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Alabama giant favorite in SEC media poll, Vandy gets vote to win conference

Alabama is favored to win a fourth-straight SEC title. (Getty)
Alabama is favored to win a fourth-straight SEC title. (Getty)

Alabama is the overwhelming favorite to win both the SEC and the SEC West in the 2017 preseason media predictions. That’s not a surprise; the Tide have won the last three SEC Championships.

But outside of Bama being the preseason favorite, there are some fun votes for champions. Vanderbilt and Arkansas each got a vote for the SEC Championship.

The SEC originally showed that Vanderbilt received a vote for the title without getting a vote to win the SEC East. That would have been a bizarre circumstance. A team can’t win the SEC without winning its division. But the SEC amended that Friday afternoon and showed Vanderbilt with a first-place vote.

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The preseason All-SEC teams were announced as well. Here are the players on the first-team offense and defense. Just six of the first-team members are from the SEC East.

QB Jalen Hurts, Alabama
RB Derrius Guice, LSU
RB Nick Chubb, Georgia
WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama
WR Christian Kirk, Texas A&M
TE Isaac Nauta, Georgia
OL Braden Smith, Auburn
OL Marter Ivey, Florida
OL Jonah Williams, Alabama
OL Ross Pierschbacher, Alabama
C Frank Ragnow, Arkansas

DL Da’Ron Payne, Alabama
DL Da’Shawn Hand, Alabama
DL Trenton Thompson, Georgia
DL Marquis Haynes, Ole Miss
LB Arden Key, LSU
LB Rashaan Evans, Alabama
LB Roquan Smith, Georgia
DB Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama
DB Ronnie Harrison, Alabama
DB Armani Watts, Texas A&M
DB Duke Dawson, Florida

P JK Scott, Alabama
K: Daniel Carlson, Auburn
Returner/All-Purpose: Kirk


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Nick Bromberg is the editor of Dr. Saturday and From the Marbles on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at nickbromberg@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!

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