Final Rankings of Preseason #1 Teams

Ranked #1 in Final

Season Team Final
2023 Georgia 4
2022 Alabama 5
2021 Alabama 2
2020 Clemson 3
2019 Clemson 2
2018 Alabama 2
2017 Alabama 1
2016 Alabama 2
2015 Ohio State 4
2014 Florida State 5
2013 Alabama 7
2012 USC NR
2011 Oklahoma 16
2010 Alabama 10
2009 Florida 3
2008 Georgia 13
2007 USC 3
2006 Ohio State 2
2005 USC 2
2004 USC 1
2003 Oklahoma 3
2002 Miami (FL) 2
2001 Florida 3
2000 Nebraska 8
1999 Florida State 1
1998 Ohio State 2
1997 Penn State 16
1996 Nebraska 6
1995 Florida State 4
1994 Florida 7
1993 Florida State 1
1992 Miami (FL) 3
1991 Florida State 4
1990 Miami (FL) 3
1989 Michigan 7
1988 Florida State 3
1987 Oklahoma 3
1986 Oklahoma 3
1985 Oklahoma 1
1984 Auburn 14
1983 Nebraska 2
1982 Pittsburgh 10
1981 Michigan 12
1980 Ohio State 15
1979 USC 2
1978 Alabama 1
1977 Oklahoma 7
1976 Nebraska 9
1975 Oklahoma 1
1974 Oklahoma 1
1973 USC 8
1972 Nebraska 4
1971 Notre Dame 13
1970 Ohio State 5
1969 Ohio State 4
1968 Purdue 10
1967 Notre Dame 5
1966 Alabama 3
1965 Nebraska 5
1964 Mississippi NR
1963 USC NR
1962 Ohio State NR
1961 Iowa NR
1960 Syracuse 19
1959 LSU 3
1958 Ohio State 8
1957 Oklahoma 4
1956 Oklahoma 1
1955 UCLA 4
1954 Notre Dame 4
1953 Notre Dame 2
1952 Michigan State 1
1951 Tennessee 1
1950 Notre Dame NR

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