Steve Holley
August 12, 2024 2:30 pm ET
The preseason AP Top 25 poll was released Monday, less than three weeks before Clemson opens the 2024 season against the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta (noon ET, ABC).
Clemson was ranked No. 14 in the AP poll, the same spot they were ranked in last week’s Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll.
The Tigers were the AP’s second-highest ranked team from the ACC behind Florida State at No. 10. Georgia topped the rankings at No. 1, followed by Ohio State at No. 2 and Oregon at No. 3. Texas (No. 4) and Alabama (No. 5) rounded out the top five.
Two other ACC teams also made the AP preseason poll: Miami at No. 19 and NC State at No. 24. Clemson will host NC State in a key early season showdown in Death Valley on Sept. 14.
Beginning this year, a 12-team College Football Playoff will determine the national champion. The champions of the Power Four leagues (ACC, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12) will receive automatic bids and first-round byes in the playoff. Teams ranked 5-12 in the CFP will meet in the first round of the playoffs at the higher-ranked team’s home stadium.
Here is the complete 1-25 rankings of the preseason AP poll.
1
Georgia Bulldogs
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2023 record: 13-1 overall; defeated Florida State in Orange Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 1
Top player (offense): Carson Beck, QB
Top player (defense): Malaki Starks, S
2
Ohio State Buckeyes
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2023 record: 11-2 overall; lost to Missouri in Cotton Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 2
Top player (offense): Quinshon Judkins, RB
Top player (defense): Caleb Downs, DB
3
Oregon Ducks
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2023 record: 12-2 overall; defeated Liberty in Fiesta Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 3
Top player (offense): Dillon Gabriel, QB
Top player (defense): Jabbar Muhammad, CB
4
Texas Longhorns
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2023 record: 12-2 overall; lost to Washington in CFP semifinal (Sugar Bowl)
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 4
Top player (offense): Quinn Ewers, QB
Top player (defense): Trey Moore, EDGE
5
Alabama Crimson Tide
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2023 record: 12-2 overall; lost to Michigan in CFP semifinal (Rose Bowl)
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 5
Top player (offense): Jalen Milroe, QB
Top player (defense): Malachi Moore, S
6
Ole Miss Rebels
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2023 record: 11-2 overall; defeated Penn State in Peach Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 6
Top player (offense): Jaxson Dart, QB
Top player (defense): Princely Umanmielen, EDGE
7
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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2023 record: 10-3 overall; defeated Oregon State in Sun Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 7
Top player (offense): Riley Leonard, QB
Top player (defense): Benjamin Morrison, DB
8
Penn State Nittany Lions
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2023 record: 10-3 overall; lost to Ole Miss in Peach Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 9
Top player (offense): Nicholas Singleton, RB
Top player (defense): Abdul Carter, DE
9
Michigan Wolverines
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2023 record: 15-0 overall; defeated Washington in College Football Playoff National Championship
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 8
Top player (offense): Donovan Edwards, RB
Top player (defense): Will Johnson, CB
10
Florida State Seminoles
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2023 record: 13-1 overall; lost to Georgia in Orange Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 10
Top player (offense): DJ Uiagalelei, QB
Top player (defense): Patrick Payton, EDGE
11
Missouri Tigers
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2023 record: 11-2 overall; defeated Ohio State in Cotton Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 11
Top player (offense): Luther Burden, WR
Top player (defense): Johnny Walker Jr., EDGE
12
Utah Utes
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2023 record: 8-5 overall; lost to Northwestern in Las Vegas Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 13
Top player (offense): Cam Rising, QB
Top player (defense): Junior Tafuna, DT
13
LSU Tigers
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2023 record: 10-3 overall; defeated Wisconsin in Outback Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 12
Top player (offense): Garrett Nussmeier, QB
Top player (defense): Harold Perkins, LB
14
Clemson Tigers
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2023 record: 9-4 overall; defeated Kentucky in Gator Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 14
Top player (offense): Phil Mafah, RB
Top player (defense): Barrett Carter, LB
15
Tennessee Volunteers
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2023 record: 9-4 overall; defeated Iowa in Citrus Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 15
Top player (offense): Nico Iamaleava, QB
Top player (defense): James Pearce Jr., EDGE
16
Oklahoma Sooners
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2023 record: 10-3 overall; lost to Arizona in Alamo Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 16
Top player (offense): Nic Anderson, WR
Top player (defense): Danny Stutsman, LB
17
Oklahoma State Cowboys
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2023 record: 10-4 overall; defeated Texas A&M in Texas Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 18
Top player (offense): Ollie Gordon II, RB
Top player (defense): Collin Oliver, EDGE
18
Kansas State Wildcats
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2023 record: 9-4 overall; defeated NC State in Pop-Tarts Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 17
Top player (offense): DJ Giddens, RB
Top player (defense): Marques Sigle, DB
19
Miami Hurricanes
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2023 record: 7-6 overall; lost to Rutgers in Pinstripe Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 19
Top player (offense): Cam Ward, QB
Top player (defense): Rueben Bain Jr., DE
20
Texas A&M Aggies
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2023 record: 7-6 overall; lost to Oklahoma State in Texas Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 20
Top player (offense): Conner Weigman, QB
Top player (defense): Nic Scourton, EDGE
21
Arizona Wildcats
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2023 record: 10-3 overall; defeated Oklahoma in Alamo Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 21
Top player (offense): Tetairoa McMillan, WR
Top player (defense): Jacob Manu, LB
22
Kansas Jayhawks
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2023 record: 9-4 overall; defeated UNLV in Guaranteed Rate Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 24
Top player (offense): Devin Neal, RB
Top player (defense): Cobee Bryant, CB
23
USC Trojans
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2023 record: 8-5 overall; defeated Louisville in Holiday Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 23
Top player (offense): Zachariah Branch, WR
Top player (defense): Bear Alexander, DL
24
NC State Wolfpack
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2023 record: 9-4 overall; lost to Kansas State in Pop-Tarts Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 22
Top player (offense): Kevin Concepcion, WR
Top player (defense): Aydan White, CB
25
Iowa Hawkeyes
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2023 record: 10-4 overall; lost to Tennessee in Citrus Bowl
US LBM Preseason Coaches Poll ranking: No. 25
Top player (offense): Luke Lachey, TE
Top player (defense): Jay Higgins, LB
