Defending national champion Alabama takes the top spot in the AP Top 25 preseason poll, to the surprise of nobody. This marks the first time since 2018 that Alabama started the season on top of the AP Top 25. Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide look to become the 12th team in the AP poll era to end the season on top of the AP Top 25 after started the season No. 1. The last team to do so, naturally, was Alabama in 2017.
Alabama also keeps its streak of being ranked No. 1 at least once in the AP Top 25 during a season going at 14 consecutive seasons. The last season to not see Alabama hold a No. 1 ranking at any point was 2007, Saban’s first season as head coach after his brief stint in the NFL.
Here is how the preseason AP Top 25 looks, from top to bottom and with first-place votes designated);
- Alabama (47)
- Oklahoma (6)
- Clemson (6)
- Ohio State (1)
- Georgia (3)
- Texas A&M
- Iowa State
- Cincinnati
- Notre Dame
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Wisconsin
- Florida
- Miami
- USC
- LSU
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Penn State
- Washington
- Texas
- Coastal Carolina
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Utah
- Arizona State
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 107, Ole Miss 106, TCU 40, Liberty 36, Auburn 32, North Carolina State 14, Michigan 12, Northwestern 8, Boise State 7, Nevada 7, Brigham Young 6, Ball State 6, Houston 5, Boston College 5, UCF 5, West Virginia 3, UAB 2, Army 2, UCLA 2
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