The 2011 preseason AP Top 25 College Football Poll has been released and the Oklahoma Sooners top the rankings. Oklahoma received 36 first place votes and 1,464 total points.
The SEC has a record eight teams in the Top 25 poll to lead all conferences. The Big 12 and Big Ten are tied for second with four teams each. Listed below is the full conference breakdown:
- SEC – 8
- Big 12 – 4
- Big Ten – 4
- Pac-12 – 3
- ACC – 2
- Mtn. West – 2
- Indep. – 1
The complete AP Top 25 Football Poll is listed below (first place votes; total points):
| 1. | Oklahoma (36) | 1,464 |
| 2. | Alabama (17) | 1,439 |
| 3. | Oregon (4) | 1,330 |
| 4. | LSU (1) | 1,286 |
| 5. | Boise State (2) | 1,200 |
| 6. | Florida State | 1,168 |
| 7. | Stanford | 1,091 |
| 8. | Texas A&M | 965 |
| 9. | Oklahoma State | 955 |
| 10. | Nebraska | 910 |
| 11. | Wisconsin | 900 |
| 12. | South Carolina | 848 |
| 13. | Virginia Tech | 821 |
| 14. | TCU | 690 |
| 15. | Arkansas | 686 |
| 16. | Notre Dame | 530 |
| 17. | Michigan State | 519 |
| 18. | Ohio State | 443 |
| 19. | Georgia | 369 |
| 20. | Mississippi State | 361 |
| 21. | Missouri | 258 |
| 22. | Florida | 228 |
| 23. | Auburn | 219 |
| 24. | West Virginia | 207 |
| 25. | USC | 160 |
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