Florida selected to win 2008 SEC Title by media
Friday, July 25, 2008 | Football
The University of Florida football team was picked by the media to win the 2008 Southeastern Conference Championship. In addition, five Gators were selected to the preseason All-SEC first-team. The results were announced today at the third and final day of the SEC media days in Hoover, Ala.
Florida was picked to win the title on 36 out of 70 ballots by the media members. They received 45 first-place votes to win the Eastern Division, followed by Georgia (23 first-place votes) and Tennessee (2).
Wide receiver Percy Harvin (Virginia Beach, Va.) tied Georgia's Knowshon Moreno as the leading vote getters with 68 votes. Linebacker Brandon Spikes (Shelby, N.C.) had the most votes among the defensive players with 65 votes. There were no unanimous selections on offense, defense or special teams.
Quarterback Tim Tebow (Jacksonville, Fla.) and tight end Cornelius Ingram (Hawthorne, Fla.) were also selected to the first-team offense. Brandon James (St. Augustine, Fla.) was named the first-team return man for special teams.
Florida led the league with five first-team selections.
2008 SEC MEDIA DAYS PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM
(#-Ties) (70 total voters / Total Votes in parenthesis)
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Cornelius Ingram (56) Florida 6-4 223 Sr. Hawthorne, Fla.
OL Andre Smith (64) Alabama 6-5 340 Jr. Birmingham, Ala.
OL Michael Oher (64) Ole Miss 6-5 318 Sr. Memphis, Tenn.
OL Anthony Parker (56) Tennessee 6-3 305 Sr. Jonesboro, Ga.
OL Herman Johnson (45) LSU 6-7 351 Sr. Olla, La.
C Jonathan Luigs (58) Arkansas 6-4 314 Sr. Little Rock, Ark.
WR Percy Harvin (68) Florida 5-11 178 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va.
WR Kenny McKinley (46) South Carolina 6-0 182 Sr. Mableton, Ga.
QB Tim Tebow (64) Florida 6-3 232 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla.
RB Knowshon Moreno (68) Georgia 5-11 207 So. Belford, N.J.
RB Arian Foster (50) Tennessee 6-1 215 Sr. San Diego, Calif.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
TE Richard Dickson (9) LSU 6-3 237 Jr. Ocean Springs, Miss.
OL Ciron Black (12) LSU 6-5 314 Jr. Tyler, Texas
OL Tyronne Green (9) Auburn 6-2 307 Sr. Pensacola, Fla.
OL Lee Ziemba (8) Auburn 6-8 288 So. Rogers, Ark.
OL Garry Williams (8) Kentucky 6-3 300 Sr. Louisville, Ky.
C Antoine Caldwell (10) Alabama 6-3 292 Sr. Montgomery, Ala.
WR Mohamed Massaquoi (11) Georgia 6-2 198 Sr. Charlotte, N.C.
WR Demetrius Byrd (9) LSU 6-2 195 Sr. Miami, Fla.
QB Matthew Stafford (6) Georgia 6-3 237 Jr. Dallas, Texas
RB Anthony Dixon (16) Mississippi State 6-1 240 Jr. Jackson, Miss.
RB Ben Tate (2) Auburn 5-11 215 Jr. Newark, Md.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Greg Hardy (53) Ole Miss 6-4 265 Jr. Millington, Tenn.
DL Tyson Jackson (52) LSU 6-5 292 Sr. Edgard, La.
DL Sen'Derrick Marks (45) Auburn 6-1 288 Jr. Mobile, Ala.
LB Brandon Spikes (65) Florida 6-3 245 Jr. Shelby, N.C.
LB Rico McCoy (46) Tennessee 6-1 215 Jr. Washington, D.C.
LB Jasper Brinkley (41) South Carolina 6-2 275 Sr. Thomson, Ga.
LB #Darry Beckwith (40) LSU 6-1 232 Sr. Baton Rouge, La.
LB #Dannell Ellerbe (40) Georgia 6-1 232 Sr. Hamlet, N.C.
DB Derek Pegues (60) Mississippi State 5-10 196 Sr. Batesville, Miss.
DB Eric Berry (56) Tennessee 5-11 195 So. Fairburn, Ga.
DB D.J. Moore (46) Vanderbilt 5-10 182 Jr. Spartanburg, S.C.
DB Rashad Johnson (43) Alabama 6-0 187 Sr. Sulligent, Ala.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
DL Ricky Jean-Francois (18) LSU 6-3 281 Jr. Miami, Fla.
DL Antonio Coleman (10) Auburn 6-2 250 Jr. Mobile, Ala.
DL Jeremy Jarmon (9) Kentucky 6-3 277 Jr. Collierville, Tenn.
LB Tray Blackmon (17) Auburn 6-2 220 Jr. LaGrange, Ga.
LB Rolando McClain (15) Alabama 6-4 255 So. Decatur, Ala.
LB Eric Norwood (14) South Carolina 6-1 270 Jr. Acworth, Ga.
LB Jamar Chaney (8) Mississippi State 6-1 236 Sr. Fort Pierce, Fla.
DB Captain Munnerlyn (20) South Carolina 5-9 185 Jr. Mobile, Ala.
DB Trevard Lindley (15) Kentucky 6-0 175 Jr. Hiram, Ga.
DB Asher Allen (13) Georgia 5-10 198 Jr. Tucker, Ga.
DB Jerraud Powers (12) Auburn 5-9 188 Jr. Decatur, Ala.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Colt David (41) LSU 5-9 175 Sr. Grapevine, Texas
P Ryan Shoemaker (40) Auburn 6-0 192 So. Birmingham, Ala.
RS Brandon James (35) Florida 5-6 179 Jr. St. Augustine, Fla.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS
Pos. Name School Ht. Wt. Class Hometown
PK Wes Byrum (16) Auburn 6-1 209 So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
P Ryan Succop (20) South Carolina 6-3 224 Sr. Hickory, N.C.
RS Javier Arenas (20) Alabama 5-9 193 Jr. Tampa, Fla.
POSITIONS BY SCHOOL
School 1st 2nd Total
Alabama 2 3 5
Arkansas 1 0 1
Auburn 2 7 9
Florida 5 0 5
Georgia 2 3 5
Kentucky 0 3 3
LSU 4 4 8
Ole Miss 2 0 2
Mississippi State 1 2 3
South Carolina 2 3 5
Tennessee 4 0 4
Vanderbilt 1 0 1
SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
SEC Champion - Florida (36), Georgia (18), Auburn (13), LSU (1), Tennessee (1), Ole Miss (1).
EASTERN DIVISION
1. Florida (45) 98
2. Georgia (23) 121
3. Tennessee (2) 222
4. South Carolina 266
5. Kentucky 356
6. Vanderbilt 407
WESTERN DIVISION
1. Auburn (48) 99
2. LSU (21) 120
3. Alabama 228
4. Mississippi State 299
5. Ole Miss (1) 338
6. Arkansas 386
