From No. 1 To No. 112

How the Sporting News magazine projects the college football season, with ranking, projected records and key players for every Division I team.

Rk. Team Overall Conf. On the spot Rising star 1. Florida State 12-0 8-0 QB Chris Weinke DE Roland Seymour 2. Nebraska 12-0 8-0 QB Bobby Newcombe OT Adam Julch

3. Ohio State 10-1 7-1 QB Joe Germaine DE Rodney Bailey 4. Florida 10-1 8-0 WR Nafis Karim SS Rod Graddy 5. Arizona State 10-1 7-1 QB Ryan Kealy LB Stephen Trejo 6. Michigan 11-1 7-1 WR Tai Streets TB Anthony Thomas 7. Kansas State 10-1 7-1 RB Frank Murphy DE Darren Howard 8. LSU 9-2 7-1 QB Herb Tyler WR Abram Booty 9. West Virginia 10-1 7-0 QB Marc Bulger TE Anthony Becht 10. UCLA 9-2 6-2 SS Larry Atkins DE Kenyon Coleman 11. Tennessee 9-2 6-2 QB Tee Martin OT Cosey Coleman 12. Texas A&M 10-2 7-1 QB Branndon Stewart DE Rocky Bernard 13. North Carolina 9-2 6-2 QB Oscar Davenport OLB Sedrick Hodge 14. Penn State 9-2 6-2 DT David Fleischhauer LB LaVar Arrington 15. Virginia 9-2 6-2 QB Aaron Brooks OLB Byron Thweatt 16. Notre Dame 8-3 QB Jarious Jackson OLB Grant Irons 17. Wisconsin 8-3 5-3 QB Mike Samuel LB Roger Knight 18. Syracuse 8-3 6-1 ILB Morlon Greenwood SE Sheldon King 19. Colorado State 10-2 7-1 QB Ryan Eslinger OLB Rick Crowell 20. USC 8-4 5-3 QB Mike Van Raaphorst CB Antuan Simmons 21 . Southern Miss 9-2 6-0 RB Kelby Nance CB Dayron Brutley 22. Georgia 8-3 5-3 QB Quincy Carter OLB Orantes Grant 23. Colorado 8-3 6-2 QB Jeremy Weisinger WR Marcus Stiggers 24. Utah 10-1 7-1 RB Mike Anderson OLB Everestt Matagi 25. Washington 7-4 5-3 RB Maurice Shaw WR Ja’Warren Hooker 26. Arizona 8-4 4-4 ILB Marcus Bell QB Ortege Jenkins 27. Mississippi State 7-4 5-3 QB Matt Wyatt CB Kendall Roberson 28. Michigan State 7-5 5-3 QB Bill Burke WR Plaxico Burress 29. BYU 8-4 7-1 RB Ronney Jenkins DE Byron Frisch 30. Oregon 7-4 4-4 LB Peter Sirmon WR LaCorey Collins 31. Georgia Tech 7-4 5-3 WR Mike Sheridan OT Chris Brown 32. Toledo 9-2 8-0 FS Ira Singleton TE Mike Bilik 33. Tulane 8-3 4-2 DT Dennis O’Sullivan TB Toney Converse 34. Missouri 6-5 4-4 TB Devin West C Rob Riti 35. Texas 7-4 5-3 QB Richard Walton OLB De’Andre Lewis 36. Auburn 6-5 4-4 QB Ben Leard SS Rob Pate 37. Wake Forest 7-4 4-4 RB Morgan Kane LB Dustin Lyman 38. Oklahoma State 6-5 4-4 QB Tony Lindsay G Adam Davis 39. Virginia Tech 7-4 5-2 QB Al Clark OLB Brian Welch 40. Kentucky 6-5 3-5 DT Marvin Major RB Derek Homer 41. Mississippi 6-5 3-5 QB Romaro Miller G Terrence Metcalf 42. Miami 6-5 4-3 QB Scott Covington TE Daniel Franks 43. Purdue 6-6 4-4 QB Drew Brees WR Vinny Sutherland 44. Marshall 9-2 7-1 ILB Eric Pinkerton TB Doug Chapman 45. East Carolina 7-4 4-2 QB Ernest Tinnin OLB Marc Yellock 46. Rice 6-5 6-2 QB Chad Richardson SS Travis Ortega 47. South Carolina 5-6 3-5 TB Troy Hambrick WR Jermale Kelly 48. Central Florida 8-3 RB Mike Grant WR Charles Lee 49. Miami (Ohio) 7-4 6-2 QB John Schacke WR Sly Johnson 50. Louisiana Tech 8-4 OT Joe Chustz RB Bobby Ray Tell 51. San Diego State 6-5 6-2 QB Spencer Brinton DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila 52. Clemson 6-5 3-5 QB Brandon Streeter TB Travis Zachery 53. Alabama 5-6 3-5 QB John David Phillips ILB Travis Carroll 54. Texas Tech 6-5 3-5 QB Rob Peters FS John Norman 55. Northwestern 7-5 3-5 WR D’Wayne Bates OLB Napoleon Harris 56. N.C. State 5-6 3-5 TB Rahshon Spikes CB Marcelle Hough 57. Iowa 5-6 3-5 TB Ladell Betts OT Ben Sobieski 58. Arkansas 4-7 1-7 RB Chrys Chukwuma OLB Randy Garner 59. Boston College 5-6 3-4 QB Scott Mutryn DT Mike Willetts 60. Stanford 4-7 3-5 RB Juan-Carlos Lacey DT Willie Howard 61. New Mexico 7-5 5-3 FS Brian Urlacher G Jason Carson 62. Utah State 6-5 5-0 RB Demario Brown CB Vashon Garmon 63. Ohio 6-5 6-2 QB Mike Orlando DE John Kraus 64. Memphis 6-5 3-3 RB Gerard Arnold OT Decorye Hampton 65. Wyoming 6-5 5-3 QB Jay Stoner NT Jeff Boyle 66. Pittsburgh 4-7 2-5 QB Matt Lytle CB Hank Poteat 67. Cincinnati 5-6 2-4 QB Chad Plummer G Ken Biggs 68. SMU 6-6 4-4 RB Rodnick Phillips QB Chris Sanders 69. California 4-7 3-5 QB Justin Vedder TB Marcus Fields 70. Oklahoma 5-6 2-6 QB Brandon Daniels OT Scott Kempenich 71. Nevada 5-6 4-1 QB Erik Stidham TE Darin Higgins 72. Western Michigan 7-4 6-2 SS Reggie Thompson FB Robert Sanford 73. Houston 4-7 2-4 RB Ketric Sanford WR Orlando Iglesias 74. Air Force 6-5 4-4 QB Blane Morgan RB Qualario Brown 75. Fresno State 5-6 4-4 QB Bill Volek RB Paris Gaines 76. Washington State 4-7 1-7 RB Kevin Brown FS Lamont Thompson 77. UNLV 4-7 3-5 QB Kevin Crook SS Randy Black 78. Minnesota 2-9 1-7 QB Billy Cockerham ILB Sean Hoffman 79. Vanderbilt 3-8 0-8 RB Jared McGrath ILB Jamie Winborn 80. Ball State 4-7 4-4 ILB Marlon Llewellyn DE Sunungura Rusununguko 81. Kansas 4-7 1-7 QB Zac Wegner WR Termaine Fulton 82. Duke 2-9 1-7 TB Letavious Wilks OLB Kendral Knight 83. Kent 5-6 3-5 OLB Curtis Witherspoon QB Jose Davis 84. Maryland 2-9 0-8 QB Ken Mastrole TB LaMont Jordan 85. Baylor 2-9 1-7 QB Odell James TB Darrell Bush 86. Temple 3-8 1-6 QB Kevin Harvey OT Tim Leach 87. Oregon State 2-9 0-8 QB Terrance Bryant FS Terrence Carroll 88. Texas-El Paso 3-8 2-6 QB John Rayborn DE Leif Larsen 89. Indiana 2-9 1-7 ILB Jabar Robinson QB 90. NE Louisiana 6-5 QB Andre Vige CB Pat Dennis 91. Akron 4-7 3-5 DE Aaron Brown G Dan Wessman 92. TCU 2-9 2-6 QB Kevin Colon OT David Bobo 93. Louisville 3-8 1-5 QB Chris Redman CB Antonio Roundtree 94. Illinois 2-9 1-7 QB Mark Hoekstra DT Jason Eberhart 95. Iowa State 2-9 0-8 WR Michael Brantley TE Andy Stensrud 96. UAB 4-7 RB Jonathan Adams ILB Sejun Ajigbeda 97. Hawaii 3-9 2-6 NT Miles Garner TB Charles Tharp 98. Tulsa 1-10 0-8 QB John Fitzgerald C Steve Schiller 99. Northern Illinois 3-8 2-6 QB Chris Finlen TB Ivory Bryant 100. Eastern Michigan 3-8 3-6 RB Ben Washington DT Jermaine Kyles 101. Rutgers 3-8 0-7 RB Jacki Crooks CB Riley Jefferson 102. San Jose State 1-11 0-8 QB Brian Vye ILB Josh Parry 103. Boise State 6-5 3-2 QB Bart Hendricks LB Bryan Johnson 104. Army 2-9 1-5 QB Johnny Goff NT Scott Kozak 105. North Texas 2-9 2-3 QB LaDarrin McLane WR Broderick McGrew 106. Navy 1-10 QB Steve Holley S Rashad Jones 107. Bowling Green 1-10 1-7 TB Robbie Hollis OT Rob Fehrman 108. Arkansas State 4-7 TB Jonathan Adams ILB Sejun Ajigbeda 109. Central Michigan 1-10 1-7 QB Pete Shepherd FS Brian Leigeb 110. New Mexico St. 1-10 1-4 QB Ty Houghtaling OT Jared Schmidt 111. S.W. Louisiana 2-9 QB Lance Domec LB Jake Hammer 112. Idaho 2-9 0-5 QB Ed Dean OLB Chris Nofoaiga