OK, so the 2017 season is over, with Alabama winning its fifth title in nine years (and the SEC’s ninth in 12 years).
Here’s a really early look at how the 2018 preseason top 25 could look in August. We have included the biggest personnel loss for each team; if the player is asterisked, that means he is an underclassman who is expected to declare for the draft but has not — at least not yet.
1. Alabama
He will be missed the most: DB Minkah Fitzpatrick*
The skinny: Alabama just won its fifth national title in nine seasons.