Georgia picked to win SEC East, face LSU in Championship Game

2012 SEC Media Days in Birmingham, AL. (Kelly Lambert-US PRESSWIRE)

The Georgia Bulldogs were picked by the SEC media today to win the SEC East and face the LSU Tigers in the SEC Championship Game.

Georgia received 132 first-place votes. South Carolina was second with 72 followed by Florida with 12. In the SEC West, LSU led the voting with 139 followed by Alabama with 72.

LSU received the most votes (129) and was predicted to win the 2012 SEC Championship Game.

Listed below is the predicted order of finish from the media poll at the SEC Media Days:

SEC EAST

Team (first-place votes) Points

1. Georgia (132) 1434
2. South Carolina (72) 1358
3. Florida (12) 1045
4. Missouri (2) 797
5. Tennessee (4) 718
6. Vanderbilt 598
7. Kentucky 266

SEC WEST

Team (first-place votes) Points

1. LSU (139) 1449
2. Alabama (72)  1379
3. Arkansas (6) 1093
4. Auburn (4) 827
5. Texas A&M 653
6. Mississippi State 554
7. Ole Miss (1) 261

SEC CHAMPION

Team  Votes

1. LSU 129
2. Alabama 65
3. Georgia 14
4. South Carolina 6
5. Arkansas 4
6. Auburn 2
7. Florida 1
8. Ole Miss 1