Southern Cal is ranked No. 1, followed by LSU, West Virginia, Texas and Michigan. UH's Western Athletic Conference rival Boise State is No. 24.

Hawai'i was ranked No. 24 in the USA Today's coaches preseason poll released earlier. The Warriors finished No. 24 in the USA Today poll and was unranked in the AP poll last season.

It is the first time the Warriors have been ranked in the AP preseason poll, voted on by sports writers and sportscasters.

The Warriors open their season Sept. 1 against Northern Colorado at Aloha Stadium.

AP Preseason Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2006 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and final ranking:

Record Pts Pvs

1. Southern Cal (62) 11-2 1,622 4

2. LSU (2) 11-2 1,511 3

3. West Virginia (1) 11-2 1,396 10

4. Texas 10-3 1,375 13

5. Michigan 11-2 1,371 8

6. Florida 13-1 1,276 1

7. Wisconsin 12-1 1,192 7

8. Oklahoma 11-3 1,166 11

9. Virginia Tech 10-3 1,148 19

10. Louisville 12-1 1,031 6

11. Ohio St. 12-1 876 2

12. California 10-3 790 14

13. Georgia 9-4 782 23

14. UCLA 7-6 605 —

15. Tennessee 9-4 571 25

16. Rutgers 11-2 560 12

17. Penn St. 9-4 542 —

18. Auburn 11-2 519 9

19. Florida St. 7-6 392 —

20. Nebraska 9-5 377 —

21. Arkansas 10-4 376 15

22. TCU 11-2 283 22

23. Hawai'i 11-3 256 —

24. Boise St. 13-0 187 5

25. Texas A&M 9-4 162 —