There’s less than two weeks before college football kicks off with Week 0 action.
That means both the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll have both released their respective top 25 rankings heading into the 2025 season.
In the Coaches Poll, which released Aug. 4, Texas led the way with its first preseason No. 1 selection in program history after falling in the College Football Playoff semifinals last season. Behind the Longhorns is Ohio State, the defending national champions which host Texas in Week 1.
Five Big Ten teams were included in the AP Top 25 poll, which ranks behind the SEC (10) and tied-for second with the Big 12 among all conferences.
Here’s a look at where Big Ten teams were ranked in both the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll.
College football rankings
Big Ten teams in bold. First-place votes in parentheses.
Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 221; Missouri 142; Louisville 126; Southern California 116; Utah 86; Baylor 76; Auburn 50; Iowa 49; Memphis 34; Army 33; Tulane 31; Georgia Tech 27; TCU 24; Nebraska 19; Syracuse 16; Washington 15; Navy 14; Arkansas 14; Duke 12; Colorado 12; Minnesota 11; UNLV 8; Florida State 8; Kansas 6; Vanderbilt 3; Buffalo 1.
Preseason AP Top 25 Poll
Others receiving votes: BYU 156, Utah 144, Baylor 132, Louisville 90, USC 64, Georgia Tech 63, Missouri 33, Tulane 23, Nebraska 23, UNLV 21, Toledo 13, Auburn 10, James Madison 9, Memphis 9, Florida St. 8, Duke 6, Liberty 5, Navy 5, Iowa 5, TCU 4, Pittsburgh 3, Army 2, Colorado 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: College football rankings: Big Ten teams in preseason Coaches, AP polls
Reporting by Austin Curtright, USA TODAY NETWORK / Detroit Free Press
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