AP Top 25: Texas ranks No. 1, Alabama sits at No. 8 in preseason poll

ALABAMA (WHNT) — The Associated Press released its 2025 preseason poll, placing 10 SEC teams in the Top 25.

The Top 25 poll was released Monday. Based on the rankings, Texas jumped up three spots from the previous poll and Alabama jumped nine spots for this preseason ranking.

For the first time, Texas will open a college football season ranked No. 1, AP wrote.

AP numbers show that the following teams received first-place votes: Texas (25), Penn State (23), Ohio State (11), Clemson (4), Georgia (1) and Oregon (1).

You can view the rankings below:

1. Texas
2. Penn State
3. Ohio State
4. Clemson
5. Georgia
6. Notre Dame
7. Oregon
8. Alabama
9. LSU
10. Miami (Florida)
11. Arizona State
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Florida
16. SMU
17. Kansas State
18. Oklahoma
19. Texas A&M
20. Indiana
21. Ole Miss
22. Iowa State
23. Texas tech
24. Tennessee
25. Boise State

Other teams that received votes to be in the top 25 were BYU, Utah, Baylor, Louisville, Southern California, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Tulane, Nebraska, UNLV, Toledo, Auburn, James Madison, Memphis, Florida State, Duke, Liberty, Navy, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Army, Colorado and Louisiana-Lafayette.