Last week’s SEC media days in Atlanta highlighted a lesser-discussed element: the voting by media members that sheds light on potential season outcomes.
Even though the season kick-off is still about six weeks away, these predictions often serve as valuable early indicators for rankings and postseason honors.
This year’s voting yielded some intriguing results, creating considerable debate around the anticipated order of teams.
The Texas Longhorns topped the predictions with 96 first-place votes, narrowly ahead of the Georgia Bulldogs, who received 44 votes following their SEC title game clash last season.
The predicted finishing order looked like this:
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The Alabama Crimson Tide came in third with 29 first-place votes, just surpassing the LSU Tigers, who had 20 votes.
Following LSU, the South Carolina Gamecocks finished fifth, while Oklahoma rounded out the top ten with three votes for first place. The Florida Gators and Vanderbilt Commodores placed sixth and thirteenth, respectively.
Ole Miss Rebels, Tennessee Volunteers, and Auburn Tigers received votes for seventh, ninth, and eleventh places.
Interestingly, South Carolina’s Lanorris Sellers was named the first-team quarterback in the All-SEC preseason selections. Alabama’s Ryan Williams and Kadyn Proctor secured spots on the first team as well.
For Auburn, Cam Coleman made the first team, while Keldric Faulk also earned that recognition on defense.
On the second team, Alabama featured Jaden Roberts, Tim Keenan III, LT Overton, Deon Terrason, and Domani Jackson. The Tigers didn’t place anyone on the second team but did have Alex McPherson as a kicker, alongside wide receiver Eric Singleton and second-tier offensive linemen Xavier Chaplin and Connor Lou.
Alabama filled the third team with defensive backs Keon Sub and Bray Hubbard.
As the season approaches, anticipation is building, and these preseason predictions help shape expectations.
