The 2017 preseason Coaches Poll was released on Thursday afternoon. That’s right, for the first time in the 2017 season, we have teams ranked in list form with numbers next to their names. This means that actual football will be here soon, but even though we still have a few weeks to wait, at least we have rankings. Sweet, soothing rankings. There’s nothing all that unexpected from the first Coaches Poll of the year as Alabama Crimson Tide begins the season at No. 1. As for defending champion Clemson Tigers , it opens at No. 5 despite the fact it received more first-place votes than any other team besides Alabama. Ohio State is in at No. 2 over Florida State (No. 3) with USC (No. 4) helping round out the top five. Also of note, the Big Ten has four teams in the top 10, while the ACC and Pac-12…
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