College football expert Phil Steele has already given us his prediction of the Associated Press Preseason Top-25, now he's debuted us his own expert rankings. In the recent release of his annual college football preview magazine, Steele revealed his own preseason Top-25 which has the Buckeyes ranked No. 6.
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State |
| 2 | Alabama |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
| 4 | LSU |
| 5 | Clemson |
| 6 | Ohio State |
| 7 | Tennessee |
| 8 | Washington |
| 9 | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Stanford |
| 11 | TCU |
| 12 | Michigan |
| 13 | Michigan State |
| 14 | Iowa |
| 15 | UCLA |
| 16 | Boise State |
| 17 | Ole Miss |
| 18 | Baylor |
| 19 | Miami |
| 20 | Houston |
| 21 | Louisville |
| 22 | Nebraska |
| 23 | Georgia |
| 24 | Texas |
| 25 | USC |
Steele has four Big Ten teams ranked inside the Top-15, but just Ohio State inside the top-10. Unlike many too-early 2016 preseason polls, Steele is not too high on the Wolverines, giving them their lowest ranking among all the major preseason polls at No. 12.
According to these rankings, the Buckeyes will have three Top-15 match-ups this season with two of them coming on the road. Buckle up.
