Summer is almost over. Kids are going back to school. And the college football season is less than four weeks away. So that means it's time for the release of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll .

The 2025 campaign will kick off with plenty of uncertainty about who will finish with the national title. For now, Texas holds down the No. 1 spot in the first ranking of the season for the first time. But there was plenty of support for both defending champion Ohio State and Penn State out of the Big Ten.

So what is the outlook for the leaders and the rest of the Top 25? We break down all the teams that begin their campaigns in the preseason poll:

1. Texas (13-3)

Points: 1,606 (28 first-place votes). Previous ranking: 3. Opens: Aug. 30 at No. 2 Ohio State.

The Longhorns hold

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