Tyler Conway (Bleacher Report) — Another mass exodus of NFL talent and another coordinator taking a head coaching job. As long as Alabama has Nick Saban and a wealth of 5-star talent, it doesn’t matter.
The Crimson Tide are once again the nation’s top-ranked team in the first Associated Press poll of the 2021 college football season, which was released Monday. This is the first time Alabama has been the preseason No. 1 since 2018, after Clemson held the mantle the last two years.
Alabama or Clemson has topped the preseason poll in each of the last five seasons. The Tigers dropped to No. 3 this year, one spot behind Oklahoma, with Ohio State and Georgia rounding out the Top Five.
1. Alabama
2. Oklahoma
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Texas A&M
7. Iowa State
8. Cincinnati
9. Notre Dame
10. North Carolina
11. Oregon
12. Wisconsin
13. Florida
14. Miami
15. USC
16. LSU
17. Indiana
18. Iowa
19. Penn State
20. Washington
21. Texas
22. Coastal Carolina
23. Louisiana-Lafayette
24. Utah
25. Arizona State
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 107, Ole Miss 106, TCU 40, Liberty 36, Auburn 32, North Carolina State 14, Michigan 12, Northwestern 8, Boise State 7, Nevada 7, Brigham Young 6, Ball State 6, Houston 5, Boston College 5, UCF 5, West Virginia 3, UAB 2, Army 2, UCLA 2
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