Penn State is the No. 2-ranked college football team, according to The Associated Press' preseason Top-25 poll, released on Monday .

The Nittany Lions, who lost to runner-up Notre Dame last year in the college football playoff semifinals, earned 23 first-place votes – two shy of the preseason No. 1 Texas Longhorns, who lost in the semis last year to Ohio State, which went on to win the title by defeating Notre Dame.

Texas finished with 1,552 points while Penn State came in with 1,547. The Longhorns open their season against Ohio State, which earned 11 first-place vote to finish third but finished 75 points behind Penn State in the ranking.

Penn State and Ohio State will square off on Nov. 1 in a major Big Ten Conference showdown. The Buckeyes have won the last eight games over the Ni

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