Ohio State Buckeyes command top spot in preseason AP poll

Associated Press pollsters are believing that two of the most worthy teams battling for the upcoming College Football Playoff are situated 87 miles apart along Interstate 35. Ohio State continues to earn preseason reward, this time for securing the highest spot within the first Related Press prime 25 ballot of the season Sunday. The Sooners also were ranked 19th in the Preseason Amway Coaches Top 25. Having two teams from the Big 12 ranked in the top four schools (TCU Horned Frogs and Baylor Bears) will certainly excite fans of that conference as well. This is it. And to mark the coming of the long, hot, and what feels like a never ending summer, the AP Poll released their preseason rankings. They return loads of talent from last year’s championship team, and experts predict they will be the team to beat in the College Football Playoffs next January. Clemson had a five-year run of being ranked in the preseason and the post season top 25 from 1987-91. The Bulldogs spent five weeks at No. 1 in the national polls past year . Having Ohio State and TCU at the top should give extra motivation to teams from the SEC and Pac-12 to fight harder when the season opens up in September. ESPN reports that Ohio State is the first college team to be a unanimous preseason No. …

Continue Reading: Ohio State Buckeyes command top spot in preseason AP poll