The preseason AP poll was released on Saturday morning, joining the likes of SEC media days and the first day of fall camps in a string of many unofficial starts to the college football season. But this one should be the last. Alabama was the predictable No. 1, followed by Ohio State, Oregon, Stanford and Georgia. If those rankings look familiar, that's because they are: The AP Top Five was identical to that of the coaches poll. In fact, ...

Despite just opening its own indoor athletic facility, Florida State can’t help but feel it’s the runt of the pack. According to David Hale of ESPN, even though the university spent $90 million on athletics last year it is still behind most of its local SEC competitors. For example, both Alabama and Florida—two of Florida State’s main competitors on the recruiting trail—invested over $110 million in their respective sports. But here’s the catch: Nick Saban’s football ...

Die-hard Texas Longhorns fans may take their AP ranking as a slap in the face. But it's time for a wake-up call in Austin.  Despite returning an NCAA-best 19 starters—including the most experienced quarterback in the Big 12 from a nine-win team—the Associated Press voters have Texas at No. 15 in the country in their preseason poll. Usually one of the traditional powerhouses in college football, a low ranking for Texas shows that both coaches and the ...

The Associated Press Poll is no longer part of the equation for the Bowl Championship Series, but the release of the second of the two major preseason polls was met with quite a bit of intrigue on Saturday morning. To the surprise of nobody, Alabama came in at the top spot of the AP preseason poll, earning 58 of 60 first-place votes and holding a commanding lead over second-place Ohio State. Behind the Crimson Tide, four ...

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish rang in at No. 14 in the 2013 preseason Associated Press poll released Saturday morning. That is an awfully low ranking for a team coming off a runner-up finish in the BCS National Championship Game.  And it is largely due to the team being a year ahead of schedule, having played in a game no one expected them to be anywhere near in the first place. When the USA Today coaches poll was released, it seemed ...

The Associated Press (AP) Top 25 preseason poll was officially released on Saturday, and now is the time for college football fans to go absolutely nuts over the rankings. It never fails. There are those who will argue the order of the top five and those who will cry into their jerseys because their team wasn't even mentioned. Guess what? There's a long season for every team to prove itself. Here are the preseason AP poll rankings, via ...

Former NFL running back Ricky Williams is well-known for his eccentric personality, and he has never been a stranger to controversy. This time, the former Heisman Trophy winner spoke his mind about the off-field exploits of defending Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel. According to KEYE TV in Austin, Texas, Williams believes that Manziel's higher profile since winning the Heisman Trophy has put more eyes on him and made it more difficult for him to avoid the ...

The college football regular season gets underway in less than two weeks. With Saturday's release of the Associated Press preseason poll and previously the USA Today poll, teams from around the country with championship aspirations now have a good idea of where they stand. While coaching staffs will insist their teams are going to take it one game at a time, it's hard not to look ahead to see the biggest hurdles on the horizon. Every ...

No FBS school has claimed three national championships in a row since Army turned the trick from 1944 through 1946. But if the AP preseason college football rankings are any indication, the Alabama Crimson Tide could very well be celebrating a three-peat of their own at the conclusion of the 2013 season. 'Bama is nearly a unanimous selection for the country's top team heading into the year, and it is certainly easy to see why. A ...

The 2013 AP Preseason Poll has been released, finally giving fans a chance to see the road their favorite programs will need to navigate in order to climb the rankings and contend for a BCS National Championship. You can view the preseason poll via the AP's official site. With the release of both the Associated Press and USA Today polls, it’s time to take a crack at predicting how each team will perform during the 2013 regular ...