BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Florida, the three-time defending SEC regular-season champion, has been selected as the preseason favorite for the 2018 season after a vote of the 13 SEC head coaches in the annual preseason poll.
The Gators, who received 11 first-place votes, will be vying for their eighth overall regular season title after posting a 20-3 record in the SEC last season.
Tennessee earned one first-place vote and is projected to finish second in the SEC, while Texas A&M took third place in this year's poll. LSU was ranked fourth, and Alabama, which earned one first-place vote, rounded out the top 5.