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Coming in at No. 24, defending SEC Eastern Division champion Missouri is one of eight league teams ranked in this year’s Associated Press preseason Top 25.
The other four FBS teams that won 12 or more games last season are all ranked in the top 8 — Florida St., Ohio St., Auburn and Michigan St.
ASSOCIATED PRESS PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL
| 1 | FLORIDA STATE | 14-0 | 57 | NR | – | ||
| 2 | ALABAMA | 11-2 | 1 | NR | – | ||
| 3 | OKLAHOMA | 11-2 | 1 | NR | – | ||
| 4 | OREGON | 11-2 | 1 | NR | – | ||
| 5 | OHIO STATE |
12-2 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 6 | AUBURN | 12-2 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 7 | UCLA | 10-3 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 8 | MICHIGAN STATE | 13-1 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 9 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 11-2 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 10 | BAYLOR | 11-2 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 11 | STANFORD | 11-3 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 12 | GEORGIA | 8-5 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 13 | LSU | 10-3 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 14 | WISCONSIN | 9-4 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 15 | USC | 10-4 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 16 | CLEMSON | 11-2 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 17 | NOTRE DAME | 9-4 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 18 | OLE MISS | 8-5 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 19 | ARIZONA STATE | 10-4 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 20 | KANSAS STATE | 8-5 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 21 | TEXAS A&M | 9-4 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 22 | NEBRASKA | 9-4 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 23 | NORTH CAROLINA | 7-6 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 24 | MIZZOU | 12-2 | 0 | NR | – | ||
| 25 | WASHINGTON | 9-4 | 0 | NR | – |
