Eleven different teams got votes to win the SEC championship. Georgia was second with 44 votes, followed by Alabama (29), then LSU (20), South Carolina (5), Oklahoma (3), Vanderbilt (2), Florida (2), Tennessee (1), Ole Miss (1) and Auburn (1).

Texas is the preseason favorite to win the Southeastern Conference championship, with quarterback Arch Manning leading the team. Media members at the SEC media days gave Texas

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Georgia and Texas led all teams by placing 13 players on the preseason All-SEC teams voted on this week at SEC Media Days in Atlanta. The Bulldogs placed 10 players on the first team, one on the second team and two on the third team. The Longhorns had four players on the first team, two on the second team and five on the third team.

See where the media believes the Georgia Bulldogs will finish in the conference following SEC Media Days. The 2025 SEC Media Days have officially concluded as the conference's 16 teams have returned to their respective cities to prepare for their upcoming season.

SEC Media Days will continue on Tuesday with players and head coaches from Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee and Texas stepping to the podium.

Day 2 of SEC Media Days 2025 spotlighted Texas, Georgia, Auburn, and Tennessee as each program addressed quarterback changes, rising expectations, and the evolving challenges of competing in college football's premier conference.

To achieve that goal, according to the media poll, Texas would have to down Georgia, which received the second-most first-place votes (44) in the SEC Championship Game. The Longhorns and the Bulldogs faced off in Mercedes-Benz Stadium last season. Georgia triumphed and claimed its third SEC title in the last four years.

During the second day of SEC media days, Georgia QB Gunner Stockton praised Texas A&M QB Marcel Reed's leadership elite speed.

It's Texas, Georgia and everyone else entering the 2025 season, but a number of teams have realistic Playoff hopes.

According to the rankings, the Tennessee Volunteers are projected to finish ninth in the SEC this season behind notable teams such as Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and others. The projection also suggests that the members of the media do not expect the Vols to return to this year's College Football Playoff.