BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – For the second-straight season, Alabama softball has been selected the preseason favorite to win the Southeastern Conference, earning nine of a possible 13 first-place votes in the 2021 SEC Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, released Thursday.
The Crimson Tide led the way with 138 points and nine first-place votes, just ahead of second-place LSU with 129 and third-place Florida with 125. Alabama has been the preseason SEC favorite in back-to-back years after winning the SEC regular-season title in 2019.
Seventeen players return from last year’s squad, including all seven of the Tide’s 2020 seniors, along with five newcomers. Alabama also enters the season ranked No. 8 in each of the preseason top 25 rankings released so far.
Points for the poll were awarded on a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12 basis. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.
2021 SEC Softball Preseason Coaches’ Poll
(First-place votes in parentheses)
| Place | School | Points |
| 1. | Alabama (9) | 138 |
| 2. | LSU (2) | 129 |
| 3. | Florida (1) | 125 |
| 4. | Tennessee (1) | 101 |
| 5. | Kentucky | 97 |
| 6. | Arkansas | 81 |
| 7. | Georgia | 78 |
| 8. | Missouri | 70 |
| 9. | South Carolina | 68 |
| 10. | Mississippi State | 43 |
| 11. | Auburn | 39 |
| 11. | Texas A&M | 30 |
| 12. | Ole Miss | 15 |
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