The two-time defending SEC champions will enter the 2017 season as the favorites to win the conference. On Wednesday the SEC announced the results of the preseason coaches poll and Florida received nine of the first place votes.
Florida finished 15 points ahead of second place Auburn with 141 points. Auburn received two first place votes while LSU and Texas A&M each received one first place vote.
Florida begins it’s season February 10 in the Wilson-Demarini Classic in Tampa.
SEC PRESEASON COACHES POLL:
- 1- FLORIDA (9) 141
- 2- AUBURN (2) 126
- 3- ALABAMA 118
- 3- LSU (1) 118
- 5- TENNESSEE 98
- 6- TEXAS A&M (1) 83
- 7- GEORGIA 78
- 8- KENTUCKY 75
- 9- MISSOURI 53
- 10- MISSISSIPPI 45
- 11- SOUTH CAROLINA 38
- 12- MISSISSIPPI STATE 28
- 13- ARKANSAS 13