The Texas Longhorns were overwhelmingly chosen as the team to beat in the SEC during the 2025 college football season as part of an SEC media poll on Friday.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq as SEC preseason media football rankings: Texas, Georgia in the lead. While some conferences have done away with their preseason polls, the SEC is continuing the tradition of having media members release their rankings for the upcoming season.

Texas, with Heisman Trophy candidate Arch Manning set to take over as starting quarterback, is the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference championship. The Longhorns received 96 of the 204 votes cast from media members covering the SEC media days this week to be crowned SEC champion on Dec.