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ESPN National College Football reporter Joe Schad unveiled his spring Top 25 via Twitter on Friday morning, and seven SEC schools make the cut, with three appearing in the top 10 spots.
Alabama, the defending national champion, enters April as his No. 1 overall team. LSU follows at No. 4, Tennessee nearly rounds out the top 10 at No. 9, and then Ole Miss (11) Georgia (13), Florida (16), and Texas A&M (22) finish things off for the conference.
Spring 2016 Preseason Top 25: 1) Ala 2) FSU 3) Clem 4) LSU 5) OU 6) Ohio St 7) ND 8) Mich 9) Tenn 10) Stanf 11) Ole Miss 12) UGA 13) Miami…
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) April 1, 2016
14) USC 15) UF 16) Texas 17) Baylor 18) Okl St 19) TCU 20) Iowa 21) A&M 22) Mich. St. 23) UNC 24) UCLA 25) Houston
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) April 1, 2016
Following the conclusion of the 2015 season, only five SEC teams finished inside the AP Top 25 Poll: Alabama (1), Ole Miss (10), LSU (16), Tennessee (22), and Florida (25).
Tyler Waddell is a member of the Saturday Down South news team. He brings over five years of professional journalism experience and is closing in on a Bachelor's in sports management. Follow him on Twitter (@Tyler_Waddell).
