SEC fans have been waiting for the SEC Preseason Media Poll, and it was well worth the wait.
We anticipated it to happen today, but the SEC Preseason Media Poll did exactly that: it sparked controversy. Georgia may have been certain to finish first, with the order of finish considerably closer than expected.
Before we get to Georgia, you may wonder where Ole Miss landed. Where most expected, at No. 4. They were anticipated to finish anywhere from third to fifth place, after Alabama at three and ahead of LSU at five.
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Georgia received 3330 points, while Texas finished second with 3041 points. Alabama and Ole Miss were tied in points, with the Rebels falling to third place behind Alabama.
Everyone expected Vanderbilt to finish last, with Ole Miss’s rivals, Mississippi State, slightly ahead with 623 votes. Another projected place was Florida, who ended among the SEC’s worst five teams.
Missouri’s sixth-place placement was somewhat surprising given their advantageous schedule. Are the media predicting a drop-off for Eli Drinkwitz’s team?
Despite Alabama’s change of guard, the media expects the machine to run smoothly as it enters its first year under head coach Kalen DeBoer.
Despite Alabama’s change of guard, the media expects the machine to run smoothly as it enters its first year under head coach Kalen DeBoer.
Voting for the SEC Champion has humorous results
Despite the tight outcomes between Georgia and Texas in the final expected SEC rankings, the media’s prediction of who would win the league championship was incorrect. Georgia received 165 votes to Texas’s 27, indicating that if Georgia advances to the SEC Championship game, they will most likely win.
You might have had to perform a double take while scrolling through the SEC Champion voting. No, you saw Vanderbilt get two votes to win the SEC in 2024. It’s amusing yet implausible, as it’s most likely two Vandy media people trying to lighten the mood before voting.
Ole Miss garnered four votes to be the SEC Champion, possibly from Rebel media workers. However, this year, it is much more plausible than before.
