Alabama No. 1 in AP Top 25 Poll

The Crimson Tide will keep its top spot in the AP Poll when college football kickoffs later this month.The preseason Associated Press Top 25 that was released today. Alabama received first place votes from 58 of the 60 voters, with Ohio State and Georgia receving one vote each. It ties the 2009 Florida team for the most preseason first plate in the history of the AP Poll, ironically the Gators went 12-0 in the regular season and held the top ranking for 12 of the 15 polls that year, with Alabama being No. 1 in the other three weeks (Oct. 16, Dec. 6, Jan. 7).

The Southeastern Conference landed five teams in the top ten (Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Florida) and six overall (LSU) in the ranking with two more receiving votes (Vanderbilt and Ole Miss). The SEC has won seven straight national championships, but none of those teams started the season No. 1.

Preseason AP Top 25
1. Alabama (58)
2. Ohio State (1)
3. Oregon
4. Stanford
5. Georgia (1)
6. South Carolina
7. Texas A&M
8. Clemson
9. Louisville
10. Florida
11. Florida State
12. LSU
13. Oklahoma State
14. Notre Dame
15. Texas
16. Oklahoma
17. Michigan
18. Nebraska
19. Boise State
20. TCU
21. UCLA
22. Northwestern
23. Wisconsin
24. USC
25. Oregon State
Others receiving votes: Michigan State 95, Baylor 92, Virginia Tech 86, Miami (FL) 85, Arizona State 53, Kansas State 43, Fresno State 36, Vanderbilt 19, Washington 17, Northern Illinois 16, Ole Miss 11, Utah State 8, Georgia Tech 6, Cincinnati 3, Arizona 3, North Carolina 3, Penn State 2, Brigham Young 1