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Phil Steele’s SEC Football Order of Finish Predictions: 1-16 Going Into Week 5

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16) Arkansas Razorbacks
Arkansas Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Tim Cramsey
- Defensive Coordinator: Ron Roberts
- 2025 Record: 2-10 (0-8)
- 2025 Finish: 16th in the SEC
- 2026 Record: 2-2
T-1) Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 2
- Head Coach: Kirby Smart (11th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Mike Bobo
- Defensive Coordinator: Glenn Schumann
- 2025 Record: 12-2 (7-1)
- 2025 Finish: Lost in College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
- Location: Athens, Georgia
- 2026 Record: 4-0
These are Phil Steele's 2026 College Football Preview magazine preseason predictions.
T-1) Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 1
- Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian (6th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Flood
- Defensive Coordinator: Will Muschamp
- 2025 Record: 10–3 (6-2)
- 2025 Finish: 5th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Austin, Texas
- 2026 Record: 4-0
T-3) Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 7
- Head Coach: Kalen DeBoer (3rd Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Ryan Grubb
- Defensive Coordinator: Kane Wommack
- 2025 Record: 11-4 (7-1)
- 2025 Finish: Lost in College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- 2026 Record: 4-0
T-3) Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Brent Venables (5th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Ben Arbuckle
- Defensive Coordinator: Todd Bates
- 2025 Record: 10-3 (6-2)
- 2025 Finish: Lost in College Football Playoff First Round
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Norman, Oklahoma
- 2026 Record: 2-2
T-5) Ole Miss Rebels
Ole Miss Rebels Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 9
- Head Coach: Pete Golding (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: John David Baker
- Defensive Coordinator: Bryan Brown
- 2025 Record: 13-2 (7-1)
- 2025 Finish: Lost in College Football Playoff Semifinals
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Oxford, Mississippi
- 2026 Record: 3-1
T-5) Texas A&M Aggies
Texas A&M Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Mike Elko (3rd Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Holmon Wiggins
- Defensive Coordinator: Lyle Hemphill
- 2025 Record: 11-2 (7-1)
- 2025 Finish: Lost in College Football Playoff First Round
- Conference: SEC
- Location: College Station, Texas
- 2026 Record: 2-2
T-7) Tennessee Volunteers
Tennessee Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 17
- Head Coach: Josh Heupel (6th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Joey Halzle
- Defensive Coordinator: Jim Knowles
- 2025 Record: 8-5 (4-4)
- 2025 Finish: 9th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
- 2026 Record: 3-1
T-7) LSU Tigers
LSU Tigers Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 11
- Head Coach: Lane Kiffin (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Charlie Weis Jr.
- Defensive Coordinator: Blake Baker
- 2025 Record: 7-6 (3-5)
- 2025 Finish: 10th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- 2026 Record: 3-1
T-9) South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Shane Beamer (6th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Kendal Briles
- Defensive Coordinator: Clayton White
- 2025 Record: 4-8 (1-7)
- 2025 Finish: 13th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- 2026 Record: 2-2
T-9) Auburn Tigers
Auburn Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Alex Golesh (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Joel Gordon
- Defensive Coordinator: DJ Durkin
- 2025 Record: 5-7 (1-7)
- 2025 Finish: 13th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- 2026 Record: 3-1
T-11) Florida Gators
Florida Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking:8
- Head Coach: Jon Sumrall (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Buster Faulkner
- Defensive Coordinator: Brad White
- 2025 Record: 4-8 (2-6)
- 2025 Finish: 11th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Gainesville, Florida
- 2026 Record: 4-0
T-11) Vanderbilt Commodores
Vanderbilt Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Clark Lea (5th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Tim Beck
- Defensive Coordinator: Steve Gregory
- 2025 Record: 10-3 (6-2)
- 2025 Finish: 5th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- 2026 Record: 3-1
T-11) Missouri Tigers
Missouri Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 25
- Head Coach: Eliah Drinkwitz (7th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Chip Lindsey
- Defensive Coordinator: Corey Batoon
- 2025 Record: 8-5 (4-4)
- 2025 Finish: 8th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- Location: Columbia, Missouri
- 2026 Record: 3-1
14) Mississippi State Tigers
Mississippi State Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 16
- Head Coach: Jeff Lebby (2nd Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: N/A
- Defensive Coordinator: Zach Arnett
- 2025 Record: 5-8 (1-7)
- 2025 Finish: 13th in the SEC
- 2026 Record: 4-0
15. Kentucky Wildcats
Kentucky Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 24
- Head Coach: Will Stein (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Joe Sloan
- Defensive Coordinator: Jay Bateman
- 2025 Record: 5-7 (2-6)
- 2025 Finish: 11th in the SEC
- Conference: SEC
- 2026 Record: 3-1
16) Arkansas Razorbacks
Arkansas Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: NR
- Head Coach: Ryan Silverfield (1st Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Tim Cramsey
- Defensive Coordinator: Ron Roberts
- 2025 Record: 2-10 (0-8)
- 2025 Finish: 16th in the SEC
- 2026 Record: 2-2
T-1) Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia Team Profile
- AP Top 25 Ranking: 2
- Head Coach: Kirby Smart (11th Season)
- Offensive Coordinator: Mike Bobo
- Defensive Coordinator: Glenn Schumann
- 2025 Record: 12-2 (7-1)
- 2025 Finish: Lost in College Football Playoff Quarterfinal
- Location: Athens, Georgia
- 2026 Record: 4-0
These are Phil Steele's 2026 College Football Preview magazine preseason predictions.

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