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