Three teams dominated the All-SEC selections with more than five honorees, as follows:
Conference champion Florida was ranked No. 2 in the final AP Poll and placed 11 players among the first- or second-team All-SEC teams. Six Florida players were selected as first-team players by both the AP and Coaches: wide receiver Chris Doering, offensive linemen Reggie Green and Jason Odom, defensive end Mark Campbell, linebacker Ben Hanks, and defensive back Lawrence Wright. QuarterbackDanny Wuerffel was selected as a first-team player by the AP and was voted SEC Player of the Year.
Tennessee was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll and placed 10 players among the first- and second-team selections. Tennessee's honorees included quarterback Peyton Manning (Coaches-1) and wide receiver Joey Kent (AP-1).
Arkansas won the SEC Western Division and placed six players among the first- and second-team honorees. The Arkansas honorees included running back Madre Hill (AP-1, Coaches-1) and linebacker Mark Smith (AP-1, Coaches-1).