Ohio State will enter the 2017 season as the No. 2 team in the country, according to the AP Top 25 poll released Monday afternoon. The Buckeyes trail No. 1 Alabama, with Florida State, USC, and Clemson rounding out the Top 5.
No. 6 Penn State is the second highest rated Big Ten team, with Wisconsin at No. 9 and Michigan at No. 11.
The SEC placed the most teams in the poll with six.
The full poll:
| RANK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | 1st VOTES | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALABAMA | 14-1 | 1,513 | 52 | 2 |
| 2 | OHIO STATE | 11-2 | 1,414 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | FLORIDA STATE | 10-3 | 1,396 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | USC | 10-3 | 1,325 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | CLEMSON | 14-1 | 1,201 | – | 1 |
| 6 | PENN STATE | 11-3 | 1,196 | – | 7 |
| 7 | OKLAHOMA | 11-2 | 1,170 | – | 5 |
| 8 | WASHINGTON | 12-2 | 1,150 | – | 4 |
| 9 | WISCONSIN | 11-3 | 926 | – | 9 |
| 10 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 10-3 | 889 | – | 11 |
| 11 | MICHIGAN | 10-3 | 881 | – | 10 |
| 12 | AUBURN | 8-5 | 880 | – | 24 |
| 13 | LSU | 8-4 | 784 | – | 13 |
| 14 | STANFORD | 10-3 | 695 | – | 12 |
| 15 | GEORGIA | 8-5 | 690 | – | – |
| 16 | LOUISVILLE | 9-4 | 629 | – | 21 |
| 17 | FLORIDA | 9-4 | 624 | – | 14 |
| 18 | MIAMI (FL) | 9-4 | 492 | – | 20 |
| 19 | SOUTH FLORIDA | 11-2 | 327 | – | 19 |
| 20 | KANSAS STATE | 9-4 | 317 | – | – |
| 21 | VIRGINIA TECH | 10-4 | 240 | – | 16 |
| 22 | WEST VIRGINIA | 10-3 | 207 | – | 18 |
| 23 | TEXAS | 5-7 | 173 | – | – |
| 24 | WASHINGTON STATE | 8-5 | 133 | – | – |
| 25 | TENNESSEE | 9-4 | 114 | – | 22 |
