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USA TODAY (SNN-TV) – Alabama was voted No. 1 in the preseason USA Today coaches’ poll released earlier today, with Ohio State second and defending national champion Georgia third.
The Crimson Tide received 54 first-place votes and are coming off a loss in the College Football Playoff title game to Georgia. The Buckeyes received five first-place votes and the Bulldogs got six. No. 18 Texas also received a first-place vote. Clemson, Notre Dame, Michigan, Texas A&M, Utah, Oklahoma and Baylor rounded out the top ten.
The lone team in the Sunshine state represented in the Top-25 was the University of Miami, coming in at No.17.
