ABH beat writer Marc Weiszer reveals his initial AP Top 25 ballot. He was in the 100 percent who slotted the Buckeyes No. 1...
1. Ohio State: Defending champions are stocked at QB and have one of best RBs in Ezekiel Elliott (below). Biggest regular season test: Nov. 21 vs Michigan State
2. TCU
3. Alabama: QB is a question mark, but the Crimson Tide had three from defense make preseason first-team All-SEC on defense including LB Reggie Ragland.
4. Michigan State
5. Baylor
6. Oregon
7. Florida State
8. Clemson
9. Georgia: Five top 25 teams on the schedule offer plenty of chances to rise. Quarterback decision has been preseason story, but in Chubb the Bulldogs trust.
10. Auburn
11. Wisconsin
12. Georgia Tech: Paul Johnson's Yellow Jackets are picked to win the ACC's Coastal Division after ending last season with victories against Georgia and Mississippi State in two of last three games.
13. USC
14. Notre Dame
15. UCLA: Freshman QB Josh Rosen will start for the Bruins. Back-to-back games at Arizona and home against Arizona State to start Pac-12 play.
16. Ole Miss
17. Arizona State
18. Arkansas
19. LSU
20. Missouri
21. Arizona
22. Oklahoma: Coming off 8-5 season including 40-6 bowl loss to Clemson, Sooners will start Texas Tech transfer QB Baker Mayfield. Week two is at Tennessee.
23. Stanford
24. Boise State
25. Mississippi State