AP, Texas and Penn State
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The first PFF top 25 poll is out, and it arrives not long after the Coaches Poll and the official preseason AP Poll. It has some incredibly shocking changes, though.
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AP Top 25: With a logjam at top of poll, a bunch of early marquee matchups may help sort things out
The Associated Press Top 25 poll is out. Let the sorting out process begin. Only two first-place votes and five points separate No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State.
The Michigan football team is starting the season ranked No. 14 in the AP Poll, and it will make the College Football Playoff this season.
It's pretty rare that there's ever a serious race for No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. Even if there's a debate, it's typically settled long before ballots are cast. Over the last 20 seasons, the difference in first-place votes between No. 1 and 2 has been within 10 ballots only twice.
Mizzou head coach Eli Drinkwitz had a hilarious reaction to not being ranked in the Top 25 preseason poll when asked by Paul Finebaum.
At the AP, my job was to administer the poll, so I knew that as a first-time voter I'd be undertaking a challenge with no perfect answer.
The Oklahoma Sooners enter the 2025 season in Vannini’s top 25, led by QB John Mateer and RB Jaydn Ott in the SEC.
When the preseason AP poll dropped last week, the Baylor Bears were left just outside of the top-25. They received the 28th most votes, but they and Auburn will