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SEC Media Poll Names Georgia Preseason Favorite, Texas Projected Second

The poll gives a first look at expectations as the conference shifts to a nine‑game schedule and faces policy fights over NIL, eligibility and media rights that could shape playoff access.

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Overview

  • The SEC released its preseason media poll at SEC Media Days on Friday, with 164 media voters participating and Georgia receiving 88 first‑place votes and Texas 57.
  • Media projected the top five as Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and LSU and showed tight point totals among the chase pack that separate multiple playoff contenders.
  • Preseason All‑SEC teams were announced with Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss named first‑team QB over Texas' Arch Manning and Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma each placing a league‑high 12 players on the lists.
  • Eight SEC teams earned at least one first‑place vote in the polling and Arkansas was picked last with 262 points, a result that reporters said will raise pressure on coaching staffs and donor expectations.
  • Coverage stressed caution about the poll’s predictive power since the media’s preseason pick has won the SEC only 10 times since 1992 and noted that the vote took place as officials debated the nine‑game slate, NIL and media‑rights issues with potential effects on playoff access and TV revenue.