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The reigning national champions top the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Preseason Poll for the 2021 college football season.
Alabama may not return a lot of star power from the 2020 season, but that doesn’t affect the Crimson Tide’s placement in the polls, which shows how impactful young players are for this 2021 team.
Receiving 63 first-place votes, Alabama was not a unanimous No. 1: Two votes went to Oklahoma, which is ranked No. 3.
Overall, Alabama is scheduled to face five teams in the top 25 this season, including three in the top 15.
How the preseason top 25 stands:
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Oklahoma
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Texas A&M
- Notre Dame
- Iowa State
- North Carolina
- Cincinnati
- Florida
- Oregon
- LSU
- USC
- Wisconsin
- Miami
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Texas
- Penn State
- Washington
- Oklahoma State
- UL Lafayette
- Coastal Carolina
- Ole Miss
Roll Tide Wire will continue to share weekly updates from the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll.
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