Phil Steele’s latest college football preview magazine breaking down the 2017 season was released nationwide this week. The 23rd edition of the annual magazine features 352 pages of information jam packed into every page. There’s so much data in the book, the magazine even comes with an abbreviations key to help understand all the stats and figures provided in the book.
When it comes to SEC coverage in the magazine, one of the highlights is, of course, Steele’s predictions for the league. Anyone looking forward to a fresh matchup in the SEC title game will be disappointed by Steele’s picks, as the college football expert is picking the Crimson Tide to beat the Gators for the third consecutive year in Atlanta.
Here’s how Steele forecasts the SEC as well as the upcoming College Football Playoff:
2017 SEC Predictions
SEC East: 1) Florida, 2) Georgia, 3) Tennessee, 4) South Carolina, 5) Kentucky, 6) Missouri, 7) Vanderbilt
SEC West: 1) Alabama, 2) Auburn, 3) LSU, 4) Texas A&M, tie-5) Arkansas, tie-5) Ole Miss, 7) Mississippi State
SEC Championship Game: Alabama over Florida
2018 Playoff Predictions
National Semifinals: #1 seed Alabama to beat #4 seed USC and #2 seed Ohio State to beat #3 seed Florida State
National Championship Game: Alabama to beat Ohio State
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
