Media sees another Tide-Gator battle for Title

It is media days and the hoop-la is on. Voting conducted by the media, of which the results were released this morning, the Tide and Gators were runaway picks to win their divisions and meet again in December.

The media picks a repeat of the last two conference title games, they also see a repeat winner; 143 of the 177 voters picked the Tide to be the SEC champion, with 17 for the Gators.

The Crimson Tide received 153 first-place votes, far outpacing Western Division rival Auburn and their 10 votes. Arkansas had fewer first-place votes (6) than the Tigers, but were still picked to finish second behind the Tide in the West.

Also receiving first-place votes were Ole Miss (3) and LSU (1); even with three voters placing them atop the division, the media still sees the Rebels sitting in the West's cellar.

In the Eastern Division, the Gators received 153 first-place votes to hold the top spot in that division, followed by Georgia (15) and South Carolina (8).