The coaches of the SEC have picked Tennessee 4th in the league in their annual preseason poll. That’s UT’s second highest placing since 2014 when the SEC removed divisions from the standings. Defending national champion Kentucky earned the top spot. Florida, the only other team to receive first place votes, is second but just by a single point. And LSU, and finishing eighth in the league last season, jumps all the way up to third.

1. Kentucky (7) – 139
2. Florida (6) – 138
3. LSU – 118
4. Tennessee – 100
5. Arkansas – 98
6. South Carolina – 93
7. Texas A&M – 77
8. Georgia – 67
8. Missouri – 67
10. Alabama – 43
11. Mississippi – 32
12. Mississippi State – 30
13. Auburn – 12