NEW YORK (AP) - Seeking its first national championship in 28
years, Georgia is on top of The Associated Press preseason Top 25
for the first time.

Ohio State is No. 2. The Buckeyes are coming off a second
consecutive loss in the national championship game but are
returning 20 starters.

USC is ranked third. The Trojans will host Ohio State in Los
Angeles on September 13th. Oklahoma and Florida round out the top five.

The Bulldogs received 22 first-place votes and 1,528 points from
a panel of 65 media members in the poll released today. Ohio State
received 21 first-place votes and 1,506 points.

Cincinnati just missed making the Top 25. The Bearcats were
listed among the schools that also received votes.

Record Pts Pvs
1. Georgia (22) 11-2 1,528 2
2. Ohio St. (21) 11-2 1,506 5
3. Southern Cal (12) 11-2 1,490 3
4. Oklahoma (4) 11-3 1,444 8
5. Florida (6) 9-4 1,415 13
6. Missouri 12-2 1,266 4
7. LSU 12-2 1,135 1
8. West Virginia 11-2 1,116 21
9. Clemson 9-4 1,105 6
10. Auburn 9-4 968 10
11. Texas 10-3 966 15
12. Texas Tech 9-4 786 22
13. Wisconsin 9-4 771 24
14. Kansas 12-1 707 7
15. Arizona St. 10-3 631 16
16. BYU 11-2 590 14
17. Virginia Tech 11-3 578 9
18. Tennessee 10-4 509 12
19. South Florida 9-4 496 -
20. Illinois 9-4 483 20
21. Oregon 9-4 366 23
22. Penn St. 9-4 293 -
23. Wake Forest 9-4 227 -
24. Alabama 7-6 89 -
25. Pittsburgh 5-7 85 -