Miami Is No. 1 in Preseason Poll
Miami of Florida, which ended the 1980s as the nation’s top college football team, is starting the ‘90s the same way.
The defending national champions are ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press’ preseason poll by a panel of 60 sportswriters and broadcasters.
The Hurricanes, who have won three of the last seven national titles, received 24 first-place votes and 1,431 points. Notre Dame, which finished second last season, is runner-up with 22 first-place votes and 1,406 points.
Auburn is third, Florida State is No. 4 and Colorado is ranked No. 5. Michigan, last year’s preseason No. 1, is sixth. Nebraska is next, followed by Tennessee, USC and Clemson rounding out the top 10.
Illinois is 11th, followed by Alabama, Texas A&M;, Arkansas, Virginia, Brigham Young, Ohio State, Pittsburgh, UCLA and Washington. Rounding out the Top 25 are Penn State, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Houston and West Virginia.
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