Ohio State and Oregon were 1-2 in The Associated Press Top 25 released Monday, giving the Big Ten Conference the top two teams in the preseason rankings for the first time in 65 years and just the second time ever.
The Buckeyes received 40 first-place votes and Oregon received 14 in voting by 69 media members who cover college football.
Ohio State will go into a season No. 1 for the ninth time, and first since 2015. The Buckeyes are now tied with Alabama for second-most preseason No. 1 rankings behind Oklahoma’s 10.
Four Big 12 teams are ranked, with conference champion Texas Tech the highest at No. 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference has three ranked teams, with the Hurricanes joined by No. 19 SMU and No. 24 Louisville. There are no Group of Six schools in the Top 25.
Rank Team
1 Ohio State
2 Oregon
3 Georgia
4 Notre Dame
5 Texas
6 Indiana
7 Miami
8 Texas A&M
9 Ole Miss
10 Oklahoma
11 LSU
12 Texas Tech
13 Alabama
14 BYU
14 USC
16 Michigan
17 Washington
18 Penn State
19 SMU
20 Tennessee
21 Utah
22 Iowa
23 Houston
24 Louisville
25 Missouri
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