Vandy Picked to Finish 3rd in the SEC East in Preseason Media, Ogilvy Named Preseason 2nd Team All-SEC

Plenty of logic in these rankings. The media is in love with Calipari, his offense, and his band of blue-chippers. Tennessee returns basically everyone and was a tournament team last year. No doubt the media likes our mix of youth and experience.

South Carolina is a dangerous team for us solely because Devan Downey is exactly the kind of player we can't guard. John Wall may turn into that kind of headache as well, and the media, by placing him on the second team All-SEC without a single second of SEC experience, fully expects him to.

Patterson gets the nod over Ogilvy in the All-SEC poll. But it's not a bad place for A.J. to be. Here's to hoping that A.J. can use his size a bit better and possibly reach that first team at the end of the season.