Auburn will try to defend its SEC title with a new coach, a majority of a new roster and with almost no preseason belief that the Tigers can repeat as conference champions.
On Monday, the SEC preseason poll was released, with Steven Pearl's Tigers coming in sixth, behind defending national champion Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas.
After running through the SEC regular season schedule last season with a 15-3 record, clinching the program's sixth SEC title, including its third in the previous seven seasons.
Tahaad Pettiford, the only key returnee from the team that made the Final Four last season, was voted First-Team All-SEC. As a freshman coming off the bench, the New Jersey native posted 11.6 points, 3.0 assists and 2.2 rebounds per game.
The Tigers open their exhibition season on Wednesday against Oklahoma State in Birmingham before battling Memphis on Oct. 30 in Atlanta. Auburn has its season opener against Bethune-Cookman in Neville Arena on Monday, Nov. 3.
Here is the complete preseason poll from SEC Tipoff.
First Team All-SEC
Alex Condon – Florida
Josh Hubbard – Mississippi State
Otega Oweh – Kentucky
Tahaad Pettiford – Auburn
Labaron Philon Jr. – Alabama
Second Team All-SEC
Nate Ament – Tennessee
Boogie Fland – Florida
Ja’Kobi Gillespie – Tennessee
Thomas Haugh – Florida
Mark Mitchell – Missouri
Third Team All-SEC
Malik Dia – Ole Miss
Aden Holloway – Alabama
Karter Knox – Arkansas
Jaland Lowe – Kentucky
D.J. Wagner – Arkansas
SEC Player of the Year
Otega Oweh – Kentucky
Predicted Order Of Finish
1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Tennessee
4. Alabama
5. Arkansas
6. Auburn
7. Missouri
8. Ole Miss
9. Texas
10. Mississippi State
11. Vanderbilt
12. Oklahoma
13. Texas A&M
14. Georgia
15. LSU
16. South Carolina