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Phil Steele Says His Piece...

...and he has FSU ranked 8th overall.

8th??!! That's a bit high don't you think?

Florida came in at 14th, one spot ahead of Ohio State. Meanwhile South Florida cracks the preseason Top 25 of a magazine for the first time in school history (No. 24) and Miami came in at No. 27.

Myron Rolle made third-team All American at the strong safety position and Paul Griffin was 4th team AA at the defensive tackle position.

Steele's Top 50 and top 4 All-American teams are below the jump.

Someone posted this on the Sound Off board already, I just wanted everyone over here to get a little peek.

Phil Steele's 2007 Preseason Top 50

  1. USC
  2. LSU
  3. Oklahoma
  4. West Virginia
  5. Michigan
  6. Texas
  7. Louisville
  8. Florida State
  9. Virginia Tech
  10. Penn State
  11. Georgia
  12. Hawaii
  13. South Carolina
  14. Florida
  15. Ohio State
  16. Wisconsin
  17. Alabama
  18. Oregon
  19. Missouri
  20. Texas A&M
  21. UCLA
  22. Nebraska
  23. TCU
  24. South Florida
  25. Tennessee
  26. Arizona State
  27. Miami
  28. California
  29. Iowa
  30. Rutgers
  31. Boise State
  32. Memphis
  33. Southern Miss
  34. BYU
  35. Purdue
  36. Virginia
  37. Arkansas
  38. Notre Dame
  39. Oregon State
  40. Oklahoma State
  41. Auburn
  42. Georgia Tech
  43. Illinois
  44. Utah
  45. Clemson
  46. Houston
  47. Toledo
  48. Troy
  49. NC State
  50. Western Michigan
1st Team Offense
QB Brian Brohm, Louisville
RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
RB Steve Slaton, West Virginia
WR Limas Sweed, Texas
WR Adarius Bowman, Oklahoma State
TE John Carlson, Notre Dame
C Adam Spieker, Missouri
OG Will Arnold, LSU
OG Jordan Grimes, Purdue
OT Sam Baker, USC
OT Jake Long Michigan
K Alexis Serna, Oregon State
KR Travis Shelton, Temple

1st Team Defense
DE Calais Campbell, Miami
DT Glenn Dorsey, LSU
DT Frank Okam, Texas
DE Lawrence Jackson, USC
OLB Keith Rivers, USC
ILB Dan Connor, Penn State
ILB James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
OLB Brian Cushing, USC
CB Aqib Talib, Kansas
CB Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
SS Tom Zbikowski, Notre Dame
FS Kenny Phillips, Miami
P Durant Brooks, Georgia Tech
PR DeSean Jackson, California

2nd Team Offense
QB John David Booty, USC
RB Jonathan Stewart, Oregon
RB Ryan Torain, Arizona State
WR DeSean Jackson, California
WR Jarrett Dillard, Rice
TE Chase Coffman, Missouri
C John Sullivan, Notre Dame
OG Herman Johnson, LSU
OG George Robinson, Oklahoma
OT Jared Gaither, Maryland
OT Barry Richardson, Clemson
K Sam Swank, Wake Forest
KR Darrell Blackman, NC State

2nd Team Defense
DE Chris Long, Virginia
DT Sedrick Ellis, USC
DT DeMario Pressley, NC State
DE Derrick Harvey, Florida
OLB Erin Henderson, Maryland
ILB Rey Maualuga, USC
ILB Jasper Brinkley, South Carolina
OLB Malik Jackson, Louisville
CB Justin King, Penn State
CB Antoine Cason, Arizona
SS Jamar Adams, Michigan
FS Taylor Mays, USC
P Britton Colquitt, Tennessee
PR Rafael Little, Kentucky

3rd Team Offense
QB Colt Brennan, Hawaii
RB Michael Hart, Michigan
RB Jamaal Charles, Texas
WR Mario Manningham, Michigan
WR Mario Urrutia, Louisville
TE Travis Beckum, Wisconsin
C Jonathan Luigs, Arkansas
OG Jeremy Perry, Oregon State
OG Adam Kraus, Michigan
OT Michael Oher, Mississippi
OT Andre Smith, Alabama
K Brandon Coutu, Georgia
KR Jonathan Stewart, Oregon

3rd Team Defense
DE Vernon Golston, Ohio State
DT Ry Miller, Texas
DT Red Bryant, Texas A&M
DE Quentin Groves, Auburn
OLB Ali Highsmith, LSU
ILB Vince Hall, Virginia Tech
ILB Jonathan Goff, Vanderbilt
OLB Sean Lee, Penn State
CB Terrell Thomas, USC
CB Dwight Lowery, San Jose State
SS Myron Rolle, Florida State
FS Nic Harris, Oklahoma
P Geoff Price, Notre Dame
PR Tracy Porter, Indiana

4th Team Offense
QB Pat White, West Virginia
RB Ray Rice, Rutgers
RB James Davis, Clemson
WR Marcus Monk, Arkansas
WR Keenan Burton, Kentucky
TE Martellus Bennett, Texas A&M
C Antoine Caldwell, Alabama
OG Andrew Bain, Miami
OG Chilo Rachal, USC
OT Kirk Barton, Ohio State
OT Alex Boone, Ohio State
K Arthur Carmody, Louisville
KR Marcus Thigpen, Indiana

4th Team Defense
DE Tommy Blake, TCU
DT Paul Griffin, Florida State
DT Fili Moala, USC
DE Bruce Davis, UCLA
OLB Marcus Freeman, Ohio State
ILB Philip Wheeler, Georgia Tech
ILB Xavier Adibi, Virginia Tech
OLB Shawn Crable, Michigan
CB Simeon Castille, Alabama
CB Brandon Flowers, Virginia Tech
SS Courtney Greene, Rutgers
FS Dennis Keyes, UCLA
P Kenneth DeBauche, Wisconsin
PR Derrick Williams, Penn Stat