Florida Picked to Win 2021 SEC Men's Tennis Title
Photo: Florida Athletics
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Southeastern Conference announced the men's tennis coaches' preseason poll, Friday.
Florida was picked as the overall champion. The Gators are currently ranked ninth in the Oracle/ITA preseason rankings. Florida runs their streak to 19 consecutive years of top 25 preseason rankings. The Gators returns nine players from last season's team. Only three points separate Florida from second place finisher, Texas A&M.
The preseason poll is voted on by the men's tennis head coach at each institution and is based on a 13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 vote.
The complete tally for the poll is below.
| Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 123 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 120 |
| 3 | Georgia | 113 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 101 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 82 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 73 |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 66 |
| 8 | Alabama | 64 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 58 |
| 10 | LSU | 36 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 29 |
| 12 | Auburn | 25 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 20 |