When are the AP preseason Top 25 college football rankings released? Will Texas be No. 1?
The preseason US LBM Coaches Poll is out and for the first time in school history, the Texas Longhorns are ranked No. 1. The ranking, combined with Ohio State's No. 2 ranking, makes history. The Longhorns-Buckeyes matchup will be the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 Week 1 matchup in history. But what about the AP Top 25 Ranking? Is Texas No. 1 in it?
The answer is - we don't know yet. The AP Poll traditionally comes out after the Coaches Poll, whether it is preseason or during the year.
When is the AP Top 25 college football rankings released?
The AP will reveal its Top 25 college football rankings on Monday, August 11 around Noon ET.
The poll will populate the rankings link of USA TODAY Sports (and other sites) soon after. The rankings will also be posted on X/Twitter.
How often does the Preseason No. 1 win the National Title?
Not much. Since the year 2000, only USC (2004) and Alabama (2017) have started and ended the season No. 1. The '17 Alabama team is the only team to stay No. 1 the entire campaign.
A team does want to start in the Top 5 though. Over the past decade, only one team, LSU (2019), was ranked outside the Top 5 in the preseason AP Poll and the Tigers were No. 6.
What if Texas is No. 1 in the preseason AP Top 25?
It will be a nice feather in the cap of the program. It is like good PR. More fans, analysts and TV pundits will be talking about the Longhorns. Will it add pressure? Maybe. We'll see what this team is really made of in Columbus, OH on Aug. 30.
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