Alabama tops poll

The Associated Press preseason Top 25 was released today. Defending national champion Alabama starts at No. 1.

Here is the poll:

The AP Top 25

                            Record    Pts    Pv
 1. Alabama (54)    14-0    1,491    1
 2. Ohio St. (3)    11-2    1,400    5
 3. Boise St. (1)    14-0    1,336    4
 4. Florida    13-1    1,237    3
 5. Texas (1)    13-1    1,223    2
 6. TCU    12-1    1,160    6
 7. Oklahoma (1)    8-5    1,104    —
 8. Nebraska    10-4    1,033    14
 9. Iowa    11-2    1,007    7
10. Virginia Tech    10-3    973    10
11. Oregon    10-3    870    11
12. Wisconsin    10-3    822    16
13. Miami    9-4    785    19
14. Southern Cal    9-4    590    22
15. Pittsburgh    10-3    516    15
16. Georgia Tech    11-3    511    13
17. Arkansas    8-5    496    —
18. North Carolina    8-5    397    —
19. Penn St.    11-2    382    9
20. Florida St.    7-6    379    —
21. LSU    9-4    300    17
22. Auburn    8-5    296    —
23. Georgia    8-5    206    —
24. Oregon St.    8-5    198    —
25. West Virginia    9-4    184    25
Others receiving votes: Cincinnati 108, Stanford 81, Utah 80, South Carolina 71, Houston 66, Connecticut 32, Notre Dame 31, Missouri 27, BYU 19, Arizona 15, Clemson 15, Texas Tech 14, Navy 12, Washington 8, Texas A&M 7, Mississippi 6, Oklahoma St. 3, Cent. Michigan 2, Middle Tennessee 2, Temple 2, Boston College 1, SMU 1, UCF 1.

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