College football's preseason AP Top 25 poll was released on Monday with several surprises, along with a few teams falling in the overrated and underrated categories. Texas is the preseason No. 1 for the first time in program history, equaling its spot in last week's Coaches Poll -- which also marked a program first .

Texas had been ranked No. 2 in the preseason AP poll on five occasions, including during its 2005 national championship season, but never in the top spot. College football's 2025 season officially kicks off Aug. 23 when nationally ranked Big 12 foes Iowa State and Kansas State battle in Dublin, Ireland.

Looking back at the last 20 years of preseason AP rankings , the only top-ranked team that won a national championship during that stretch was Alabama in 201

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