15. SMU Mustangs
247Sports post-spring ranking: No. 12
SMU replaces its three leading wideouts from a playoff squad, but there’s no letdown expected for the Mustangs despite playing one of the ACC’s toughest slates.
247Sports post-spring ranking: No. 19
Iowa State’s goal of getting back to the Big 12 Championship Game relies on consistency within an unpredictable league title race.
247Sports post-spring ranking: No. 17
South Carolina was ranked inside the top 15 of most submissions but outside of the top 25 on one ballot, which skewed results. LaNorris Sellers returns at quarterback for a team that must replace five NFL Draft picks on the defense.
247Sports post-spring ranking: No. 13
Can the Sun Devils sustain without Cam Skattebo? New year, new team, according to Kenny Dillingham, who is two years removed from a 3-9 campaign with a top-end quarterback prospect in Sam Leavitt.
247Sports post-spring ranking: No. 14
With the most returning starters in the Big Ten, Illinois hasn’t enjoyed this much preseason hype in a long time with signal-caller Luke Altmyer back after a breakout 2024.
