From The Tribune staff reports
The 2020 college football season might be in doubt, but that won’t stop the wave of preseason rankings from crashing down.
On Thursday, USA Today released the Amway Coaches Preseason Top 25, which features three SEC teams in the top five. Top-ranked Clemson is followed by No. 2 Ohio State, No. 3 Alabama, No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 LSU.
In addition to those in the top five, three more SEC schools appear throughout the annual preseason poll, including No. 8 Florida, No. 11 Auburn and No. 13 Texas A&M.
See the complete top 25 rankings below.
RANK | SCHOOL | POINTS |
1 | Clemson (38) | 1,589 |
2 | Ohio State (17) | 1,555 |
3 | Alabama (4) | 1,495 |
4 | Georgia | 1,345 |
5 | LSU (6) | 1,330 |
6 | Oklahoma | 1,315 |
7 | Penn State | 1,199 |
8 | Florida | 1,176 |
9 | Oregon | 1,164 |
10 | Notre Dame | 1,012 |
11 | Auburn | 898 |
12 | Wisconsin | 887 |
13 | Texas A&M | 807 |
14 | Texas | 703 |
15 | Michigan | 687 |
16 | Oklahoma State | 524 |
17 | USC | 521 |
18 | Minnesota | 494 |
19 | North Carolina | 415 |
20 | Utah | 241 |
21 | UCF | 232 |
22 | Cincinnati | 229 |
23 | Iowa | 204 |
24 | Virginia Tech | 143 |
25 | Iowa State | 135 |
The Amway Coaches Poll powered by USA TODAY Sports is conducted weekly throughout the regular season using a panel of head coaches at FBS schools. The panel is chosen by random draw, conference by conference plus independents, from a pool of coaches who have indicated to the American Football Coaches Association their willingness to participate. Each coach submits a Top 25 with a first-place vote worth 25 points, second place 24, and so on down to one point for 25th.