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On3's Brett McMurphy on Tuesday released a poll that named the Auburn Tigers as one of the most overrated teams by AP Voters since 2014. Auburn Tigers on SI breaks down why it is or is not true.
The first PFF top 25 poll is out, and it arrives not long after the Coaches Poll and the official preseason AP Poll. It has some incredibly shocking changes, though.
The SEC placed a record 10 teams in the Associated Press preseason poll, which was released Monday with Texas on top (for the first time).
At the AP, my job was to administer the poll, so I knew that as a first-time voter I'd be undertaking a challenge with no perfect answer.
The countdown started earlier in the month. Over three-plus weeks in this space, I will unveil my preseason Associated Press Top 25 team by team. One each day until the games start late this month. The full preseason AP poll was released Aug.
Alabama is ranked in the 2025 preseason AP Poll Top 25. Here is where the Crimson Tide sit ahead of Week 1 at Florida State.
Kentucky stays in its season-long perch atop the AP Top 25 and has taken back one of its lost first-place votes from No. 2 Virginia. The Wildcats (19-0) were No. 1 on 64 of 65 votes cast Monday.
The Longhorns received 25 first-place votes and 1,552 points in the rankings released Monday to edge past No. 2 Penn State in the closest preseason vote since 1998. The Nittany Lions have their best preseason ranking since they started No. 1 in 1997. Penn State received 23 first-place votes and 1,547 points.
Bob Asmussen is a college football reporter and columnist for The News-Gazette. He can be reached at 217-393-8248 or [email protected].
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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNAuburn claims 1958 national title despite LSU football finishing No. 1 in the AP Poll
LSU football went 11-0 and won the national title in 1958. Now, Auburn is saying they're the 1958 national champs.