Georgia ranked ninth in preseason AP poll

In other words, the Bears have spent as much time in the top 15 in the past 2+ years as they did in the previous 33 seasons.

Alabama, third, and Auburn, sixth, are the only two SEC teams ranked ahead of Georgia in the poll. The SEC placed eight teams in the top 25 with four of those squads ranking in the top-15. The Seminoles are 10th – two spots decrease than their rating within the coaches’ ballot and 9 under defending nationwide champion Ohio State, which turned the primary unanimous No. 1 preseason choice in ballot historical past.

This is just the first of many college football rankings that will come out this season, but it certainly gives an idea to fans about which teams are favored to make the 2015 College Football Playoff. Likewise, Boise State is way down at No. 23, despite finishing with a 12-2 record last season.

Ohio State is the unanimous No. 1 with TCU, Alabama, Baylor and Michigan State rounding out the top five. They were ranked second in 2011, 2012 and 2014.

The Seminoles are ranked anywhere from No. 8 to No. 12 in the major polls released in the last month.

The poll, in which media members across the country rank the top 25 college football teams heading into the season, begins September 3.

Yes, after a long off-season wait, it is finally that time where we get to take a look at the first AP Poll of the year. Additionally, early Vegas betting lines favor Ohio State by double-digits in each of their regular season games.

There’s only one more Saturday between us and Alabama football. Sarkisian also apparently disparaged several of the Trojans’ Pac-12 rivals and ended his comments with a profane version of USC’s “Fight On” slogan.

The Tide enters a second straight season without a clear-cut starting quarterback. Coach Bryan Harsin has previously said Finley is eligible and won’t face further discipline for his arrest.