Despite finishing last year strong and nearly making the NCAA tournament, Auburn's men's basketball team was picked to finish last in the SEC West by the media, the conference announced Monday.

The Tigers went 24-12 last year but lost three key seniors -- forward Korvotney Barber, forward/guard Rasheem Barrett and guard Quantez Robertson.

Senior guard DeWayne Reed, the team's leading scorer from last year (13.2 ppg), was a second-team preseason All-SEC pick.

Here's the full voting:

Preseason Media Poll (First-Place Votes in Parentheses, *-unanimous selection)

SEC CHAMPION: Kentucky (20); Mississippi State (3); Tennessee (2)

EAST DIVISION

1. Kentucky (23) 148
2. Tennessee (2) 117
3. Vanderbilt 90
4. South Carolina 77
5. Florida 68
6. Georgia 25

WEST DIVISION

1. Mississippi State (22) 144
2. Ole Miss (2) 120
3. Alabama 84
4. LSU (1) 70
5. Arkansas 63
6. Auburn 44

FIRST-TEAM ALL-SEC

• Devan Downey, G, South Carolina
• Patrick Patterson, F, Kentucky*
• Tyler Smith G/F, Tennessee
• Jarvis Varnado, F, Mississippi State
• Terrico White, G, Ole Miss

SECOND TEAM ALL-SEC

• Tasmin Mitchell, F, LSU
• A.J. Ogilvy, C, Vanderbilt
• DeWayne Reed, G, Auburn
• John Wall, G, Kentucky
• Chris Warren, G, Ole Miss

SEC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Patrick Patterson, Kentucky