(by how high they ranked A&M and how low they ranked Texas)
The 2024 college football season officially ended on Monday night, which means that every outlet worth a darn took that opportunity to put out a “way too early top 25” ranking for the 2025 season. They have a lot of similarities, but no two are different, and some are certainly better than others. So the only logical thing is to rank them based on rational, objective analysis how high they ranked Texas A&M and how low they ranked Texas.
Ranking the Way too Early Top 25 Rankings
T-12. College Football Network (A&M: NR, Texas: No. 1)
T-12. Sports Illustrated (A&M: NR, Texas: No. 1)
T-12: 247 Sports (A&M: NR, Texas: No. 1)
11. USA Today (A&M: NR, Texas: No. 2)
10. Bleacher Report (A&M: No. 24, Texas: No. 1)
T-8. CBS Sports (A&M: No. 22, Texas: No. 1)
T-8: The Sporting News (A&M: No. 22, Texas: No. 1)
7. ESPN (A&M: No. 22, Texas: No. 2)
6. NCAA (A&M: No. 21, Texas: No. 1)
T-4. Athlon Sports (A&M: No. 20, Texas: No 2)
T-4. Fox Sports (A&M: 20, Texas: No 2)
3. On3 (A&M: No. 19, Texas: No. 1)
2. Yahoo (A&M: No. 17, Texas: No. 5)
1. Pro Football Focus (A&M: No. 10, Texas: No. 1)