The Ohio State Buckeyes are ranked sixth in the AP Top 25 preseason poll.
The Buckeyes, 12-1 last season, received one first-place vote and 1,224 voting points. The poll was released Sunday .
Reigning national champion Alabama is the preseason No. 1. Last year’s runner-up Clemson is No. 2. Oklahoma is No. 3, followed by Florida State, LSU, Ohio State, Michigan, Stanford, Tennessee and Notre Dame in the Top 10.
Michigan State (No. 12) and Iowa (No. 17) are the other Big Ten teams in the Top 25.
Ohio State opens the season Sept. 3 at home against Bowling Green.