Preseason Coaches Poll
| Rank | School (2023 Record) | Points | 2023 Final Rank | First-place votes |
| 1 | Georgia (13-1) | 1,364 | 3 | 46 |
| 2 | Ohio State (11-2) | 1,302 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Oregon (12-2) | 1,228 | 7 | |
| 4 | Texas (12-2) | 1,223 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Alabama (12-2) | 1,077 | 5 | |
| 6 | Mississippi (11-2) | 1,019 | 9 | |
| 7 | Notre Dame (10-3) | 969 | 14 | |
| 8 | Michigan (15-0) | 944 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Penn State (10-3) | 889 | 13 | |
| 10 | Florida State (13-1) | 867 | 6 | |
| 11 | Missouri (11-2) | 808 | 8 | |
| 12 | LSU (10-3) | 742 | 12 | |
| 13 | Utah (8-5) | 665 | NR | |
| 14 | Clemson (9-4) | 657 | 20 | |
| 15 | Tennessee (9-4) | 621 | 17 | |
| 16 | Oklahoma (10-3) | 609 | 15 | |
| 17 | Kansas State (9-4) | 416 | 19 | |
| 18 | Oklahoma State (10-4) | 359 | 16 | |
| 19 | Miami (Fla.) (7-6) | 292 | NR | |
| 20 | Texas A&M (7-6) | 273 | NR | |
| 21 | Arizona (10-3) | 230 | 11 | |
| 22 | North Carolina State (9-4) | 216 | 21 | |
| 23 | Southern California (8-5) | 199 | NR | |
| 24 | Kansas (9-4) | 186 | 23 | |
| 25 | Iowa (10-4) | 148 | 21 |
Dropped out: No. 2 Washington (14-1); No. 18 Louisville (10-4); No. 24 SMU (11-3); No. 25 West Virginia (9-4).
Others receiving votes: Washington (14-1) 123; Louisville (10-4) 95; Virginia Tech (7-6) 64; SMU (11-3) 47; Memphis (10-3) 44; Boise State (8-6) 30; Auburn (6-7) 25; West Virginia (9-4) 22; Wisconsin (7-6) 17; Iowa State (7-6) 15; Liberty (13-1) 15; Kentucky (7-6) 12; Florida (5-7) 11; South Carolina (5-7) 10; North Carolina (8-5) 6; Maryland (8-5) 5; UNLV (9-5) 5; Central Florida (6-7) 4; Texas Tech (7-6) 4; Texas-San Antonio (9-4) 3; Appalachian State (9-5) 2; Colorado (4-8) 2; Nebraska (5-7) 2; Texas State (8-5) 2; Tulane (11-3) 2; Air Force (9-4) 1; James Madison (11-2) 1; Miami (Ohio) (11-3) 1; Syracuse (6-7) 1; Troy (11-3) 1.
The US LBM Board of Coaches for the 2024 season: Tim Albin, Ohio; Major Applewhite, South Alabama; Tim Beck, Coastal Carolina; Mike Bloomgren, Rice; David Braun, Northwestern; Jeff Brohm, Louisville; Fran Brown, Syracuse; Neal Brown, West Virginia; Troy Calhoun, Air Force; Jamey Chadwell, Liberty; Bob Chesney, James Madison; Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan; Sonny Cumbie, Louisiana Tech; Spencer Danielson, Boise State; Ryan Day, Ohio State; Kalen DeBoer, Alabama; Kenny Dillingham, Arizona State; Eliah Drinkwitz, Missouri; Mike Elko, Texas A&M; Tony Elliott, Virginia; Jedd Fisch, Washington; James Franklin, Penn State; Marcus Freeman, Notre Dame; Willie Fritz, Houston; Alex Golesh, South Florida; Tyson Helton, Western Kentucky; Mike Houston, East Carolina; Butch Jones, Arkansas State; Brent Key, Georgia Tech; GJ Kinne, Texas State; Chris Klieman, Kansas State; Dan Lanning, Oregon; Rhett Lashlee, SMU; Clark Lea, Vanderbilt; Lance Leipold, Kansas; Pete Lembo, Buffalo; Sean Lewis, San Diego State; Mike Locksley, Maryland; Mike MacIntyre, Florida International; Gus Malzahn, Central Florida; Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio); Derek Mason, Middle Tennessee; Joey McGuire, Texas Tech; Bronco Mendenhall, New Mexico; Jeff Monken, Army; Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh; Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State; Barry Odom, UNLV; Gerad Parker, Troy; Brent Pry, Virginia Tech; Kirby Smart, Georgia; Mark Stoops, Kentucky; Jon Sumrall, Tulane; Lance Taylor, Western Michigan; Jeff Traylor, Texas-San Antonio.