Ohio State unanimous No. 1, Mizzou No. 24 in AP preseason poll

Defending College Football Playoff champion Ohio State received all 61 first-place votes in the preseason Associated Press poll.

The Buckeyes, the first unanimous preseason No. 1 in AP poll history, were followed by TCU, Alabama, Baylor and Michigan State with Auburn, Oregon, Southern California, Georgia and Florida State rounding out the top 10.

Missouri is No. 24, the same spot occupied by the Tigers in last year’s preseason AP poll. Kansas State received votes.

The top four are the same as the USA Today Coaches Poll, which was released earlier. The coaches differed after that, going with Oregon fifth followed by Michigan State, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia and Southern California.

Associated Press Preseason top 25

1.Ohio State (61 first-place votes)

2. TCU

3. Alabama

4. Baylor

5. Michigan State

6. Auburn

7. Oregon

8. Southern California

9. Georgia

10. Florida State

11. Notre Dame

12. Clemson

13. UCLA

14. LSU

15. Arizona State

16. Georgia Tech

17. Mississippi

18. Arkansas

19. Oklahoma

20. Wisconsin

21. Stanford

22. Arizona

23. Boise State

24. Missouri

25. Tennessee

This story was originally published August 23, 2015 at 1:39 PM with the headline "Ohio State unanimous No. 1, Mizzou No. 24 in AP preseason poll."