No. 13: Arkansas Razorbacks: All eyes are going to be on quarterback Taylen Green in '25, as the young signal-caller is going to need to make a big jump this fall. Arkansas has what it takes to surprise some people this year, but some luck is going to be needed for it to pull off some upsets in the same way the Razorback did vs. UT in '24.
No. 12: Missouri Tigers: On both sides of the ball, the Tigers are replacing a ton of talent. With that said, Penn State transfer Beau Pribula has made his way to campus and he's hoping to silence his doubters moving forward. Is a big year on the way for him?
No. 11: Auburn Tigers: There are officially no excuses for the Auburn Tigers this season. Jackson Arnold has transferred in and Hugh Freeze has confirmed he'll be his starter. There's a lot of pressure on Arnold, but even more on Freeze. People are sick of all the losing for the Tigers. Freeze will enter the campaign with his seat pretty dang warm.
No. 10: Texas A&M Aggies: It sure looked like the Aggies were going to push for a CFP spot last season after starting the year 7-1. However, A&M somehow finished 8-5. It's going to be the Marcel Reed show at quarterback in '25. Will he have the Aggies pushing for 9-10 wins?