Alabama has snagged the top spot in The Associated Press preseason college football poll as the team sets its sights on a third-straight national title.
The AP writes:
"The [Crimson] Tide received 58 of 60 first-place votes from the media panel to easily outdistance No. 2 Ohio State and match Florida in 2009 for the highest percentage of first-place votes received in the 63-year history of the preseason rankings.
The Buckeyes received one first-place vote.
Oregon is No. 3, followed by Stanford and Georgia, which received the other first-place vote."
The poll results mirror the released Aug. 1. In the USA Today ranking, Alabama was the overwhelming choice, topping 58 of 62 ballots.
But :
"History might not be on Alabama's side when it comes to starting No. 1. The last team to be a preseason No. 1 and also finish the season there was in 2004 when USC did it. Florida State also did it in 1999. According to ESPN Stats & Info, there have been five teams since 1990 to garner at least 50 first-place votes. None of those have gone on to win the national title."
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