We are now just days away from kickoff of the college football season, so it's time to argue about preseason rankings.

The preseason AP top 25 college football rankings are not known for their scientific rigor or their predictive power when it comes to the national championship,

The AP Top 25 college football poll preseason rankings are now. Texas took the No. 1 spot for the first time in an opening poll, narrowly edging out Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998.