Auburn and Bruce Pearl aren’t getting a lot of respect from the media regarding their shot at winning the SEC championship for the second time in three years.
On Thursday, the preseason media poll was released and the Tigers were picked to finish seventh in the SEC this season. Tennessee are the favorites to win the title.
The Tigers lost all six top producers from last year’s team that went 25-6 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Five-star point guard Sharife Cooper and 4-star power forward J.T. Thor should make immediate contributions for Pearl’s team while Tyrell Jones, Babatunde Akingbola, Allen Flanigan and Jaylin Williams return with some playing time from the previous season.
Here is the complete media poll:
Preseason Media Poll
- Tennessee
- Kentucky
- LSU
- Florida
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Auburn
- South Carolina
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
- Texas A&M
- Mississippi State
- Georgia
- Vanderbilt
First Team All-SEC
John Petty Jr. – Alabama
Keyontae Johnson – Florida
Brandon Boston Jr. – Kentucky
Trendon Watford – LSU
John Fulkerson – Tennessee
Second Team All-SEC
Olivier Sarr – Kentucky
Javonte Smart – LSU
Dru Smith – Missouri
AJ Lawson – South Carolina
Yves Pons – Tennessee
Savion Flagg – Texas A&M
SEC Player of the Year
Keyontae Johnson – Florida