AP Top-25 College Football Poll Revealed: Alabama, Clemson At The Top

For the third consecutive year, Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide sit atop the Associated Press' Top-25 poll heading into the new season. According to ESPN, the preseason AP poll started in 1950 and since then only Oklahoma from 1985-87 had started #1 in three straight years until now.

Alabama, who has won five national titles since 2009, received 42 out of 61 first-place votes and will look to repeat last season's performance where they both started and finished #1 in the rankings.

Saban has a decision to make at the QB position, as the Crimson Tide currently have two studs on the roster; Tua Tagovailoa, who won the College Football Playoff championship game for Bama with a second-half comeback and overtime touchdown pass, and Jalen Hurts, who has led the Tide to the national title game in each of his two seasons as a starter.

As for the rest of the AP Top-25 Poll, the Clemson Tigers check in #2 with 18 first-place votes, followed by the Georgia Bulldogs, who lost to Bama in the 2018 title game. The Big 10's Wisconsin Badgers and Ohio State Buckeyes round out the Top-5. After finishing last season with an unblemished record, the UCF Golden Knights find themselves in the Top-25 poll for the first time to the start the season, listed at #21 overall.

Check out the full preseason Top-25 below.

Rankings

1. Alabama

2. Clemson

3. Georgia

4. Wisconsin

5. Ohio State

6. Washington

7. Oklahoma

8. Miami

9. Auburn

10. Penn State