The Associated Press releases its first college football Top 25 poll of the season, with Ohio State ranked No. 1 and Oregon ranked No. 2 in the preseason rankings. Georgia appears next in the top group, as multiple outlets report the early ordering of the leading teams.
The voting comes from 69 media members who cover college football. Ohio State receives 40 first-place votes, while Oregon gets 14. Yahoo Sports notes this gives the Big Ten the top two preseason teams for the first time in 65 years and only the second time ever. CBS Sports highlights the same headline outcome—Ohio State as preseason No. 1 and Oregon at No. 2—while Yahoo also adds details on conference representation, reporting that the SEC leads all conferences with nine ranked teams.
