The first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the 2017 season is out and Oregon did not make the cut. It’s the first time since 2007 that the Ducks are absent from AP’s preseason Top 25.

This does not come as a surprise as Oregon finished the 2016 season with a 4-8 record, fired the coaching staff led by Mark Helfrich and brought in a new one in Willie Taggart. The Ducks did receive 21 votes to be in the Top 25, unofficially ranking them at No. 33 in the country.

Topping the preseason poll is Alabama followed by Ohio State and Florida State, while defending national champions Clemson comes in at No. 5.

Though Oregon is not on the list, plenty of rivals and opponents this season are.

USC, who Oregon does not play this season, is the highest ranked Pac-12 team at No. 4 while Washington, who the Ducks will travel to play in Seattle on Nov. 4, rank at No. 8.

The Ducks play No. 14 Stanford in Palo Alto on Oct. 14, and No. 24 Washington State in Eugene on Oct. 7.

Utah just missed the cut. It was two spots outside of the Top 25.

Also making the list is Taggart’s former school, South Florida, ranked No. 19.

Here is the complete Top 25:

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Florida State
4. USC
5. Clemson
6. Penn State
7. Oklahoma
8. Washington
9. Wisconsin
10. Oklahoma State
11. Michigan
12. Auburn
13. LSU
14. Stanford
15. Georgia
16. Louisville
17. Florida
18. Miami (Fla.)
19. South Florida
20. Kansas State
21. Virginia Tech
22. West Virginia
23. Texas
24. Washington State
25. Tennessee

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