TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -Defending national champion Alabama is Number 1 in The Associated Press preseason Top 25 as the Crimson Tide attempts to win a fifth title in eight seasons. Coach Nick Saban’s Tide received 33 of 61 first-place votes from the media panel and 1,469 points. Number 2 Clemson received 16 first-place votes and 1,443 points. It’s the first time since 1992 that Numbers 1 and 2 in the preseason rankings are the same as they were in the final poll of the previous season. Oklahoma is Number 3 and has four first-place votes. Number 4 Florida State has five. Number 5 LSU, Number 6 Ohio State and Number 7 Michigan all received one first-place vote. Alabama is the preseason number 1 for the fifth time overall (2013, 2010, 1978, 1966).
