Before college football season kicks off this Saturday, let’s take a quick look at the AP’s top 25 preseason rankings for each team. The gridiron is on the horizon for this school year. Let’s take a look at which team made the cut, who made it on top and who did not.
AP Top 25 College Football Preseason Rankings 2017
Of course, Alabama is number one of the list. They are followed by Ohio and Florida State. Even Miami made the list after years sitting on the outside looking in. Look below and find out where each team ranked for the AP top 25 college football preseason rankings…
| Ranking | Team (1st place votes) |
| 1 | Alabama (52) |
| 2 | Ohio State (3) |
| 3 | Florida State (4) |
| 4 | USC (2) |
| 5 | Clemson |
| 6 | Penn State |
| 7 | Oklahoma |
| 8 | Washington |
| 9 | Wisconsin |
| 10 | Oklahoma St. |
| 11 | Michigan |
| 12 | Auburn |
| 13 | LSU |
| 14 | Stanford |
| 15 | Georgia |
| 16 | Louisville |
| 17 | Florida |
| 18 | Miami |
| 19 | USF |
| 20 | Kansas State |
| 21 | Virginia Tech |
| 22 | West Virginia |
| 23 | Texas |
| 24 | Washington State |
| 25 | Tennessee |
For the second straight year, Alabama has risen to the tippy top of preseason NCAA football rankings. Let’s hear it for the Crimson Tide…
And congratulations to the Miami Hurricanes for making the AP preseason poll for the first time since 2010.
Here are the other college football teams who didn’t make the top 25, but still received votes: TCU 98, Utah 85, Notre Dame 65, Boise State 37, NC State 26, Northwestern 25, Pittsburgh 23, Oregon 21, Houston 19, Colorado 18, San Diego State 9, UCLA 9, BYU 5, Appalachian State 4, Nebraska 4, Tulsa 4, Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 3, Michigan State 1.
