Sacramento State Hornets	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Massachusetts Minutemen	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Bowling Green Falcons	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Miami (OH) RedHawks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Ohio Bobcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Akron Zips	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Ball State Cardinals	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	Buffalo Bulls	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	Central Michigan Chippewas	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Eastern Michigan Eagles	0 - 0	0	-	+0
11	Kent State Golden Flashes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
12	Toledo Rockets	0 - 0	0	-	+0
13	Western Michigan Broncos	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Mountain West Conference

10 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	San José State Spartans	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	New Mexico Lobos	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Air Force Falcons	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	UNLV Rebels	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Nevada Wolf Pack	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	North Dakota State Bison	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	Northern Illinois Huskies	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	UTEP Miners	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Wyoming Cowboys	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Pac-12 Conference

8 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	San Diego State Aztecs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Colorado State Rams	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Boise State Broncos	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Oregon State Beavers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Washington State Cougars	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Fresno State Bulldogs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Texas State Bobcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	Utah State Aggies	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Southeastern Conference

16 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	Auburn Tigers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Arkansas Razorbacks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Florida Gators	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Georgia Bulldogs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Kentucky Wildcats	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	LSU Tigers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Missouri Tigers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
8	Ole Miss Rebels	0 - 0	0	-	+0
9	Oklahoma Sooners	0 - 0	0	-	+0
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	0 - 0	0	-	+0
11	Texas A&M Aggies	0 - 0	0	-	+0
12	Texas Longhorns	0 - 0	0	-	+0
13	Alabama Crimson Tide	0 - 0	0	-	+0
14	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
15	South Carolina Gamecocks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
16	Tennessee Volunteers	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Sun Belt - East

7 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	James Madison Dukes	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Marshall Thundering Herd	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Georgia Southern Eagles	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Old Dominion Monarchs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	App State Mountaineers	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Georgia State Panthers	0 - 0	0	-	+0

Sun Belt - West

7 Teams

#	Team	W - L	PCT	Strk	Diff
1	South Alabama Jaguars	0 - 0	0	-	+0
2	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0 - 0	0	-	+0
3	Arkansas State Red Wolves	0 - 0	0	-	+0
4	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	0 - 0	0	-	+0
5	UL Monroe Warhawks	0 - 0	0	-	+0
6	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	0 - 0	0	-	+0
7	Troy Trojans	0 - 0	0	-	+0