The Amway Top 25 football coaches preseason poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2014 records, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and 2014 final ranking:
Place | School | First place votes | 2014 Record | Pts | Pvs
1. Ohio State (62) 14-1 1598 1
2. TCU (1) 12-1 1487 3
3. Alabama (1) 12-2 1452 4
4. Baylor 11-2 1365 8
5. Oregon 13-2 1260 2
6. Michigan State 11-2 1230 5
7. Auburn 8-5 1103 23
8. Florida State 13-1 1057 6
9. Georgia 10-3 1026 9
10. Southern California 9-4 1014 21
11. Notre Dame 8-5 883 NR
12. Clemson 10-3 838 15
13. LSU 8-5 727 NR
14. UCLA 10-3 697 10
15. Mississippi 9-4 668 19
16. Arizona State 10-3 577 14
17. Georgia Tech 11-3 573 7
18. Wisconsin 11-3 470 13
19. Oklahoma 8-5 407 NR
20. Arkansas 7-6 377 NR
21. Stanford 8-5 365 NR
22. Arizona 10-4 299 17
23. Missouri 11-3 229 11
24. Boise State 12-2 190 16
25. Tennessee 7-6 166 NR
Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 164; Texas A&M 149; Oklahoma State 89; Virginia Tech 70; Utah 40; Kansas State 37; Louisville 27; Nebraska 27; Minnesota 25; Penn State 20; South Carolina 18; Miami (Fla.) 16; Texas 8; Illinois 7; Duke 6; Air Force 5; Louisiana Tech 5; Marshall 4; Utah State 4; Brigham Young 3; North Carolina State 3; West Virginia 3; Florida 2; Georgia Southern 2; North Carolina 2; Central Florida 1; Cincinnati 1; Kentucky 1; Maryland 1; Michigan 1; Washington 1.
