Florida Gators are Sports Illustrated's preseason No. 1

AUGUST 11, 2009

Sports Illustrated will unveil its preseason Top 20 this week, and no surprise, the magazine has Florida ranked No. 1.

Florida's is SI's pick to win the SEC East, and predicts Florida will play Texas in the BCS national championship game.

SI also predicts that Tim Tebow, Brandon Spikes, Carlos Dunlap, Joe Haden and Brandon James will be first team All-Americans.

The magazine's Top 10: Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Virginia Tech, Mississippi, Oklahoma State, Alabama, Boise State, Ohio State.

Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead and center Daverin Geralds are on the cover.

The magazine hits newstands on Wednesday.

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