The first AP poll of 2025 college football season has been released. Texas started the season at No.1 after Penn State, Ohio State, Claymson and Georgia.
Texas rank Number 1 in Presence Coach’s PollLonghorn immediately face a major exam. The Defending Champion features his 30 August opener and Ohio State in third place, the last season’s college football playoff finals, which wins 28–14 bakes in Cotton Bowl.
The SEC AP takes the way with 10 teams in the top 25, the most by a conference. Big Ten ranks second with representing six teams.
With the starting season, AP Top 25 has a large state to learn for each team.
Statistics courtesy of ESPN research.
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2024 Record: 13-3
week 1: In Ohio State, Noon, Fox on 30 August
State to know: 26Longhorn’s 26 turnover was the fifth highest in FBS last season, yet he had a plus -5 turnover margin for his 31 Tech Uway, which was second in the country.
2024 Record: 13-3
week 1: August 30 vs Nevada, 3:30 pm, CBS
Statue to know: 3,237Pen State led all the power 4 teams with 3,237 yards in the previous season. Running back Kayetron allen And Nicholas singletonWho returned to 2025 in every last season, which arrived for more than 1,000 yards.
2024 Record: 14-2
week 1: August 30 vs Texas, afternoon, Fox
State to know: 84Pratcation Julian SayinIn 2024, a freshman and former five -star recruitment, thrown to only 84 career yard. However, he is a leading passer by Ohio State’s roster.
2024 Record: 10-4
week 1: August 30 vs LSU, 7:30 pm, ESPN
State to know: 0-3Claimson went 0-3 against SEC in 2024 (Georgia, South Carolina, Texas). Tigers have not lost four straight games for SEC since doing so in three sessions from 1974–76.
2024 Record: 11-3
week 1: August 30 vs Marshal, 3:30 pm, ESPN
State to know: 53-5Georgia has a record in the last four sessions, with three defeats coming to Alabama. Michigan (48-8) and Ohio State (47-8) are only other FBS schools, which have less than 10 losses in that period.
2024 Record: 14-2
week 1: Miami on 31 August, 7:30 pm, ABC
State to know: 5Irish has five true road games this season (Miami, Arkansas, Boston College, Pit, Stanford). The program last won more than three True Road games in 2021 (4-0), since then compiled 8-4 records in True Road Games (3-0 in the last season).
2024 Record: 13-1
week 1: August 30 vs Montana State, 4 pm, BTN
State to know: 39Since 2022, when Dan Lanning took over as head coach, Oregon led the country in a per game point with 39. Duck will have a new starting QB in 2025 (Dante MooreIt is the third year in a row with a separate early QB.
2024 Record: 9-4
week 1: August 30 in Florida state, 3:30 pm, ABC
State to know: 4In the last season, Alabama was the first for the first time since 2007, which was the last for the last time when the AP top 10 ended. He ranked 2024 in 17th position.
2024 Record: 9-4
week 1: Claimson on 30 August, 7:30 pm, ESPN
State to know: 125Linebacker White weekA Rising Junior was in second place in SEC with 125 tackle last season, including 10 tackle necklaces and 3.5 sacks.
2024 Record: 10-3
week 1: August 31 vs Notre Dame, 7:30 pm, ABC
State to know: 150Miami’s top seven receivers since 2024, only tight end Eliza lofton Returned in 2025. In the last season, he had 150 yards at nine catches.
2024 records: 11-3
week 1: August 30 vs North Arizona, 10 pm, ESPN+
State to know: 39Sun Devils will have to run the all-beg 12 first-team back Cam skateboWhich was responsible for the team’s 39% of the team’s scribe yard (T -4th in FBS) in the previous season.
2024 Record: 10-3
week 1: August 29 vs Western Illinois, 7:30 pm, Peacock
State to know: 10Illinois has never won 10 games in consecutive sessions.
2024 Record: 9-4
week 1: 31 August vs Virginia Tech (in Atlanta), 3 pm, ESPN
State to know: 261In its first year as starting quarterbacks, Lanoris seller In his last six matches, an average of 261 passing yard – more than 100 he was average in its first six matches.
2024 Record: 8-5
week 1: August 30 vs New Mexico, 7:30 pm, Peacock
State to know: 131In 2024, Michigan finished 131th from behind the Academies only. Woolverin brought experienced Fresno State QB Mickey Kene And five star QB signed Bryus underwoodNumber 1 overall recruitment in class 2025.
2024 Record: 8-5
week 1: August 30 vs Long Island, 7 pm, ESPN+
State to know: 20Florida recorded 20 bags in their last four matches of the season, which is the fifth of the FBS teams after the week 11 and the most among the non-CFP teams.
2024 Record: 11-3
week 1: August 30 vs. East Texas A&M, 9 pm, ACC Network
State to know: 40.8In the last season, Mustangs scored 40.8 points per game (fifth place in FBS) Kevin Jennings In the week 4, he took over as starting QB against TCU.
2024 Record: 9-4
week 1: 23 August vs. Iowa State (in Dublin), afternoon, ESPN
State to know: 605Canus state quarterback Eventy Johnson In 2024, all the big 12 quarterbacks led to running with 605 yards.
2024 Record: 6-7
week 1: 30 August vs Illinois State, 6 pm, ESPN+
State to know: 26Sunars has played in a bowl game in 26 consecutive sessions. Only Georgia (28) has a long active line.
2024 Record: 8-5
week 1: August 30 vs UTSA, 7 pm, ESPN
Statue to know: 16.2%Defensive end Casius Hell The last season was 16.2% pressure rate, the sixth best among FBS players and the best of any returning SEC player.
2024 Record: 11-2
week 1: August 30 vs Old Dominion, 2:30 pm, FS 1
Statue to know: 8Should Indiana win eight or more games, it would mark for the first time since 1987 and 1988 that Hosieres won at least eight games in consecutive sessions.
2024 Record: 10-3
week 1: August 30 vs. Georgia State, 7:45 pm, SEC Network
Statue to know: 45Ole Miss returns 45% of her defensive production. In 2024, the rebels ranked first in SEC in marks of permission per game (14.4) and allowed per game (81).
2024 Record: 11-3
week 1: 23 August vs. Canasus State (in Dublin), Noon, ESPN
Statue to know: 5.35The Iowa State yielded 5.35 yards per crowd in 2024, which finished 126th in FBS. The ISU allowed a distance of 10 or more yards in the previous season, finishing 125th in FBS.
2024 Record: 8-5
week 1: August 30 vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7:30 pm, ESPN+
State to know: 2018Reders have not appeared in AP Pols since 2018. No power conference program has played more games as an unpublished team in the last six sessions compared to Texas Tech (74). On the other hand, 89 FBS programs have played at least one game as AP-rank team since 2019.
2024 Record: 10-3
week 1: August 30 vs Syracuse (in Atlanta), afternoon, ABC
State to know: 39Tenasy returned 39% of his aggressive production from last season, which ranks 110 in FBS to return aggressive production. Nico IAMALEAVA The departure was the headlineer, but the Vols app was brought to the State QB Joy AgiillerWho have thrown 56 touchdown passes in the last two sessions.
2024 Record: 12-2
week 1: USF on August 28, 5:30 pm, ESPN
State to know: 2,601The Bois State is looking to replace the 2,601 rushing yard of Ashton Jeanty. Broncos Fresno brought in state transfer Malik SherodWhich ran for 966 yards and 10 total touchdowns in 2023. Sherod was suffering from ankle injury in just five matches in 2024.
