SCFL 2004
Preseason Top 20 Coaches Poll
(First Place Votes in Parentheses)
| Rank | Team | Coach | Points |
| 1. | Oklahoma (6) | Jon Osborn | 252 |
| 2. | USC (2) | Mike Lautzenheiser | 246 |
| 3. | Arizona State (1) | Eric Smith | 241 |
| 4. | Michigan State (3) | John Lautzenheiser | 238 |
| 5. | Kentucky | Jeff O'black | 208 |
| 6. | Colorado (1) | Josh Purses | 202 |
| 7. | Ohio State | Scott Smith | 192 |
| 8. | Kansas State | Jeff Erickson | 166 |
| 9. | Tennessee (1) | Skip Smith | 165 |
| 10. | UCLA | Bret Richards | 138 |
| 11. | Penn State | Marc Shaner | 126 |
| 12. | Oklahoma State | Steve Gordon | 116 |
| 13. (Tie) | Alabama | Mitch Dougherty | 102 |
| 13. (Tie) | Michigan | Todd Besecker | 102 |
| 15. | Oregon State | Matt Adams | 100 |
| 16. | Vanderbilt | Matt Schweingruber | 95 |
| 17. | Arizona | Tom Carlson | 73 |
| 18. | Illinois | Darren Brandt | 72 |
| 19. | Texas A&M | Michael Thanasouras | 66 |
| 20. | South Carolina | Randy Ball | 40 |