SEC standings, explained: How Georgia, Alabama advanced to Atlanta for title game

Bill Bender

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The SEC Championship Game will feature two familiar foes.

Georgia and Alabama will meet in Atlanta for the fourth time since 2018. They finished first and second in a four-way tiebreaker with Ole Miss and Texas A&M.

SEC football standings 2025

Here is a look at the four teams still in the SEC championship hunt:

SCHOOLOVERALLSECWEEK 14
Georgia11-17-1Beat Georgia Tech 16-9
Alabama10-27-1Beat Auburn 27-20
Ole Miss11-17-1Beat Miss. St. 38-19
Texas A&M11-17-1Lost to Texas 27-17

SEC tiebreaker rules for 2025 season 

The SEC will use six potential tie-breakers for the 2025 season in this order until the tie is broken: 

Step 1: Head-to-head competition: This is the easiest tie-beaker. Did Team A beat Team B? 

Step 2: Record vs. All common conference opponents.

Step 3: Record against highest (best) placed common conference opponent in the conference standings, and proceeding through the conference standings among tied teams. 

Step 4: Cumulative conference winning percentages of all conference opponents among tied teams. 

Step 5: Capped relative total scoring margin vs. All conference opponents among the tied teams. 

Step 6: Random draw.

 

 

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