Phil Steele Power Poll

[Xeliou66]

Got my Phil Steele magazine today!

 

[Duckboy33]

I just picked up the college football bible today

 

[Digger]

 

[Duckboy33]

Highest EOY Ranking since 2021:

ACC:
Miami FL - #2
Florida State - #6
SMU - #12
Clemson - #13
Pittsburgh - #13
Wake Forest - #15
Virginia - #16
Louisville - #19
NC State - #20
Syracuse - #20

Big 12:
TCU - #2
Cincinnati - #4
Baylor - #5
Arizona State - #7
Oklahoma State - #7
Texas Tech - #7
Utah - #10
Arizona - #11
BYU - #11
Kansas State - #14
Iowa State - #15
Houston - #17
Kansas - #23
Colorado - #25

Big Ten:
Indiana - #1
Michigan - #1
Ohio State - #1
Washington - #2
Oregon - #3
Penn State - #5
Michigan State - #9
USC - #11
Illinois - #16
Iowa - #17
UCLA - #21

SEC:
Georgia - #1
Alabama - #2
Ole Miss - #3
Texas - #3
Tennessee - #6
Missouri - #8
Texas A&M - #8
Oklahoma - #10
LSU - #12
Vanderbilt - #15
Kentucky - #18
South Carolina - #19
Mississippi State - #20
Arkansas - #21

Independents:
Notre Dame - #2

American:
Tulane - #9
Army - #21
Navy - #23
Memphis - #24
North Texas - #24

CUSA:
Liberty - #25

MWC:
UNLV - #23

PAC 12:
Boise State - #8
Oregon State - #17
Fresno State - #24
Utah State - #24
San Diego State - #25

Sun Belt:
Louisiana - #16
JMU - #19
Troy - #19

 

[Duckboy33]

Teams that have finished ranked the last 5 seasons:

Big Ten:
Ohio State
Oregon

SEC:
Alabama
Georgia

Independents:
Notre Dame

 

[Hitman Hart]

Wins over the last 5 seasons:

ACC:
Clemson - 47
SMU - 46
Miami FL - 42
Louisville - 42
NC State - 40
Pittsburgh - 38
Duke - 38
Wake Forest - 36
Florida State - 35
North Carolina - 33
Georgia Tech - 31
Syracuse - 31
Virginia - 28
California - 28
Virginia Tech - 25
Boston College - 25
Stanford - 16

Big 12:
BYU - 46
Utah - 44
Texas Tech - 42
Kansas State - 42
TCU - 41
Houston - 38
Cincinnati - 37
Iowa State - 37
Baylor - 34
UCF - 33
Arizona State - 33
Oklahoma State - 33
West Virginia - 30
Arizona - 29
Kansas - 27
Colorado - 22

Big Ten:
Ohio State - 59
Oregon - 58
Michigan - 57
Penn State - 48
Iowa - 45
Washington - 44
Minnesota - 40
USC - 39
Indiana - 38
Illinois - 37
UCLA - 33
Wisconsin - 32
Maryland - 31
Michigan State - 29
Rutgers - 28
Nebraska - 26
Purdue - 24
Northwestern - 23

SEC:
Georgia - 65
Alabama - 56
Ole Miss - 52
Texas - 48
Tennessee - 45
Oklahoma - 43
LSU - 42
Missouri - 41
Texas A&M - 39
South Carolina - 33
Kentucky - 33
Florida - 29
Arkansas - 29
Mississippi State - 28
Auburn - 27
Vanderbilt - 26

Independents:
Notre Dame - 54
UConn - 28

American:
UTSA - 46
Tulane - 45
Memphis - 42
Army - 40
North Texas - 36
Navy - 34
ECU - 34
UAB - 27
USF - 26
Rice - 24
Tulsa - 23
FAU - 21
Temple - 17
Charlotte - 17

CUSA:
Western Kentucky - 43
Liberty - 41
Jacksonville State - 41
Delaware - 38
Missouri State - 32
Kennesaw State - 31
Sam Houston - 31
New Mexico State - 26
Middle Tennessee - 25
FIU - 20

MAC:
Toledo - 43
Ohio - 43
Miami OH - 40
Sacramento State - 39
Western Michigan - 33
Eastern Michigan - 31
Central Michigan - 29
Buffalo - 28
Bowling Green - 28
Ball State - 22
Akron - 19
Kent State - 18
UMass - 7

MWC:
North Dakota State - 63
Air Force - 38
UNLV - 37
Wyoming - 30
Northern Illinois - 30
San Jose State - 29
Hawaii - 28
New Mexico - 23
UTEP - 20
Nevada - 18

PAC 12:
Boise State - 46
Fresno State - 44
San Diego State - 35
Washington State - 34
Utah State - 33
Oregon State - 32
Texas State - 31
Colorado State - 21

Sun Belt:
JMU - 52
Louisiana - 41
Coastal Carolina - 40
Troy - 40
Marshall - 37
Appalachian State - 35
South Alabama - 33
Old Dominion - 30
Georgia Southern - 30
Arkansas State - 26
Georgia State - 23
LA Tech - 22
Southern Miss - 21
UL Monroe - 18

FSU with fewer wins than lil ole Wake Forest

 

[Duckboy33]

2025 Average Attendance by Conference:

ACC:
Clemson - 76,520
Virginia Tech - 65,632
Miami FL - 59,931
NC State - 56,919
Florida State - 53,479
Pittsburgh - 53,077
Louisville - 50,863
North Carolina - 47,686
Boston College - 39,891
California - 39,173
Syracuse - 39,130
Virginia - 38,999
Georgia Tech - 38,216
SMU - 32,652
Wake Forest - 29,737
Duke - 26,183
Stanford - 26,035

Big 12:
BYU - 62,849
Texas Tech - 58,623
Iowa State - 57,884
Utah - 52,962
Colorado - 52,514
West Virginia - 52,459
Oklahoma State - 52,202
Kansas State - 51,536
Arizona State - 48,983
Arizona - 46,747
TCU - 44,605
UCF - 43,047
Baylor - 42,302
Kansas - 39,408
Cincinnati - 36,615
Houston - 27,423

Big Ten:
Michigan - 110,548
Penn State - 108,083
Ohio State - 104,061
Nebraska - 86,900
Wisconsin - 76,057
Iowa - 69,250
USC - 67,071
Washington - 65,822
Michigan State - 65,307
Purdue - 59,887
Oregon - 59,168
Illinois - 54,750
Indiana - 48,374
Rutgers - 48,341
Minnesota - 47,467
UCLA - 46,805
Maryland - 36,040
Northwestern - 17,470

SEC:
Texas A&M - 102,847
Texas - 102,232
Tennessee - 101,915
LSU - 101,235
Alabama - 100,077
Georgia - 93,033
Florida - 90,017
Auburn - 88,043
Oklahoma - 83,513
South Carolina - 79,329
Arkansas - 69,762
Ole Miss - 67,372
Kentucky - 59,516
Missouri - 57,421
Mississippi State - 48,809
Vanderbilt - 28,091

Independents:
Notre Dame - 77,622
UConn - 25,375

American:
ECU - 37,403
USF - 37,063
Navy - 32,586
Army - 24,949
Memphis - 24,552
Tulane - 23,980
North Texas - 23,022
UTSA - 21,059
Tulsa - 20,411
FAU - 19,500
UAB - 19,167
Rice - 18,143
Charlotte - 14,137
Temple - 13,919

CUSA:
Liberty - 19,966
Jacksonville State - 17,848
Delaware - 17,329
New Mexico State - 14,350
Western Kentucky - 13,828
Middle Tennessee - 12,877
FIU - 12,815
Sam Houston - 10,977
Missouri State - 9,663
Kennesaw State - 9,012

MAC:
Toledo - 21,519
Central Michigan - 17,752
Ohio - 17,641
Western Michigan - 17,626
Eastern Michigan - 15,489
Sacramento State - 15,468
Buffalo - 14,785
Bowling Green - 13,358
UMass - 12,269
Miami OH - 12,193
Ball State - 9,841
Kent State - 8,447
Akron - 6,374

MWC:
UNLV - 32,203
Air Force - 26,226
Wyoming - 21,937
UTEP - 19,393
Nevada - 17,288
San Jose State - 16,044
New Mexico - 16,001
North Dakota State - 15,250
Northern Illinois - 13,425
Hawaii - 12,963

PAC 12:
Fresno State - 39,803
Boise State - 37,114
Oregon State - 35,799
Colorado State - 33,082
San Diego State - 24,770
Texas State - 22,649
Washington State - 22,413
Utah State - 16,992

Sun Belt:
Appalachian State - 34,623
JMU - 25,071
Troy - 23,630
Marshall - 23,022
Georgia Southern - 22,516
Southern Miss - 22,457
Old Dominion - 20,272
Coastal Carolina - 20,224
Louisiana - 18,254
South Alabama - 18,169
Arkansas State - 17,871
LA Tech - 15,999
UL Monroe - 15,803
Georgia State - 12,805

 

[ThomasTomasz]

Navy substantially beating Air Force and Army. Nice.

 

[Digger]

Navy substantially beating Air Force and Army. Nice.

 

[Jennerpeach]

Getting excited!

 

[Blackleaf40]

lol at nebby.

 

[Rubrum_Luvs_Weiner]

Swap #5 with #11 in the B1G and it will be accurate.

 

[Blackleaf40]

Swap #5 with #11 in the B1G and it will be accurate.

You have no credibility luvs_weiner

 

[Wamu]

I'll pay attention to the top 25 after the CCG's are played.

 

[Digger]

@joepanozzo
@philsteele042 Have you ever been to @kinnickstadium before because your CFB bible made an appearance there today. I left a copy for Nile Kinnick. Looks great. I might have gotten an extra for me.

 

[Duckboy33]

I'm defining the sensational seven as the seven favorites going into the 2026 season. They are (in no particular order): Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, Notre Dame, Miami FL, Texas and Georgia. I know there are others people will argue but I'm cutting it off at 7.

PS Position break down for the Sensational Seven:

QB Unit:
#1 Oregon
#2 Texas
#3 Ohio State
#4 Georgia
#6 Notre Dame
#8 Miami FL
#12 Indiana

RB:
#2 Texas
#4 Miami FL
#6 Georgia
#8 Oregon
#11 Ohio State
#20 Notre Dame
#44 Indiana

WR:
#1 Ohio State
#2 Oregon
#3 Miami FL
#4 Texas
#11 Indiana
#34 Notre Dame
#35 Georgia

OL:
#1 Notre Dame
#2 Ohio State
#3 Indiana
#7 Georgia
#8 Oregon
#18 Texas
#39 Miami FL

DL:
#1 Ohio State
#2 Oregon
#4 Texas
#5 Notre Dame
#6 Miami FL
#9 Georgia
#10 Indiana

LB:
#1 Notre Dame
#3 Texas
#5 Georgia
#11 Indiana
#16 Ohio State
#17 Miami FL
#26 Oregon

DB:
#1 Notre Dame
#2 Oregon
#3 Georgia
#5 Miami FL
#9 Indiana
#16 Ohio State
#19 Texas

Special Teams:
#1 Texas
#4 Notre Dame
#5 Georgia
#10 Indiana
#21 Ohio State
#40 Oregon
Miami FL - Not in top 65

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

I'm defining the sensational seven as the seven favorites going into the 2026 season. They are (in no particular order): Ohio State, Indiana, Oregon, Notre Dame, Miami FL, Texas and Georgia. I know there are others people will argue but I'm cutting it off at 7.

PS Position break down for the Sensational Seven:

QB Unit:
#1 Oregon
#2 Texas
#3 Ohio State
#4 Georgia
#6 Notre Dame
#8 Miami FL
#12 Indiana

RB:
#2 Texas
#4 Miami FL
#6 Georgia
#8 Oregon
#11 Ohio State
#20 Notre Dame
#44 Indiana

WR:
#1 Ohio State
#2 Oregon
#3 Miami FL
#4 Texas
#11 Indiana
#34 Notre Dame
#35 Georgia

OL:
#1 Notre Dame
#2 Ohio State
#3 Indiana
#7 Georgia
#8 Oregon
#18 Texas
#39 Miami FL

DL:
#1 Ohio State
#2 Oregon
#4 Texas
#5 Notre Dame
#6 Miami FL
#9 Georgia
#10 Indiana

LB:
#1 Notre Dame
#3 Texas
#5 Georgia
#11 Indiana
#16 Ohio State
#17 Miami FL
#26 Oregon

DB:
#1 Notre Dame
#2 Oregon
#3 Georgia
#5 Miami FL
#9 Indiana
#16 Ohio State
#19 Texas

Special Teams:
#1 Texas
#4 Notre Dame
#5 Georgia
#10 Indiana
#21 Ohio State
#40 Oregon
Miami FL - Not in top 65

So basically what you're saying is that Iowa is gonna win the national championship?

Thank you. We need more people like you in the media willing to tell the truth.