SMU ranked in Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll ahead of 2025 college football season
SMU sits inside the Top 25 of the Preseason Coaches Poll revealed on Monday. Rhett Lashlee and the Mustangs once again look to make waves like the team did in 2024.
SMU comes in at 16th nationally, according to the coaches. After Kevin Jennings took over as the team’s starting quarterback, the Mustangs finished in the ACC Championship game and in the College Football Playoff.
Now, it’s about following up that magical 11-win season by taking the next step as a program and winning those types of matchups.
“When it comes to the ACC, there’s no question our league has separated itself as one of the top three leagues in America. The data speaks for itself, whether it’s the revenue generation that we did this past year. I know the commissioner spoke to three leagues how to network. Our network five years in is thriving and does a great job covering us. Three leagues had multiple CFP participants this year. We were one of them,” Lashlee said at ACC Media Days. “On top of it, I know it’s been talked about here, we have the toughest nonconference strength of schedule in all of college football. We’re going to partake in that this year as we play two really good teams from the Big 12 in Baylor and TCU that are both nine-win teams a year ago.”
No. 1 is Texas followed by Ohio State, Penn State, Georgia and Notre Dame. The sixth-ranked team is Clemson with Oregon, Alabama, LSU and another ACC team, Miami, rounding out the Top 10.
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The Mustangs face off against two preseason Top 10 programs while Louisville, Baylor, TCU and Syracuse are on SMU’s schedule and are receiving votes.
11. Arizona State
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Ole Miss
16. SMU
17. Florida
18. Tennessee
19. Indiana
20. Kansas State
T21. Texas A&M
T21. Iowa State
23. BYU
24. Texas Tech
25. Boise State
Others receiving votes in Coaches Poll: 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
SMU kicks off its season by hosting East Texas A&M on August 30 inside Ford Stadium.
