Alabama Selected as SEC West, 2018 SEC Champion in League’s Preseason Poll
7/20/2018 9:16:00 AM | Football
Crimson Tide chosen as favorite for division, league title by media attending SEC Media Days this week
ATLANTA – The Alabama Crimson Tide was chosen as the favorite to win the Southeastern Conference's Western Division and the 2018 SEC Championship by the media in attendance at the conference's annual media days, which took place over the last four days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.
Alabama was picked to win the SEC Western Division once again, receiving 263 first-place votes and 1,971 total points to rank ahead of second-place Auburn, with the Tigers totaling 1,664 points and 19 first-place votes. The Crimson Tide were also selected to take home the 2018 SEC Championship, receiving 193 votes to be crowned league champion at season's end. The Tide outpaced the 2017 SEC Champion Georgia Bulldogs, who received 69 votes in the second-place slot.
The Crimson Tide enters the 2018 campaign having won a league-leading 26 SEC Championships in program history, including three of the last four conference titles. The 2018 SEC Championship will take place in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday, Dec. 1, at Mercedez-Benz Stadium.
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