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SEC tiebreakers: Championship Sport clinching situations in Week 14


Rivalry Week gives a few of the greatest moments every faculty soccer season.

This yr is not any completely different, particularly with the whole lot that’s at stake.

As the ultimate week of the 2025 faculty soccer common season begins, 4 groups within the SEC can nonetheless punch a ticket to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Sport. Solely two groups — Texas A&M and Alabama — management their very own future, whereas each Ole Miss and Georgia can get into the SEC Championship sport with some assist.

Let’s have a look at the standings, in addition to the clinching situations for every staff.

What are the SEC standings?

Listed here are the SEC standings. The 4 groups nonetheless alive in a race for a SEC Championship Sport berth are in daring.

Staff SEC Report General Report
Texas A&M 7-0 11-0
Georgia 7-1 11-1
Ole Miss 7-1 11-1
Alabama 6-1 9-2
Texas 5-2 8-3
Oklahoma 5-2 9-2
Vanderbilt 5-2 9-2
Tennessee 4-3 8-3
LSU 3-4 7-4
Missouri 3-4 7-4
Kentucky 2-6 5-6
Florida 2-6 3-8
Auburn 1-6 5-6
Mississippi State 1-7 5-7
South Carolina 1-7 4-7
Arkansas 0-7 2-9

Week 14 Matchup: @ Texas, Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET

Week 14 consequence: Texas A&M misplaced 27-17 to Texas. With Ole Miss additionally profitable, which means Texas A&M can’t declare a berth within the SEC Championship Sport. Their loss means Georgia has clinched one of many two berths within the title sport. The opposite will go to both Alabama or Ole Miss. Texas A&M ought to nonetheless declare a spot within the Faculty Soccer Playoff.

-Win
Or Alabama loss and Ole Miss loss

UPDATE, Friday 3:15 p.m. ET: Ole Miss received the Egg Bowl on Friday, beating Mississippi State 38-19. This implies Texas A&M has to win at Texas to safe a spot within the SEC Championship Sport. If the Aggies lose, both Alabama will get in with a win, or Ole Miss will get in with an Alabama loss.

The Aggies are certainly one of two groups that management their very own future, and a win over Texas clinches a spot within the Large Ten Championship Sport.

However a loss to the Longhorns makes the street to Atlanta a bit harder. If the Aggies lose on Friday night time, they may want each an Alabama loss to Auburn, and an Ole Miss loss to Mississippi State, to clinch a spot within the SEC Championship Sport in opposition to Georgia.

Week 14 Matchup: @ Auburn, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET

If the Crimson Tide advance to the SEC Championship Sport, they could have Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia to thank.

Vanderbilt’s win over Kentucky final week clinched the “finest opponent profitable proportion” tiebreaker for Alabama. Meaning so long as the Crimson Tide handle enterprise in opposition to Auburn, they’re within the SEC Championship Sport.

However a loss to the Tigers and never solely is Alabama out of the SEC title sport, they’re doubtless out of the Faculty Soccer Playoff.

Week 14 Matchup: @ Georgia Tech, Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET

Week 14 consequence: Georgia beat Georgia Tech 16-9. The sport had no bearing on their possibilities at clinching a spot within the SEC Championship Sport, however it’s related to their CFP hopes. They doubtless would nonetheless have a very good shot on the CFP even with a loss to the Yellow Jackets, however the win all however locks up a bid even when they don’t get into their convention title sport.

-Alabama loss or Texas A&M loss

Friday night time replace: Texas A&M misplaced to Texas, which implies Georgia has clinched a spot within the SEC title sport. If Alabama beats Auburn on Saturday, Georgia will face the Crimson Tide. If Auburn upsets Alabama, the Bulldogs will face Ole Miss.

Issues are a bit attention-grabbing in terms of the Bulldogs.

Georgia performs Georgia Tech of their annual rivalry sport, and the Bulldogs have already completed their convention schedule. This implies their very own sport has no bearing on whether or not or not Georgia will advance to the SEC Championship Sport, however they do want some assist to ebook a spot in Atlanta. Georgia wants both Alabama to lose to Auburn, or Texas A&M to lose to Texas, to clinch a spot within the SEC Championship Sport.

Week 14 Matchup: @ Mississippi State, Friday, 12:00 p.m. ET

Week 14 consequence replace: Ole Miss received the Egg Bowl 38-19 to do their half in attending to the SEC Championship Sport. They now want appreciable assist Friday night and Saturday afternoon. They’ll be rooting for Texas to upset Texas A&M on Friday and Auburn to upset Alabama within the Iron Bowl on Saturday.

Win
And Alabama loss and Texas A&M loss

Friday night time replace: Texas A&M misplaced to Texas, which implies Ole Miss nonetheless has an opportunity on the SEC title sport. They want Alabama to lose the Iron Bowl to Auburn on Saturday for that to occur.

If Lane Kiffin and firm need to advance to the SEC Championship Sport for the primary time at school historical past, they first have to knock off Mississippi State within the Egg Bowl on Friday afternoon.

Then they should watch the scoreboard.

A win over Mississippi State alone is not going to be sufficient. Ole Miss additionally wants Auburn to beat Alabama and Texas A&M to lose to Texas. In that state of affairs, Alabama would drop to 6-2 in convention play, knocking them out of rivalry. Georgia, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss can be tied with 7-1 convention data. Georgia and Ole Miss have stronger cumulative convention profitable percentages than the Aggies, and people two groups would head to Atlanta.

After all, that is all taking place as Kiffin’s future in Oxford stays unsure.

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