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Mizzou Football Ranked No. 11 In AP Top 25 Poll
Missouri will begin its new season on August 29, with a home game against Murray State.
The Associated Press released its preseason Top 25 college football poll on Monday and the University of Missouri Tigers were ranked No. 11.
The ranking was Missouri’s highest in the AP preseason poll since the Tigers were ranked No. 6 to begin the 2008 season. The Tigers were also ranked No. 11 in this year’s USA Today Coaches Poll, which came out last week.
Overall, Mizzou received 927 points in the poll, coming in behind No. 10 Florida State, which had 971 points, and ahead of Utah, which got 887 points.
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Missouri is one of five Southeastern Conference teams in the top 11. There are also eight SEC teams in the top 16 and nine in the top 25 overall.
Georgia was ranked No. 1, after receiving 46 first-place votes and 1,532 total points. Ohio State was second, with 15 first-place votes and 1,490 points.
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Oregon came in third, after receiving one first-place vote and 1,403 points. Texas and Alabama were Nos. 4 and 5.
Ole Miss (No. 6), Notre Dame (No. 7), Penn State (No. 8), Michigan (No. 9), and Florida State rounded out the top 10.
The Tigers will play three of the preseason ranked teams this season — at No. 20 Texas A&M (October 5), at No. 5 Alabama (October 26), and at home against No. 16 Oklahoma (November 9).
Preseason AP Top 25 Football Poll
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. Alabama
6. Ole Miss
7. Notre Dame
8. Penn State
9. Michigan
10. Florida State
11. Missouri
12. Utah
13. LSU
14. Clemson
15. Tennessee
16. Oklahoma
17. Oklahoma State
18. Kansas State
19. Miami
20. Texas A&M
21. Arizona
22. Kansas
23. USC
24. North Carolina State
25. Iowa
The Tigers went 11-2 last season, won the Cotton Bowl, and were ranked No. 11 in the preseason coaches poll, which came out last week. (Photo: Terrance Williams)
No. 11 Mizzou will begin its new season on Thursday, August 29, when it will host Murray State at Faurot Field. Opening kickoff that evening is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be televised nationally on the SEC Network.
MISSOURI TIGERS 2024 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
August 29 vs. Murray State -- 7 pm
September 7 vs. Buffalo -- 6 pm
September 14 vs. Boston College -- 11:45 am
September 21 vs. Vanderbilt -- TBA
October 5 at #20 Texas A&M -- 11 am
October 12 at UMass -- TBA
October 19 vs. Auburn -- TBA
October 26 at #5 Alabama -- TBA
November 9 vs. #16 Oklahoma -- TBA
November 23 at Mississippi State -- TBA
November 30 vs. Arkansas -- TBA
