Defending Champion Alabama Is No. 1 In The FanSided Top 25

Apr 15, 2013; Washington, D.C., USA; United States president Barack Obama poses for photographs with the BCS College Football Champions Alabama Crimson Tide team at the White House. Flanking the President are Alabama coach Nick Saban (left) and quarterback A. J. McCarron. Mandatory Credit: H.Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports Mandatory Credit: H.Darr Beiser-USA TODAY Sports

Editors and writers from around the FanSided Network cast their ballots for the preseason top 25, and no surprise, the defending national champion Alabama Crimson Tide is a runaway No. 1.

Alabama did not win unanimous No. 1, however. The only undefeated team in Div. I football last season, Ohio State, is ranked second and secured two first place votes. The Oregon Ducks also received a first place vote, despite entering 2013 with a new head coach.

The SEC and Pac-12 feature four of the top five ranked teams. Joining Alabama and Oregon are Texas A&M and Stanford. Coincidentally, the Aggies and Cardinal beat their higher ranked counterparts on the road last season.

The Pac-12 and SEC dominated the overall rankings. Seven SEC teams appear in the FanSided Top 25. Five from the Pac-12 made the cut.

Others Receiving Votes: Kansas State 61, Arizona State 60, Northwestern 55, Vanderbilt 35, Virginia Tech 34, Baylor 29, Miami 28, Michigan State 24, Fresno State 18, Penn State 17, Mississippi State 12, Northern Illinois 12, Utah State 10, Washington 10, West Virginia 10, North Carolina 5, BYU 1, San Jose State 1