SEC media days: How media voted since divisional play began in 1992

Divisional play began in the Southeastern Conference during the 1992 season.

The SEC championship game has been held at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama (1992-93), the Georgia Dome (1994-16) and Mercedes-Benz Stadium (2017-21) in Atlanta, Georgia.

PHOTOS: A look at football head coaches at SEC media days through the years

Ahead of each season, media votes on Southeastern Conference East and West divisional winners, as well as a conference champion.

Vols Wire looks at how media have voted at SEC media days since divisional play was implemented in 1992. Since 1992, media covering SEC media days have predicted the eventual champion prior to the season nine times.

Below are projected preseason conference champions voted by media, how projected champions actually fared each season and who won the SEC title since 1992.

1992: Projected champion Florida (lost in SEC championship game), Actual champion Alabama

AP Photo/Curtis Compton

1993: Projected champion Alabama (lost in SEC championship game), Actual champion Florida

AP photo/Dave Martin

1994: Projected champion Florida (won in SEC championship game)

AP Photo/Dave Martin, File

1995: Projected champion Florida (won in SEC championship game)

AP Photo/Tannen Maury

1996: Projected champion Tennessee (second in East), Actual champion Florida

Matthew Stockman/Allsport

1997: Projected champion Florida (tied second in East), Actual champion Tennessee

AP Photo/John Bazzemore

1998: Projected champion Florida (second in East), Actual champion Tennessee

AP Photo/Dave Martin

1999: Projected champion Tennessee (second in East), Actual champion Alabama

AP Photo/John Bazemore

2000: Projected champion Alabama (tied fifth in West), Actual champion Florida

Jamie Squire /Allsport

2001: Projected champion Florida (second in East), Actual champion LSU

Jamie Squire/ALLSPORT

2002: Projected champion Tennessee (third in East), Actual champion Georgia

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

2003: Projected champion Auburn (third in West), Actual champion LSU

Jamie Squire/Getty Images

2004: Projected champion Georgia (second in East), Actual champion Auburn

AP Photo/Dave Martin

2005: Projected champion Tennessee (fifth in East), Actual champion Georgia

Grant Halverson/Getty Images

2006: Projected champion Auburn (tied second in West), Actual champion Florida

Dale Zanine USA TODAY Sports

2007: Projected champion LSU (won in SEC championship game)

John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

2008: Projected champion Florida (won in SEC championship game)

Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports

2009: Projected champion Florida (lost in SEC championship game), Actual champion Alabama

Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports

2010: Projected champion Alabama (fourth in West), Actual champion Auburn

AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Rainier Ehrhardt

2011: Projected champion Alabama (second in West), Actual champion LSU

Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

2012: Projected champion LSU (tied second in West), Actual champion Alabama

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

2013: Projected champion Alabama (tied first in West), Actual champion Auburn

Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

2014: Projected champion Alabama (won in SEC championship game)

Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

2015: Projected champion Auburn (seventh in West), Actual champion Alabama

Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports

2016: Projected champion Alabama (won in SEC championship game)

Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports

2017: Projected champion Alabama (tied first in West), Actual champion Georgia

Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports

2018: Projected champion Alabama (won in SEC championship game)

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

2019: Projected champion Alabama (second in West), Actual champion LSU

Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

2020: Projected champion Alabama (won in SEC championship game)

AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

2021: Projected champion Alabama (won in SEC championship game)

Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

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