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The Texas Longhorns enter the 2025 season as the top team in the country. Led by Steve Sarkisian, the SEC newcomer looks to make waves with an expanded College Football Playoff
College football season kicks off August 23 with a Big 12 matchup between Iowa State and Kansas State in Dublin, Ireland.
There have been regular AP top 25 college football rankings dating back to 1936, but the preseason poll is a newer innovation, first appearing in 1950. Then as
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.
Rece Davis Snubs Two Major College Football Programs In Preseason Top 25 Ballot originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Longtime ESPN "College GameDay" host Rece Davis submitted his AP Top 25 ballot for the 2025 college football season and its reveal draws immediate attention for leaving two SEC powers off his list.
The Big Ten conference has six teams listed in the first AP poll of 2025. Here's how they should fare in the regular season.