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Preseason Rankings of Final #1 Teams

Ranked #1 in Preseason

Season Team Preseason
2023 Michigan 2
2022 Georgia 3
2021 Georgia 5
2020 Alabama 3
2019 LSU 6
2018 Clemson 2
2017 Alabama 1
2016 Clemson 2
2015 Alabama 3
2014 Ohio State 5
2013 Florida State 11
2012 Alabama 2
2011 Alabama 2
2010 Auburn 22
2009 Alabama 5
2008 Florida 5
2007 LSU 2
2006 Florida 7
2005 Texas 2
2004 USC 1
2003 USC 8
2002 Ohio State 13
2001 Miami (FL) 2
2000 Oklahoma 19
1999 Florida State 1
1998 Tennessee 10
1997 Michigan 14
1996 Florida 4
1995 Nebraska 2
1994 Nebraska 4
1993 Florida State 1
1992 Alabama 9
1991 Miami (FL) 3
1990 Colorado 5
1989 Miami (FL) 4
1988 Notre Dame 13
1987 Miami (FL) 10
1986 Penn State 6
1985 Oklahoma 1
1984 BYU NR
1983 Miami (FL) NR
1982 Penn State 8
1981 Clemson NR
1980 Georgia 16
1979 Alabama 2
1978 Alabama 1
1977 Notre Dame 3
1976 Pittsburgh 9
1975 Oklahoma 1
1974 Oklahoma 1
1973 Notre Dame 8
1972 USC 8
1971 Nebraska 2
1970 Nebraska 9
1969 Texas 4
1968 Ohio State 11
1967 USC 7
1966 Notre Dame 6
1965 Alabama 5
1964 Alabama 6
1963 Texas 5
1962 USC NR
1961 Alabama 3
1960 Minnesota NR
1959 Syracuse 20
1958 LSU NR
1957 Auburn 15
1956 Oklahoma 1
1955 Oklahoma 2
1954 Ohio State 20
1953 Maryland 9
1952 Michigan State 1
1951 Tennessee 1
1950 Oklahoma 6

NOTES
- The preseason poll started in 1950.
- Only wire-to-wire #1s are 1999 Florida State and 2004 USC.

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