Florida picked second to Kentucky in SEC preseason basketball picks
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mar 1, 2016; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators guard KeVaughn Allen (4) drives to the basket against the Kentucky Wildcats during the first half at Stephen C. O'Connell Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Kentucky is the media favorite yet again to win the Southeastern Conference basketball title.
A media panel made the Wildcats as the overall preseason pick for the 12th time since the 1998-99 season in voting announced Wednesday.
Florida was picked to finish second, followed by Texas A&M, Georgia, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi and Mississippi State rounding out the top 10. Rounding out the preseason picks is Auburn at 11, followed by LSU, Tennessee and Missouri.
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Georgia's J.J. Frazier, Tyler Davis of Texas A&M and Kentucky teammates Edrice "Bam" Adebayo and De'Aaron Fox join Kingsley on the preseason All-SEC team with another pair of Wildcats on the second-team in Isaiah Briscoe and Malik Monk.