USC is ranked 14th in the AP preseason poll. After the jump is the complete poll, followed by my ballot, which had USC 16th.
1 Alabama (54) 0-0 1491 0
2 Ohio State (3) 0-0 1400 0
3 Boise State (1) 0-0 1336 0
4 Florida 0-0 1237 0
5 Texas (1) 0-0 1223 0
6 TCU 0-0 1160 0
7 Oklahoma (1) 0-0 1104 0
8 Nebraska 0-0 1033 0
9 Iowa 0-0 1007 0
10 Virginia Tech 0-0 973 0
11 Oregon 0-0 870 0
12 Wisconsin 0-0 822 0
13 Miami (Fla.) 0-0 785 0
14 USC 0-0 590 0
15 Pittsburgh 0-0 516 0
16 Georgia Tech 0-0 511 0
17 Arkansas 0-0 496 0
18 North Carolina 0-0 397 0
19 Penn State 0-0 382 0
20 Florida State 0-0 379 0
21 LSU 0-0 300 0
22 Auburn 0-0 296 0
23 Georgia 0-0 206 0
24 Oregon State 0-0 198 0
25 West Virginia 0-0 184 0

My ballot

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