CFB guru Phil Steele names 5 SEC teams in his preseason top 25
College football guru Phil Steele recently released his annual preseason magazine ahead of the 2018 season, and this week, he named his top-25 teams.
Unsurprisingly, defending-champion Alabama holds down the No. 1 spot, with rival Clemson holding the No. 2 spot.
As you can see below, five SEC squads made the cut, with two of those teams among the five-best teams in the entire nation (via College Football Talk):
- No. 1 — Alabama
- No. 5 — Georgia
- No. 17 — Florida
- No. 19 — Auburn
- No. 21 — Mississippi State
Steele seems to be a little higher on Florida and a little lower on Mississippi State than most analysts. It’s also a bit surprising to see South Carolina omitted from the list.
Check out the rest of Steele’s top-25 list here.