Published Jul 21, 2023
Tennessee football named second in SEC East in Preseason Ballot
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Ryan Sylvia  •  VolReport
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After the conclusion of SEC Media Days, the media in attendance's votes for the order of finish in the SEC was tallied.

After an 11-2 season featuring wins over LSU, Alabama and Clemson in the Orange Bowl, Tennessee was named second in the SEC East. This was the same position the team finished a year prior.

Here is the full list of votes.

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2023 SEC Preseason Order of Finish
First place votes in (), total votes behind -
SEC EastSEC West

Georgia (265) - 2011

Alabama (165).- 1899

Tennessee (14) - 1682

LSU (117) - 1838

South Carolina (3) - 1254

Texas A&M (1) - 1144

Kentucky (1) - 1204

Ole Miss - 1128

Florida - 911

Arkansas (3) - 958

Missouri - 658

Auburn (4) - 685

Vanderbilt (8) - 428

Mississippi State (1) - 496

Tennessee ultimately received 1,682 total votes and 14 votes for first place. This landed the team comfortably in second but well behind first-place.

Five voted for the team to win the SEC out-right.

The Vols will kick off their season on Sept. 2 in a match vs. Virginia in Nashville. It will also face the typical tough SEC slate along with UTSA in its out-of-conference schedule.

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In Tennessee's conference schedule, it will face Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Georgia and Vanderbilt.

Last year's set resulted in a 6-2 record. If the Vols are able to repeat as six-game winners, it would be the first time they reached the mark in consecutive seasons since 2003-04.

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