SEC standings, explained: Updated 2025 tiebreakers for Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas

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The SEC entered Week 13 with seven teams squarely in the College Football Playoff hunt. That's still the case heading into Rivalry Week.

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Only four teams can play in the SEC championship game. No. 3 Texas A&M, No. 4 Georgia, No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 10 Alabama can still play there. No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 14 Vanderbilt and No. 17 Texas are still in the CFP hunt.

Here is a breakdown of the SEC race, with standings, tiebreakers, paths to the championship game and a look at the cumulative conference winning percentage for each of those contenders:

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SEC football standings 2025

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

SCHOOL

OVERALL

SEC

WEEK 13

Texas A&M

11-0

7-0

Beat Samford 48-0

Georgia

10-1

7-1

Beat Charlotte 35-3

Alabama

9-2

6-1

Beat Eastern Illinois 56-0

Ole Miss

10-1

6-1

Bye

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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SEC contenders path to the championship game

Texas A&M (11-0, 7-0)

Remaining schedule: at Texas

The Aggies beat Samford 48-0. Texas A&M controls its own destiny, but a loss to Texas would put their SEC championship game hopes in serious jeopardy because of cumulative conference winning percentage. Texas A&M has the worst cumulative conference winning percentage among the SEC contenders, and they did not play Alabama, Georgia or Ole Miss in the regular season.

Georgia (10-1, 7-1)

Remaining schedule: vs. Georgia Tech

Georgia beat Charlotte 35-3. The Bulldogs have completed their SEC schedule. A Texas A&M loss would likely put Georgia in position for a rematch with Alabama in the SEC championship game. The Bulldogs have the head-to-head victory against Ole Miss, too, which comes in handy if Alabama loses the Iron Bowl.

Alabama (9-2, 6-1)

Remaining schedule: at Auburn

Alabama beat Eastern Illinois 56-0. Alabama has a head-to-head victory against Georgia. Alabama, Georgia and Ole Miss all have comparable cumulative conference winning percentages and no common opponent, so a three-way tie for second place would be close, but the Crimson Tide have the advantage.

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Ole Miss (10-1, 6-1)

Remaining schedule: at Mississippi State

Ole Miss beat Florida 34-24. Losses by Alabama and Texas A&M would create a path to the SEC championship game. The Rebels have a much stronger cumulative conference winning percentage than the Aggies. The only common opponents Texas A&M, Georgia and Ole Miss share are Florida and Mississippi State.

SEC teams still in CFP contention

Oklahoma (9-2, 5-2)

Remaining schedule: vs. LSU

Oklahoma stayed in position to grab an at-large bid with a 17-6 victory against Missouri. The Sooners are projected as the fifth SEC to make the playoff field.

Vanderbilt (9-2, 5-2)

Remaining schedule: at Tennessee

Vanderbilt beat Kentucky 45-17. The Commodores are eliminated from SEC championship game contention. Vanderbilt, however, can stay in the CFP mix if they can win against Tennessee.

Texas (8-3, 5-2)

Remaining schedule: vs. Texas A&M

The Longhorns beat Arkansas 52-37. Texas cannot get into the SEC championship game, but can they present a compelling case as a CFP team with a 9-3 record? Texas did play Ohio State in the opener, and losses to Florida and Georgia were on the road. A victory in the regular-season finale against Texas A&M would be interesting.

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SEC chaos scenarios

There is a path where four teams could have at least one loss. Who are those teams?

• Texas A&M loses to Texas

• Ole Miss beats Mississippi State 

• Alabama beats Auburn 

If those three results happen, then the Bulldogs, Aggies, Rebels and Crimson Tide all will have one loss. If that is the case, Alabama and Georgia likely will be the SEC championship game because of cumulative conference opponent winning percentage.

SEC common opponents tracker for 2025

Here is a look at the common opponents for all the SEC teams with two losses or less:

OPPONENT

A&M

BAMA

OLE MISS

UGA

Alabama

-

-

W 41-35

L 24-21

Arkansas

W 45-42

-

-

-

Auburn

W 16-10

Nov. 29

-

W 20-10

Florida

W 34-17

-

W 34-24

W 24-20

Georgia

-

W 24-21

L 43-35

-

Kentucky

-

-

W 30-23

W 35-14

LSU

W 49-25

W 20-9

W 24-19

-

Mississippi State

W 31-9

-

Nov. 28

W 41-21

Missouri

W 38-17

W 27-24

-

-

Ole Miss

-

-

-

W 43-35

Oklahoma

-

L 23-21

W 34-26

-

South Carolina

W 31-30

W 29-22

W 30-14

-

Tennessee

-

W 37-20

-

W 44-41

Texas

Nov. 28

-

-

W 35-10

Texas A&M

-

-

-

-

Vanderbilt

-

W 30-14

-

-

CUMULATIVE%

16-42

29-29

27-33

27-31

Most likely SEC championship game scenario

There are multiple combinations, and they can be calculated here.

Alabama still has a favorable path, but the Iron Bowl is huge for their SEC and CFP hopes now.

It really comes down to whether Texas can beat Texas A&M. If that happens, then Georgia and Alabama would likely meet in the SEC championship game. Alabama beat Georgia 24-21 on Sept. 27. Would this be the second of three matchups between the Crimson Tide and Bulldogs?

Our pick for now is Texas A&M vs. Alabama.