My pre-season AP college football poll
The first Associated Press college football poll, of which I am a voter, is out.
Here was my ballot:
▪ 1. Alabama
▪ 2. Clemson
▪ 3. Florida State
▪ 4. Oklahoma
▪ 5. LSU
▪ 6. Ohio State
▪ 7. Tennessee
▪ 8. Stanford
▪ 9. Michigan
▪ 10. Washington
▪ 11. Notre Dame
▪ 12. TCU
▪ 13. Iowa
▪ 14. Louisville
▪ 15. UCLA
▪ 16. Ole Miss
▪ 17. Michigan State
▪ 18. Houston
▪ 19. Miami
▪ 20. Georgia
▪ 21. Washington State
▪ 22. Texas
▪ 23. North Carolina
▪ 24. Oregon
▪ 25. Pittsburgh
Here is the AP pre-season poll:
▪ 1. Alabama
▪ 2. Clemson
▪ 3. Oklahoma
▪ 4. Florida State
▪ 5. LSU
▪ 6. Ohio State
▪ 7. Michigan
▪ 8. Stanford
▪ 9. Tennessee
▪ 10. Notre Dame
▪ 11. Ole Miss
▪ 12. Michigan State
▪ 13. TCU
▪ 14. Washington
▪ 15. Houston
▪ 16. UCLA
▪ 17. Iowa
▪ 18. Georgia
▪ 19. Louisville
▪ 20. USC
▪ 21. Oklahoma State
▪ 22. North Carolina
▪ 23. Baylor
▪ 24. Oregon
▪ 25. Florida
John Clay: 859-231-3226, jclay@herald-leader.com, @johnclayiv