Welcome to our first VAVEL USA college football poll. Weekly throughout the season a group of the writers who cover college football will vote on their top 25 week in and week out.

1. Florida State (123 points) (4 first place votes). Final 2013 rating: #1

2. Alabama (108 points). Final 2013 rating: #7

3. Oregon (107 points) (1 first place vote). Final 2013 rating: #9

4(tie). Auburn (102 points). Final 2013 rating: #2

4(tie). Oklahoma (102 points). Final 2013 rating: #6

6. Michigan State (94 points). Final 2013 rating: #3

7. UCLA (93 points). Final 2013 rating: #16

8. Ohio State (92 points). Final 2013 rating: #12

9. South Carolina (86 points). Final 2013 rating: #4

10. Baylor (82 points). Final 2013 rating: #13

11. Stanford (79 points). Final 2013 rating: #11

12. LSU (71 points). Final 2013 rating: #14

13. Georgia (61 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

14. Notre Dame (45 points). Final 2013 rating: #20

15. Wisconsin (42 points). Final 2013 rating: #22

16. Ole Miss (38 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

17. Southern Cal (32 points). Final 2013 rating: #19

18. Clemson (33 points). Final 2013 rating: #8

19. Texas (30 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

20. North Carolina (29 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

21. Arizona State (25 points). Final 2013 rating: #21

22. Nebraska (18 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

23(tie). Kansas State (17 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

23(tie). Missouri (17 points). Final 2013 rating: #5

25(tie). Louisville (13 points). Final 2013 rating: #15

25(tie). Mississippi State (13 points). Final 2013 rating: NR

25(tie). Oklahoma State (13 points). Final 2013 rating: #17

Also receiving votes: Iowa(9), Oregon State(9), Washington(8), Texas A&M(8), BYU(8), Tennessee(6), Florida(5), TCU(3), Northwestern(3), Michigan(2) and UCF(1).

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