2008 USA Today/ESPN Rankings
| Final Poll For 2008 Season |
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Votes |
| 2008 USA Today/ESPN |
| 1 | Florida | 13-1-0 | | | 2 | Southern California | 12-1-0 | |
| 3 | Texas | 12-1-0 | | | 4 | Utah | 13-0-0 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 12-2-0 | | | 6 | Alabama | 12-2-0 | |
| 7 | Texas Christian | 11-2-0 | | | 8 | Penn State | 11-2-0 | |
| 9 | Oregon | 10-3-0 | | | 10 | Georgia | 10-3-0 | |
| 11 | Ohio State | 10-3-0 | | | 12 | Texas Tech | 11-2-0 | |
| 13 | Boise State | 12-1-0 | | | 14 | Virginia Tech | 10-4-0 | |
| 14 | Michigan State | 9-4-0 | | | 15 | Mississippi | 9-4-0 | |
| 16 | Missouri | 10-4-0 | | | 17 | Cincinnati | 11-3-0 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | 9-4-0 | | | 19 | Oregon State | 9-4-0 | |
| 20 | Iowa | 9-4-0 | | | 21 | Brigham Young | 10-3-0 | |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 9-4-0 | | | 23 | Florida State | 9-4-0 | |
| 25 | California | 9-4-0 | |
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Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.
