The AP Poll was released Monday, and Alabama is ranked No. 1 for second straight season. The Crimson Tide are a consensus top pick across the board when you look at the Amway Coaches Poll and Sporting News Preseason Top 25, too.
A look at all three polls reveals even more chalk. Ohio State, Florida State and USC are the next three despite varying orders across the three polls, but that jives with Sporting News preseason bowl projections.
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How does the AP Poll compare with the Amway Coaches Poll and Sporting News Preseason Top 25? We scored teams based off their ranking in the respective polls — 25 points for a No. 1 ranking, all the way down to 1 point for a No. 25 ranking — and listed the teams in order of points scored.
Here’s a closer look:
AP, Coaches and Sporting News polls
| RANK | SCHOOL | AP | COACHES | SN | POINTS |
| 1 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 71 |
| 3T | USC | 4 | 4 | 2 | 68 |
| 3T | Florida State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 68 |
| 5 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 5 | 63 |
| 6 | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 6 | 60 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | 7 | 8 | 7 | 56 |
| 8 | Washington | 8 | 7 | 8 | 55 |
| 9 | Michigan | 11 | 9 | 9 | 49 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 9 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 11 | Auburn | 12 | 13 | 11 | 42 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 11 | 16 | 41 |
| 13 | LSU | 13 | 12 | 14 | 39 |
| 14 | Georgia | 15 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 15 | Louisville | 16 | 17 | 12 | 33 |
| 16 | Stanford | 14 | 14 | 18 | 32 |
| 17 | Florida | 17 | 16 | 15 | 30 |
| 18 | Miami (Fla.) | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 |
| 19 | Kansas State | 20 | 19 | 17 | 22 |
| 20T | West Virginia | 22 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
| 20T | South Florida | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 |
| 22 | Texas | 23 | 23 | 21 | 11 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 21 | 22 | NR | 9 |
| 24 | Washington State | 24 | NR | 23 | 5 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 25 | 24 | 25 | 4 |
