The AP Poll ranks *checks notes* 25 teams at any given time. There are technically other teams that receive votes, but for the purposes of the top 25 rankings, only 25 teams are able to get in. Heading into the 2025 college football season, Joey McGuire and the Texas Tech football team find themselves among the teams that earned a spot in the top 25.
To be specific, Texas Tech is weighing in at No. 23 in the 2025 preseason AP Poll.
Which is solid! It could be better, but it could be worse.