The AP Top 25 college football preseason poll leads with the Texas Longhorns and Penn State ranking at No. 1 and No. 2. Read highlights and analysis ahead of the 2025 CFB season.

The next step toward the 2025 college football season has arrived with the unveiling of the preseason AP Top 25.

The preseason AP Top 25 Poll was released on Monday, and while it sparked plenty of debate among fans, there was little controversy surrounding the Texas Longhorns, who claimed the No. 1 ranking ahead of their Week 1 matchup against the No.

The Longhorns received 25 first-place votes and 1,552 points in the rankings released Monday to edge past No. 2 Penn State in the closest preseason vote since 1998. The Nittany Lions have their best preseason ranking since they started No. 1 in 1997. Penn State received 23 first-place votes and 1,547 points.

Five Big 12 teams were included in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, which released Aug. 4. The preseason AP Top 25 poll released Monday, Aug. 11. Here's a look at where Big 12 teams fell in both major top-25 polls ahead of the 2025 season.

Paul Finebaum Calls College Football Powerhouse Overrated in AP Preseason Poll originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As college football gears up for kickoff, the most anticipated preseason AP Top 25 poll finally arrived on Monday.

We're just one week away from Week 0 and the start of college football season, so it's time squeeze in conference championship game predictions across the Power Four and Group of Six ranks before the 2025 campaign kickoff.