BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Defending national champion Alabama and defending Southeastern Conference champion LSU each have 11 players named to the 2012 pre-season Coaches All-SEC Team, the league announced Thursday.

The Tigers have a league-high seven players named to the first-team, three on the second-team and one on the third-team. The Crimson Tide have four players selected to the first-team, four on the second-team and three on the third-team.

Arkansas is third with 10 total players selected, four on the first-team and three on each of the second and third teams.

UK senior Larry Warford is a first team selection as an offensive lineman while Tennessee junior Da’Rick Rogers also made the first team at receiver.

Kentucky recevier La’Rod King was a second team pick along with Vols receiver Justin Hunter and defensive back Prentiss Waggner. UT offensive lineman Dallas Thomas and linebacker A.J. Johnson made the third team.

This marks the ninth straight year of the SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team. The team is announced each year in advance of the SEC Football Media Days. This year, the event will be held next Tuesday through Thursday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala.

11 of the 14 SEC Schools had a representative on the first-team and every school had at least two players named to one of the three units.

2012 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Team

Offense

First Team

QB — Tyler Wilson, Sr., Arkansas

RB — Marcus Lattimore, Jr., S. Carolina

RB — Knile Davis, Jr., Arkansas

WR — Da’Rick Rogers, Jr., Tennessee

WR — *Cobi Hamilton, Sr., Arkansas

WR — *Ryan Swope, Sr., Texas A&M

TE — Philip Lutzenkirchen, Sr., Auburn

OL — Alex Hurst, Sr., LSU

OL — Luke Joeckel, Jr., Texas A&M

OL — D.J. Fluker, Jr., Alabama

OL — Larry Warford, Sr., Kentucky

C — Barrett Jones, Sr., Alabama

Second Team

QB — Aaron Murray, Jr., Georgia

RB — Eddie Lacy, Jr., Alabama

RB — Zac Stacy, Sr., Vanderbilt

WR — Justin Hunter, Jr., Tennessee

WR — *Emory Blake, Sr., Auburn

WR — *Odell Beckham Jr., So., LSU

WR — *LaRod King, Sr., Kentucky

TE — Chris Gragg, Sr., Arkansas

OL — Alvin Bailey, Jr., Arkansas

OL — Chance Warmack, Sr., Alabama

OL — Chris Faulk, Jr., LSU

OL — Gabe Jackson, Jr., Miss.State

C — T.J. Johnson, Sr., S. Carolina

Third Team

QB — A.J. McCarron, Jr., Alabama

RB — Spencer Ware, Jr., LSU

RB — Christine Michael, Sr., Texas A&M

WR — Malcolm Mitchell, So., Georgia

WR — T.J. Moe, Sr., Missouri

TE — Michael Williams, Sr., Alabama

OL — Jake Matthews, Jr., Texas A&M

OL — Dallas Thomas, Sr., Tennessee

OL — Xavier Nixon, Sr., Florida

OL — Elvis Fisher, Sr., Missouri

C — Travis Swanson, Jr., Arkansas

DEFENSE

First Team

DL — Jadeveon Clowney, So., S. Carolina

DL — Sam Montgomery, Jr., LSU

DL — Corey Lemonier, Jr., Auburn

DL — Barkevious Mingo, Jr., LSU

ILB — *C.J. Mosley, Jr., Alabama

ILB — *Nico Johnson, Sr., Alabama

OLB — Jarvis Jones, Jr., Georgia

OLB — Sean Porter, Sr., Texas A&M

DB — Tyrann Mathieu, Jr., LSU

DB — Bacarri Rambo, Sr., Georgia

DB — Eric Reid, Jr., LSU

DB — Johnthan Banks, Sr., Miss. State

Second Team

DL — John Jenkins, Sr., Georgia

DL — Devin Taylor, Sr., S. Carolina

DL — Jesse Williams, Sr., Alabama

DL — Sharrif Floyd, Jr., Florida

ILB — Jon Bostic, Sr., Florida

OLB — Alonzo Highsmith, Sr., Arkansas

OLB — DeVonte Holloman, Sr., S. Carolina

DB — Robert Lester, Sr., Alabama

DB — D.J. Swearinger, Sr., S. Carolina

DB — Prentiss Waggner, Sr., Tennessee

DB — Matt Elam, Jr., Florida

Third Team

DL — Josh Boyd, Sr., Miss. State

DL — *Dominique Easley, Jr., Florida

DL — *Abry Jones, Sr., Georgia

DL — *Damontre Moore, Jr., Texas A&M

DL — *Rob Lohr, Sr., Vanderbilt

ILB — *Alec Ogletree, Jr., Georgia

ILB — *Daren Bates, Sr., Auburn

ILB — *Jelani Jenkins, Jr., Florida

OLB — Zaviar Gooden, Sr., Missouri

OLB — A.J. Johnson, So., Tennessee

DB — Dee Milliner, Jr., Alabama

DB — Charles Sawyer, Jr., Ole Miss

DB — Akeem Auguste, Sr., S. Carolina

DB — *E.J. Gaines, Jr., Missouri

DB — *Sanders Commings, Sr., Georgia

SPECIALISTS

First Team

P — Brad Wing, So., LSU

PK — Caleb Sturgis, Sr., Florida

RS — Tyrann Mathieu, Jr., LSU

AP — Dennis Johnson, Jr., Arkansas

Second Team

P — Steven Clark, Jr., Auburn

PK — Drew Alleman, Sr., LSU

RS — Andre Debose, Jr., Florida

AP — Johnthan Banks, Sr., Miss. State

Third Team

P — *Dylan Breeding, Sr., Arkansas

P — *Tyler Campbell, Sr., Ole Miss

PK — Zach Hocker, Jr., Arkansas

RS — Dustin Harris, Sr., Texas A&M

AP — Bruce Ellington, So., S. Carolina

*Ties