COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State will open up the season as the nation’s No. 2 team following the release Monday of the Associated Press preseason top 25 poll.

Cleveland.com once again has a vote in the poll with Stephen Means taking over the honor. Here’s my full preseason ballot:

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Rank Team 1 Penn State 2 Ohio State 3 Texas 4 Clemson 5 Notre Dame 6 LSU 7 Georgia 8 Oregon 9 Alabama 10 Illinois 11 South Carolina 12 BYU 13 Arizona State 14 Oklahoma 15 Flo

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