Georgia is No. 1 in The Associated Press preseason college football poll for the second straight year. The Bulldogs received 46 first-place votes to finish comfortably ahead of No. 2 Ohio State, which got 15 top votes. Oregon is No. 3 while Texas is fourth and Alabama is fifth. Conference realignment created an unprecedented preseason poll with just four conferences represented: The SEC has nine ranked teams. The Big Ten has six, the Big 12 has five and the ACC has four. Notre Dame, an independent, is ranked seventh.
Record Pts Prv
1. Georgia (46) 0-0 1532 4
2. Ohio St. (15) 0-0 1490 10
3. Oregon (1) 0-0 1403 6
4. Texas 0-0 1386 3
5. Alabama 0-0 1260 5
6. Mississippi 0-0 1189 9
7. Notre Dame 0-0 1122 14
8. Penn St. 0-0 1060 13
9. Michigan 0-0 995 1
10. Florida St. 0-0 971 6
11. Missouri 0-0 927 8
12. Utah 0-0 887 -
13. LSU 0-0 804 12
14. Clemson 0-0 689 20
15. Tennessee 0-0 629 17
16. Oklahoma 0-0 566 15
17. Oklahoma St. 0-0 538 16
18. Kansas St. 0-0 526 18
19. Miami 0-0 492 -
20. Texas A&M 0-0 292 -
21. Arizona 0-0 237 11
22. Kansas 0-0 231 23
23. Southern Cal 0-0 172 -
24. NC State 0-0 171 21
25. Iowa 0-0 140 24
Others receiving votes: Louisville 111, Virginia Tech 77, Boise St. 47, SMU 33, Iowa St. 33, Liberty 32, Washington 23, West Virginia 17, Memphis 16, Nebraska 16, Wisconsin 15, UTSA 6, Tulane 5, Appalachian St. 4, Kentucky 3, Auburn 2, Colorado 1.