| Coaches’ Rankings | |||
| Rankings as of 7/31/2014 | |||
| Rank | School | Votes | Prev Rank Roby Rating |
| 1 | Florida State (0-0) | 1543 (56) | NR 2nd |
| 2 | Alabama (0-0) | 1455 | NR 11th |
| 3 | Oklahoma (0-0) | 1382 (3) | NR 1st |
| 4 | Oregon (0-0) | 1314 (1) | NR 13th |
| 5 | Auburn (0-0) | 1271 | NR 3rd-Tie |
| 6 | Ohio State (0-0) | 1267 (1) | NR 10th |
| 7 | UCLA (0-0) | 1085 | NR 5th-Tie |
| 8 | Michigan State (0-0) | 1050 | NR 14th |
| 9 | South Carolina (0-0) | 1009 (1) | NR 7th-Tie |
| 10 | Baylor (0-0) | 965 | NR 48th |
| 11 | Stanford (0-0) | 955 | NR 12th |
| 12 | Georgia (0-0) | 905 | NR 7th-Tie |
| 13 | LSU (0-0) | 833 | NR 7th-Tie |
| 14 | Wisconsin (0-0) | 654 | NR 53rd |
| 15 | USC (0-0) | 627 | NR 5th-Tie |
| 16 | Clemson (0-0) | 535 | NR 16th |
| 17 | Notre Dame (0-0) | 509 | NR 37th |
| 18 | Arizona State (0-0) | 358 | NR 23rd-Tie |
| 19 | Ole Miss (0-0) | 346 | NR 15th |
| 20 | Texas A&M (0-0) | 266 | NR 3rd-Tie |
| 21 | Kansas State (0-0) | 257 | NR 56th |
| 22 | Nebraska (0-0) | 228 | NR 46th |
| 23 | North Carolina (0-0) | 175 | NR 26th |
| 24 | Texas (0-0) | 143 | NR 36th |
| 25 | Washington (0-0) | 142 | NR 33rd-Tie |
Others: (RR22)Missouri (126) ,(RR17T) Florida (122) ,(RR47) UCF (102) , (RR17T) Mississippi State (74) , (RR48T) Oklahoma State (56) , (RR48T) TCU (54) , (RR30T) Michigan (53) , (RR38T) Iowa (49) , (RR19T) Miami (FL) (45) , (RR19T) Duke (41) , (RR54) Louisville (32) (RR88T),Marshall (27) , (RR84) BYU (18) , (RR76T) Boise State (13) , (RR44T) Virginia Tech (12) , (RR55) Louisiana (12) , (RR48T) Texas Tech (8) , (RR30T) Minnesota (6) , (RR64) Cincinnati(6) , (RR38T) Northwestern (5) , (RR23T) Oregon State (4) , (RR68) Fresno State (4) , (RR61T) Georgia Tech (2) , (RR63) Houston (2) , (RR66) Northern Illinois (1) , (RR33T) Arizona(1) , (RR52) Arkansas (1)
