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ESPN releases 2018 preseason power rankings
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It’s here. We’ve officially reached August, the month in which the college football season finally gets underway. Congratulations on surviving another long offseason.
ESPN kicked off the month in loud fashion on Wednesday morning, unveiling its preseason power rankings entering the start of the 2018 campaign. Unfortunately, there was very little drama at the top of the list.
While Alabama and Clemson led the way in ESPN’s rankings, Ohio State was the highest-rated B1G team, coming in at No. 3, just behind the two powerhouse programs. Four other B1G teams — Penn State, Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State — also made the list.
All five teams fell inside the Top 13 spots.
Here’s a full look at how ESPN’s preseason power rankings fell into place. The B1G teams are in bold:
- Alabama
- Clemson
- Ohio State
- Georgia
- Washington
- Wisconsin
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Miami
- Auburn
- Notre Dame
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Stanford
- Virginia Tech
- USC
- Mississippi State
- Florida State
- Boise State
- West Virginia
- TCU
- Texas
- Oregon
- UCF
- South Carolina
To check out ESPN’s power rankings, and the explanation behind where a team was slotted, you can view the story here.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB