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Texas A&M picked to finish sixth in SEC West in 2015

July 16, 2015
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The media's picks for the SEC were released near the conclusion of the 2015 SEC Media Days on Thursday, placing Texas A&M at sixth in the West Division. Auburn, meanwhile, was picked to finish second in the division yet somehow also to win the SEC title.

(As noted on Wednesday by our own Olin Buchanan, A&M and Auburn are basically the same team — but that's none of our business.)

So, much like in 2012, the Aggies will enter the season with little to no expectations.

Would Kevin Sumlin rather have it any other way?

In any event, here is the official release from the SEC offices.



The competiveness of the Southeastern Conference was showcased in the annual media voting at SEC Media Days, as for the first time in the 23-year history in the poll, media were divided on divisional champion and overall SEC Champion. By a narrow margin, the Auburn Tigers were picked by media in attendance to capture the 2015 SEC Championship. Auburn received 96 SEC Championship votes, while the Alabama Crimson Tide was close behind with 80. The Georgia Bulldogs were third with 28 votes.
 
Alabama, however, was picked to win the SEC Western Division with 1,405 total points, while Auburn was second with 1,362. Alabama received 92 first-place votes in the West, while Auburn collected 108. The Crimson Tide won the Western Division vote due to receiving just three votes for fourth place or lower in the Western Division, while Auburn received 26 such votes. Points were awarded on a 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 scale.
 
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Georgia was selected to win the SEC Eastern Division with 1,498 points, including 166 first-place votes. Tennessee was second with 1,231 points and 36 votes to win the division, while Missouri was third with 1,196 total points. The two-time defending East representative in the SEC Championship game also received 20 votes to win a third consecutive division title.
 
Five times since 1992 the SEC Media Days predicted champion has proceeded to win the SEC Championship, including Alabama last season.
 
The preseason All-SEC Team will be announced on Friday.
 
Western Division (1st Place votes in parenthesis)
School / Points
Alabama (92) 1405
Auburn (108) 1362
LSU (10) 870
Arkansas (6) 821
Ole Miss (3) 732
Texas A&M (4) 628
Mississippi State (2) 482
 
Eastern Division (1st Place votes in parenthesis)
School / Points
Georgia (166) 1498
Tennessee (36) 1231
Missouri (20) 1196
South Carolina (1) 830
Florida (1) 768
Kentucky (1) 534
Vanderbilt 243

SEC champion
School / Points
Auburn 96
Alabama 80
Georgia 28
LSU 9
Ole Miss 3
Arkansas 3
Texas A&M 2
Tennessee 2
Mississippi State 1
Florida 1


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Texas A&M picked to finish sixth in SEC West in 2015

16,288 Views | 29 Replies | Last: 8 yr ago by aggieaviator
Beau Holder
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Texas A&M picked to finish sixth in SEC West in 2015
RealBad Tree 08
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Confused how Olin believes A&M and Auburn are pretty much the same team in similar situations yet still picked Auburn to finish first in the SEC West like everybody else...
Waltonloads08
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LOL ok media
DayAg!
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Just like 2012. I like our chances.
JeffHamilton82
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Let's hope they are wrong. Otherwise we are overpaying our coach.
VA_Ag94
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Love it! I do not ever want to see us ranked high in a pre-season opinion poll!
a.froman
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Exactly, our team is equal to Auburn with a much favorable schedule without Georgia in the East yet our own guy picks Auburn 3 slots ahead of us. Doesn't make sense.
Maroon Flash
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Won our bowl game while starting 8 true freshmen, including at QB. We have only two tough games outside Texas (OM & LSU).

Perfectly ok with being picked 6th, but expect to be lmfao in late November!

Really puzzled by the Auburn love since they have an unproven QB and an unfavorable schedule.
d78230
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Until KDS proves them wrong, we're going to keep getting picked at the bottom.

Let's prove them wrong.
Aggie Joe 93
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Only 3 teams in the entire SEC with fewer points.
coupland boy
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Love it! I do not ever want to see us ranked high in a pre-season opinion poll!


I understand what you're saying to a certsin extent but someday we're going to have to learn to win when we're expected to.
APHIS AG
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I do not understand the ranking. We finished fifth last year with eight freshman and a very crappy defense. Now we return a more experienced group with hopefully an improved defense with Chavis.

We are going to surprise a lot of people.
coupland boy
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Tough division. Ole miss has recruited lights out and arkansas was damn good. Still, i really like our chances. If the defense can do just a little better we will surprise.
MidTnAg
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Fair assessment. If only our defense would show up . . . .
Emilio Fantastico
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Tough division. Ole miss has recruited lights out and arkansas was damn good. Still, i really like our chances. If the defense can do just a little better we will surprise.

Not really. Ole Miss had one year in the Top 10. That was 2013 where they finished 8th and that was the year they got the three 5 star guys. The last four years they have ranked 46, 8, 15, and 17. We have ranked higher every year except 2013 when we were 9th.
coupland boy
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It just seemed as if i would read great recruiting news for them every couple of weeks the last couple of years.

Oh well. We shall see.
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I do not understand the ranking. We finished fifth last year with eight freshman and a very crappy defense. Now we return a more experienced group with hopefully an improved defense with Chavis.

We are going to surprise a lot of people.


Blind faith in Sumlin is gone. It's his year to show people what he can do.
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Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he will never be disappointed
Texas A & M
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Finishing 6th in the West would be disastrous for recruiting.
Yell Practice
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Well, there is only one way to go. UP !
GhostRider76
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I believe the last time the media picked us to finish 6th in the SEC we went 11 - 2! I like our chances to finish near the top if not the top! We just need a little defense.
Panama Red
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Media hates us!!
Chickenhawk
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I believe the last time the media picked us to finish 6th in the SEC we went 11 - 2! I like our chances to finish near the top if not the top! We just need a little defense.
coupland boy
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Hey, i thought that too!
Silver Taps
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Next to last - Ain't good -- Let's go Kevin
Silver Taps
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what kind of record would that be ?? 5 or 6 losses ??
Frisco - Ag
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No accountability
Lateralus Ag
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So, this is funny.
coupland boy
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So, this is funny.


Hey congratulations! Our losing 3 out of 4 games must make you very happy.
aggieaviator
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Florida.

Wow.

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