AP Top 25 poll: Clemson, Ohio State lead the way in preseason college football rankings – CBS Sports

The preseason AP Top 25 ballotwas launched on Monday, and it has taken on a certain look in what is going on to be one in each of the strangest college football seasons in freshest reminiscence. Even if the Mountainous Ten, Pac-12, Mountain West and MAC indulge in chosen to increase their tumble seasons, the Associated Press determined to let voters embody teams from these conferences in their preliminary polls. With that in recommendations, there wasn’t highly effective of a shock on the tip.

Clemson, led by Heisman Trophy candidate Trevor Lawrence, chimed in as a result of the preseason No. 1 crew in America for the 2nd straight season. The Tigers are adopted by the first crew from the Mountainous Ten to be included — the Ohio Affirm Buckeyes. Even if they acquired’t play this tumble, Justin Fields and Co. indulge in been broadly perception to be one in each of the tip teams inside the nation sooner than the shutdown.

Alabama, Georgia and Oklahoma spherical out the tip 5, with defending nationwide champion LSU coming in at No. 6.

Cincinnati is the very excellent-ranked Neighborhood of 5 crew at No. 20, with No. 21 UCF being the excellent assorted Neighborhood of 5 crew included inside the poll.

Right here is the Preseason AP Top 25 ballotin its entirety.

1. Clemson (38)
2. Ohio Affirm (21)
3. Alabama (2)
4. Georgia
5. Oklahoma
6. LSU (1)
7. Penn Affirm
8. Florida
9. Oregon
10. Notre Dame
11. Auburn
12. Wisconsin
13. Texas A&M
14. Texas
15. Oklahoma Affirm
16. Michigan
17. USC
18. North Carolina
19. Minnesota
20. Cincinnati
21. UCF
22. Utah
23. Iowa Affirm
24. Iowa
25. Tennessee

Others receiving votes:Memphis 86, Virginia Tech 85, Boise Affirm 68, Arizona Affirm 66, Miami (FL) 42, Louisville 32, Appalachian Affirm 26, Washington 21, Kentucky 20, Indiana 19, Baylor 15, California 11, TCU 9, Virginia 7, Navy 6, Florida Affirm 6, SMU 3, Mississippi Affirm 3, Air Power 3, Northwestern 1, UAB 1