Ohio State Ranked No. 6 in 2016 Preseason Associated Press Poll

By Eric Seger on August 21, 2016 at 10:04 am
Ohio State ranked fifth in Associated Press preseason 2016 college football poll.
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More than a handful of starting positions remain up for grabs for Urban Meyer's fifth Ohio State team, but voters in the Associated Press college football poll still believe the Buckeyes are a top-10 team.

Ohio State is slotted sixth in the AP's preseason poll, released Sunday. The Buckeyes trail defending national champion Alabama, national runner-up Clemson, Week 3 opponent Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU. It is the 28th straight season the Buckeyes have been ranked in the preseason AP Poll.

Four Big Ten teams made the cut in the preseason AP poll, led by Ohio State. Others include No. 7 Michigan, No. 12 Michigan State and No. 17 Iowa.

The first regular season AP Poll is scheduled to be released Sept. 6.

Last season, the Buckeyes became the first-ever unanimous preseason No. 1 team in the AP Poll's now 67-year history. Ohio State finished fourth in the final 2015 AP Poll after a 12-1 season, behind Alabama, Clemson and Stanford.

2016 AP Preseason Top 25 Poll
Rank Team Points 1st Final 2015 rank 2015 RECORD
1 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 1,469 33 1 14-1
2 CLEMSON TIGERS 1,443 16 2 14-1
3 OKLAHOMA SOONERS 1,352 4 5 11-2
4 FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES 1,325 5 14 10-3
5 LSU TIGERS 1,269 1 16 9-3
6 OHIO STATE BUCKEYES 1,224 1 4 12-1
7 MICHIGAN WOLVERINES 1,147 1 12 10-3
8 STANFORD CARDINAL 1,029 3 12-2
9 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS 1,021 22 9-4
10 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH 1,006 11 10-3
11 MISSISSIPPI REBELS 718 10 10-3
12 MICHIGAN STATE 710 6 12-2
13 TEXAS CHRISTIAN HORNED FROGS 707 7 11-2
14 WASHINGTON HUSKIES 651 NR 7-6
15 HOUSTON COUGARS 644 8 13-1
16 UCLA BRUINS 496 NR 8-5
17 IOWA HAWKEYES 484 9 12-2
18 GEORGIA BULLDOGS 448 NR 10-3
19 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS 447 NR 8-5
20 USC TROJANS 344 NR 8-6
21 OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS 316 20 10-3
22 NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS 283 15 11-3
23 BAYLOR BEARS 280 13 10-3
24 OREGON DUCKS 218 19 9-4
25 FLORIDA GATORS 180 25 10-4
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