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SEC media picks

The SEC's predicted order of finish by league media, with first-place votes in parentheses and total points:

SEC CHAMPION

Auburn 73, Florida 11, Georgia 7, LSU 6, Alabama 5, Tennessee 2.

EASTERN DIVISION

1. Florida (49), 179

2. Georgia (42), 200

3. Tennessee (9), 303

4. South Carolina (4), 362

5. Kentucky, 545

6. Vanderbilt, 595

WESTERN DIVISION:

1. Auburn (87), 129

2. LSU (12), 217

3. Alabama (5), 348

4. Arkansas, 364

5. Mississippi, 550

6. Mississippi St., 576

Preseason All-SEC team

The preseason All-SEC teams chosen by league reporters with total votes in parentheses:

FIRST-TEAM

OFFENSE

TE--Martrez Milner (35), Georgia

OL--Arron Sears (95), Tennessee

OL--Will Arnold (72), LSU

OL--Daniel Inman (69), Georgia

OL--Tim Duckworth (65), Auburn

C--Nick Jones (73), Georgia

WR--Sidney Rice (94), South Carolina

WR--Earl Bennett (49), Vanderbilt

QB--Chris Leak (69), Florida

RB--Kenny Irons (84), Auburn

RB--Darren McFadden (59), Arkansas

DEFENSE

DL--Quentin Moses (91), Georgia

DL--Justin Harrell (64), Tennessee

DL--Marcus Thomas (41), Florida

LB--Patrick Willis (98), Mississippi

LB--Sam Olajubutu (80), Arkansas

LB--Brandon Siler (79), Florida

LB--Will Herring (40), Auburn

DB--LaRon Landry (89), LSU

DB--Fred Bennett (68), South Carolina

DB--David Irons (61), Auburn

DB--Ramzee Robinson (51), Alabama

SPECIAL TEAMS:

PK--Brandon Coutu (74), Georgia

P--Kody Bliss (70), Auburn

RS--Rafael Little (59), Kentucky

SECOND-TEAM

OFFENSE:

TE--Jacob Tamme (33), Kentucky

OL--Brian Stamper (49), Vanderbilt

OL--Michael Oher (14), Mississippi

OL--Ben Grubbs (13), Auburn

OL--Brian Anderson (7), Mississippi St.

C--Antoine Caldwell (27), Alabama

WR--Dallas Baker (19), Florida

WR--Courtney Taylor (16), Auburn

QB--Brandon Cox (21), Auburn

RB--Kenneth Darby (52), Alabama

RB--Arian Foster (7), Tennessee

DEFENSE

DL--Quentin Groves (25), Auburn

DL--Keith Jackson (20), Arkansas

DL--Marquies Gunn (18), Auburn

LB--Juwan Simpson (25), Alabama

LB--Jarvis Jackson (14), Georgia

LB--Quinton Culberson (13), Mississippi St.

LB--Ali Highsmith (13), LSU

DB--Tra Battle (35), Georgia

DB--Reggie Nelson (29), Florida

DB--Jonathan Hefney (16), Tennessee

DB--Jeramie Johnson (13), Mississippi St.

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK--James Wilhoit (12), Tennessee

P--Gordon Ely-Kelso (16), Georgia

RS--Felix Jones (30), Arkansas

THIRD-TEAM

OFFENSE

TE--Cole Bennett (14), Auburn

OL--Zac Tubbs (6), Arkansas

OL--Robert Felton (5), Arkansas

OL--Stephen Parker (3), Arkansas

OL--Brian Johnson (3), LSU

C--Joe Cope (3), Auburn

WR--Dwayne Bowe (13), LSU

WR--Marcus Monk (5), Arkansas

QB--JaMarcus Russell (10), LSU

RB--Rafael Little (2), Kentucky

RB--Thomas Brown (2), Georgia

DEFENSE

DL--Chase Pittman (9), LSU

DL--Jarvis Moss (9), Florida

DL--Ray McDonald (8), Florida

LB--Earl Everett (12), Florida

LB--Tony Taylor (12), Georgia

LB--Jonathan Goff (10), Vanderbilt

LB--Wesley Woodyard (7), Kentucky

DB--Chevis Jackson (11), LSU

DB--Simeon Castille (8), Alabama

DB--Jessie Daniels (6), LSU

DB--Jonathan Wade (6), Tennessee

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK--Jamie Christensen (9), Alabama

P--Chris Jackson (6), LSU

RS--Tyrone Prothro (4), Alabama

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