Through Aug. 22, Sports Illustrated will count down its preseason college football Top 25 with overviews of each team. Here are the full rankings so far.
Not even in their wildest imagination did SMU fans think they could have had the kind of season the Mustangs went through in 2024. Even the most optimistic might have hoped to make a top-tier bowl game, but honestly it was all pretty much gravy for the program after finally making it into a power conference and plastering the ACC logo all over Dallas.
