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With the College Football Playoff Committee doing their thing the polls don't mean as much as they used to but a damn it their still real to some of us. On Sunday afternoon the Associated Press released their first poll of the 2015 season and here it is below:
| Ranking | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (61) | 1,525 |
| 2 | TCU | 1,428 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1,322 |
| 4 | Baylor | 1,263 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 1,256 |
| 6 | Auburn | 1,192 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1,156 |
| 8 | USC | 1,085 |
| 9 | Georgia | 991 |
| 10 | Florida State | 959 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 873 |
| 12 | Clemson | 862 |
| 13 | UCLA | 698 |
| 14 | LSU | 675 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 605 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 588 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 563 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 410 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 394 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 393 |
| 21 | Stanford | 347 |
| 22 | Arizona | 311 |
| 23 | Boise State | 240 |
| 24 | Missouri | 219 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 114 |
The Breakdown
The Top 4 remains the same as the Coaches Poll released a few weeks ago. The Ohio State Buckeyes become the first ever unanimous No. 1 in the history of the AP Poll.
Michigan State rounds out the top 5, whereas they were at 6th in the Coaches. Auburn is also one spot higher in comparison, while Oregon received the No. 5 spot in the Coaches and 7th in the AP.
Florida State and USC flip flopped positions and Georgia remains at 9th in both polls.
Also remaining in the same spot in both polls is our own Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
In total, 4 Irish opponents make the pre-season AP Poll including USC (8th), Clemson (12th), Georgia Tech (16th), and Stanford (21st). Clemson and Stanford remain in the same spots in each poll, while Georgia Tech moved up one spot in the AP Poll.