The preseason coaches Top 25 came out Thursday, and here are five things to know about the poll:
1. The teams who met in last season’s College Football Playoff championship game — Alabama and Clemson — rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the poll. Defending champ Alabama sits at the top of the poll. The Crimson Tide received 55 first-place votes and Clemson seven. Florida State and Tennessee received one apiece.
2. Georgia comes in at No. 16. No other state school ranks in the poll.
3. The top three teams in the poll participated in last season’s playoff. The fourth playoff team from last season just missed the top 10 in the poll.
4. Six SEC schools and four ACC schools are in the poll. The other conferences represented are Pac-12 (5), Big 12 (4), Big Ten (4) and American Athletic (1). The 25th school is Notre Dame.
5. Three teams in the poll are on Georgia’s schedule for this season: Tennessee (10), Ole Miss (12) and North Carolina (20). Two teams in the poll are on Georgia Tech’s schedule: Clemson and North Carolina. Ole Miss also is on Georgia Southern’s schedule.
The poll:
School, 2015 record, points (first-place votes)
1. Alabama, 14-1, 1585 (55)
2. Clemson, 14-1, 1524 (7)
3. Oklahoma, 11-2, 1398
4. Florida State, 10-3, 1351 (1)
5. Ohio State, 12-1, 1321
6. LSU, 9-3, 1241
7. Stanford, 12-2, 1149
8. Michigan, 10-3, 1062
9. Notre Dame, 10-3, 1034
10. Tennessee, 9-4, 960 (1)
11. Michigan State, 12-2, 901
12. Ole Miss, 10-3, 792
13. Houston, 13-1, 668
14. TCU, 11-2, 649
15. Iowa, 12-2, 579
16. Georgia, 10-3, 525
17. USC, 8-6, 468
18. Washington, 7-6, 454
19. Oklahoma State, 10-3, 426
20. North Carolina, 11-3, 422
21. Baylor, 10-3, 383
22. Oregon, 9-4, 361
23. Louisville, 8-5, 331
24. UCLA, 8-5, 296
25. Florida, 10-4, 245
5. The voters:
Chris Ash, Rutgers
Dino Babers, Syracuse
David Bailiff, Rice
David Beaty, Kansas
Bret Bielema, Arkansas
John Bonamego, Central Michigan
Terry Bowden, Akron
Matt Campbell, Iowa State
Ron Caragher, San Jose State
Rod Carey, Northern Illinois
Paul Chryst, Wisconsin
Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan
David Cutcliffe, Duke
DJ Durkin, Maryland
Larry Fedora, North Carolina
Jimbo Fisher, Florida State
James Franklin, Penn State
Justin Fuente, Virginia Tech
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Bryan Harsin, Boise State
Clay Helton, USC
Tom Herman, Houston
Doc Holliday, Marshall
Skip Holtz, Louisiana Tech
Joey Jones, South Alabama
Brian Kelly, Notre Dame
Sean Kugler, Texas-El Paso
Mike Leach, Washington State
Lance Leipold, Buffalo
Seth Littrell, North Texas
Rocky Long, San Diego State
Mike MacIntyre, Colorado
Gus Malzahn, Auburn
Chuck Martin, Miami (Ohio)
Doug Martin, New Mexico State
Derek Mason, Vanderbilt
Urban Meyer, Ohio State
Trent Miles, Georgia State
Philip Montgomery, Tulsa
Scottie Montgomery, East Carolina
Chad Morris, SMU
Dan Mullen, Mississippi State
Mike Norvell, Memphis
Gary Patterson, TCU
Chris Petersen, Washington
Brian Polian, Nevada
Mark Richt, Miami (Fla.)
Mike Riley, Nebraska
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona
Nick Saban, Alabama
Tony Sanchez, UNLV
Scott Satterfield, Appalachian State
Kirby Smart, Georgia
Frank Solich, Ohio
Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee State
Bob Stoops, Oklahoma
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M
Dabo Swinney, Clemson
Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati
Ron Turner, Florida International
Matt Wells, Utah State
Kyle Whittingham, Utah
Kevin Wilson, Indiana
Everett Withers, Texas State
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