Eight teams from the SEC are featured in Sports Illustrated’s preseason Top 25, including defending Eastern Division champion Mizzou who hasn’t received much love in the various released polls leading up to kickoff.

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Alabama, the media’s preseason pick to win the SEC, is in the No. 2 slot. Widely-considered a preseason Top 5 by most publications, defending league champion Auburn slides in at No. 7. The guys at SI didn’t forget about Mizzou, showing a little respect for the Tigers at No. 22.

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