With Monday's AP Poll Top 25 release -- the first ahead of the 2025 season -- Texas made more history ahead of a highly anticipated campaign. The Longhorns came in at No. 1, earning 25 of the 65 first-place votes,

The Penn State Nittany Lions have their eyes on potentially winning a national championship this season and a lot of voters in The Associated Press poll believe it can happen, too. While the Texas Longhorns secured the No.

With the new poll rankings, does Penn State rankings tell us about the overall parity within college football?

No. 2 marks Penn State’s highest preseason ranking in the James Franklin era, though the program has outperformed its preseason spot just four times in Franklin’s 11 years. The Lions went from unranked to fifth in 2016, 15th to 10th in 2019, unranked to 11th in 2022 and eighth to fourth in 2024.

Penn State benefits from Notre Dame's loss in the Coaches Poll. The Lions stay put in the AP Top 25. Penn State didn't harm its poll value with a narrow victory over Bowling Green in Saturday's ...

Penn State moved up in both major college football polls after a 21-7 win over Illinois, reaching its highest ranking so far this season. The Nittany Lons (4-0) are ranked No. 7 in both the AP Top ...