Birmingham, Ala. - Texas A&M, the defending SEC champion, is the preseason favorite to win the 2016 Southeastern Conference volleyball title, according to the SEC Preseason Coaches Poll.The Aggies, who finished 24-7 overall and 16-2 in the SEC last season, received seven of the 13 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Florida got five first-place votes after finishing with an overall record of 25-7 and owning a 13-5 mark in league play during the 2015 season.The Gators finished second in the preseason poll with 131 points, while Kentucky took third place with 123 points. Missouri followed in fourth place with 199 points and one first-place vote, while Arkansas took fifth with 93 points. Alabama received 90 points to finish sixth, followed by Auburn (84 points) in seventh, LSU (60) in eighth, and Tennessee (23) in ninth. Mississippi State and South Carolina tied for 10th place with 39 points each. Ole Miss received 33 points and Georgia 13 points to round out the poll.Nine student-athletes were selected to the 2016 Preseason Volleyball All-SEC Team. The squad includes: Krystal Rivers from Alabama; Pilar Victoria from Arkansas; Rhamat Alhassan and Alex Holston from Florida; Kaz Brown and Ashley Dusek from Kentucky; Carly Kan from Missouri; and Stephanie Aiple and Jazzmin Babers from Texas A&M.The 2016 SEC volleyball season will begin on Friday, August 26, and conference play is set to start on Wednesday, September 21.Preseason Coaches Poll (First-Place Votes in Parentheses)PlaceSchoolPoints1.Texas A&M (7)1372.Florida (5)1313.Kentucky1234.Missouri (1)1195.Arkansas936.Alabama907.Auburn848.LSU609.Tennessee53T10.Mississippi State39T10.South Carolina3912.Ole Miss3313.Georgia13Volleyball Preseason All-SEC TeamName, SchoolPos.Yr.Ht.HometownKrystal Rivers, AlabamaMBR-Sr.5-11Birmingham, Ala.Pilar Victoria, ArkansasOHSr.5-11Caguas, Puerto RicoRhamat Alhassan, FloridaMBJr.6-4Glenarden, Md.Alex Holston, FloridaRSSr.6-1Olney, Md.Kaz Brown, KentuckyMSJr.6-4Waterloo, IowaAshley Dusek, KentuckyDSJr.5-7East Bernard, TexasCarly Kan, MissouriOHSr.5-9Honolulu, HawaiiStephanie Aiple, Texas A&MS/RSJr.6-1Round Rock, TexasJazzmin Babers, Texas A&MMBSr.6-2Syracuse, N.Y. 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