Nerlens Noel and Alex Poythress named to All-SEC teams

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Oct 11, 2012; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Nerlens Noel (3) during media day at Memorial Coliseum. Credit: Mark Zerof-US PRESSWIRE

As Alan mentioned earlier, the SEC media released their predictions today and the odds on favorite to win the league is again the Kentucky Wildcats. The team will have to reach those lofty expectationswith a completely new top 6 rotation, after the likes of Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist, Lamb, Jones, Miller, and Teague joined the NBA after last years championship run, a feat John Calipari isn’t too unfamiliar with.Kentucky received all but 7 of the 24 votes for first place with Florida (5), Missouri (1), and Tennessee (1) finding friendly ballots cast as well. Missouri guard Phil Pressey was voted as the SEC Pre-season Player of the Year getting 6 ballots, just beating out Florida’s Kenny Boyton (5), Arkansas’ B.J. Young (3), Tennesee’s Jarnel Stokes (3) and Kentucky’s Noel (3). Arkansas’ Marshawn Powell (1), Missouri’s Michael Dixon, Jr. (1) and Tennessee’s Jeronne Maymon (1) also received a vote. First Team All-SEC BJ Young – Arkansas, G, 6-3, 180, So. Kenny Boynton – Florida, G, 6-2, 190, Sr. Nerlens Noel – Kentucky, F, 6-10, 228, Fr. Phil Pressey – Missouri, G, 5-11, 175, Jr. Jarnell Stokes – Tennessee, F, 6-8, 270, So. Second Team All-SEC Marshawn Powell – Arkansas, F, 6-7, 240, Jr. Patric Young – Florida, C, 6-9, 249, Jr. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Georgia, G, 6-5, 205, So. Alex Poythress – Kentucky, F, 6-7, 239, Fr. Michael Dixon, Jr. – Missouri, G, 6-1 , 190, Sr. Jeronne Maymon – Tennessee, F, 6-7, 260, Sr.	Team	Votes (First)
	1.Kentucky	328 (17)
	2.Florida	310 (5)
	3.Missouri	286 (1)
	4.Tennessee	269 (1)
	5.Arkansas	226
	6.Alabama	222
	7. Ole Miss	186
	8.Georgia	149
	9.Texas A&M	122
	10. Vanderbilt	120
	11. LSU	116
	12.Auburn	95
	13.South Carolina	54
	14.Mississippi State	37