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Alabama No. 1 in Preseason AP Poll, UK Gets 1 Vote

Alabama No. 1 in Preseason AP Poll, UK Gets 1 Vote
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By The Associated Press
Aug. 20, 2018 | LEXINGTON, KY
By The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2018 | 09:20 PM | LEXINGTON, KY
Alabama will begin its quest for a second consecutive national championship with a rare feat.

The Crimson Tide is just the second team to be ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press football poll for three straight seasons, joining the Oklahoma Sooners of 1985-87. Alabama received 42 out of 61 first-place votes.

No. 2 Clemson picked up 18 first-place votes. Georgia is third, followed by Wisconsin and Ohio State.

Washington, Oklahoma, Miami, Auburn and Penn St. round out the top 10.

The Big Ten and the Southeastern Conference lead the way with five teams each in the Top 25. The Big 12, PAC 12 and ACC each have four.

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 2017 final ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (42) 13-1 1505 1
2. Clemson (18) 12-2 1476 4
3. Georgia 13-2 1350 2
4. Wisconsin (1) 13-1 1271 7
5. Ohio St. 12-2 1256 5
6. Washington 10-3 1215 16
7. Oklahoma 12-2 1173 3
8. Miami 10-3 1027 13
9. Auburn 10-4 1013 10
10. Penn St. 11-2 1012 8
11. Michigan St. 10-3 877 15
12. Notre Dame 10-3 804 11
13. Stanford 9-5 778 20
14. Michigan 8-5 773 NR
15. Southern Cal 11-3 543 12
16. TCU 11-3 533 9
17. West Virginia 7-6 511 NR
18. Mississippi St. 9-4 450 19
19. Florida St. 7-6 384 NR
20. Virginia Tech 9-4 351 24
21. UCF 13-0 312 6
22. Boise St. 11-3 292 22
23. Texas 7-6 216 NR
24. Oregon 7-6 148 NR
25. LSU 9-4 106 18

Others receiving votes: South Carolina 96, Florida 68, Utah 60, Oklahoma St. 51, FAU 38, Arizona 28, NC State 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College 18, Northwestern 13, Kansas St. 10, Iowa St. 8, Houston 6, Memphis 3, Troy 2, Iowa 2, Kentucky 1, Arkansas St. 1, Fresno St. 1.

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