The AP Preseason Top 25 was just released, and eight SEC teams will head into the season as ranked teams.

Defending national champion Florida State tops the preseason poll, while Alabama enters as the SEC’s top-ranked team at No. 2.

Eight total SEC teams enter the preseason ranked: No. 2 Alabama, No. 6 Auburn, No. 9 South Carolina, No. 12 Georgia, No. 13 LSU, No. 18 Ole Miss, No. 21 Texas A&M and No. 24 Missouri.

Here’s the complete Preseason AP Top 25:

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1. Florida State
2. Alabama
3. Oregon
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. Auburn
7. UCLA
8. Michigan State
9. South Carolina
10. Baylor
11. Stanford
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. Wisconsin
15. Southern Cal
16. Clemson
17. Notre Dame
18. Ole Miss
19. Arizona State
20. Kansas State
21. Texas A&M
22. Nebraska
23. North Carolina
24. Missouri
25. Washington