Preseason AP Ballot Options Tightest High Two End Since 1998

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On Monday, the primary Related Press High 25 ballot got here out simply weeks earlier than the brand new school soccer season.

Right here is how the AP High 25 ballot taken care of the reveal, and Texas took the highest spot for now:

TexasPenn State Ohio State Clemson GeorgiaNotre DameOregonAlabamaLSUMiami (FL)Arizona StateIllinoisSouth CarolinaMichiganFloridaSMUKansas StateOklahomaTexas A&MIndianaOle MissIowa StateTexas TechTennesseeBoise State Others Receiving Votes: BYU, Utah, Baylor, Louisville, USC, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Tulane, Nebraska, UNLV, Toledo, Auburn, James Madison, Memphis, Florida State, Duke, Liberty, Navy, Iowa, TCU, Pittsburgh, Military, Colorado, Louisiana-Lafayette.

The preseason Coaches Ballot had beforehand been launched, and it had a high three of Texas, Ohio State and Penn State, in that order.

This time, the AP ballot has the Texas Longhorns and Penn State Nittany Lions at No. 1 and No. 2, and it was very, very shut.

Texas and Penn State Shut as Can Be in AP Ballot

Penn State Nittany Lions head coach James Franklin.Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports activities

The truth is, the margin between the highest two groups was the closest it had been since 1998, in keeping with the ESPN school soccer account.

Texas acquired 1,552 factors whereas Penn State acquired 1,547 factors, a distinction of simply 5 factors between the groups.

Listed here are the factors for the remainder of the highest 10 groups:

Ohio State: 1,472Clemson: 1,398Georgia: 1,331Notre Dame: 1,325Oregon: 1,236Alabama: 1,179LSU: 1,174Miami (FL): 889 So far as first-place votes, Texas had 25 and Penn State had 23, so even that was a really shut margin.