Special to GC
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The defending SEC Champion Gators have been picked by a vote of the league's head coaches as the preseason favorite for 2015, announced by the conference office Thursday afternoon. Three Gator All-Americans in Rhamat Alhassan, Mackenzie Dagostino and Alex Holston were also named to the nine player Preseason All-SEC Team.Florida, announced as the AVCA Preseason No. 4 team in the top-25 poll Wednesday<http://www.gatorzone.com/story.php?id=31065>, received 12 of the 13 first-place votes for the third consecutive year in the SEC preseason poll. Alabama finished second in the poll with 127 points, while Kentucky was third place with 120 points.