SEC Tiebreaker Rules

[81usaf92]

To some of us, winning the SEC is still a goal.

Whatever happens in the CFP invitational happens, but I want Bama to win another SEC Championship.

Honestly my hope is Texas to screw up in a game before aTm and Tennessee to beat Georgia. I would love a shot at Tennessee in Atlanta to end their dreams of a magical season.

But I still want to win the SEC. I don’t care if it could potentially knock us out. But for right now… Just win Baby.

 

[bamamc1]

I'm hoping that Georgia will be on fire after the Ole Miss loss and play out of their minds next Saturday. Plus, the game is at Georgia.

As for Vandy, it depends on which version of Vandy shows up.

When you have Carson Pick behind the center, you never really know what's about to happen.

 

[Slowpoke Catracho]

I'm not sure if the Ga. Tech game is an automatic win for UGA. Too many questions to be answered over the next 3 weeks for them.

 

[CoolBreeze]

I expect Texas to win by 30, but we will see.

The hogs have had the froghorns number the past two times they visited Fayetteville. I expect an arky win actually.

 

[CoolBreeze]

I'm not sure if the Ga. Tech game is an automatic win for UGA. Too many questions to be answered over the next 3 weeks for them.

UGA will win out.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Yeah, we lost our safety margin in Nashville so the SECCG would be an elimination game for us now. Would love to win yet another SECC, especially with the expansion.

We don't yet know how the CFP committee will handle conference title game losers - on one hand, they have and additional loss, but on the other, they were one of the top two teams in the conference and lost to the best team in the conference while everyone one else sat at home.

My initial feeling is the CFP committee will not hold conference title game losses against teams unless they get slaughtered.

 

[B1GTide]

We don't yet know how the CFP committee will handle conference title game losers - on one hand, they have and additional loss, but on the other, they were one of the top two teams in the conference and lost to the best team in the conference while everyone one else sat at home.

My initial feeling is the CFP committee will not hold conference title game losses against teams unless they get slaughtered.

IMO, it will depend on the records of other teams on the edge. Hard to put in a 3 loss team over a 1 loss team.

 

[dtgreg]

I wrote out the tie breaking formula, looks fairly straight forward to me.

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You forgot to carry the one

 

[MikeInBama]

If(and big if) Florida and Arkansas win this weekend, and favorites win the rest of the way. We'd play UGA for SEC championship.

 

[NoNC4Tubs]

We don't yet know how the CFP committee will handle conference title game losers - on one hand, they have and additional loss, but on the other, they were one of the top two teams in the conference and lost to the best team in the conference while everyone one else sat at home.

My initial feeling is the CFP committee will not hold conference title game losses against teams unless they get slaughtered.

I hope you are right, but I just don't see a 3-loss team making it in...

 

[MikeInBama]

Auburn beats A&M and A&M beats Texas, Alabama/LSU is your SEC champ matchup.

 

[rtr90]

use this to figure scenarios

mred's SEC FB Standings Generator

Southeastern Conference Football Standings with Tiebreakers

bball.notnothing.net

 

[DzynKingRTR]

IMO, it will depend on the records of other teams on the edge. Hard to put in a 3 loss team over a 1 loss team.

or a 4 loss team. some crazy stuff could happen where lsu ends up in the SEC championship game loses and has 4 losses. How could anyone put them in?

 

[PA Tide Fan]

use this to figure scenarios

mred's SEC FB Standings Generator

Southeastern Conference Football Standings with Tiebreakers

bball.notnothing.net

So if we win out we're in the SECCG unless Tennessee wins out.

 

[toliver2]

It's amazing we're this late in the season and still no clue who's going to Atlanta

 

[B1GTide]

So if we win out we're in the SECCG unless Tennessee wins out.

It appears so.

 

[81usaf92]

Pate basically quoted the CFP chairman in saying “that they are not punishing a conference championship loser”

He also threw out an interesting scenario… “what if Ohio St beats Oregon, Colorado beats BYU, Boise goes undefeated, and Texas beats Bama”. He made the case that it could result in Alabama traveling to Oregon first round and giving Boise an automatic bye.

 

[Power Eye]

Pate basically quoted the CFP chairman in saying “that they are not punishing a conference championship loser”

He also threw out an interesting scenario… “what if Ohio St beats Oregon, Colorado beats BYU, Boise goes undefeated, and Texas beats Bama”. He made the case that it could result in Alabama traveling to Oregon first round and giving Boise an automatic bye.

I think two loss Colorado would jump a one loss Boise St in that scenario and push them out of a first round bye. A 3 loss Big 12 champ might not jump Boise St.

 

[Tideflyer]

I hope you are right, but I just don't see a 3-loss team making it in...

Does a 3 loss team even deserve an opportunity to play for a national championship? If indeed it becomes apparent that a championship game loss can knock a team out of play contention, is that the death knell for the conference championship game? If that were to occur, would the conference champion simply be determined by conference record?

 

[colbysullivan]

I’m all for winning the SEC, but not at the expense of the national championship.