Preseason Coaches Poll: Oregon ranked No. 5 [Jeremy Keown, Addicted to Quack]: "To no one's surprise, the defending national champions Ohio State Buckeyes are at the top of the list, followed by TCU, Alabama, Baylor, and Oregon rounding out the top five."
USC football 2015: Trojans crack top 10 in Coaches Poll [Nick Dempsey, Conquest Chronicles]: "The Trojans are ahead of Notre Dame (11th), UCLA (14th), Arizona State (16th) Stanford (21st), and Arizona (22nd) and Utah is near the top of the others receiving votes category."
UCLA Football Ranked #14 In Coaches Preseason Poll [JoeBruin, Bruins Nation]: "UCLA is ranked #14 with 697 points behind #13 LSU who had 727 points and in front of #15 Ole Miss who had 668 points."
Stanford comes in at No. 21 in Preseason Coaches' Poll [Jack Blanchat, Rule of Tree]: "The Cardinal are one of 6 Pac-12 teams to be ranked, and the Cardinal comes in behind Oregon, USC, UCLA and Arizona State."
Arizona football: Wildcats ranked 22nd in preseason coaches poll [Gabe Encinas, Arizona Desert Swarm]: "It's a bit of a surprise to see the Pac-12 South Champs fall outside the top 20, especially when you see Stanford ranked one spot ahead of the Wildcats."
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | PREV | CHANGE | HI/LOW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 14-1 | 1598 | 62 | NR | - | |
| 2 | TCU | 12-1 | 1487 | 1 | NR | - | |
| 3 | Alabama | 12-2 | 1452 | 1 | NR | - | |
| 4 | Baylor | 11-2 | 1365 | NR | - | ||
| 5 | Oregon | 13-2 | 1260 | NR | - | ||
| 6 | Michigan State | 11-2 | 1230 | NR | - | ||
| 7 | Auburn | 8-5 | 1103 | NR | - | ||
| 8 | Florida State | 13-1 | 1057 | NR | - | ||
| 9 | Georgia | 10-3 | 1026 | NR | - | ||
| 10 | USC | 9-4 | 1014 | NR | - | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | 8-5 | 883 | NR | - | ||
| 12 | Clemson | 10-3 | 838 | NR | - | ||
| 13 | LSU | 8-5 | 727 | NR | - | ||
| 14 | UCLA | 10-3 | 697 | NR | - | ||
| 15 | Ole Miss | 9-4 | 668 | NR | - | ||
| 16 | Arizona State | 10-3 | 577 | NR | - | ||
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 11-3 | 573 | NR | - | ||
| 18 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 470 | NR | - | ||
| 19 | Oklahoma | 8-5 | 407 | NR | - | ||
| 20 | Arkansas | 7-6 | 377 | NR | - | ||
| 21 | Stanford | 8-5 | 365 | NR | - | ||
| 22 | Arizona | 10-4 | 299 | NR | - | ||
| 23 | Missouri | 11-3 | 229 | NR | - | ||
| 24 | Boise State | 12-2 | 190 | NR | - | ||
| 25 | Tennessee | 7-6 | 166 | NR | - |
