See where Mizzou Tigers are predicted to finish in SEC media preseason rankings

The Southeastern Conference’s annual preseason media football poll was released on Friday, and the Missouri Tigers — despite turning in their second straight 10-win season in 2024 — check in at No. 12.

Coming off a 10-3 campaign (5-3 SEC) that included a final ranking of No. 22 in the AP Top 25, Mizzou is predicted to finish among the bottom half of the league’s 16 teams, according to writers and broadcasters who cover the conference.

Last season’s Eli Drinkwitz-coached Tigers finished up with a 27-24 victory over Iowa in the Music City Bowl.

But the Tigers must now replaced multiple offensive skill-position stars this year, including receiver Luther Burden III and quarterback Brady Cook.

Beau Pribula is battling Sam Horn for the top QB job and Kevin Coleman Jr. figures to take over the top wideout slot now that Burden has moved on to the NFL.

Pribula transferred to MU from Penn State, while Coleman transferred in from Mississippi State (he also previously played for Louisville and Jackson State). The QB battle will continue in Mizzou’s fall camp, which begins later this month.

Texas is predicted to finish first in the SEC this fall, followed by Georgia and Alabama.

Also on Friday, two Tigers were included on the preseason All-SEC media teams: junior left guard Cayden Green, a Lee’s Summit North High School product who will anchor the MU O-line, earned first-team honors, while newcomer receiver Coleman made the third team.

Here is the complete SEC preseason media poll, as well predicted order of finish for the league and the league’s preseason All-SEC media teams:

PREDICTED SEC CHAMPION

School, points

Texas, 96

Georgia, 44

Alabama, 29

LSU, 20

South Carolina, 5

Oklahoma, 3

Vanderbilt, 2

Florida, 2

Tennessee, 1

Ole Miss, 1

Auburn, 1

SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH

School, points

Texas, 3,060

Georgia, 2,957

Alabama, 2,783

LSU, 2,668

South Carolina, 2,109

Florida, 1,986

Ole Miss, 1,979

Texas A&M, 1,892

Tennessee, 1,700

Oklahoma, 1,613

Auburn, 1,272

Missouri, 1,170

Vanderbilt, 936

Arkansas, 764

Kentucky, 512

Mississippi State, 343

PRESEASON MEDIA ALL-SEC TEAM

OFFENSE

First team

QB – LaNorris Sellers, South Carolina

RB - Quintrevion Wisner, Texas

RB - Le’Veon Moss, Texas A&M

WR - Ryan Williams, Alabama

WR - Cam Coleman, Auburn

TE - Eli Stowers, Vanderbilt

OL - Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

OL - Cayden Green, Missouri

OL - DJ Campbell, Texas

OL - Austin Barber, Florida

C - Jake Slaughter, Florida

Second Team

QB - Garrett Nussmeier, LSU

RB - Jaydn Ott, Oklahoma

RB - Caden Durham, LSU

WR - Aaron Anderson, LSU

WR - Ryan Wingo, Texas

TE - Oscar Delp, Georgia

OL - Ar’maj Reed-Adams, Texas A&M

OL - Trey Zuhn III, Texas A&M

OL - Jaeden Roberts, Alabama

OL - Fernando Carmona Jr., Arkansas

C - Parker Brailsford, Alabama

Third team

QB - Arch Manning, Texas

RB - Nate Frazier, Georgia

RB - Jam Miller, Alabama

WR - Eric Singleton, Auburn

WR - Kevin Coleman Jr., Missouri

TE - Jack Endries, Texas

OL - Earnest Greene III, Georgia

OL - Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M

OL - Xavier Chaplin, Auburn

OL - Trevor Goosby, Texas

C - Connor Lew, Auburn

DEFENSE

First team

DL - Keldric Faulk, Auburn

DL - Dylan Stewart, South Carolina

DL - Colin Simmons, Texas

DL - Christian Miller, Georgia

LB - Anthony Hill Jr., Texas

LB - Whit Weeks, LSU

LB - CJ Allen, Georgia

DB - KJ Bolden, Georgia

DB - Michael Taaffe, Texas

DB - Daylen Everette, Georgia

DB - Jermod McCoy, Tennessee

Second team

DL - Caleb Banks, Florida

DL - Tim Keenan III, Alabama

DL - LT Overton, Alabama

DL - R Mason Thomas, Oklahoma

LB - Deontae Lawson, Alabama

LB - Harold Perkins, LSU

LB - Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss

DB - Malik Muhammad, Texas

DB - Domani Jackson, Alabama

DB - Will Lee III, Texas A&M

DB - Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

Third team

DL - Tyreak Sapp, Florida

DL - Trey Moore, Texas

DL - Cam Ball, Arkansas

DL - Zxavian Harris, Ole Miss

LB - Taurean York, Texas A&M

LB - Arion Carter, Tennessee

LB - Princewill Umanmielen, Ole Miss

DB - Keon Sabb, Alabama

DB - Boo Carter, Tennessee

DB - Bray Hubbard, Alabama

DB - Isaac Smith, Mississippi State

SPECIALISTS

First team

P - Brett Thorson, Georgia

PK - Peyton Woodring, Georgia

LS - Beau Gardner, Georgia

KS - Peyton Woodring, Georgia

RS - Zachariah Branch, Georgia

AP - Zachariah Branch, Georgia

Second team

P - Jack Bouwmeester, Texas

*PK - Trey Smack, Florida

*PK - Lucas Carneiro, Ole Miss

LS - Rocco Underwood, Florida

KS - Trey Smack, Florida

RS - Barion Brown, LSU

AP - Zavion Thomas, LSU

Third team

*P - Devin Bale, Arkansas

*P - Aidan Laros, Kentucky

PK - Alex McPherson, Auburn

LS - Ben Anderson, Oklahoma

KS – Will Stone, Texas

RS - Zavion Thomas, LSU

*AP - Eugene Wilson III, Florida

*AP - Jadan Baugh, Florida

* - Indicates a tie

This story was originally published July 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM.