College football is back, and so is the College Football Researchers Association Top 25 poll! This will be the 22nd season overall that the CFRA will crown a contemporaneous national champion and the 11th consecutive since the re-emergence of the poll in 2009. The history there may not seem overwhelmingly vast but keep in mind that when you include all of the retrospective champions we’ve elected, this season’s champion will be the 150th in poll history which is more than any other multi-voter, NCAA-recognized poll in the country. Not coincidentally college football is celebrating its 150th season this year, so the CFRA is the only poll to select a champion for every year the sport has been in existence!
This year’s CFRA Preseason Poll is record-setting in that an all-time high of 63 teams received top 25 votes! That is almost half of the 130 teams in all of FBS! Without further ado, here is this year’s preseason poll.
1. Clemson (8)– 247 points
2. Alabama (2)– 216 points
3. Oklahoma– 208 points
4. Georgia– 203 points
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5. LSU– 182 points
6. Ohio State– 178 points
7. Notre Dame– 164 points
8. Michigan– 156 points
9. Texas– 147 points
10. Florida– 124 points
11. Utah– 110 points
12. Oregon– 105 points
13. Washington– 101 points
14. Auburn– 94 points
15. Texas A & M– 90 points
16. Penn State– 80 points
17. UCF– 67 points
18. Iowa State– 58 points
19. Michigan State– 46 points
20. Wisconsin– 41 points
21. Army– 34 points
22. Syracuse– 33 points
22. Iowa– 33 points
24. Virginia Tech– 31 points
25. New Mexico– 24 points
25. Missouri– 24 points
Others Receiving Votes: New Mexico State 23, UTEP 22, Washington State 22, Northwestern 22, Nebraska 22, Texas Tech 21, Boise State 21, Air Force 20, Colorado 19, Colorado State 18, Arizona State 17, Wyoming 16, North Texas 16, Arizona 15, Miami-FL 15, Memphis 14, Brigham Young 13, Florida State 13, Oklahoma State 12, Stanford 11, TCU 10, Mississippi State 10, Baylor 9, UNLV 8, Houston 8, Tulsa 7, Appalachian State 7, California 6, Toledo 5, Kansas State 5, Minnesota 4, Virginia 4, UTSA 3, Utah State 2, Southern California 1
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