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          U-turn teams: College football's 15 most improved squads for 2016

          Look out for coach Charlie Strong's 2016 Texas squad, Phil Steele writes. AP Images
          • Phil Steele, ESPN Staff WriterAug 16, 2016, 04:00 PM ET
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            • Has published his annual college football preview magazine for the past 18 years

          Editor's note: This article was adapted from Phil Steele's college football preview magazine, which is available here.

          Last year, I had 15 teams on my most improved list. Of those 15, 11 went to bowls in 2015, including huge turn-arounds from Michigan, Northwestern and North Carolina.

          So who will be this year's U-turn programs?

          Here are the 15 most improved teams to watch in 2016.