Arkansas picked to finish fifth in SEC West at SEC Media Days

Frankly, we had Arkansas tabbed for fourth in the division. But there are questions. Check the complete projections here.

The preseason SEC football predictions were released Friday during the league’s media days. They weren’t kind to Arkansas.

The Razorbacks were picked fifth in the SEC West, a good chunk away from the fourth-place-projected team, Ole Miss.

Arkansas garnered 958 points worth of votes in the standings against Ole Miss’ 1,128. The Rebels were actually picked closer to third-place-picked Texas A&M, which drew 1,144 points ahead of the first season in which Bobby Petrino will make his debut as Aggies offensive coordinator.

There was a question whether Alabama would hold off LSU for the No. 1 spot in the West. The Crimson Tide were, in fact, picked to win the division, but just barely. Alabama picked up 1,899 points to LSU’s 1,838.

In the East, defending national champion Georgia was picked by a healthy margin over second-place Tennessee. The Bulldogs also earned 181 votes to win the conference title, almost double that of Alabama’s 62.

Here’s a look at the complete projections.

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