2008 Associated Press Football Poll
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, 2008 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| No. | Team | Record | Points | Previous |
| 1. | Florida (48) | 13-1 | 1,606 | 1 |
| 2. | Utah (16) | 13-0 | 1,519 | 7 |
| 3. | Southern California (1) | 12-1 | 1,481 | 5 |
| 4. | Texas | 12-1 | 1,478 | 3 |
| 5. | Oklahoma | 12-2 | 1,391 | 2 |
| 6. | Alabama | 12-2 | 1,264 | 4 |
| 7. | TCU | 11-2 | 1,1193 | 11 |
| 8. | Penn State | 11-2 | 1,153 | 6 |
| 9. | Ohio State | 10-3 | 1,013 | 10 |
| 10. | Oregon | 10-3 | 997 | 15 |
| 11. | Boise State | 12-1 | 938 | 9 |
| 12. | Texas Tech | 11-2 | 916 | 8 |
| 13. | Georgia | 10-3 | 903 | 16 |
| 14. | Ole Miss | 9-4 | 857 | 20 |
| 15. | Virginia Tech | 10-4 | 713 | 21 |
| 16. | Oklahoma State | 9-4 | 534 | 13 |
| 17. | Cincinnati | 11-3 | 506 | 12 |
| 18. | Oregon State | 9-4 | 467 | 24 |
| 19. | Missouri | 10-4 | 435 | 25 |
| 20. | Iowa | 9-4 | 317 | NR |
| 21. | Florida State | 9-4 | 246 | NR |
| 22. | Georgia Tech | 9-4 | 223 | 14 |
| 23. | West Virginia | 9-4 | 144 | NR |
| 24. | Michigan State | 9-4 | 138 | 19 |
| 25. | BYU | 10-3 | 137 | 17 |
Others receiving votes: California 128, Pittsburgh 106, LSU 95, Nebraska 64, Tulsa 61, Northwestern 53, Ball State 13, Boston College 11, Rutgers 11, Rice 8, Arizona 4, Kansas 2.
