Alabama may not have finished No. 1 last season, but it will start there again as the preseason coaches' poll was released Thursday. Ohio State, FSU, USC and Clemson round out the top five.
The ACC has fined Florida State $20,000 and Pittsburgh $5,000 and issued public reprimands to coaches Jimbo Fisher and Pat Narduzzi for their respective criticism of game officials.
No. 3 Clemson is one of six Atlantic Coast Conference teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll. The ACC tied the SEC for most teams ranked in the poll this week.
If the ACC Atlantic Division ends in a three-way tie, a "team rating score metric" determined by a contractor will determine who plays for the title.
The ACC football championship game will no longer be played in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the conference has followed the NCAA's lead concerning HB2.
North Carolina argued that its accreditation agency -- and not the NCAA -- is the proper authority to handle problems tied to irregular courses.
