COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Football cracked the preseason top 25 in the US LBM Coaches Poll, the publication announced Tuesday morning. The Tigers check in at No. 25 after opening the season receiving votes in last year’s coaches poll.

The top-25 ranking for the Tigers makes it twice in the past three seasons entering the campaign inside the national polls after beginning the 2024 season at No. 11.

Mizzou opens the 2026 season with its Kickoff in CoMo Home Opener versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday, September 3 at 7 p.m. CT.

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