The final AP poll, marking the 5th time in 6th years the Ducks have finished in the Top Ten:
| AP Top 25 | |||
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS |
| 1 | Florida State (60) | 14-0 | 1500 |
| 2 | Auburn | 12-2 | 1428 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 13-1 | 1385 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 11-2 | 1247 |
| 5 | Missouri | 12-2 | 1236 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 11-2 | 1205 |
| 7 | Alabama | 11-2 | 1114 |
| 8 | Clemson | 11-2 | 1078 |
| 9 | Oregon | 11-2 | 974 |
| 10 | UCF | 12-1 | 959 |
| 11 | Stanford | 11-3 | 936 |
| 12 | Ohio State | 12-2 | 816 |
| 13 | Baylor | 11-2 | 778 |
| 14 | LSU | 10-3 | 717 |
| 15 | Louisville | 12-1 | 693 |
| 16 | UCLA | 10-3 | 632 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | 10-3 | 598 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 9-4 | 459 |
| 19 | USC | 10-4 | 299 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 9-4 | 256 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 10-4 | 255 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 245 |
| 23 | Duke | 10-4 | 190 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | 9-4 | 117 |
| 25 | Washington | 9-4 | 109 |
ESPN's "way too early" preseason poll for 2014, compiled by Mark Schlabach:
1. Florida State
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. Stanford
5. Auburn
6. Michigan State
7.UCLA
8. Oklahoma
9. Ohio State
10. LSU
The second poll shows the Ducks got tremendous national momentum for the return announcements of Marcus Mariota, Ifo Ekpre-Olomu. and Hroniss Grasu. It further shows that the Stanford loss, which was supposed to "set Oregon back for years" really didn't: they are still perceived as one of the strongest programs in the country, an early favorite for the first year of the four-team playoff.
Now all they have to do is train hard, make good decisions, and prove it on the field. (National Championship photo (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports).
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