Texas was picked to win the SEC according to the conference's preseason media poll. See more from the polling, including all-SEC team voting.

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).

Coaches shouted about parity from their podiums all week long at SEC football media days in Atlanta, calling their conference not only the best but the deepest in the country. The release of Friday’s preseason media poll for the 2025 season reflected that, as more than half of the 16 teams received at least one vote to win the conference.

SEC football media days continue on July 16, with Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State and Oklahoma making appearances. Check out live updates:

Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko spoke with the media on the final day of SEC media days. The Aggies leader discusses his confidence entering Year 2

Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey talked at SEC Media Days this week about the possibility of moving from an eight-game slate of league football games to to a nine-game schedule.

OU's Brent Venables, John Mateer, R Mason Thomas and Robert Spears-Jennings have plenty to talk about at SEC Media Days ahead of Sooners' pivotal season.

Manning maintains an impressive persona off the field as the media attention surrounding his football career continues to grow.

Plenty of questions remain as coaches wonder what’s next for the College Football Playoff, NIL and the SEC schedule.