Preseason college football AP poll features 3 ACC teams

The first AP top 25 poll of the 2021 college football season is out, and it features three teams from the ACC.

Unlike the coaches poll, the AP rankings do not feature Louisville’s first opponent of the season, Ole Miss. The Rebels appeared at No. 25 in the coaches poll, but are the second team in the “also receiving votes” section of the AP.

Here’s the full poll, which features just one U of L opponent, No. 3 Clemson:

2021 Preseason AP Top 25

1. Alabama (47)

2. Oklahoma (6)

3. Clemson (6)

4. Ohio State (1)

5. Georgia (3)

6. Texas A&M

7. Iowa State

8. Cincinnati

9. Notre Dame

10. North Carolina

11. Oregon

12. Wisconsin

13. Florida

14. Miami (FL)

15. USC

16. LSU

17. Indiana

18. Iowa

19. Penn State

20. Washington

21. Texas

22. Coastal Carolina

23. Louisiana

24. Utah

25. Arizona State

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State (107); Ole Miss (106); TCU (40), Liberty (36), Auburn (32), NC State (14), Michigan (12), Northwestern (8), Boise State (7), Nevada (7), BYU (6), Ball State (6), Houston (5), Boston College (5), UCF (5), West Virginia (3), UAB (2), Army (2), UCLA (2)