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.

The preseason AP top 25 poll, which was released on Monday, has the Longhorns ranked No. 1 in its first poll ahead of the college football season. It will be the only poll released before Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) games officially kick off on Aug. 23.

Texas took the top spot in the preseason AP Top 25 for the first time in program history but still enters Week 1 as an underdog vs. No. 3 Ohio State.