ESPN came out with the latest update of their pre-season rankings this morning. 

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/15994654/alabama-crimson-tide-no-1-tennessee-volunteers-moved-top-10-tcu-horned-frogs-surge

They have the Buckeyes ninth - with Alabama, Clemson, Michigan, Florida State, Oklahoma, LSU, Stanford and Notre Dame ranked 1-8 in this poll. 

Mark Schlabach also gives a little synopsis of each team in the piece -