SEC Tiebreaker Scenarios

Scenarios where tiebreakers determine conference championship game participants

2 of 2 scenarios

ScenarioCCG MatchupProbability
9-0
Texas A&MTA&M
8-1
AlabamaALAGeorgiaUGAMississippiMISS

CCG participants not 100% certain

AlabamaALATexas A&MTA&M
88.4%
GeorgiaUGATexas A&MTA&M
11.6%
11.4%
8-1
AlabamaALAGeorgiaUGAMississippiMISSTexas A&MTA&M
AlabamaALAGeorgiaUGA
1.8%

How SEC Tiebreakers Work

Head-to-head → Common conference opponents → Combined record against next-highest teams → Strength of schedule → Scoring margin

Some tiebreaker steps involve factors like point differential that cannot be predicted before games are played, leading to uncertain outcomes.