Will Florida repeat as BCS champion? Which teams will surprise? Who'll walk away with the major awards? ESPN.com's 2009 college football preview has the answers.

The National Scene

• Ivan Maisel: Power surge
  With stars back, there's plenty of electricity and history expected in 2009.
• Power rankings: Who's No. 2?
• Preseason bowl projections
• Mark Schlabach: What's hot (and not)
• Maisel: Heisman hype not hyperbole
• 2009 Heisman Watch
• Pat Forde: Safety first at USC and UT
• Maisel: Preseason All-America team
• Schlabach: Coaches on the hot seat
• Forde: Top 40 villains

Big 12 Preview

• Maisel: Red River Rivalry revenge
• Griffin: OSU's Triplets | Northern lights
• ESPN The Magazine: Colt hero
• Griffin: Predictions | Five to watch
• FBO: Big 12 divisional analysis
• SportsNation: Rank 'em

ACC Preview

• Mark Schlabach: ACC's BCS title search
• Dinich: Hokies' hopes | Cool runnings
• Dinich: Pressure on third-year coaches
• Dinich: Predictions | Five to watch
• FBO: Preseason analysis
• SportsNation: Rank 'em

Notre Dame, MAC & Sun Belt Preview

• Woj: Weis, Irish eye improved product
• Bennett: Stars aligned for Clausen
• Bennett: Irish Golden at receiver
• Bennett: Five things to watch
• Jim Dent excerpt: "Resurrection"
• Watson: Buffalo's Roosevelt quietly stars
• MAC: Predictions | Five to watch
• Schlabach: Sun Belt quarterbacks glimmer
• Sun Belt: Predictions | Five to watch
• Rank 'em: MAC | Sun Belt

SEC East

• Schlabach: Smoth sailing for Florida
• Gators DBs corner the market
• Low: SEC coaching carousel a wild ride
• FBO: SEC divisional analysis
• Low: Hybrid players all the rage
• Five things to watch in the SEC East

SEC West

• Forde: Rebels with a cause
• Low: Big Two QBs and who?
• Schlabach: Hogs' Mallett more than myth
• Low: LSU follows the leader
• Low: Living on the edge
• Five things to watch in the SEC West

Pac-10

• Miller: Fall of Troy will take a 9-team effort
• Miller: Where have all the QB stars gone?
• Miller: Stanford hoping for lots of Luck
• Miller: Washington's Locker has no regrets
• Miller: Rise and shine for Oregon QB Masoli
• Five things to watch in the Pac-10
• Pac-10 predictions

Big East

• Maisel: Marrone ready to rebuild Syracuse
• Bennett: Big East race a jumble
• Bennett: Grothe, Selvie have Bulls focused
• Big East Predictions
• Five things to watch in the Big East
• SportsNation: Rank 'em

C-USA, MWC and WAC Preview

• Watson: Fletcher eyes redemption
• C-USA Predictions
• Five things to watch in C-USA
• SportsNation on C-USA: Rank 'em
• Watson: Pitta grows into BYU's main weapon
• Watson: Utah's gamble pays off
• MWC Predictions
• Five things to watch in the MWC
• SportsNation on MWC: Rank 'em
• Watson: Boise still the WAC team to beat
• WAC Predictions
• Five things to watch in the WAC
• SportsNation WAC: Rank 'em
• FBO: How good is the Non-BCS

Big Ten Preview

• Forde: Big Ten's respect comes with W's
• Rittenberg: Can QBs make difference?
• Rittenberg: Illini look for fresh start in 2009
• Rittenberg: Spartans hope for breakthrough
• Big Ten Superlatives
• Five things to watch