Phil Steele's Preseason Top 26 AP Poll

[bbdude]

Phil Steele projects Tide, Buckeyes, Ducks as AP preseason top 3 - CBSSports.com

Steele's first poll of the upcoming college football season is out and Texas is in the top 26. Texas checks in at #18.

Steele's rankings:

1. Alabama
   
2. Ohio State
   
3. Oregon
   
4. Stanford
   
5. Texas A&M
   
6. Georgia
   
7. Notre Dame
   
8. Florida
   
9. South Carolina
   
10. Louisville
    
11. Clemson
    
12. LSU
    
13. Florida State
    
14. Oklahoma
    
15. TCU
    
16. Boise State
    
17. Nebraska
    
18. Texas
    
19. Michigan
    
20. Northwestern
    
21. Oregon State
    
22. Oklahoma State
    
23. UCLA
    
24. Wisconsin
    
25. USC
    
26. Kansas State*
    

This guy is happy:

 

[hoskins5]

I think Phil is gettin us back for last year when he picked us to be in the Orange bowl.

 

[bbdude]

No doubt. No dark horse title contender this year.