The Associated Press released their Top 25 on Monday. Spoiler alert, Nick Saban, champion of even playing fields, and his Alabama Crimson Tide are No. 1. Not surprising considering their status as betting favorites (+180 @ FanDuel) to win the National Championship.
This is the ninth time in program history and the seventh time under Saban that Bama begins the season ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason college football poll. The headman has led the program to six national titles over the past 13 seasons but has gone wire-to-wire just once.