Phil Steele's College Football 2004 is out. Here's how he predicts the Sun Belt.

Order of finish & Power Poll Ranking
1. North Texas (#80)
2. Troy (#91)
3. Middle Tennessee (#106)
4. UL-Monroe (#115)
5. New Mexico State (#103)
6. Utah State (#109)
7. Idaho (#119)
8. UL-Lafayette (#111)
9. Arkansas State (#118)

Others

Florida Atlantic #108
Florida International #117

PLUS/MINUS POWER RANKINGS

North Texas 124.13
Troy 122.96
New Mexico State 114.87
UL-Lafayette 113.65
Middle Tennessee 112.22
Utah State 107.43
Florida Atlantic 106.39
UL-Monroe 105.17
Idaho 104.52
Arkansas State 101.04
Florida International 95.13
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Interesting tidbits

Steele has North Texas at #33 for predicted finishes this season.

At the end of Phil's Forecast for North Texas.

"This team looks like the class of the SBC, but faces Texas, Colorado and Baylor on the road. While they will be favored over Baylor, I think they have a shot at an upset in the other two which will have them one of the non-BCS conference teams with a shot at a BCS bowl".
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Three Sun Belt teams are on his most improved teams list.

#6 Florida International
#9 Troy
#20 Middle Tennessee

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Top Units List

Running Backs - North Texas #25
Special Teams - North Texas #14

Top Players List

Quarterbacks - ULM's Steven Jyles #46
Quarterbacks - NMSU's Buck Pierce #50
Wide Receivers - ULM's Drouzen Quillen #61
Tight Ends- FAU's Anthony Crissinger-Hill #28
Running Backs - UNT's Patrick Cobbs #20
Centers - UNT's Andy Brewster # 32
Guards - ASU's Steven Gibbs #14
Guards - NMSU's Steve Subia #43
Kickers - FAU's Mark Myers #16
Defensive Ends - Troy's Demarcus Ware #42
Defensive Ends - UNT's Adrian Awasom #44
Defensive Tackles - MTSU's Jeff Littlejohn #58
Defensive Tackles - UNT's Michael Pruitt #60
Inside Linebackers - USU's Robert Watts #44
Strong Safetys - ULL's CC Brown #39

Thanks for that update, never to early for some football

We shall see if that's how the list turns out at the end of the year.