Clemson ranked second in initial Coaches Poll |
Alabama and Clemson played for the National Championship last January in Phoenix and finished 1-2 in the final rankings. Those teams are 1-2 in the initial Amway Coaches Poll released Thursday.
Alabama was No. 1 in the preseason edition of the poll with 55 of 64 first-place votes and 1585 points in the rankings released Thursday, finishing ahead of Clemson and Oklahoma. Clemson received seven first place votes. Oklahoma did not receive a first-place vote, but No. 4 Florida State received one as did No. 10 Tennessee. Ohio State rounded out the preseason top five. Each voting coach submits his top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24 points and so on down to one point for 25th. 2016 USA Today Preseason Coaches Poll 1. Alabama (55 first-place votes) - 1,585 points 2. Clemson (7) - 1,524 3. Oklahoma - 1,398 4. Florida State (1) - 1,351 5. Ohio State - 1,321 6. LSU - 1,241 7. Stanford - 1,149 8. Michigan - 1,062 9. Notre Dame - 1,034 10. Tennessee - 960 11. Michigan State - 901 12. Ole Miss - 792 13. Houston - 668 14. TCU - 649 15. Iowa - 579 16. Georgia - 525 17. USC - 468 18. Washington - 454 19. Oklahoma State - 426 20. North Carolina - 422 21. Baylor - 383 22. Oregon - 361 23. Louisville - 331 24. UCLA - 296 25. Florida - 245 Also receiving votes: Miami (Fla.) 120; Wisconsin 82; Utah 73; Boise State 73; Washington State 47; Texas A&M 37; Texas 34; Arkansas 34; Northwestern 31; Navy 30; Mississippi State 19; San Diego State 18; Nebraska 17; Auburn 17; Western Kentucky 11; Pittsburgh 8; Brigham Young 6; Appalachian State 4; Duke 3; Arizona 2; Marshall 2; Toledo 2; South Florida 2; Memphis 1; Indiana 1; Northern Illinois 1.
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