Birmingham, Ala. - Texas A&M, the defending SEC champion, is the preseason favorite to win the 2016 Southeastern Conference volleyball title, according to the SEC Preseason Coaches Poll.The Aggies, who finished 24-7 overall and 16-2 in the SEC last season, received seven of the 13 first-place votes in the preseason poll. Florida got five first-place votes after finishing with an overall record of 25-7 and owning a 13-5 mark in league play during the 2015 season.The Gators finished second in the preseason poll with 131 points, while Kentucky took third place with 123 points. Missouri followed in fourth place with 199 points and one first-place vote, while Arkansas took fifth with 93 points. Alabama received 90 points to finish sixth, followed by Auburn (84 points) in seventh, LSU (60) in eighth, and Tennessee (23) in ninth. Mississippi State and South Carolina tied for 10th place with 39 points each. Ole Miss received 33 points and Georgia 13 points to round out the poll.Nine student-athletes were selected to the 2016 Preseason Volleyball All-SEC Team. The squad includes: Krystal Rivers from Alabama; Pilar Victoria from Arkansas; Rhamat Alhassan and Alex Holston from Florida; Kaz Brown and Ashley Dusek from Kentucky; Carly Kan from Missouri; and Stephanie Aiple and Jazzmin Babers from Texas A&M.The 2016 SEC volleyball season will begin on Friday, August 26, and conference play is set to start on Wednesday, September 21.Preseason Coaches Poll (First-Place Votes in Parentheses)PlaceSchoolPoints1.Texas A&M (7)1372.Florida (5)1313.Kentucky1234.Missouri (1)1195.Arkansas936.Alabama907.Auburn848.LSU609.Tennessee53T10.Mississippi State39T10.South Carolina3912.Ole Miss3313.Georgia13Volleyball Preseason All-SEC TeamName, SchoolPos.Yr.Ht.HometownKrystal Rivers, AlabamaMBR-Sr.5-11Birmingham, Ala.Pilar Victoria, ArkansasOHSr.5-11Caguas, Puerto RicoRhamat Alhassan, FloridaMBJr.6-4Glenarden, Md.Alex Holston, FloridaRSSr.6-1Olney, Md.Kaz Brown, KentuckyMSJr.6-4Waterloo, IowaAshley Dusek, KentuckyDSJr.5-7East Bernard, TexasCarly Kan, MissouriOHSr.5-9Honolulu, HawaiiStephanie Aiple, Texas A&MS/RSJr.6-1Round Rock, TexasJazzmin Babers, Texas A&MMBSr.6-2Syracuse, N.Y. Cheap Puma Shoes Ireland . Perez, 35, posted a 1-2 record with a 3.69 earned-run average in 19 relief appearances last season. His season ended Aug. 9 due to a torn ligament in his left elbow. Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training. Buy Puma Shoes Online Ireland .Y. -- Injured Buffalo Sabres forward Marcus Foligno did not practice with the team Monday and head coach Ron Rolston said its unlikely hell play in Wednesdays season opener in Detroit. http://www.pumaoutletireland.com/ . Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Original Puma Shoes Wholesale .C. -- Calgarys Kevin Koe did it the hard way again. Puma Outlet Ireland . Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on the indoor hard-court at Belgrade Arena. The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1. Wes Durston has called time on his Derbyshire career by mutual consent.Durston, 36, leaves Derbyshire after making 218 appearances since his debut in 2010, scoring 7,628 runs across all formats. He also skippered Derbyshire in limited-overs cricket.Cricket advisory director, Kevin Dean said: Wes has been a tremendous player for Derbyshire and we would like to thank him for his efforts over the last seven seasons. He made many notable contributions down the years, no more than in our 2012 promotion winning season, but both parties feel that the time is now right to mmove on.dddddddddddd We wish Wes all the very best for the future.Durstons uncomplicated see-ball, hit-ball approach made him a favourite with Derbyshire supporters and probably testified to a late-developing career that had a reawakening in his thirties after he had been released early by Somerset. But he began to show his age in 2016 and with the new director of cricket, Kim Barnett, intent on a shake-up, his departure is no surprise. ' ' '