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Usa Today-Cnn Top 25

The USA TODAY-CNN preseason football coaches’ poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 1994 records, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 1994 final ranking:

Record Pts Pv

1. Florida St. (28) 10-1-1 1,438 5

2. Nebraska (17) 13-0-0 1,437 1

3. Texas A&M (7) 10-0-1 1,326 -

4. Penn St. (3) 12-0-0 1,298 2

5. Florida (5) 10-2-1 1,293 7

6. Southern Cal (2) 8-3-1 1,240 15

7. Auburn 9-1-1 1,170 -

8. Notre Dame 6-5-1 941 -

‘9. Miami 10-2-0 906 6

10. Ohio St. 9-4-0 864 9

11. Tennessee 8-4-0 852 18

12. Michigan 8-4-0 788 12

13. Colorado 11-1-0 771 3

14. Alabama 12-1-0 572 4

15. UCLA 5-6-0 477 -

16. Virginia 9-3-0 470 13

17. Oklahoma 6-6-0 445 -

18. Texas 8-4-0 427 23

19. Arizona 8-4-0 350 20

20. North Carolina 8-4-0 323 21

21. Washington 7-4-0 307 -

22. Wisconsin 7-4-1 299 -

23. Boston College 7-4-1 291 22

24. Illinois 7-5-0 260 -

25. N. Carolina St. 9-3-0 216 17

Other receiving votes: Virginia Tech 211, West Virginia 188, Kansas St. 182, Brigham Young 149, Oregon 147, Colorado St. 118, South Carolina 60, Syracusae 48, Mississippi St. 40, Air Force 32, California 31, Utah 31, Duke 24, Georgia 22, Baylor 20, Texas Tech 18, Fresno St. 16, Michigan St. 13, Washington St. 10, Rutgers 7, Clemson 5, Pittsburgh 5, Iowa 4, Texas Christian 3, East Carolina 2, Bowling Green 1, Indiana 1, Louisiana St. 1.

Note: Mississippi is ineligible because of NCAA probation.