Hoover, Ala. – It’s that time again. Preseason polls and season predictions are upon us.
And the SEC Media Days Preseason Teams registered an all-time high 177 voters during the three-day zoo at the Wynfrey Hotel.
As anyone with any knowledge of SEC football could predict, Alabama (157) and Florida (153) were voted to win the West and East, respectively, with Arkansas (6) and Georgia (15) no where close in the schools’ second-place finishes.
South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee and Vanderbilt rounded out the East and Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State and Ole Miss rounded out the West.
Alabama racked up 143 votes to repeat as SEC Championships this season, but the media has made the right preseason prediction only four of the last 18 times.
The Bulldogs had two players make First Team offense with wide receiver A.J. Green and offensive lineman Clint Boling locking up spots. Punter Drew Butler and kicker Blair Walsh were named to First Team special teams.
Georgia had no players voted to First Team defense or Second Team offense, but linebacker Justin Houston and cornerback Brandon Boykin were selected to Second Team defense.
The Crimson Tide led the way with 12 players named to First and Second Team, followed by Florida with 10 and Georgia and Auburn with six players each.
Eastern Division (First Place Votes)
1. Florida (153) 1030
2. Georgia (15) 791
3. South Carolina (8) 790
4. Kentucky 462
5. Tennessee 450
6. Vanderbilt (1) 194
Western Division (First Place Votes)
1. Alabama (157) 1034
2. Arkansas (6) 726
3. Auburn (10) 691
4. LSU (1) 653
5. Mississippi State 320
SEC Champion — Alabama (143), Florida (17), Auburn (7), Arkansas (3), Ole Miss (2), Georgia (2), LSU (1), South Carolina (1), Kentucky (1)
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