The Associated Press released its Pre-Season Top 25 on Monday. The reigning national champions, Alabama, are the #1 team in the AP followed by the Clemson Tigers at #2.
Louisville Football of course opens with Alabama on September 1st in Orlando, FL and then will face the Clemson Tigers in Clemson, SC on November 3rd.
Also of note in the Associated Press’ Top 25 are: #8 Miami, #12 Notre Dame, #19 Florida State, and #20 Virginia Tech.
Louisville Football is unranked in the pre-season poll for 2018.
(###) Number of first place votes
1 |
Alabama (42)
SEC
Record: 13-1
|
PV Rank
1 Points
1,505 |
|
2 |
Clemson (18)
ACC
Record: 12-2
|
4
1,476
|
|
3 |
Georgia
SEC
Record: 13-2
|
2
1,350
|
|
4 |
Wisconsin (1)
Big Ten
Record: 13-1
|
7
1,271
|
|
5 |
Ohio State
Big Ten
Record: 12-2
|
5
1,256
|
|
6 |
Washington
Pac-12
Record: 10-3
|
16
1,215
|
|
7 |
Oklahoma
Big 12
Record: 12-2
|
3
1,173
|
|
8 |
Miami (FL)
ACC
Record: 10-3
|
13
1,027
|
|
9 |
Auburn
SEC
Record: 10-4
|
10
1,013
|
|
10 |
Penn State
Big Ten
Record: 11-2
|
8
1,012
|
|
11 |
Michigan State
Big Ten
Record: 10-3
|
15
877
|
|
12 |
Notre Dame
Division I FBS Independents
Record: 10-3
|
11
804
|
|
13 |
Stanford
Pac-12
Record: 9-5
|
20
778
|
|
14 |
Michigan
Big Ten
Record: 8-5
|
–
773
|
|
15 |
USC
Pac-12
Record: 11-3
|
12
543
|
|
16 |
TCU
Big 12
Record: 11-3
|
9
533
|
|
17 |
West Virginia
Big 12
Record: 7-6
|
–
511
|
|
18 |
Mississippi State
SEC
Record: 9-4
|
19
450
|
|
19 |
Florida State
ACC
Record: 7-6
|
–
384
|
|
20 |
Virginia Tech
ACC
Record: 9-4
|
24
351
|
|
21 |
UCF
The American
Record: 13-0
|
6
312
|
|
22 |
Boise State
Mountain West
Record: 11-3
|
22
292
|
|
23 |
Texas
Big 12
Record: 7-6
|
–
216
|
|
24 |
Oregon
Pac-12
Record: 7-6
|
–
148
|
|
25 |
LSU
SEC
Record: 9-4
|
18
106
|
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