AP Top 25: Ohio State Ranked No. 2 to Begin 2017

By D.J. Byrnes on August 21, 2017 at 12:04 pm
Ohio State Associated Press Poll
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Ohio State will enter the 2017 season as the No. 2 team in the country, according to the AP Top 25 poll released Monday afternoon. The Buckeyes trail No. 1 Alabama, with Florida State, USC, and Clemson rounding out the Top 5.

No. 6 Penn State is the second highest rated Big Ten team, with Wisconsin at No. 9 and Michigan at No. 11.

The SEC placed the most teams in the poll with six.

The full poll:

AP TOP 25 Preseason Rankings
RANK TEAM RECORD PTS 1st VOTES PREV
1 ALABAMA 14-1 1,513 52 2
2 OHIO STATE 11-2 1,414 3 6
3 FLORIDA STATE 10-3 1,396 4 8
4 USC 10-3 1,325 2 3
5 CLEMSON 14-1 1,201 1
6 PENN STATE 11-3 1,196 7
7 OKLAHOMA 11-2 1,170 5
8 WASHINGTON 12-2 1,150 4
9 WISCONSIN 11-3 926 9
10 OKLAHOMA STATE 10-3 889 11
11 MICHIGAN 10-3 881 10
12 AUBURN 8-5 880 24
13 LSU 8-4 784 13
14 STANFORD 10-3 695 12
15 GEORGIA 8-5 690
16 LOUISVILLE 9-4 629 21
17 FLORIDA 9-4 624 14
18 MIAMI (FL) 9-4 492 20
19 SOUTH FLORIDA 11-2 327 19
20 KANSAS STATE 9-4 317
21 VIRGINIA TECH 10-4 240 16
22 WEST VIRGINIA 10-3 207 18
23 TEXAS 5-7 173
24 WASHINGTON STATE 8-5 133
25 TENNESSEE 9-4 114 22
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