The voting was super close at the top of the AP Preseason Top 25. No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State are separated by a mere five points.

After the coaches tabbed the Longhorns as the nation's top team last week, Texas was voted as the No. 1 team in the first AP Poll of the campaign released Monday. Since 2000, only USC and Alabama have won the national championship after starting the season ranked first.

Texas earned the No. 1 spot in the preseason AP Poll for the first time in the program's history on Monday morning. The Longhorns slot ahead of No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Ohio State, who beat Texas in last year's semifinal. The Longhorns and Buckeyes will kick off their 2025 seasons with a highly-anticipated rematch in Columbus on Aug. 30.