Defending national champion Florida State was ranked No. 1 in The A sociated Pre s' preseason poll, which was released Tarvarius Moore Jersey Sunday. The AP poll is voted on by sportswriters. FSU, which returns Heisman-winning quarterback Jameis Winston and 12 other starters, also was -- which was released July 31 -- and an Amen Ogbongbemiga Jersey unanimous selection as the No. 1 team , which was released Thursday.While there will be fans exorcised by the relative low ranking -- or outright omi sion -- of their favorite team, what is important to remember is that the AP poll is for entertainment purposes only: It has zero bearing on that will be selected for the playoff. Alabama, Oklahoma and Oregon complete the preseason Xavier Crawford Jersey top four. Ohio State is fifth. Florida State is one of three ACC schools in the top 25. The SEC leads the way with eight teams, including five of the top 13. The Pac-12 is second among conferences with six. The Big Ten has four and the Big 12 three, and there is one independent (Notre Dame). The first Brian Johnson Jersey weekend of the season has three games involving two teams in the top 25: Clemson-Georgia, South Carolina-Texas A&M and LSU-Wisconsin. The last time a team ranked No. 1 in the preseason in the AP poll followed through by winning the national title was USC, in 2004.The entire order of the AP poll:Mike Huguenin can be reached at Tashaun Gipson Jersey mike.huguenin@nfl.com. You also can follow him on Twitter .