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Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low

No surprise, but the coaches' preseason All-SEC team released today was top-heavy with LSU players. Below is the release from the SEC office along with a list of the first, second and third teams. I'll come back a little bit later and give you my preseason team. One thing of note I'll point out right now, though, is that Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was not a unanimous selection, meaning at least one coach thinks there's a better quarterback in the league than Tebow:

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The LSU Tigers led all teams with 14 players selected to the 2008 Southeastern Conference Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team, announced today.

Florida was the only other SEC team with double figure selections with 10. There were first, second and third-teams selected for this year's coaches preseason squad.

Georgia had nine players selected to the three squads followed by Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina with eight and Tennessee had seven. Kentucky had five selections while Ole Miss and Mississippi State had four each, Arkansas had three and Vanderbilt had two.

Florida led all schools with five first-team selections followed by LSU and Tennessee with four each. Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina each had two players selected to the first-team while Arkansas, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt each had one first-team selection.

Eleven of the 12 SEC teams had first-team selections and every conference school has representatives on the All-SEC squad.

There were six unanimous first-team selections to the squad. The group includes a quartet of offensive linemen - Alabama's Andre Smith, Arkansas Jonathan Luigs, Ole Miss' Michael Oher and Tennessee's Anthony Parker. Other unanimous choices were Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, Ole Miss defensive lineman Greg Hardy and Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes. Since coaches cannot vote for their own players, unanimous choices were listed on 11 of the 12 ballots.

Of the 81 student-athletes named to the first, second and third teams, six are sophomores, 35 are juniors and 40 are seniors.

Ole Miss offensive lineman Michael Oher, Arkansas center Jonathan Luigs and Mississippi State defensive back Derek Pegues were repeat first-team selections from the 2007 Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team.

This is the fifth year of the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team. It is released in advance of the 2008 SEC Football Media Days, which will be held July 23-25, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. Media in attendance at SEC Football Media Days will vote on the All-SEC Team and a predicted order of finish for the league.

2008 SEC COACHES PRE-SEASON ALL-SEC FOOTBALL TEAM

(#-Ties / *-Unanimous Selection) (Coaches could not vote for themselves or their own players)

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Cornelius Ingram, TE, Florida, 6-4, 223, Sr., Hawthorne, Fla.

*Andre Smith, OL, Alabama, 6-5, 340, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.

*Michael Oher, OL, Ole Miss, 6-5, 318, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.

*Anthony Parker, OL, Tennessee, 6-3, 305, Sr., Jonesboro, Ga.

Herman Johnson, OL, LSU, 6-7, 351, Sr., Olla, La.

*Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas, 6-4, 314, Sr., Little Rock, Ark.

Percy Harvin, WR, Florida 5-11 178 Jr. Virginia Beach, Va.

Kenny McKinley, WR, South Carolina, 6-0, 182, Sr., Mableton, Ga.

Tim Tebow, QB, Florida, 6-3, 232, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.

*Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia, 5-11, 207, So., Belford, N.J.

Arian Foster, RB, Tennessee, 6-1, 215, Sr., San Diego, Calif.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Richard Dickson, TE, LSU, 6-3, 237, Jr., Ocean Springs, Miss.

Ciron Black, OL, LSU, 6-5, 314, Jr., Tyler, Texas

Tyronne Green, OL, Auburn, 6-2, 307, Sr., Pensacola, Fla.

#Ramon Foster, OL, Tennessee, 6-6, 325, Sr., Henning, Tenn.

#Lee Ziemba, OL, Auburn, 6-8, 288, So., Rogers, Ark.

#Mitch Petrus, OL, Arkansas, 6-4, 305, Sr., Carlisle, Ark.

#Garry Williams, OL, Kentucky, 6-3, 300, Sr., Louisville, Ky.

#Antoine Caldwell, C, Alabama, 6-3, 292, Sr., Montgomery, Ala.

#Brett Helms, C, LSU, 6-2, 283, Sr., Stuttgart, Ark.

Demetrius Byrd, WR, LSU, 6-2, 195, Sr., Miami, Fla.

Mohamed Massaquoi, WR, Georgia, 6-2, 198, Sr., Charlotte, N.C.

Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia, 6-3, 237, Jr., Dallas, Texas

Anthony Dixon, RB, Mississippi State, 6-1, 240, Jr., Jackson, Miss.

Ben Tate, RB, Auburn, 5-11, 215, Jr., Newark, Md.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- OFFENSE

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Jared Cook, TE, South Carolina, 6-5, 242, Jr., Suwanee, Ga.

Phil Trautwein, OL, Florida, 6-6, 301, Sr., Voorhees, N.J.

Jim Tartt, OL, Florida, 6-3, 300, Sr., Sochoppy, Fla.

John Jerry, OL, Ole Miss, 6-5, 350, Jr., Batesville, Miss.

Anthony Strauder, OL, Mississippi State, 6-3, 290, Sr., Natchez, Miss.

Josh McNeil, C, Tennessee, 6-4, 280, Jr., Collins, Miss.

Lucas Taylor, WR, Tennessee, 6-0, 185, Sr., Carencro, La.

Brandon LaFell, WR, LSU, 6-3, 194, Jr., Houston, Texas

John Parker, QB, Wilson, Alabama, 6-2, 213, Sr., Hoover, Ala.

Keiland Williams, RB, LSU, 5-11, 223, Jr., Lafayette, La.

Terry Grant, RB, Alabama, 5-10, 188, So., Lumberton, Miss.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

*Greg Hardy, DL, Ole Miss, 6-4, 265, Jr., Millington, Tenn.

Sen'Derrick Marks, DL, Auburn, 6-1, 288, Jr., Mobile, Ala.

Tyson Jackson, DL, LSU, 6-5, 292, Sr., Edgard, La.

*Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida, 6-3, 245, Jr., Shelby, N.C.

Rico McCoy, LB, Tennessee, 6-1, 215, Jr., Washington, D.C.

Darry Beckwith, LB, LSU, 6-1, 232, Sr., Baton Rouge, La.

Dannell Ellerbe, LB, Georgia, 6-1, 232, Sr., Hamlet, N.C.

Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee, 5-11, 195, So., Fairburn, Ga.

Derek Pegues, DB, Mississippi State, 5-10, 196, Sr., Batesville, Miss.

#Rashad Johnson, DB, Alabama, 6-0, 187, Sr., Sulligent, Ala.

#Captain Munnerlyn, DB, South Carolina, 5-9, 185, Jr., Mobile, Ala.

#D.J. Moore, DB, Vanderbilt, 5-10, 182, Jr., Spartanburg, S.C.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Ricky Jean-Francois, DL, LSU, 6-3, 281, Jr., Miami, Fla.

Geno Atkins, DL, Georgia, 6-1, 290, Jr., Pembroke Pines, Fla.

#Jeremy Jarmon, DL, Kentucky, 6-3, 277, Jr., Collierville, Tenn.

#Peria Jerry, DL, Ole Miss, 6-2, 290, Sr., Batesville, Miss.

Jasper Brinkley, LB, South Carolina, 6-2, 275, Sr., Thomson, Ga.

Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama,
6-4, 255, So., Decatur, Ala.

Eric Norwood, LB, South Carolina 6-1 270 Jr. Acworth, Ga.

#Tray Blackmon, LB, Auburn, 6-2, 220, Jr., LaGrange, Ga.

#Jamar Chaney, LB, Mississippi State, 6-1, 236, Sr., Fort Pierce, Fla.

Emanuel Cook, DB, South Carolina, 5-10, 214, Jr., Riviera Beach, Fla.

Asher Allen, DB, Georgia, 5-10, 198, Jr., Tucker, Ga.

Trevard Lindley, DB, Kentucky, 6-0, 175, Jr., Hiram, Ga.

Jerraud Powers, DB, Auburn, 5-9, 188, Jr., Decatur, Ala.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- DEFENSE

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Antonio Coleman, DL, Auburn, 6-2, 250, Jr., Mobile, Ala.

#Antwain Robinson, DL, Arkansas, 6-2, 258, Sr., Little Rock, Ark.

#Kirston Pittman, DL, LSU, 6-4, 254, Sr., Garyville, La.

#Jeff Owens, DL, Georgia, 6-3, 298, Sr., Sunrise, Fla.

Rennie Curran, LB, Georgia, 5-11, 220, So., Snellville, Ga.

Micah Johnson, LB, Kentucky, 6-2, 250, Jr., Ft. Campbell, Ky.

Braxton Kelley, LB, Kentucky, 6-0, 230, Sr., LaGrange, Ga.

#Reshard Langford, DB, Vanderbilt, 6-2, 208, Sr., Tanner, Ala.

#Chad Jones, DB, LSU, 6-3, 222, So., Baton Rouge, La.

#Major Wright, DB, Florida, 6-0, 194, So., Miramar, Fla.

#Joe Haden, DB, Florida, 5-11, 180, So., Ft. Washington, Md.

#Wondy Pierre-Louis, DB, Florida, 6-0, 182, Jr., Naples, Fla.

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Colt David, PK, LSU, 5-9, 175, Sr., Grapevine, Texas

Ryan Shoemaker, P, Auburn, 6-0, 192, So., Birmingham, Ala.

Brandon James, RS, Florida, 5-6, 179, Jr., St. Augustine, Fla.

SECOND-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Ryan Succop, PK, South Carolina, 6-3, 224, Sr., Hickory, N.C.

Ryan Succop, P, South Carolina, 6-3, 224, Sr., Hickory, N.C.

Javier Arenas, RS, Alabama, 5-9, 193, Jr., Tampa, Fla.

THIRD-TEAM ALL-SEC -- SPECIAL TEAMS

(Name, Position, School, Height, Weight, Class, Hometown)

Leigh Tiffin, PK, Alabama, 6-1, 198, Jr., Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Brian Mimbs, P, Georgia, 5-11, 205, Sr., Dublin, Ga.

Trindon Holliday, RS, LSU, 5-5, 159, Jr., Zachary, La.