The media members gathered at the 2019 SEC Media Days predicted Kentucky to finish sixth in the SEC, just a few votes behind the Tennessee Volunteers. The Cats received one first-place vote after 2018’s ten-win season.
| Georgia (233) | 1789 |
| Florida (21) | 1499 |
| Missouri (3) | 1149 |
| South Carolina (1) | 883 |
| Tennessee (1) | 804 |
| Kentucky (1) | 798 |
| Vanderbilt | 358 |
Alabama was the prohibitive favorite to win the conference, yet again.