AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns will enter the 2025 college football season as the No. 1 team in the nation.

The preseason AP top 25 poll, which was released on Monday , has the Longhorns ranked No. 1 in its first poll ahead of the college football season. It will be the only poll released before Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) games officially kick off on Aug. 23.

The Longhorns were also ranked No. 1 in the preseason Coaches Poll , which was released on Aug. 4.

The Longhorns' Week 1 opponent, reigning national champion and former Cotton Bowl foe The Ohio State University, came in at No. 3, meaning the Aug. 30 matchup in Columbus will set up a season-opening showdown.

Penn State, Georgia and Clemson – all of whom were College Football Playoff participants last season – roun

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