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The 2020 college football season will look different than we could have ever imagined thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but that hasn’t stopped the Associated Press from continuing to rank the field.
Following another busy weekend, the AP Top 25 Poll for Week 12 was released.
For the third consecutive week, the Alabama Crimson Tide sit in the No. 1 spot as the unanimous top team in the country.
The top five is rounded out by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio State Buckeyes, Clemson Tigers, and Texas A&M Aggies.
Where does your favorite team stand entering the upcoming week in the eyes of the Associated Press voters?
The preseason AP Top 25 poll can be seen below.
Alabama is now a unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 but who has conference bragging rights? Watch to find out.
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- Alabama
- Notre Dame
- Ohio State
- Clemson
- Texas A&M
- Florida
- Cincinnati
- BYU
- Oregon
- Miami
- Northwestern
- Indiana
- Georgia
- Oklahoma
- Iowa State
- Coastal Carolina
- Marshall
- Wisconsin
- USC
- Texas
- Oklahoma State
- Auburn
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Tulsa
- North Carolina
Others receiving votes: Washington 35, Liberty 31, Nevada 23, SMU 17, Iowa 15, Boise State 6, Florida Atlantic 5, Buffalo 3, San Jose State 3
The Associated Press rankings carry more weight than polls like the Coaches Poll and FWAA Poll, as they are part of the deciding factor on which teams reach the College Football Playoff. The Coaches Poll, which is not part of the College Football Playoff selection committee’s formula to determine the four teams that will compete for the College Football Playoff National Championship, is voted on by 65 FBS head coaches.
Longtime college football writers who vote in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll include Ben Jones, Bill Landis, Brett McMurphy, Brian Howell, Rece Davis, Rob Long, Robert Gagliardi, Steve Layman, Steve Virgen, Tom Murphy, and Tony Parks.
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly.