Football · Men's Basketball
SMU
Best finish
No. 7
Seasons ranked
11 / 14
Best finish
No. 7 (2024-2025)
Sports
Football · Men's Basketball
Polls
Media · Coaches · Playoff
Years in the Rankings
Any poll, any sportBest ranking by season · 2013-2014 – 2026-2027
Each point is SMU's best rank that season. Lower is better; gaps are seasons unranked.
A year is lit when SMU was ranked in any poll that season; the best rank reached is shown. Click a year to open that season's poll board and cycle it week by week.
2020s6 ranked
2010s5 ranked
Recent Season
Media Top 25 · 2025-2026Ranking by week
Lower is better. Gaps mark weeks the team was unranked. Open this season's board →
2025-2026 Schedule
9–4Opponent ranks are their Media Top 25 position that week. Ranked wins are highlighted.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | vs | East Texas A&M | W 42–13 |
| Wk 2 | vs |  Baylor |
L 45–48 |
| Wk 3 | at |  Missouri State |
W 28–10 |
| Wk 4 | at |  TCU |
L 24–35 |
| Wk 6 | vs |  Syracuse |
W 31–18 |
| Wk 7 | vs |  Stanford |
W 34–10 |
| Wk 8 | at |  Clemson |
W 35–24 |
| Wk 9 | at |  Wake Forest |
L 12–13 |
| Wk 10 | vs | 11 Miami |
W 26–20 |
| Wk 11 | at |  Boston College |
W 45–13 |
| Wk 13 | vs |  Louisville |
W 38–6 |
| Wk 14 | at |  California |
L 35–38 |
| Bowl | vs | 21 Arizona · neutral |
W 24–19 |