The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now out. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in the opening poll, narrowly edging out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998. Defending champion Ohio State ranked No. 3.

A tradition since 1936, no organization has been ranking teams and naming a major college football national champion longer than the AP — and now you can follow live updates before and after the poll drops.

AP Top 25

RK Team 1 Texas (25) 2 Penn State (23)

3 Ohio State (11)

4 Clemson (4)

5 Georgia (1)

6 Notre Dame

7 Oregon (1)

8 Alabama

9 LSU

10 Miami

11 Arizona State

12 Illinois

13 South Carolina

14 Michigan

15 Florida

16 SMU

17 Kansas State

18 Oklahoma

19 Texas A&M

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