Coaches Poll: Texas tops preseason top 25 featuring 9 SEC teams

The 2025 college football season is almost here! On Monday, the Coaches Poll released its preseason top 25.

Nine SEC teams are ranked in the Coaches Poll to open the 2025 campaign. Texas, widely considered the favorite in the SEC, starts the year ranked No. 1 by the coaches. Georgia is also in the top 5, while Alabama and LSU make the top 10. South Carolina, Ole Miss, Florida and Tennessee all make the top 20. Texas A&M is tied for No. 21 with Iowa State.

Here’s the full poll:

• No. 1 Texas
• No. 2 Ohio State
• No. 3 Penn State
• No. 4 Georgia
• No. 5 Notre Dame
• No. 6 Clemson
• No. 7 Oregon
• No. 8 Alabama
• No. 9 LSU
• No. 10 Miami
• No. 11 Arizona State
• No. 12 Illinois
• No. 13 South Carolina
• No. 14 Michigan
• No. 15 Ole Miss
• No. 16 SMU
• No. 17 Florida
• No. 18 Tennessee
• No. 19 Indiana
• No. 20 Kansas State
• No. 21 Texas A&M
• No. 21 Iowa State
• No. 23 BYU
• No. 24 Texas Tech
• No. 25 Boise State

Others Receiving Votes

Oklahoma 221; Missouri 142; Louisville 126; USC 116; Utah 86; Baylor 76; Auburn 50; Iowa 49; Memphis 34; Army West Point 33; Tulane 31; Georgia Tech 27; TCU 24; Nebraska 19; Syracuse 16; Washington 15; Navy 14; Arkansas 14; Duke 12; Colorado 12; Minnesota 11; UNLV 8; Florida State 8; Kansas 6; Vanderbilt 3; Buffalo 1;

The preseason AP Top 25 will be released next Monday.

Andrew Olson

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