NASHVILLE — Following SEC Media Days, the journalists who cover the SEC voted in the preseason poll and chose the preseason All-SEC Team.
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Georgia will try to become the 10th team to win the championship. The Bulldogs got 265 first-place votes and were picked as the favorite.
Here is how the media chose the East and West Divisions of the SEC:
East Division
School | Points |
Georgia (265) | 2011 |
Tennessee (14) | 1682 |
South Carolina (3) | 1254 |
Kentucky (1) | 1204 |
Florida | 911 |
Missouri | 658 |
Vanderbilt (8) | 428 |
West Divison
School | Points |
Alabama (165) | 1899 |
LSU (117) | 1838 |
Texas A&M (1) | 1144 |
Ole Miss | 1128 |
Arkansas (3) | 958 |
Auburn (4) | 685 |
Mississippi State (1) | 496 |
Also, members of the media chose the preseason All-SEC team. Twenty players from Alabama and Auburn, which are both SEC schools and are in the same state, were on the team.
Here is a list of the Auburn and Alabama players who were chosen:
Alabama
- JC Latham First-Team offensive line
- Dallas Turner First-Team linebacker
- Kool-Aid McKinstry First-Team defensive back
- Will Reichard First-Team placekicker
- Kneeland Hibbett First-Team long snapper
- Kool-Aid McKinstry First-Team return specialist
- Jase McClellan Second-Team running back
- Ja’Corey Brooks Second-Team wide receiver
- Tyler Booker Second-Team offensive line
- Seth McLaughlin Second-Team center
- Jaheim Oatis Second-Team defensive line
- Justin Eboigbe Second-Team defensive line
- Malachi Moore Second-Team defensive back
- Jermaine Burton Third-Team wide receiver
- Tim Smith Third-Team defensive line
- Chris Braswell Third-Team linebacker
Auburn
- Jarquez Hunter Third-Team running back
- D.J James Third-Team defensive back
- Nehemiah Pritchett Third-Team defensive back
- Oscar Chapman Third-Team punter
- Alex McPherson Third-Team placekicker
To see the entire list of the All-SEC Team, click here.
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