Florida has been picked to finish first in the 2023 Southeastern Conference preseason coaches poll. The Gators received five of the 13 first-place votes. Tennessee was second with three first-place votes. While the back-to-back defending SEC champions Arkansas were third also garnering five votes.
1. Florida (5)
2. Tennessee (3)
4. Alabama
5. LSU
6. Georgia
7. Kentucky
8. Missouri
9. Auburn
10. Ole Miss
11. Mississippi State
12. Texas A&M
13. South Carolina