GAME WEEK IS HERE!

Today we unveil the inaugural preseason Saturday Down South Top 25 and of course, it’s SEC-heavy.

Nine teams from the nation’s most competitive league are featured, including Alabama and Auburn in the Top 5 and Will Muschamp’s Gators rounding out the rankings. Votes from 10 SDS staffers were collected after the news of Braxton Miller’s season-ending injury at Ohio State.

1. Florida State (8)
2. Alabama (2)
3. Oregon
4. Oklahoma
5. Auburn
6. UCLA
7. Michigan State
8. South Carolina
9. Baylor
10. Ohio State
11. Stanford
12. Georgia
13. LSU
14. Southern Cal
15. Wisconsin
16. Notre Dame
17. Ole Miss
18. Washington
19. Texas A&M
20. North Carolina
21. Clemson
22. Arizona State
23. Kansas State
24. Missouri
25. Florida