ALABAMA RANKED NUMBER ONE IN AP COLLEGE POLL, ON COLLISION COURSE WITH 3RD RANKED FSU
For the second straight season and third in the last five, Alabama is the preseason No. 1 team in the country. The Crimson Tide received 52 of the Associated Press’ 61 first-place votes, putting them 99 points ahead of Ohio State. Florida State, USC and Clemson round out the top five. The college football season will kick off with #1 Alabama taking on #3 Florida State on Saturday, September 2 in Atlanta.
Here is a look at how the entire poll played out:
1.Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. USC
5. Clemson
6. Penn State
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington
9. Wisconsin
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan
12. Auburn
13. LSU
14. Stanford
15. Georgia
16. Louisville
17. Florida
18. Miami (FL)
19. South Florida
20. Kansas State
21. Virginia Tech
22. West Virginia
23. Texas
24. Washington State
25. Tennessee