The USA South Athletic Conference's football coaches have released their 2025 preseason poll. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
Huntingdon was placed atop the rankings thanks to receiving 43 total points and one the possible eight first place votes. The Hawks finished last season with a 5-3 Conference record, good for a fourth-place tie in the standings. With defending League champions, Maryville, departing the USA South after last year, this year seems to be wide open. Belhaven was in the second spot in the poll with 41 points and two first place votes while Brevard came in third, just one point behind and three first place selections. Finally, LaGrange rounded out the top-half of the rankings in fourth with 35 points and the final two first place votes.
Since the first Conference football preseason poll in 2003, the Huntingdon program, who joined the USA South in 2013, has been picked to capture the title eight times, following through on that prediction five times. The team picked first in the preseason poll's history has grabbed the Conference crown 11 out of 21 years. Conversely, the team picked second has won the Conference championship six times, including the past two seasons.
| 2025 USA South Coaches Preseason Football Poll |
| Rank |
Institution (1st Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. |
Huntingdon (1) |
43 |
| 2. |
Belhaven (2) |
41 |
| 3. |
Brevard (3) |
40 |
| 4. |
LaGrange (2) |
35 |
| 5. |
N.C. Wesleyan |
25 |
| 6. |
Methodist |
17 |
| 7. |
Greensboro |
15 |
| 8. |
Southern Virginia |
8 |
All-Time Football Conference Records
(listed by wins of current Conference members) |
| Team |
Seasons |
Record |
Pct. |
Conference Championships |
| N.C. Wesleyan |
21 |
82-61 |
.573 |
3 |
| Methodist |
24 |
73-89 |
.450 |
3 |
| Huntingdon |
12 |
69-14 |
.831 |
7 |
| Brevard |
7 |
31-15 |
.674 |
1 |
| Greensboro |
24 |
31-130 |
.193 |
0 |
| LaGrange |
12 |
28-59 |
.322 |
0 |
| Belhaven |
3 |
18-6 |
.750 |
1 |
| Southern Virginia |
4 |
4-26 |
.133 |
0 |