Phil Steele is one of the top voices in all of college football. His annual college football preview magazine is something fans look forward to every year.
Now, we get a look at his preseason top 40 college football rankings. The Iowa Hawkeyes are inside his top 20 after winning the Big Ten West in 2021. How many other Big Ten teams find their way inside the top 40?
According to Phil Steele, seven Big Ten teams will finish inside the top 40. Is one of them perhaps his predicted national champion? Let’s take a look below at how Phil Steele projects all of the top 40 to shake out in 2022.
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Fresno State Bulldogs
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2021 record: 10-3
Projected starting QB: Jake Haener
Head coach: Jeff Tedford
39
Appalachian State Mountaineers
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2021 record: 10-4
Projected starting QB: Chase Brice
Head coach: Shawn Clark
38
Kansas State Wildcats
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2021 record: 8-5
Projected starting QB: Adrian Martinez
Head coach: Chris Klieman
37
Minnesota Golden Gophers
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2021 record: 9-4
Projected starting QB: Tanner Morgan
Head coach: P.J. Fleck
36
Arkansas Razorbacks
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2021 record: 9-4
Projected starting QB: KJ Jefferson
Head coach: Sam Pittman
35
Kentucky Wildcats
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2021 record: 10-3
Projected starting QB: Will Levis
Head coach: Mark Stoops
34
Houston Cougars
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2021 record: 12-2
Projected starting QB: Clayton Tune
Head coach: Dana…
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