The South Carolina men's basketball team is predicted to finish 13th out of 14 teams in the SEC this season.

The next-to-last Southeastern Conference finish was selected in voting by a panel of both SEC and national media members. Mississippi State was picked to finish last.

Kentucky was predicted to win the conference championship. The Wildcats, who are coming off a 38-2 season that saw them post a 16-0 record in the SEC on their way to winning their eighth national championship, earned 17 first-place votes. Florida earned five first-place votes while Missouri and Tennessee each received one vote. Missouri junior Phil Pressey was the choice of the media for SEC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year with six votes.

The 2012-13 SEC Basketball Media Day is Thursday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.

First Team All-SEC
... BJ Young – Arkansas, G, 6-3, 180, So., St. Louis, Mo.
... Kenny Boynton – Florida, G, 6-2, 190, Sr., Pompano Beach, Fla.
... Nerlens Noel – Kentucky, F, 6-10, 228, Fr., Everett, Mass.
... Phil Pressey – Missouri, G, 5-11, 175, Jr., Dallas, Texas
... Jarnell Stokes – Tennessee, F, 6-8, 270, So., Memphis, Tenn.

Second Team All-SEC
... Marshawn Powell – Arkansas, F, 6-7, 240, Jr., Newport News, Va.
... Patric Young – Florida, C, 6-9, 249, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
... Kentavious Caldwell-Pope – Georgia, G, 6-5, 205, So., Greenville, Ga.
... Alex Poythress – Kentucky, F, 6-7, 239, Fr., Clarksville, Tenn.
... Michael Dixon, Jr. – Missouri, G, 6-1, 190, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
... Jeronne Maymon – Tennessee, F, 6-7, 260, Sr., Madison, Wis.

SEC Player of the Year: Phil Pressey, Missouri

Preseason Media Poll Pts
... Kentucky (17) 328
... Florida (5) 310
... Missouri (1) 286
... Tennessee (1) 269
... Arkansas 226
... Alabama 222
... Ole Miss 186
... Georgia 149
... Texas A&M 122
... Vanderbilt 120
... LSU 116
... Auburn 95
... South Carolina 54
... Mississippi State 37
(First-Place Votes in Parentheses)