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The Preseason Coaches Poll Has Been Released

by Staff Reporter

August 4, 202540 Comments

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

BATON ROUGE – It will be a Top 10 matchup when LSU faces Clemson in the season-opener in less than four weeks as both teams sit inside the Top 10 of the AFCA Preseason Coaches Poll, which was released on Monday.

LSU is ranked No. 9 by the coaches, while Clemson is No. 6. The LSU-Clemson contest will mark the first time in school history the Tigers will open the season in a Top 10 matchup for a true road game. LSU’s other two Top 10 season-opening matchups came at neutral sites – 2011 No. 4 LSU vs. No. 3 Oregon (Arlington, Texas); 2023 No. 5 LSU vs. No. 8 Florida State (Orlando, Fla.).

The No. 9 ranking is the highest for the Tigers in the preseason coaches poll since 2023 when LSU opened the year ranked No. 5. Since 2000, LSU has entered a season ranked in the Top 10 of the coaches poll 12 times.

In addition to Clemson, five other teams on LSU’s 2025 schedule are ranked in the Top 25, a list topped by Alabama at No. 8 followed by South Carolina at No. 13, Ole Miss at No. 15, Florida at No. 17, and Texas A&M at No. 21. South Carolina, Florida and Texas A&M all come to Tiger Stadium this year.

The AFCA Coaches Poll features nine SEC teams with Texas leading the way at No. 1 followed by Georgia at No. 4. Tennessee at No. 18 rounds out the remaining SEC teams in Top 25.

2025 AFCA Coaches Poll – Preseason:
1. Texas
2. Ohio State
3. Penn State
4. Georgia
5. Notre Dame
6. Clemson
7. Oregon
8. Alabama
9. LSU
10. Miami
11. Arizona State
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Ole Miss
16. SMU
17. Florida
18. Tennessee
19. Indiana
20. Kansas State
21. Iowa State
21. Texas A&M
23. BYU
24. Texas Tech
25. Boise State

(Release via LSU Athletics)

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Muahahaha•5 months

Does anyone think that Florida could be sleeper team this year and surprise everyone?

SeeeeK•5 months

Illinois is way 2 high

LSU82Cajun•5 months

Texas is always overrated ( the Dallas Cowboys of college football)
Notre Dame ( same see Texas)
Penn State - coach is a choker
Clemson or LSU (the loser is overrated) Hopefully Tigers win

NotaStarGazer•5 months

Franklin isn't the best coach but the main problem is their QB position is always overrated. In the Big 10, you don't have to have the best QB around to win almost every single game. But when Penn State comes up against Ohio State or Michigan, that is when the offense in particular meets its Waterloo.

Recoveringcajun•5 months

Let’s go get a coaches poll championship!

tiger109•5 months

Texas would not be #1 if his name was Arch Boudreaux.

HubbaBubba•5 months

Love seeing the Ponies up there at 16. A few more years of NIL and they'll be pulling in SEC caliber talent.

Wes_man225•5 months

These polls are a starting point as you have to start somewhere.....over the years LSU usually starts anywhere from 8 to 15. But by the end of the year the wins and losses settle it all....it is not where you start but where you end up.

bluebuck1•5 months

Borrow created the template. Go execute. Polls don’t matter.

Strannix•5 months

Texas is the most perenially over ranked team EVER

ljhog•5 months

Actually that would be Norte Dame

Boyntonbeach Tiger•5 months

Tigers waiting in the grass good spot to be.

CDawson•5 months

Boise! When will anyone learn! They are an annual 4-5 loss team in any P conference.

sharkfhin•5 months

Unless we win the title, we are never in the top 10. Facts

ApexTiger•5 months

Painful we're behind ND and Clemson, guess we will have to do something on the feild about it!!! Come LSU, tired of 9-3 and losing week 1. Win and get us back to LSU standards

Bucky_B•5 months

we are because we haven't proven that we can win the first game!! beat Clemson and we will make a big jump. convincingly and we are poss in the top 5

J2thaROC•5 months

Texas @ #1. Lolololololololol

friendlyobservation•5 months

Yeah, I get it they're talented but they have so much unproven right now. These polls are useless. They're going over money and reputation. Do not be shocked if a team like South Carolina ends up in the top 4 for SEC by the end of the season. Nobody is giving them or Florida any love there will surely be a team that sneaks up in the SEC.

DaleGribblesMower•5 months

Meaningless

Solo Cam•5 months

Texas and Penn State too high, Clemson too low.

NotaStarGazer•5 months

Can't speak about Texas but Penn State is too high...just like every preseason poll. And their QB Drew Allar? is so overrated it isn't even funny. He has never impressed me in the several games I have seen him in. H doesn't lose games to teams they should beat but he has trouble being a difference maker in the even or underdog games.

SaintInBham•5 months

5 teams from the Big 12. Stopped right there.

Ragin Tiger1•5 months

Why on God’s green Earth is Alabama ranked ahead of LSU?

Solo Cam•5 months

I mean they lost to Vandy last year, had their worst team in over a decade and still beat LSU 42-13 at home. Why do you think we're entitled to be ranked above them? We have a better QB, that's all we know for sure. Everything else is up in the air.

NotaStarGazer•5 months

You mentioned Vandy which beat Alabama and LSU beat handily. You didn't mention OU which beat Alabama handily and LSU beat handily. So yeah, Alabama blew out LSU but I just mentioned other opponents that went LSU's favor. The ONLY reason Alabama is being ranked above LSU is the name "Alabama". The most important position on the football field, QB, as of now has to be heavily, heavily in LSU's favor.

SippyCup•5 months

If he doesn’t have time to throw it won’t matter.

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Bucky_B•5 months

bama 8? DeBoer will be DeGone by the end of the season

Chicken•5 months

by De-End of DeSeason...

JackieTreehorn•5 months

Lil Brian better win that first game or he won’t make it to get flogged by Alabama. Again.

NotaStarGazer•5 months

Since you like hyperbole, I will throw one back at you. Your statement is one of the most stupid statements I have ever read on the internet. Go play in the street!

MajorityWhip•5 months

Preseaon polls are so useless.

Harry Boutte•5 months

No they aren't, you clicked on it, didn't you? Mission accomplished.

Brian Wilson•5 months

It's not an advertisement so clicking on it is irrelevant. Preseason polls are useless.

biglego•5 months

It’s just something to talk about. None of this is world changing stuff.

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