7 different teams received first-place votes in the first AP college football poll

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Now that the Olympics are over, America now turns to its most beloved sport: football. And what better way to kick that off than with the release of the first College Football AP Top 25 poll.

Given the recent dominance of Alabama, it’s no surprise to see them ranked first, but after that, there are six other teams that received first-place votes.

The parity is a bit surprising, especially since it means that Alabama, a consensus college football powerhouse, received slightly more than half of the 61 votes. It also re-opens the debate about whether or not four teams is enough for the college football playoff. 

Here is the top 25 with the first-place votes in parentheses:

1. Alabama (33)
2. Clemson (16)
3. Oklahoma (4)
4. Florida State (5)
5. LSU (1)
6. Ohio State (1)
7. Michigan (1)
8. Stanford
9. Tennessee
10. Notre Dame
11. Mississippi
12. Michigan State
13. TCU
14. Washington
15. Houston
16. UCLA
17. Iowa
18. Georgia
19. Louisville
20. USC
21. Oklahoma State
22. North Carolina
23. Baylor
24. Oregon
25. Florida

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