Penn State is one of six Big Ten teams in the AP preseason top 25. Illinois is ranked No. 12, Michigan came in at No. 14, and Indiana sits at No. 20. For the fifth consecutive season, I’m excited to be an AP top 25 voter. I ranked Penn State No. 1 on my preseason ballot, followed by Clemson, Texas, Ohio State and Notre Dame.

When the Associated Press' preseason college football poll came out on Monday, ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum did not like where Penn State appeared.

Following their deep playoff run last season, the Penn State Nittany Lions football team has been ranked second in the first national, preseason poll for the 20

Texas, which received the No. 1 spot in the Associated Press preseason top 25 for the first time, edged Penn State by just five points in the closest preseason vote since 1998.

Analyzing Penn State's placement in the US LBM Coaches Poll and the AP Top 25 Poll, and how it could impact the Nittany Lions' playoff seedings.

Texas edged Penn State for the No. 1 ranking and earned the top spot in the preseason Top 25 poll for the first time in program history.

Penn State is ranked among the best teams in the country on the preseason AP top 25 ballot of PennLive's Johnny McGonigal.