CLEMSON RANKED #1 IN COLLEGE PRESEASON POLL, ALABAMA SECOND
The defending national champion Clemson Tigers are No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 presented by Regions Bank.
The Crimson Tide, coming off a 44-16 loss to Clemson in the College Football Playoff championship, is No. 2. Clemson received 52 first-place votes and Alabama received the other 10 from the media. Clemson snaps a record-tying string of three straight years in which Alabama was preseason No. 1.
Georgia, Alabama’s Southeastern Conference rival, is No. 3, followed by No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Ohio State.
Here is the entire Top 25 in order:
Clemson
Alabama
Georgia
Oklahoma
Ohio State
LSU
Michigan
Florida
Notre Dame
Texas
Oregon
Texas A&M
Washington
Utah
Penn State
Auburn
UCF
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Iowa
Iowa State
Syracuse
Washington State
Nebraska
Stanford