Associated Press Releases Preseason Poll of Top 25 Football Teams

The Associated Press (AP) released its annual preseason football poll earlier today on August 20, 2011 and the No. 1 team in no surprise to football fans. Oklahoma took the top ranking with 36 first place votes, followed by Alabama at the number 2 spot, Oregon at number 3, LSU at number 4, and Boise State rounding out the top five spots.

It's interesting to note that Oregon and LSU are ranked 3 and 4, respectively. The Oregon Ducks will face off with the LSU Tigers in the Cowboys Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at 7:00 pm Central Standard Time. This will be a good match-up between two talented teams and will no doubt go down to the wire. ESPN's College GameDay will be broadcasting live from Cowboys Stadium to cover the event, which promises to kick off the season with lots of excitement.

LSU has been in the Top 10 in the AP Preseason Poll for five of the seven years under the direction of head coach Les Miles, who has served as the Tigers head coach for the past seven years. The Tigers were also ranked No. 4 in the USA Today Coaches Preseason Poll.

Here is the complete listing of the Top 25 football teams according to the AP Preseason Poll, followed by the number of first place votes the team received:

1.Oklahoma (36)
2. Alabama (17)
3. Oregon (4)
4. LSU (1)
5. Boise St. (2)
6. Florida St.
7. Stanford
8. Texas A&M
9. Oklahoma St.
10. Nebraska
11. Wisconsin
12. South Carolina
13. Virginia Tech
14. TCU
15. Arkansas
16. Notre Dame
17. Michigan St.
18. Ohio St.
19. Georgia
20. Mississippi
21. Missouri
22. Florida
23. Auburn
24. West Virginia
25. Southern Cal

The AP Top 25 Poll voters consist of members of the media from all across the United States.

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