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. This is the first time they're first in the preseason AP poll.

College football is nearly here. Here's a look at where Big Ten teams landed in the preseason Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll.

The AP Top 25 College Football Poll is the weekly ranking system used to rank teams throughout the regular season. The poll has more than 60 members of the Associated Press cast their votes for where teams should be ranked for the upcoming slate of college football games.