🏈 Tuscaloosa News—Top 5 teams from the four major pre-season polls.

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ATHLON
1. Florida State
2. ALABAMA
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. Auburn

USA TODAY
1. Florida State
2. Ohio State
3. ALABAMA
4. Oregon
5. Auburn

PHIL STEELE
1. Florida State
2. ALABAMA
3. Ohio State
4. Oklahoma
5. UCLA

SPORTING NEWS
1. Oklahoma
2. Oregon
3. Florida State
4. ALABAMA
5. Auburn

COMPOSITE POLL
1. Florida State
2. ALABAMA
3. Oklahoma
4. Ohio State
5. Oregon
6. Auburn
7. UCLA
8. Baylor
9. Georgia
10. Michigan State
11. Stanford
12. South Carolina
13. LSU
14. Notre Dame
T-15. USC
T-15. Wisconsin
17. Ole Miss
18. Arizona State
19. Nebraska
20. Kansas State
21. Texas A&M
22. Texas
23. Marshall
T-24. TCU
T-24. Clemson

Despite loss of key players, Alabama football team picked to finish season with a playoff spot