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Related: About this forumAlabama ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason poll
Alabama ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason poll for third straight yearDefending national champion Alabama landed the top spot on the AP Top 25 preseason poll, it was announced on Monday. The Crimson Tide pulled in 42 first-place votes to pull away for the top spot in the first AP top 25 of the 2018 college football season.
This is the third consecutive season Alabama will start the year ranked on top of the AP preseason Top 25, marking just the second time in AP poll history a team has accomplished that feat.
Here is the full preseason AP Top 25 for the 2018 season:
Alabama (42 first-place votes)
Clemson (18)
Georgia
Wisconsin (1)
Ohio State
Washington
Oklahoma
Miami
Auburn
Penn State
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Stanford
Michigan
USC
TCU
West Virginia
Mississippi State
Florida State
Virginia Tech
UCF
Boise State
Texas
Oregon
LSU
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/20/alabama-ranked-no-1-in-ap-top-25-preseason-poll-for-third-straight-year/?cid=eref:nbcnews:text
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Alabama ranked No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason poll (Original Post)
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underpants
(187,690 posts)1. Several dominant programs
I see that UCF is 21 even after losing their coach. They seem to really have a good program going.
SCantiGOP
(14,317 posts)2. Fake news
Carolina Gamecocks are on top of the poll.
At least the also got votes part of the poll at #26.
And, we dont have to play Bama. Just #2 and 3.
populistdriven
(5,687 posts)3. everyone who avoids playing them is glad