The first Associated Press Top 25 rankings ahead of an unprecedented 2020 season released on Monday, unofficially summoning the start of college football with staggered openers beginning later this month. According to the AP, poll voters have been asked to "consider all Division I teams when filling out their ballots", so the preseason poll includes teams from conferences that have decided not to play this fall.
After games begin, voters will rank only teams that are scheduled to play, causing a major shift from what we're used to seeing every week.
The Big Ten and Pac-12's decisions to postpone all fall sports earlier this month was vilified nationally due to timing, many saying it was too early to make an all-call to end football. Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren was met with a petition from Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and protests from parents outside of the Big Ten headquarters, but the decision is final.
“The preseason poll has always been a speculative ranking of teams based on last year’s results and knowledge about the new makeup of teams,” said Michael Giarrusso, AP’s global sports editor, in a story published on Sunday. “This year, we think it is crucial to give all the teams and all their fans a snapshot look at what the Top 25 would have been to open the season.”
With national title frontrunners out front and several offseason momentum darlings inside the Top 10, here's a look at the full preseason poll from the AP:
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