Media picks Kentucky to win the SEC

A select number of conference and national media members huddled together to predict the season, and, for the seventh year in a row, KSR was not invited to participate in creating the preseason rankings. We're offended, but what doesn't kill us only makes us strong stronger -- and we're satisfied with how the media selections turned out. Nerlens Noel was named First Team All-SEC; Alex Poythress was named Second Team All-SEC; and Kentucky was picked to finish first in the conference. First Team All-SEC BJ Young — Arkansas, G, 6-3, 180, So., St. Louis, Mo. Kenny Boynton — Florida, G, 6-2, 190, Sr., Pompano Beach, Fla. Nerlens Noel — Kentucky, F, 6-10, 228, Fr., Everett, Mass. Phil Pressey — Missouri, G, 5-11, 175, Jr., Dallas, Texas Jarnell Stokes — Tennessee, F, 6-8, 270, So., Memphis, Tenn. Second Team All-SEC Marshawn Powell — Arkansas, F, 6-7, 240, Jr., Newport News, Va. Patric Young — Florida, C, 6-9, 249, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope — Georgia, G, 6-5, 205, So., Greenville, Ga. Alex Poythress — Kentucky, F, 6-7, 239, Fr., Clarksville, Tenn. Michael Dixon, Jr. — Missouri, G, 6-1 , 190, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. Jeronne Maymon — Tennessee, F, 6-7, 260, Sr., Madison, Wis. SEC Player of the Year: Phil Pressey, Missouri Preseason Media Poll Kentucky (17) 328 Florida (5) 310 Missouri (1) 286 Tennessee (1) 269 Arkansas 226 Alabama 222 Ole Miss 186 Georgia 149 Texas A&M 122 Vanderbilt 120 LSU 116 Auburn 95 South Carolina 54 Mississippi State 37