All-SEC Teams & Preseason Rankings

The SEC writers, those that refer to themselves as the so-called 'experts,' have spoken. So without further adieu we present to you the 2003 SEC Writers' Preseason All-SEC Team and their preseason predictions for order of finish ...

(As voted on by members of attendees at SEC Football Media Day) [78 total voters]
* - Ties

Pos.	Name	School	Ht.	Wt.	Cl.	Hometown
FIRST-TEAM OFFENSE
TE	Ben Watson (65)	Georgia	6-3	255	Sr.	Rock Hill, S.C.
OL	Shawn Andrews (69)	Arkansas	6-5	330	Jr.	Camden, Ark.
OL	Wesley Britt (53)	Alabama	6-8	315	Jr.	Cullman, Ala.
OL	Justin Smiley (44)	Alabama	6-4	302	Jr.	Ellabell, Ga.
OL	Antonio Hall (33)	Kentucky	6-5	302	Sr.	Canton, Ohio
C	Ben Wilkerson (47)	LSU	6-4	300	Jr.	Hemphill, Texas
WR	Michael Clayton (67)	LSU	6-4	200	Jr.	Baton Rouge, La.
WR	Fred Gibson (58)	Georgia	6-4	196	Jr.	Waycross, Ga.
QB	Eli Manning (59)	Ole Miss	6-5	218	Sr.	New Orleans, La.
RB	Carnell Williams (68)	Auburn	5-11	204	Jr.	Attalla, Ala.
RB	Shaud Williams (34)	Alabama	5-8	182	Sr.	Andrews, Texas
FIRST-TEAM DEFENSE
DL	David Pollack (75)	Georgia	6-3	278	Jr.	Snellville, Ga.
DL	Antwan Odom (48)	Alabama	6-5	273	Jr.	Bayou LaBatre, Ala.
DL	Chad Lavalais (35)	LSU	6-3	289	Sr.	Marksville, La.
LB	Karlos Dansby (77)	Auburn	6-5	235	Sr.	Birmingham, Ala.
LB	Dontarrious Thomas (67)	Auburn	6-4	238	Sr.	Perry, Ga.
LB	Tony Bua (45)	Arkansas	5-11	218	Sr.	River Ridge, La.
LB	Brooks Daniels (38)	Alabama	6-2	198	Sr.	Jasper, Fla.
DB	Corey Webster (59)	LSU	6-0	197	Jr.	Vacherie, La.
DB	Rashad Baker (51)	Tennessee	5-11	185	Sr.	Camden, N.J.
DB	Keiwan Ratliff (50)	Florida	5-10	178	Sr.	Columbus, Ohio
DB	Guss Scott (31)	Florida	5-11	195	Sr.	Jacksonville, Fla.
FIRST-TEAM SPECIALISTS
PK	Billy Bennett (64)	Georgia	5-8	175	Sr.	Athens, Ga.
RS	Derek Abney (73)	Kentucky	5-10	175	Sr.	Mosinee, Wisc.
P	Dustin Colquitt (52)	Tennessee	6-2	196	Jr.	Knoxville, Tenn.
SECOND-TEAM OFFENSE
TE	Ben Troupe (12)	Florida	6-4	262	Sr.	Augusta, Ga.
OL	Stephen Peterson (30)	LSU	6-4	325	Sr.	Waveland, Miss.
OL	Michael Munoz (23)	Tennessee	6-6	305	Jr.	Mason, Ohio
OL	Travelle Wharton (19)	South Carolina	6-4	315	Sr.	Fountain Inn, S.C.
OL	Shannon Snell (13)	Florida	6-4	310	Sr.	Tampa, Fla.
C	Scott Wells (20)	Tennessee	6-2	300	Sr.	Spring Hill, Tenn.
WR	Chris Collins (19)	Ole Miss	6-2	190	Sr.	Gloster, Miss.
WR	Carlos Perez (5)	Florida	5-11	193	Sr.	Hoboken, N.J.
QB	David Greene (14)	Georgia	6-3	230	Jr.	Snellville, Ga.
RB	Cedric Houston (28)	Tennessee	6-0	215	Jr.	Clarendon, Ark.
RB	Ronnie Brown (23)	Auburn	6-1	223	Jr.	Cartersville, Ga.
SECOND-TEAM DEFENSE
DL	DeMarco McNeil (28)	Auburn	6-2	300	Sr.	Prichard, Ala.
DL	Jesse Mitchell (19)	Ole Miss	6-1	277	Sr.	Moss Point, Miss.
DL	Vincent Burns (12)	Kentucky	6-2	264	Jr.	Lake Park, Ga.
LB	Freddie Roach (23)	Alabama	6-2	237	So.	Killen, Ala.
LB	Kevin Burnett (19)	Tennessee	6-3	235	Jr.	Carson, Calif.
LB	T.J. Mawhinney (19)	Miss. State	6-1	235	Sr.	Madisonville, La.
LB	Caleb Miller (14)	Arkansas	6-3	220	Sr.	Sulphur Springs, Texas
DB	Lawrence Richardson (28)	Arkansas	5-10	188	Sr.	Galveston, Texas
DB	Ahmad Carroll (22)	Arkansas	5-11	190	Jr.	Atlanta, Ga.
DB	Kentrell Curry (22)	Georgia	6-1	198	Sr.	Toccoa, Ga.
DB	Dunta Robinson (12)	South Carolina	6-0	185	Sr.	Athens, Ga.
SECOND-TEAM SPECIALISTS
PK	Brent Smith (10)	Miss. State	5-10	203	Sr.	Byhalia, Miss.
*RS	Damien Gary (2)	Georgia	5-10	178	Sr.	Athens, Ga.
	Kwane Doster (2)	Vanderbilt	5-11	188	So.	Tampa, Fla.
P	Donnie Jones (23)	LSU	6-3	217	Sr.	Baton Rouge, La.

SEC PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
(Tabulated on a 1-2-3-4-5-6 scale) [78 total voters]

SEC CHAMPION [There were six voters that did not have a champion selected]
Auburn (45), Georgia (12), Tennessee (10), LSU (6), Ole Miss (2), Florida (2), Arkansas (1).

No.	School	Points
Eastern Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis)
1.	Georgia (42)	124
2.	Tennessee (30)	138
3.	Florida (6)	207
4.	South Carolina	349
5.	Kentucky	356
6.	Vanderbilt	464
Western Division (First Place Votes in parenthesis)
1.	Auburn (60)	105
2.	LSU (13)	162
3.	Arkansas (2)	278
4.	Alabama (1)	303
5.	Ole Miss (2)	332
6.	Mississippi State	458