Others getting votes: Memphis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise State 68, Arizona State 66, Miami (FL) 42, Louisville 32, Appalachian State 26, Washington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida State 6, SMU 3, Mississippi State 3, Air Force 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1
Heres the Preseason AP Top 25 poll in its whole.
1. Clemson (38 )2. Ohio State (21 )3. Alabama (2 )4. Georgia5. Oklahoma6. LSU (1 )7. Penn State8. Florida9. Oregon10. Notre Dame11. Auburn12. Wisconsin13. Texas A&M 14. Texas15. Oklahoma State16. Michigan17. USC18. North Carolina19. Minnesota20. Cincinnati21. UCF22. Utah23. Iowa State24. Iowa25. Tennessee
The preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday, and it has actually handled a various look in what will be one of the strangest college football seasons in current memory. Although the Big Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West and MAC have chosen to delay their fall seasons, the Associated Press decided to let voters include teams from those conferences in their preliminary surveys. With that in mind, there wasnt much of a surprise at the top.
Clemson, led by Heisman Trophy prospect Trevor Lawrence, chimed in as the preseason No. 1 team in America for the second straight season. The Tigers are followed by the first group from the Big Ten to be included– the Ohio State Buckeyes. Despite the fact that they wont play this fall, Justin Fields and Co. were extensively considered among the top teams in the country prior to the shutdown.
Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma round out the leading 5, with safeguarding nationwide champion LSU coming in at No. 6.
Cincinnati is the highest-ranked Group of Five group at No. 20, with No. 21 UCF being the only other Group of Five team consisted of in the survey.
The preseason AP Top 25 poll was launched on Monday, and it has taken on a various look in what will be one of the strangest college football seasons in current memory. Even though the Big Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West and MAC have actually chosen to delay their fall seasons, the Associated Press decided to let voters include teams from those conferences in their preliminary polls. With that in mind, there wasnt much of a surprise at the top.
Clemson, led by Heisman Trophy candidate Trevor Lawrence, chimed in as the preseason No. 1 team in America for the second straight season. Even though they wont play this fall, Justin Fields and Co. were commonly related to as one of the leading teams in the nation prior to the shutdown.
