Despite consecutive 10-plus win seasons, the Missouri Tigers found themselves outside the US LBM preseason College Football Coaches Poll released on Monday.

The 2025 college football season is fast approaching, and with less than three weeks until kickoff, anticipation is rising. Monday's release of the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll provides the first official glimpse at how the projected top programs stack up entering another pivotal campaign.

The Ohio State Buckeyes ranked among the nation’s best teams among college football coaches. The Texas Longhorns were ranked No. 1 while the Buckeyes are No. 2 Penn State, Georgia, and Notre Dame rounded out the Top 5.