SEC championship scenarios, explained: How Alabama, Georgia reached title game

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The SEC Championship Game is set.

Georgia will face Alabama for the SEC championship next Saturday in Atlanta after Alabama's nail-biting 27-20 win over Auburn on Saturday night. The win eliminated Ole Miss from championship contention.

Here is a look at where we stand after Friday's action.

SEC championship scenarios 2025

Three teams are still in the SEC championship game picture. A look at their paths to the conference championship game: 

Georgia (11-1, 7-1) 

– Georgia clinched a spot in the SEC Championship game when Texas A&M lost to Texas on Friday.

Alabama (10-2, 7-1) 

– Alabama clinched its spot with its narrow win in the Iron Bowl.

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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