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).

The media also voted on player's to make the preseason All-SEC teams. Alabama was among the programs who had the most standouts selected to this elite field with 11. Here's every Crimson Tide player on the list: Second Team: OL Jaeden Roberts, C Parker Brailsford, DL Tim Keenan III, DL LT Overton, LB Deontae Lawson, DB Domani Jackson

In his preseason SEC football power rankings this week, the veteran college football scribe has Alabama at No. 3 behind Texas and Georgia -- the two teams who met in last year's conference title game.

Alabama may have high expectations for the 2025 season, but the Crimson Tide did something for the first-time ever in the preseason poll.

Preseason Top 25: From No. 1 Alabama to No. 25 Mississippi All-America teams: Clemson leads all schools with six players named Power rankings: ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten