Sports Illustrated has unveiled its preseason college football rankings, otherwise known as The Still Standing 16. And despite all the changes heading into the fall, Clemson and Alabama remain at the top of the list. Sports Illustrated host Robin Lundberg asked SI senior writer Pat Forde, one of the architects of the rankings, about that and got takes from Brooks Austin of Dawgs Daily and Zach Goodall of All Gators about where their teams rank.

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