College Football Top 25 Poll and Power Rankings Roundup

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With the first AP Poll out, we round up all of the preseason polls and power rankings for the 2017 college football season.

By Jason Marcum@marcum89 Aug 21, 2017, 1:09pm EDT

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With the first week of college football now here, every major top 25 poll has been released. The final one came Monday when the first edition of the AP Top 25 Poll was unveiled.

With it came a nice development for the Kentucky Wildcats, who garnered three votes, marking the first time in what feels like forever since UK was part of any discussion in a top 25 poll.

There was a brief point in 2014 during UK’s 5-1 start that the Cats got some top 25 votes, but that’s been about the only other time during Mark Stoops’ tenure that UK got any love from poll voters.

While top 25 votes are nice, UK is primed for a special season that could see the Cats actually make a top 25 poll at some point. Getting there will prove to be a major challenge, however, if the AP Poll is any indicator. That poll has four UK opponents in the top 25, including three ranked between 15-17, the highest of which being Georgia, who UK has to play on the road this season.

Here’s a look at the entire AP Poll:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (52 first-place votes)

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (3)

3. Florida State Seminoles (4)

4. Southern California Trojans (2)

5. Clemson Tigers

6. Penn State Nittany Lions

7. Oklahoma Sooners

8. Washington Huskies

9. Wisconsin Badgers

10. Oklahoma State Cowboys

11. Michigan Wolverines

12. Auburn Tigers

13. LSU Tigers

14. Stanford Cardinal

15. Georgia Bulldogs

16. Louisville Cardinals

17. Florida Gators

18. Miami Hurricanes

19. South Florida Bulls

20. Kansas State Wildcats

21. Virginia Tech Hokies

22. West Virginia Mountaineers

23. Texas Longhorns

24. Washington State Cougars

25. Tennessee Vols

Others receiving votes: TCU 98, Utah 85, Notre Dame 65, Boise St. 37, NC State 26, Northwestern 25, Pittsburgh 23, Oregon 21, Houston 19, Colorado 18, UCLA 9, San Diego St. 9, BYU 5, BYU 4, Nebraska 4, Tulsa 4, Kentucky 3, Texas A&M 3, Michigan St. 1.

Here's the complete Coaches Poll.

1. Alabama Crimson Tide (49 first-place votes)

2. Ohio State Buckeyes (5)

3. Florida State (4)

4. Southern California

5. Clemson Tigers (7)

6. Penn State Nittany Lions

7. Washington Huskies

8. Oklahoma Sooners

9. Michigan Wolverines

10. Wisconsin Badgers

11. Oklahoma State Cowboys

12. LSU Tigers

13. Auburn Tigers

14. Stanford Cardinal

15. Georgia Bulldogs

16. Florida Gators

17. Louisville Cardinals

18. Miami Hurricanes

19. Kansas State Wildcats

20. West Virginia Mountaineers

21. South Florida Bulls

22. Virginia Tech Hokies

23. Texas Longhorns

24. Tennessee Vols

25. Utah Utes

Others Receiving Votes: Washington State 99; Colorado 72; TCU 58; Boise State 49; Notre Dame 49; Texas A&M 46; Pittsburgh 45; North Carolina State 39; Oregon 37; Northwestern 25; Nebraska 23; Memphis 22; Arkansas 22; Mississippi State 19; San Diego State 18; Appalachian State 11; Brigham Young 10; Georgia Tech 10; Tulsa 10; Wyoming 9; Western Michigan 8; Temple 8; North Carolina 8; Houston 7; Troy 6; Minnesota 6; Iowa 5; Louisiana Tech 4; Syracuse 3; Arizona 2; Army 1; Colorado State 1; Michigan State 1; Maryland 1; Toledo 1; UCLA 1.

Here is the first edition of the ESPN Power Rankings:

1. Alabama Crimson Tide

2. Florida State Seminoles

3. Ohio State Buckeye

4. USC Trojans

5. Clemson Tigers

6. Penn State Nittany Lions

7. Oklahoma Sooners

8. Washington Huskies

9. Wisconsin Badgers

10. Oklahoma State Cowboys

11. Auburn Tigers