The Buckeyes top both major polls heading into the challenging quest of attempting to repeat as national champions.
As nearly universally predicted, Ohio State opens 2015 as the preseason number one team in both major polls.
Though the AP Top 25 and Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 no longer factor in to the process which determines which teams ultimately play for a national championship, the AP still awards one of two NCAA recognized national championships (though it's difficult if not impossible to foresee a situation where the AP failed to crown the team that won the College Football Playoff as their number one team).