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One more of the countdown to football season boxes has officially been checked, as the Associated Press released their preseason Top 25 poll on Monday. As expected, Texas A&M is ranked highly, coming in at No. 6. They were also ranked No. 6 in the Coaches Poll released last week.
Preseason AP Top 25
| Rank | School | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Rank | School | Points |
| 1 | Alabama (47) | 1548 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (6) | 1462 |
| 3 | Clemson (6) | 1447 |
| 4 | Ohio State (1) | 1393 |
| 5 | Georgia (3) | 1364 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 1223 |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1160 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1014 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 1009 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 999 |
| 11 | Oregon | 968 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 743 |
| 13 | Florida | 728 |
| 14 | Miami | 663 |
| 15 | USC | 660 |
| 16 | LSU | 631 |
| 17 | Indiana | 549 |
| 18 | Iowa | 513 |
| 19 | Penn State | 456 |
| 20 | Washington | 449 |
| 21 | Texas | 350 |
| 22 | Coastal Carolina | 232 |
| 23 | UL Lafayette | 208 |
| 24 | Utah | 176 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 125 |
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 107, Ole Miss 106, TCU 40, Liberty 36, Auburn 32, North Carolina State 14, Michigan 12, Northwestern 8, Boise State 7, Nevada 7, Brigham Young 6, Ball State 6, Houston 5, Boston College 5, UCF 5, West Virginia 3, UAB 2, Army 2, UCLA 2
This is the highest A&M has been ranked in an AP preseason poll since they began the 1995 season ranked No. 3. The Aggies are one of five SEC teams ranked in the poll, joining Alabama (1), Georgia (5), Florida (13) and LSU (16).