AP Top 25 preseason poll is out. Here’s how Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein voted

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The Associated Press unveiled the preseason rankings for the 2026 college football season on Monday. And the Big Ten is the favorite conference to win the College Football Playoff again.

The conference has won three straight national championships with Michigan, Ohio State and Indiana. The Buckeyes earned the most first-place votes (40) in the AP preseason poll.

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Georgia was the last non-Big Ten team to win the College Football Playoff. This year, the Bulldogs will start off the season ranked at No. 3. They did not receive any first-place votes.

Georgia Tech received four total points and will begin the season unranked.

Here is the AP top 25.

1. Ohio State
2. Oregon
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame
5. Texas
6. Indiana
7. Miami (Fla.)
8. Texas A&M
9. Ole Miss
10. Oklahoma
11. LSU
12. Texas Tech
13. Alabama
14. BYU
15. USC
16. Michigan
17. Washington
18. Penn State
19. SMU
20. Tennessee
21. Utah
22. Iowa
23. Houston
24. Louisville
25. Missouri

Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, Navy 10, South Carolina 10, Illinois 9, Oklahoma State 8, Vanderbilt 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, Louisiana 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Liberty 1, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Virginia 1

The Top 25 voting panel consists of 60 media members from around the country, including Channel 2 sports director Zach Klein. Here is Klein’s ballot.

1. Ohio State
2. Georgia
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. Notre Dame
6. Indiana
7. Ole Miss
8. Miami (Fla.)
9. Texas A&M
10. LSU
11. Texas Tech
12. Michigan
13. Oklahoma
14. BYU
15. Alabama
16. USC
17. Penn State
18. Washington
19. Utah
20. Louisville
21. Iowa
22. SMU
23. TCU
24. Tennessee
25. Houston

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