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The Crimson Tide got 58 of 62 possible first-place votes. Ohio State (No. 2) got three first-place votes and Texas A&M (No. 6) got one.
Here's the top 25 broken down by conference: SEC (6), Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (5), Big 12 (4), ACC (2), plus Louisville, Boise State and Notre Dame.
No huge surprises. USC and Texas are a bit lower than anticipated, and Notre Dame is a bit higher considering they've lost their quarterback.
Here's the full poll:
- Alabama
- Ohio State
- Oregon
- Stanford
- Georgia
- Texas A&M
- South Carolina
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Florida
- Notre Dame
- Florida State
- LSU
- Oklahoma State
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Boise State
- TCU
- UCLA
- Northwestern
- Wisconsin
- USC
- Oregon State