Preseason top 25 list guarantees one team falling from Playoff position after Week 1

Athlon Sports has released its preseason top 25 team rankings for this upcoming season and it guarantees that one team will fall out of the race —- at least for the next week —- as Alabama and Florida State play each other to start the season. Whoever loses the game in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the Chick-Fil-A  Kickoff is likely out of the top four schools and thus out of the College Football Playoffs, at least for the next couple weeks.

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Alabama and FSU have been in the top five and top ten at the very worst for all of the top 25 lists that have been released. So this one having both in the top four should make the matchup much more intriguing —- as if it needed a reason —- even though both teams are expected to compete for another national title this year. It's the first game between the two schools since 2007 and that game was vacated because of an academic scandal that took place under former coach Bobby Bowden.

Here are the full rankings:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. Washington
5. USC
6. Penn State
7. Clemson
8. Oklahoma
9. Auburn
10. Michigan
11. LSU
12. Wisconsin
13. Texas
14. Oklahoma State
15. Georgia
16. Florida
17. Stanford
18. Louisville
19. Tennessee
20. Notre Dame
21. Oregon
22. Kansas State
23. Miami
24. USF
25. Virginia Tech