The team that held the top spot in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Preseason Poll has regained its No. 1 ranking as Florida received 15 first-place votes to take over atop this week's poll
. Last week’s top team, Alabama, falls to No. 2 with a trio of Pac-10 teams rounding out the Top 25 in No. 4 Washington, No. 4 Stanford and No. 5 UCLA.
The USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll is voted on by NCAA Division I head coaches, one representing each conference. Records through March 8, 2009, are shown. First-place votes are in parentheses.