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To the surprise of no one, the Nebraska Cornhuskers were in the "receiving votes" part of the first Associated Press Poll for the 2015 Football season.
The Huskers, who have a new Head Coach in Mike Riley, were unranked last year after their final game, a 45-42 loss to the Southern Cal Trojans.
The poll is topped by the defending National Champion Ohio State Buckeyes. TCU is second, with Alabama third.
Here is the full poll:
| Ranking | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State (61) | 1,525 |
| 2 | TCU | 1,428 |
| 3 | Alabama | 1,322 |
| 4 | Baylor | 1,263 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 1,256 |
| 6 | Auburn | 1,192 |
| 7 | Oregon | 1,156 |
| 8 | USC | 1,085 |
| 9 | Georgia | 991 |
| 10 | Florida State | 959 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | 873 |
| 12 | Clemson | 862 |
| 13 | UCLA | 698 |
| 14 | LSU | 675 |
| 15 | Arizona State | 605 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 588 |
| 17 | Mississippi | 563 |
| 18 | Arkansas | 410 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 394 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 393 |
| 21 | Stanford | 347 |
| 22 | Arizona | 311 |
| 23 | Boise State | 240 |
| 24 | Missouri | 219 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 114 |
Others receiving votes: Mississippi St. 100, Texas A&M 61, Oklahoma St. 46, Virginia Tech 42, Utah 36, Penn St. 20, Louisville 12 .. (more).
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) August 23, 2015
More others receiving: Cincinnati 8, Nebraska 6, K-St. 5, Florida 4, NC St 4, Texas 3, BYU 2, Michigan 2, N Illinois 2, Cal 1, WKU 1, WVU 1.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoAP) August 23, 2015
Sign of the times: Michigan, Nebraska, Texas, Penn St & Florida are all unranked in preseason AP poll for 1st time ever.
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) August 23, 2015