Florida football ranked #25 in preseason AP poll

Gainesville-  The 2016 preseason Associated Press poll was released Sunday morning. 
The Florida Gators enter the poll ranked number 25, third among SEC East teams, behind Tennessee and Georgia. 

 Florida enters the season with a new quarterback and new starting running back on offense and lost star defensive players in lineman Jonathan Bullard, linebacker Antonio Morrison, and defensive backs Vernon Hargreaves III, and Keanu Neal. 

Florida opens the season on September 3 against the Massachusetts Minutemen. 

Here’s the full preseason AP Top 25:

1. 1- Alabama
2. 2- Clemson
3. 3- Oklahoma
4. 4- Florida State
5. 5- LSU
6. 6- Ohio State
7. 7- Michigan
8. 8- Stanford
9. 9- Tennessee
10. 10- Notre Dame
11. 11- Ole Miss
12. 12- Michigan State
13. 13- TCU
14. 14- Washington
15. 15- Houston
16. 16- UCLA
17. 17- Iowa
18. 18- Georgia
19. 19- Louisville
20. 20- USC
21. 21- Oklahoma State
22. 22- North Carolina
23. 23- Baylor
24. 24- Oregon
25. 25- Florida