Preseason college football rankings for the 2018 season are out with the season just days away.
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So who's the preseason No. 1? Sporting News released its preseason top 25, but we wanted to get a sense of what other publications are thinking. We checked out CBS Sports, the USA Today Amway Coaches Poll, ESPN and Sports Illustrated. The AP preseason poll, released on Monday, tops our list.
Those five polls to get a feel for what a true Top 25 might look like. Here’s how that shook out (25 points given for a No. 1 ranking, down to one point for a No. 25 ranking). Ties are broken by the team ranked highest in the SN Preseason Top 25.
Composite top 25 college football rankings
| RANK | TEAM | TOTAL |
| 1 | Alabama | 149 |
| 2 | Clemson | 145 |
| 3 | Georgia | 134 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 127 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 125 |
| 6 | Washington | 122 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 120 |
| 8 | Penn State | 104 |
| 9 | Auburn | 102 |
| 10 | Miami | 96 |
| 11 | Michigan State | 86 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | 85 |
| 13 | Michigan | 76 |
| 14 | Stanford | 76 |
| 15 | TCU | 55 |
| 16 | West Virginia | 53 |
| 17 | USC | 52 |
| 18 | Florida State | 43 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 43 |
| 20 | UCF | 31 |
| 21 | Texas | 28 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | 28 |
| 23 | Boise State | 22 |
| 24 | LSU | 13 |
| 25 | South Carolina | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Arizona 7, Oregon 7, Houston 6, N.C. State 2, Florida 1, Oklahoma State 1, FAU 1
Comparing Top 25 rankings
| TEAM | SN | CBS | COACHES | ESPN | SI | AP |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Clemson | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Georgia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Auburn | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Notre Dame | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 12 |
| Penn State | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Miami | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
| Michigan | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 |
| Michigan State | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Stanford | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| USC | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | NR | 15 |
| West Virginia | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 17 |
| UCF | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 21 |
| LSU | 18 | NR | 24 | NR | 23 | 25 |
| TCU | 19 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 16 |
| Florida State | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Texas | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| South Carolina | 22 | 22 | NR | 25 | NR | NR |
| Mississippi State | 23 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 |
| Virginia Tech | 24 | NR | 17 | 15 | NR | 20 |
| Boise State | 25 | 21 | 22 | 19 | NR | 22 |
| Oregon | NR | 24 | NR | 23 | NR | 24 |
| Florida | NR | 25 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Oklahoma State | NR | NR | 25 | NR | NR | NR |
| Arizona | NR | NR | NR | NR | 19 | NR |
| Houston | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NR |
| N.C. State | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | NR |
| FAU | NR | NR | NR | NR | 25 | NR |
