Texas is No. 1 in preseason AP Top 25 for first time, edging Penn St, Ohio St; 10 SEC teams ranked

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UNDATED – Texas is No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason Top 25 for the first time.

The Longhorns narrowly edged out Penn State in the closest preseason vote since 1998.

Texas received 25 first-place votes, while Penn State received 23. The Nittany Lions have their highest preseason ranking since they were No. 1 to open 1997.

The Southeastern Conference leads with 10 teams in the Top 25.

The Big Ten has two of the top three teams for the third straight year.

The Big 12 has four ranked teams and the ACC has three.

AP Top 25 college football poll rankings:

1. Texas

2. Penn State

3. Ohio State

4. Clemson

5. Georgia

6. Notre Dame

7. Oregon

8. Alabama

9. LSU

10. Miami (FL)

11. Arizona State

12. Illinois

13. South Carolina

14. Michigan

15. Florida

16. SMU

17. Kansas State

18. Oklahoma

19. Texas A&M

20. Indiana

21. Ole Miss

22. Iowa State

23. Texas Tech

24. Tennessee

25. Boise State