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First Top 25 College Football Poll Released
The USA Today/Coaches poll released their first college football top 25 poll of 2020, and the defending national champion LSU Tigers come in at #5.
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns are not ranked but did receive 3 Top 25 votes.
The preseason #1 is Clemson, who began last season at #1 as well.
Following them is Ohio State at #2, then three SEC teams with Alabama at #3, Georgia at #4, and the Tigers at #5.
LSU received 6 first-place votes.
USA TODAY/AMWAY COACHES TOP 25 POLL
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Georgia
- LSU
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Florida
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- Auburn
- Wisconsin
- Texas A&M
- Texas
- Michigan
- Oklahoma State
- USC
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Utah
- UCF
- Cincinnati
- Iowa
- Virginia Tech
- Iowa State
Other receiving votes:
Tennessee 111; Boise State 111; Arizona State 88; Kentucky 73; Memphis 71; Baylor 66; Washington 65; Louisville 62; Miami 58; Appalachian State 31; Navy 17; Virginia 13; Air Force 12; Mississippi State 9; Texas Christian 7; Washington State 6; Tulane 5; California 5; Louisiana 3; Southern Methodist 3; Nebraska 3; Stanford 2; Pittsburgh 1; Kansas State 1; Indiana 1; Duke 1.
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