Ohio State, the defending national champion, on Sunday became the first unanimous No. 1 selection in the 65-year history of The Associated Press’s preseason college football poll.The next four in the poll, in order, were Texas Christian, Alabama, Baylor and Michigan State, giving T.C.U. and Baylor the highest preseason rankings in their histories and giving Alabama its lowest since 2009.The Buckeyes went 14-1 last season, with victories against Alabama and Oregon in the first College Football Playoff. They return most of their major contributors, including the junior running back Ezekiel Elliott and the junior defensive end Joey Bosa.The Buckeyes also have three quarterbacks from which to choose: the fifth-year senior Braxton Miller, who did not play last season because of a shoulder injury and may be converted to halfback; J. T. Barrett, who put up Heisman Trophy-worthy numbers as a freshman before injuring his ankle in the final regular-season game last year; and the redshirt junior Cardale Jones, who led Ohio State in three postseason games. Coach Urban Meyer has not announced a starter.Oregon and Florida State — teams that, in Marcus Mariota and Jameis Winston, lost Heisman-winning quarterbacks to the N.F.L. — dropped to Nos. 7 and 10. At Nos. …
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