Ap Poll Preseason No. 1 Vs. National Champion

The Associated Press will release its first Top 25 rankings at 2 p.m. ET today.

A look at the AP Preseason No. 1 vs. the AP national champion since 1998: 

1998 Preseason No. 1: Ohio State (finished No. 2) National Champion: Tennessee (preseason No. 10) 

1999 Preseason No. 1/National Champion: Florida State 

2000 Preseason No. 1: Nebraska (finished No. 8) National Champion: Oklahoma (preseason No. 19) 

2001  Preseason No. 1: Florida (finished No. 3)  National Champion: Miami, Fla. (preseason No. 2) 

2002  Preseason No. 1: Miami, Fla. (finished No. 2)  National Champion: Ohio State (preseason No. 13)  

2003 Preseason No. 1: Oklahoma (finished No. 3) National Champion: USC (preseason No. 8) 

2004 Preseason No. 1/National Champion: USC 2005 Preseason No. 1: USC (finished No. 2) National Champion: Texas (preseason No. 2) 

2006 Preseason No. 1: Ohio State (finished No. 2) |National Champion: Florida (preseason No. 7) 

2007 Preseason No. 1: USC (finished No. 3) National Champion: LSU (preseason No. 2) 

2008 Preseason No. 1: Georgia (finished No. 13) National Champion: Florida (preseason No. 5) 

2009  Preseason No. 1: Florida (finished No. 3) National Champion: Alabama (preseason No. 5)

2010 Preseason No. 1: Alabama (finished No. 10) National Champion: Auburn (preseason No. 22) 

2011 Preseason No. 1: Oklahoma (finished No. 16) National Champion: Alabama (preseason No. 2) 

2012  Preseason No. 1: USC (finished unranked) National Champion: Alabama (preseason No. 2) 

2013 Preseason No. 1: Alabama (finished No. 7) National Champion: Florida State (preseason No. 11)