There are pros and cons to making a "most improved" list.

If you are a glass-half-full guy, improvement means you are trending in the right direction.

If you are a glass-half-empty guy, to be on a most improved list means you likely weren't in great shape in the first place.

Regardless, Phil Steele has released his list of the 15 teams he expects to be most improved in the 2015 college football season.

There are some big names on the list, like Texas, Miami and Michigan.

There are some smaller schools, too, like Akron and Ball State.

Below is the list - ranked in order - of Steele's most improved teams for 2015. In order to qualify, a team couldnt have a winning record last season. We have included their win-loss record from 2014 in parenthesis for reference.

1. University of Miami (6-7)

2. Akron (5-7)

3. Michigan (5-7)

4. Pittsburgh (6-7)

5. Indiana (4-8)

6. Temple (6-6)

7. Texas (6-7)

8. Northwestern (5-7)

9. Ball State (5-70

10. Colorado (2-10)

11. Ohio University (6-6)

12. California (5-7)

13. Middle Tennessee (6-6)

14. Massachusetts (3-9)

15. North Carolina (6-7)