SEC Program's Absence From 'CFB 25' Power Rankings Confuses Everyone

College football fans were all left wondering the same thing after EA Sports unveiled its power ranking of the top 25 teams in its upcoming "College Football 25" video game.

Where are the Missouri Tigers?

Missouri finished last season 11-2 and No. 8 in the Associated Press top 25 poll. It returns starting quarterback Brady Cook, who was 244-of-369 passing for 3,317 yards, 21 touchdowns and six interceptions in 2023.

But the Tigers were curiously absent from the EA Sports list , which confused nearly everyone.

"Missouri should be top 25," "WHERE IS MISSOURI??" "Top 10 Mizzou not even in the top 25," "No Mizzou is absolutely a crime wth," "Missouri disrespected," were a few of the comments people left under a post of the top 25 power rankings.

In addition to Cook, Missouri returns its top three wide receivers from last season, Luther Burden III, Theo Wease Jr. and Mookie Cooper.

Burden is in the running for the best returning wide receiver in college football. In 2023, he had 86 receptions, 1,212 receiving yards and nine touchdowns.

On defense, the team's top-returning players include edge Johnny Walker Jr., who was second among Tigers defensive players with five sacks a year ago. Linebacker Chuck Hicks also returns. In 2023, he finished second on the team with 11 tackles for loss.

Missouri has the 20th-ranked incoming recruiting class , led by five-star prospect Williams Nwaneri, a 6-foot-6, 257-pound edge-rusher who ranks sixth in 247 Sports' overall player rankings.

Tigers head coach Eli Drinkwitz was also busy in the transfer portal, welcoming in the eight-best class this year, per On3 .

Last season, the Tigers averaged 434.3 yards per game, ranking 28th in the country. They allowed 336.1 yards per game, which ranked 34th.

Missouri ended its season with a 14-3 win over Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.