AP preseason No. 1s
The No. 1 ranked team in the annual Associated Press preseason
college football poll. The preseason poll was started in 1950
(x-denotes eventual national champion):
1950-Notre Dame
1951-Tennessee-x
1952-Michigan State-x
1953-Notre Dame
1954-Notre Dame
1955-UCLA
1956-Oklahoma-x
1957-Oklahoma
1958-Ohio State
1959-Louisiana St.
1960-Syracuse
1961-Iowa
1962-Ohio State
1963-Southern Cal
1964-Mississippi
1965-Nebraska
1966-Alabama
1967-Notre Dame
1968-Purdue
1969-Ohio State
1970-Ohio State
1971-Notre Dame
1972-Nebraska
1973-Southern Cal
1974-Oklahoma-x
1975-Oklahoma-x
1976-Nebraska
1977-Oklahoma
1978-Alabama-x
1979-Southern Cal
1980-Ohio State
1981-Michigan
1982-Pittsburgh
1983-Nebraska
1984-Auburn
1985-Oklahoma-x
1986-Oklahoma
1987-Oklahoma
1988-Florida State
1989-Michigan
1990-Miami
1991-Florida State
1992-Miami
1993-Florida State-x
1994-Florida
1995-Florida State
1996-Nebraska
1997-Penn State
1998-Ohio State
1999-Florida State-x
2000-Nebraska
2001-Florida
2002-Miami
2003-Oklahoma
2004-Southern Cal-x
2005-Southern Cal
2006-Ohio State
2007-Southern Cal