ESPN releases preseason top 25 poll; 6 SEC teams make the cut
By Adam Spencer
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The college football season starts later this month! Several FBS teams have Week 0 games on the schedule.
The SEC doesn’t kick off until Sept. 2, when Tennessee hosts Bowling Green on a Thursday night to kick off the Josh Heupel era. The other SEC teams will kick off their 2021 campaigns that weekend.
On Tuesday night, ESPN aired its “College Football 2021: The Power Rankings” show and ranked the top 25 teams in the nation. The poll was voted on by 33 ESPN experts, and 6 SEC squads made the cut for the top 25:
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Clemson
- Georgia
- Ohio State
- Texas A&M
- Iowa State
- Oregon
- Notre Dame
- North Carolina
- Cincinnati
- Florida
- USC
- LSU
- Miami
- Wisconsin
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Washington
- Penn State
- Texas
- Coastal Carolina
- Louisiana
- Ole Miss
- Arizona State
Can Alabama live up to its No. 1 ranking? Were any other SEC teams snubbed?
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
