Phil Steele Predicts SEC Standing For The 2026 Season

Phil Steele's latest College Football Preview magazine predicts the final standings for SEC Football in 2026.

With 16 teams playing a nine-game conference schedule, several programs are projected to finish tied in the standings.

Georgia and Texas are expected to finish tied at the top:

Here's Steele's predicted order of finish for the SEC in 2026:

T-1. Georgia Bulldogs
T-1. Texas Longhorns
T-3. Alabama Crimson Tide
T-3. Oklahoma Sooners
T-5. Ole Miss Rebels
T-5. Texas A&M Aggies
T-7. Tennessee Volunteers
T-7. LSU Tigers
T-9. South Carolina Gamecocks
T-9. Auburn Tigers
T-11. Florida Gators
T-11. Vanderbilt Commodores
T-11. Missouri Tigers
14. Mississippi State Bulldogs
15. Kentucky Wildcats
16. Arkansas Razorbacks