The University of Mississippi Athletics
Men's Tennis Picked To Win SEC West
1/24/2011 | Men's Tennis
Jan. 24, 2011
OXFORD, Miss. - The Ole Miss men's tennis team was picked to win the SEC Western Division as announced Monday in the SEC Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll.
The Rebels, ranked No. 18 in the preseason ITA National Rankings, have won nine straight SEC West titles. Ole Miss opened the season this past weekend with a 6-0 shutout of Southern Miss.
Behind Ole Miss in the West, Mississippi State was voted second, followed by Auburn, LSU, Alabama and Arkansas.
The Tennessee Volunteers were picked as the Eastern Division Champion, as well as the overall champion for the second consecutive year. Last season, the Vols went 31-2, 11-0 in the SEC. They lost to Southern Cal, 4-2 in the finals of the NCAA Championships. Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and South Carolina round out the Eastern Division.
The preseason poll is voted on by the men's tennis head coaches and is based on a 6-5-4-3-2-1 count in each division. They also vote for the overall champion, with each vote counting as one point. The complete tally for the poll is below.
2011 Men's Tennis Coaches Preseason Poll
| EASTERN DIVISION | POINTS |
| 1. Tennessee | 72 |
| 2. Georgia | 57 |
| 3. Florida | 51 |
| 4. Kentucky | 40 |
| 5. Vanderbilt | 24 |
| 6. South Carolina | 12 |
| WESTERN DIVISION | POINTS |
| 1. Ole Miss | 70 |
| 2. Mississippi State | 55 |
| 3. Auburn | 45 |
| 4. LSU | 37 |
| 5. Alabama | 30 |
| 6. Arkansas | 15 |
Overall Regular Season Champion: Tennessee (10 points); Florida (1); Georgia (1).
