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Yahoo/rivals

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Southern California
4. Oklahoma
5. Alabama


Lindy's

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Southern California
5, Virginia Tech


Athlon

1. Florida
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas
4. Southern California
5. Ohio State


Sporting News

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Oklahoma
4. Southern California
5. Ole Miss


Phil Steele

1. Florida
2. Texas
3. Southern California
4. Oklahoma
5, Penn State


Combined rankings

Each magazine's Top 25 list was used, with points awarded similar to the weekly Associated Press poll, going from 25-24-23, down to 3-2-1. Each school's points were then totaled for the final results.


Rank School Points

1. Florida 125
2. Texas 119
3. Oklahoma 114
4. Southern Cal 112
5. Virginia Tech 94
6. Alabama 91
(tie) Ohio State 91
8. Ole Miss 89
9. Penn State 83
10. Oklahoma State 77
11. LSU 74
12. Boise State 70
13. Cal 64
14. Georgia 56
15. Oregon 52
16. Georgia Tech 41
17. Florida State 36
18. Notre Dame 31
19. TCU 27
20. Nebraska 18
(tie) Utah 18
22. North Carolina 17
23. Iowa 16
(tie) Kansas 16
Brigham Young 16

Also: West Virginia 12, Oregon State 11, Rutgers 10, Texas Tech 10, Michigan State 8, Cincinnati 8. Illinois 7, Miami 5, Pittsburgh 3, UCLA 2, Clemson 1, South Florida 1.



Bowl matchups

(Based on combined rankings)

BCS National Championship: Florida vs. Texas
Rose Bowl: Southern California vs. Penn State
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech vs. West Virginia
Fiesta Bowl: Oklahoma vs. Boise State
Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Capital One Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Iowa
Gator Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
Cotton Bowl: Oklahoma State vs. LSU
Outback Bowl: Georgia vs. Michigan State
Insight Bowl: Nebraska vs. Illinois

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