re: Conference Finish Calculator

that’s the point tho..

you have to beat a Top 10 team in the CG.. then beat another top 10 team in the quarterfinals

the 5 seed may not face a Top 10 team until the semifinals

then again, maybe the B1G and SEC runner ups get the 5 and 6 seed most years.. will be interesting

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but you have GOT to win that thing otherwise you simply go to the playoffs with no bye week to heal and regroup.

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Yep. The only scenario in which losing the SEC championship game isn't a huge disadvantage is if you only dropped to 5th. In that CFP scenario, you would play a CFP game at home against a G5 team (likely Boise), gain some momentum, and then likely play Iowa St at a neutral site in the quarters.

Of course, missing the SEC game, finishing 5th and having the same CFP scenario is about as ideal as it gets.

Thanks for posting.

The tie breakers are going to oiss some fan bases off. And that’s just within the conference.

There will be a log jam of teams with identical records for those final few playoff spots. That gnashing of teeth by multiple fan bases will be on easy display.

I'll be SHOCKED if LSU makes the playoffs.

The winner of LSU/A&M's odds should skyrocket.

I'd be interested to know, if we beat LSU, would we be a lock assuming Texas drops a second SEC game but beats us.

SEC Standings

1. LSU (7 - 1) Above Georgia and Texas based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5).
2. Georgia (7 - 1) With Texas, below LSU based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4531). Above Texas based on head-to-head record (1-0).
3. Texas (7 - 1) With Georgia, below LSU based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4375). Below Georgia based on head-to-head record (0-1).
4. Alabama (6 - 2) Above Tennessee and Texas A&M based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4844).
5. Texas A&M (6 - 2) With Tennessee, below Alabama based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4063). Above Tennessee based on record vs common conference opponents all played one time (3-0).
6. Tennessee (6 - 2) With Texas A&M, below Alabama based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4375). Below Texas A&M based on record vs common conference opponents all played one time (2-1).
7. Ole Miss (5 - 3)
8. Arkansas (4 - 4) Above Vandy based on record vs common conference opponents all played one time (3-2).
9. Vandy (4 - 4) Below Arkansas based on record vs common conference opponents all played one time (1-4).
10. S Carolina (3 - 5)
11. Florida (2 - 6) Above Kentucky, Missouri, and Oklahoma based on conference opponent win percentage (0.6406).
12. Oklahoma (2 - 6) With Kentucky and Missouri, below Florida based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5625). Above Kentucky and Missouri based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5625).
13. Missouri (2 - 6) With Kentucky and Oklahoma, below Florida based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4063). With Kentucky, below Oklahoma based on conference opponent win percentage (0.4063). Above Kentucky based on record vs common conference opponents all played one time (2-1).
14. Kentucky (2 - 6) With Missouri and Oklahoma, below Florida based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5313). With Missouri, below Oklahoma based on conference opponent win percentage (0.5313). Below Missouri based on record vs common conference opponents all played one time (1-2).
15. Miss St (1 - 7)
16. Auburn (0 - 8)

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Every game actually matters when there is a tie.. it’s honestly crazy.. A 4 way tie of A&M, Texas, Georgia and LSU yields some wild results based on games way at the bottom..

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I think what this really shows is that the SEC really does need to add a 9th SEC opponent. I know we say we don’t need one because how hard the conference already is, but I think after a few years of this people will start getting upset when teams are consistently denied a chance at the conference championship simply because of their schedule.

Alabama above Tennessee can’t see that. Since Tennessee beat Alabama.

Seems like the same guy with an ISU email address