The SEC polled the media at SEC Media Days this week in Atlanta and on Friday, released the projected order of finish for the league standings.
Kalen DeBoer and Alabama football are projected to finish third, behind Texas and Georgia. Of the 204 media members polled, Alabama was projected to win the league by 29 of them. The Tide received the third most total points and the third most first-place points, behind both Texas (projected champion) and Georgia.
A third-place finish would undoubtedly be a step in the right direction after a season in which the Tide lost three league games, but DeBoer and his team have bigger goals in mind.