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Vols atop SEC

Vanderbilt a close second in media's preseason picks

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Tennessee edged Vanderbilt as the media's pick to win the Southeastern Conference.

The preseason balloting was done among reporters covering the league at Thursday's media days.

SEC Predictions    Team  Votes  1.  Tennessee (8)  22  2.  Vanderbilt (7)  33  3.  Georgia  54  4.  Florida  62  5.  LSU  85  6.  Auburn  101  7.  Arkansas  107  8.  Mississippi St.  115  9.  Alabama  127  10.  South Carolina  148  11.  Mississippi  153  12.  Kentucky  163

Vanderbilt center Chantelle Anderson was the pick as preseason player of the year.

Anderson received nine of 13 votes to win the award by media covering the SEC media days. Mississippi State's LaToya Thomas received two votes while Tennessee's Kara Lawson and Georgia's Tawana McDonald received one apiece.

Lawson, Thomas and Anderson were joined on the preseason All-SEC team by Florida guard Brandi McCain and Vandy's Zuzana Klimesova and Tennessee's Gwen Jackson. Klimesova and Jackson were tied with four votes apiece.

McDonald did not make the team.

 

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