When it comes to preseason college football predictions, there may not be a bigger individual name than Phil Steele. Taking that into consideration, when Steele makes his picks, it’s news.

With the entire Southeastern Conference now battling through training camps in anticipation for the 2019 college football season, we thought now would be the perfect time to share Steele’s projected order of finish in the SEC for the coming season.

Here is how Steele predicts the upcoming season to play out:

SEC East

  • #1 Georgia 
  • #2 Florida
  • #3 Missouri
  • #4 (tie) South Carolina
  • #4 (tie) Tennessee
  • #6 Kentucky 
  • #7 Vanderbilt

SEC West

  • #1 Alabama
  • #2 LSU
  • #3 Texas A&M
  • #4 Auburn
  • #5 Mississippi State
  • #6 Ole Miss
  • #7 Arkansas

SEC Championship Game

  • Alabama over Georgia