CANTON, Ga. — The Southern Athletic Association announced its 2025 football preseason poll following a conference head coach vote. The Majors will look to continue their momentum on the field after being fifth overall, which was announced by the SAA Office on Wednesday.
Millsaps football head coach Brandon Lechtenberg will look to continue the team's success after being named SAA Football Coach of the Year last season and helping lead to 12 conference postseason selections.
Berry College was selected first, earning 54 points and received five first-place votes.
Trinity University was selected second, receiving 50 points and two first-place votes.
Conference newcomer Maryville College secured third place in the 2025 preseason poll with 43 points and one first-place vote.
Millsaps was picked fifth with 27 points, marking a significant improvement from the 2024 preseason poll where they were selected to finish last in the conference.
The Majors will open the 2025 season at Belhaven University in the Riverside Rumble on Thursday, Sept. 4. Kickoff is slated to begin at 7 p.m. with live video and live stats available at gomajors.com.
2025 SAA Football Preseason Poll
| 1) Berry |
54 pts (5) |
| 2) Trinity |
50 pts (2) |
| 3) Maryville |
43 pts (1) |
| 4) Centre |
41 pts |
| 5) Millsaps |
27 pts |
| 6) Southwestern |
25 pts |
| 7) Rhodes |
24 pts |
| 8) Sewanee |
16 pts |
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
