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 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 USC Trojans are days away from their season opener, and have recently been downplayed by the AP Poll in their preseason ranking. The Trojans, who did not make the top-25, are seen as powerhouses t

At the AP, my job was to administer the poll, so I knew that as a first-time voter I'd be undertaking a challenge with no perfect answer.

The new AP Top 25 college football poll is out. The top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs completely shut down the Clemson Tigers in one of the three Week 1 games featuring two ranked opponents. Carson Beck ...

Joel Klatt makes his picks for the teams that could be this season’s Indiana, Arizona State or SMU and surprise everyone by making the College Football Playoff.

Greg McElroy Names Historic College Football Program That Was 'Disrespected' originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Following Monday's reveal of the preseason AP Poll, fans and analysts have been all over social media attempting to determine what the voters got wrong.