SEC Championship

[umrebelfan69]

How in the world will we figure out who goes to Atlanta?

Ok, the two 1 loss teams still have to play each other (Texas v Texas A&M). So, the #1 seed in Atlanta will take care of itself.... But that #2 seed is going to get way on down the tiebreaker list.

Tennessee has the H2H tie breaker over Bama
Bama has the H2H tie breaker over UGA
UGA has the H2H tie breaker over Tennessee
Ole Miss has the H2H tie breaker over UGA

If Texas loses to aTm, Then UGA holds that tie breaker over a potential 2 loss Texas
If A&M loses, they...... will have 3 losses total and I think at some point that has to matter..... But the tie breaking scenarios are hard for me to wrap my head around. here they are

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.

I do not know how this will play out..... but Good Lord it will be a mess for the laymen

 

[umrebelfan69]

Here is a calculator that gives you the scenarios it will take to get certain teams to the Championship

mred's SEC FB Standings Generator

Southeastern Conference Football Standings with Tiebreakers

bball.notnothing.net

 

[umrebelfan69]

I do not understand how to use that calculator. Someone smarter than me go in there and play with it.

@RTR2006

 

[umrebelfan69]

Never mind, I figured it out

 

[Cliff]

I didn't use any of the formulas or anything, but a couple of places have said-using the tie-breakers-that Bama is in if they win their final 2.

 

[umrebelfan69]

I didn't use any of the formulas or anything, but a couple of places have said-using the tie-breakers-that Bama is in if they win their final 2.

That is correct. The real question, the one that will not be asked……do they really want to go?

It’s almost foreign to me to say a team don’t want to play for their conference championship, but it’s all about the CFP now. Risking injuries, a possible loss, and missing the CFP…… that’s a risk I don’t think many want to take anymore.

 

[Cliff]

I was hoping we'd win out and NOT go to the SECCG, a loss could still knock us out, a win would put us in the top 4. Crazy, I know.

 

[Cliff]

According to several articles I've just read: to make the SECCG, Bama needs to win out and have Missouri win one of its two remaining games against Arkansas and Miss State.

 

[umrebelfan69]

According to several articles I've just read: to make the SECCG, Bama needs to win out and have Missouri win one of its two remaining games against Arkansas and Miss State.

Ok, I went to that site and using the calculator, I put Missouri losing both games, and sure enough , that would put Texas and Georgia in the SECCG.

But even if Arkansas beats them, they will beat Mississippi State.

 

[Bamafaithful]

Being totally impartial here, as I always am, I feel like with multiple teams with the same record, the tie breaker should be the number of Nattys each team has.

 

[umrebelfan69]

Being totally impartial here, as I always am, I feel like with multiple teams with the same record, the tie breaker should be the number of Nattys each team has.

I get everyone wants to go to htat game, but you have to realize..... I dont see much of a benefit anymore. If a team already has 2 losses, there just isn't any benefit to risk injury to key personnel, and possibly take a loss and end up missing the CFP.

Sounds odd, but it is what it is. The CFP is priority now.

 

[Bamafaithful]

I get everyone wants to go to htat game, but you have to realize..... I dont see much of a benefit anymore. If a team already has 2 losses, there just isn't any benefit to risk injury to key personnel, and possibly take a loss and end up missing the CFP.

Sounds odd, but it is what it is. The CFP is priority now.

Don’t conference champs get a 1st round bye? That’s the only benefit I see, if that’s a fact.

 

[umrebelfan69]

Don’t conference champs get a 1st round bye? That’s the only benefit I see, if that’s a fact.

It is the only benefit, but is it worth the chance of missing out completely?

 

[Bamafaithful]

It is the only benefit, but is it worth the chance of missing out completely?

I don’t think so.

 

[Cliff]

And is a first round bye worth it? I don't think so.