by WAKA Action 8 NewsACTION 8 LACE UP SPORTS (WAKA) – The preseason college football coaches poll has been released, with Alabama in an unfamiliar position outside the top ten. The 73 coaches who took part in the poll put the Crimson Tide at No. Alabama is behind five other SEC teams. There were nine SEC teams to make the Top 25. The Associated Press will release its preseason poll on August 17.