The defending national champions received 57 of 60 first-place votes. Alabama, Oregon and Oklahoma all received one first-place vote. MORE: Buckeyes: AP Poll history | Preseason No. 1 vs. national champion | AP, Coaches Poll differences 

Florida State also opened the season at No. 1 in 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1999. The Seminoles won the national championship in 1993 and 1999. The Seminoles were ranked No. 11 at the start of the 2013 season. 

Here’s a look at the Top 25 (first-place votes in parentheses): 

  1. Florida State (57)  2. Alabama (1) 3. Oregon (1) 4. Oklahoma (1)   5. Ohio State  6. Auburn  7. UCLA  8. Michigan State  9. South Carolina  10. Baylor  11. Stanford  12. Georgia  13. LSU  14. Wisconsin  15. USC  16. Clemson  17. Notre Dame  18. Ole Miss  19. Arizona State  20. Kansas State 21. Texas A&M  22. Nebraska  23. North Carolina  24. Missouri  25. Washington