AP Top 25, College football
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The Texas Longhorns enter the 2025 season as the top team in the country. Led by Steve Sarkisian, the SEC newcomer looks to make waves with an expanded College Football Playoff
AP Top 25 voters are writers and broadcasters who cover college football for AP members and other select outlets. AP employees do not vote, but they do choose the voters.
The Sam Houston Bearkats face the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 (8/23/25) at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Ky.
It's been nearly seven full years since the West Virginia Mountaineers were ranked inside the AP Top 25, which gives them the second-longest drought of any Powe