RJ Young reveals his "Ultimate 136" college football rankings ahead of the 2025 season. Here's where the Bobcats land.

Texas football will begin the 2025 season as the consensus No. 1 team in the country. After the coaches tabbed the Longhorns as the nation's top team last week, Texas was voted as the No. 1 team in the first AP Poll of the campaign released Monday.

The preseason AP Top 25 was released Monday, solidifying Ohio State vs. Texas football as a marquee matchup to open the 2025 campaign. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 3 in the poll. Only, No. 1 Texas and No.

For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns hardly have a mandate in the poll released Monday: They edged out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998.

Texas will open the 2025 college football season as the No. 1 team in the Associated Press Top 25. The Longhorns already claimed the top spot in the Coaches Poll, garnering eight more first-place votes than Ohio State.

In closest preseason vote since 1998, Texas edges out Penn State to claim top spot in AP 25 college football poll. Here are the complete rankings.