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The results from Hoover are in and the SEC Preseason Media Poll has Georgia winning the East and Alabama winning the West.
Bet you didn’t see that one coming.
The media is also picking Alabama to beat Georgia in the 2021 SEC Championship Game.
Eight times since 1992 has the predicted champion prior to the season proceeded to win the SEC Championship Game.
Here are the official results from the media voting:
EASTERN DIVISION
#1 Georgia (124 first-place votes) 923
#2 Florida (7) 784
#3 Kentucky (2) 624
#4 Missouri 555
#5 Tennessee 362
#6 South Carolina (1) 355
#7 Vanderbilt 149
WESTERN DIVISION
Alabama (130 first-place votes) 932
Texas A&M (1) 760
LSU (1) 633
Ole Miss (1) 529
Auburn 440
Arkansas (1) 241
Mississippi State 217
SEC CHAMPION
Alabama (84 championship votes) 84
Georgia (45)
Ole Miss (1)
Texas A&M (1)
Florida (1)
Kentucky (1)
South Carolina (1)
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
