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College football countdown - 49 days: Steele has Georgia at No. 1

Georgia's quarterbacks (from left) Gunner Stockton (14), Brock Vandagriff (12) and Carson Beck (15) warm up before the G - Day game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia's quarterbacks (from left) Gunner Stockton (14), Brock Vandagriff (12) and Carson Beck (15) warm up before the G - Day game at Sanford Stadium, Saturday, April 15, 2023, in Athens. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
By AJC Sports
July 8, 2023

Follow along daily as we count down to a new season.

The 2023 edition of “Phil Steele’s College Football Preview” magazine was released this week ... and Georgia is No. 1 in his preseason Top 40 poll.

That’s probably not a surprise as Georgia is the two-time defending national champion that went undefeated last year.

To round out the top five, Steele has:

1. Georgia

2. Clemson

3. Michigan

4. Alabama

5. Ohio State

*Return each day until the start of the college football season for more information and news to know as we gear up for another campaign.

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