Going for their second straight national championship, the Alabam Crimson Tide already have one three-peat in the bag.
Ranked No. 1 in the AP’s preseason NCAA football poll, the Crimson Tide are just the second team to occupy the top spot before the start of the season for three years in a row since the poll was started in 1950.
No. 1 in the preseason poll from 1985-87, the Oklahoma Sooners were the first.
Winners of five national championships under head coach Nick Saban since 2009, Alabama received 42 out of 61 first-place votes.
BREAKING: No. 1 @AlabamaFTBL tops preseason AP Top 25 for third consecutive year, a feat done only once before; @ClemsonFB is No. 2, followed by @FootballUGA, @BadgerFootball and @OhioStateFB. See the full poll: https://t.co/jfkE4ZQ5Ce pic.twitter.com/JDiE6VLaxK
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) August 20, 2018
Clemson came in No. 2 in the poll, Georgia No.3, Wisconsin No. 4, and Ohio State at No. 5.
It’s likely the ongoing investigation into suspended Ohio State coach Urban Meyer likely played a factor in the Buckeyes being ranked behind the Badgers in the poll.
The University of Central Florida, the only school in the country to go undefeated last season, is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time to the start the season at No. 21.
If you're wondering about UCF being No. 21, the answer is YES, teams have gone unbeaten one year and been ranked that low or lower the following season. https://t.co/oror7wQpFY
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) August 20, 2018
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