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Coaches Poll top 25: Texas is No. 1 over Ohio State, SEC has most spots in preseason college football rankings
Texas gets an early chance to prove it belongs. A showdown with the No. 2 Buckeyes in the season opener on Aug. 30 in Columbus looms large as a potential defining moment in the Longhorns' pursuit of their first national title in two decades.
Texas takes top spot in USA Today preseason coaches poll, leading nine SEC teams
Texas holds the top spot in the USA Today preseason coaches football poll. Defending national champion Ohio State is No. 2 followed by No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Georgia and No. 5 Notre Dame.
Why the SEC can't take much pleasure from preseason US LBM Coaches Poll rankings
Nine SEC teams are ranked in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. Think the playoff committee will care about that? They didn't last year.
Analyst Shocked by Texas A&M Coaches Poll Standing
The week of August 4 kicked off with a bang as the US LBM Coaches Poll finally dropped. Despite an offseason filled with promise, the Texas A&M Aggies landed at
Texas, Ohio State top preseason Coaches Poll ahead of week 1 showdown in Columbus
Texas will enter the 2025 season with the top spot in the US LBM Coaches Poll while the Buckeyes are ranked second. Expectations are high for the Longhorns this year after losing in overtime to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game and then again to eventual National Champion Ohio State, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl.
Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll overlooks quarterback inexperience at top of rankings
There a glaring reality at the top of the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. Most of the contenders lack experience at quarterback.
Texas volleyball: Longhorns rank in top five in preseason AVCA poll
The Longhorns rank as the No. 5 team in the nation in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason coaches' poll, the organization announced Wednesday. Under longtime coach Jerritt Elliott, Texas has been ranked in the top five of the AVCA poll in 19 of the past 21 seasons.
Longhorns slotted No. 5 in preseason AVCA poll
Texas was picked to finish second in the Southeastern Conference this season, but the American Volleyball Coaches Association thinks otherwise. The Longhorns are No. 5 in the AVCA preseason poll, two spots ahead of Kentucky,
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SEC coaches ranked from worst to first entering the 2025 season

A coach is only as good as his team. Most of the time. The best coaches in the SEC could probably pull off being winners ...

Paul Finebaum Calls Out SEC Powerhouse Snubbed in Preseason Coaches Poll

The 2025 college football season is already stirring controversy, and Alabama is once again at the center of it. The Crimson ...

College football poll rankings hot takes: SEC whips Big Ten in preseason, but not playoff

The SEC buried the Big Ten in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, but that does not add up to a College Football Playoff ...

College football’s most athletic big man, plus six Coaches Poll takeaways

Ohio State’s 19-year-old Jeremiah Smith (yes, we’re going to keep mentioning his age until he turns 20 on the day the ...
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How does the SEC stack up in CBS Sports 1-136 rankings for the 2025 season?

Vanderbilt enters the 2025 season just four spots behind the Arkansas Razorbacks in CBS Sports rankings. But Diego Pavia and ...

CFP 2025: Projecting 12-team field based on preseason US LBM Coaches Poll

Here's a look at how the new CFP format would work, using the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll to fill out the 12-team field: ...