After seeing just one of its teams make the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff, the Big 12 enters the 2025 college football season with some pressure on its shoulders.

The conference is still looking for its first national championship since the 2005 season, when Texas, now with the SEC, beat USC to claim the BCS title. Twenty years later, Arizona State — coming off its first College Football Playoff berth — is once again expected to lead the way in the Big 12 following its breakthrough debut a season ago.

Led by quarterback Sam Leavitt and wide receiver Jordyn Tyson on offense, Kenny Dillingham's Sun Devils are ranked No. 11 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll that was released on Monday, Aug. 4. Four other Big 12 teams found their name among the preseason top 25, while several others received votes.

Among that latter group, unranked Colorado received the second-fewest votes among five Big 12 teams. The 2025 season will be the toughest challenge yet for Deion Sanders in Boulder, with Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders off to the NFL with the Jaguars and Browns, respectively. One key question going into fall camp for the Buffaloes has been who will be the starting quarterback in Week 1 vs. Georgia Tech: Julian Lewis or Kaidon Salter?

Arizona State Sun Devils quarterback Sam Leavitt (10) looks to pass the ball against the Texas Longhorns during the first half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Here's a look at where Big 12 teams came in on the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll on Monday:

Preseason US LBM Coaches Poll

Big 12 teams bolded. First place votes in parentheses.

1. Texas (28)
2. Ohio State (20)
3. Penn State (14)
4. Georgia (3)
5. Notre Dame
6. Clemson (2)
7. Oregon
8. Alabama
9. LSU
10. Miami
11. Arizona State
12. Illinois
13. South Carolina
14. Michigan
15. Ole Miss
16. SMU
17. Florida
18. Tennessee
19. Indiana
20. Kansas State
T-21. Texas A&M
T-21. Iowa State
23. BYU
24. Texas Tech
25. Boise State

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 221; Missouri 142; Louisville 126; USC 116; Utah 86; Baylor 76; Auburn 50; Iowa 49; Memphis 34; Army 33; Tulane 31; Georgia Tech 27; TCU 24; Nebraska 19; Syracuse 16; Washington 15; Navy 14; Arkansas 14; Duke 12; Colorado 12; Minnesota 11; UNLV 8; FSU 8; Kansas 6; Vanderbilt 3; Buffalo 1.