The Top 25 teams in the preseason 1994 Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1993 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote:

No. School .. .. .. .. .. .. Record .. .. .. .. .. Pts

1. Florida (15) .. .. .. ... 11-2-0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,416

2. Notre Dame (13) .. .. ... 11-1-0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,414

3. Florida State (10) .. ... 12-1-0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,407

4. Nebraska (18) .. .. .. .. 11-1-0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,398

5. Michigan (2) .. .. .. ... 8-4-0 ... .. .. .. .. 1,283

6. Miami (1) .. .. .. .. ... 9-3-0 ... .. .. .. .. 1,190

7. Arizona (2) .. .. ... ... 10-2-0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,070

8. Colorado .. .. .. ... ... 8-3-1 ... .. .. .. .. 1,057

9. Penn State .. .. .. .. .. 10-2-0 .. .. .. .. .. 1,012

10. Wisconsin .. .. .. .. .. 10-1-1 .. .. .. .. .. 932

11. Auburn .. .. .. .. .. .. 11-0-0 .. .. .. .. .. 924

12. Alabama (1) .. .. ... .. 9-3-1 .. .. .. .. ... 923

13. Tennessee .. .. .. .. .. 9-2-1 .. .. .. .. ... 793

14. UCLA .. .. .. .. ... ... 8-4-0 .. .. .. .. ... 661

15. Texas A&M; .. .. .. .. .. 10-2-0 .. .. .. .. .. 603

16. Oklahoma .. .. .. .. ... 9-3-0 .. .. .. .. ... 560

17. USC .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8-5-0 .. .. .. .. ... 557

18. Texas .. .. .. .. .. ... 5-5-1 .. .. .. .. ... 527

19. North Carolina .. .. ... 10-3-0 .. .. .. .. .. 526

20. Ohio State .. .. ... ... 10-1-1 .. .. .. .. .. 320

21. Illinois .. .. .. .. ... 5-6-0 .. .. .. .. ... 249

22. Virginia Tech .. ... ... 9-3-0 .. .. .. .. ... 235

23. Washington .. .. ... ... 7-4-0 .. .. .. .. ... 181

24. West Virginia .. ... ... 11-1-0 .. .. .. .. .. 121

25. Clemson .. .. .. ... ... 9-3-0 .. .. .. .. ... 113

Others receiving votes: Stanford 111, Brigham Young 105, Georgia 99, Virginia 88, Boston College 63, Kansas State 47, Syracuse 36, Michigan State 33, California 30, Kansas 18, Mississippi State 14, Louisville 8, Arkansas 7, Arizona State 5, Georgia Tech 4, Fresno State 3, Baylor 2, Utah 2, Indiana 1, Kentucky 1, Western Michigan 1.