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Alabama voted No. 1 in preseason coaches' poll
Alabama was voted No. 1 in the preseason USA Today coaches' poll released Monday, with Ohio State second and defending national champion Georgia third.
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Alabama was voted No. 1 in the preseason USA Today coaches' poll released Monday, with Ohio State second and defending national champion Georgia third.
The Associated Press preseason Top 25 will be released Aug. 15.
The Crimson Tide received 54 first-place votes from a panel of 66 major college football coaches. Alabama is coming off a loss in the College Football Playoff title game to Georgia.
The Buckeyes received five first-place votes and the Bulldogs got six. No. 18 Texas also received a first-place vote.
Clemson was No. 4 and Notre Dame was No. 5. Michigan, coming off its first CFP appearance, was sixth, followed by Texas A&M, Utah, Oklahoma and Baylor.
AFCA Coaches Poll
RK | TEAM | REC | PTS | TREND |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alabama(54) | 0-0 | 1634 | NR |
2 | Ohio State(5) | 0-0 | 1564 | NR |
3 | Georgia(6) | 0-0 | 1542 | NR |
4 | Clemson | 0-0 | 1356 | NR |
5 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | 1284 | NR |
6 | Michigan | 0-0 | 1232 | NR |
7 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | 1219 | NR |
8 | Utah | 0-0 | 1134 | NR |
9 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | 1027 | NR |
10 | Baylor | 0-0 | 891 | NR |
11 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 859 | NR |
12 | Oregon | 0-0 | 734 | NR |
13 | NC State | 0-0 | 726 | NR |
14 | Michigan State | 0-0 | 711 | NR |
15 | USC | 0-0 | 602 | NR |
16 | Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 450 | NR |
17 | Miami | 0-0 | 433 | NR |
18 | Texas(1) | 0-0 | 383 | NR |
19 | Wake Forest | 0-0 | 381 | NR |
20 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | 369 | NR |
21 | Kentucky | 0-0 | 353 | NR |
22 | Cincinnati | 0-0 | 339 | NR |
23 | Arkansas | 0-0 | 334 | NR |
24 | Ole Miss | 0-0 | 327 | NR |
25 | Houston | 0-0 | 257 | NR |
Complete Rankings
Others receiving votes: Iowa 248, Penn State 246, Tennessee 163, BYU 152, LSU 143, Auburn 98, UCF 55, North Carolina 34, San Diego State 25, Fresno State 21, Mississippi State 19, Florida 17, Air Force 12, Utah State 12, Appalachian State 10, Boise State 10, UCLA 10, Minnesota 6, South Carolina 5, Kansas State 4, Army 3, Iowa State 3, SMU 2, Purdue 2, Coastal Carolina 2, Louisiana 2, Oregon State 2, UTSA 1, Louisville 1, Florida State 1