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Georgia celebrates after the winning the SEC championship game against Texas in Atlanta, on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Georgia won 22-19. Joshua L. Jones / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Georgia Football's Current Path to the SEC Championship Game

Originally posted on Georgia Bulldogs on SI
By Jonathan Williams | Last updated Oct 26, 2025 11:32 AM ET

How the Georgia Bulldogs can make the SEC Championship game this season.

The Georgia Bulldogs are in a position once again to lock down a spot in the college football playoff heading into the back half of the schedule. They are also still in the mix to make the conference championship game, but they would need some help to accomplish that. So, as things stand right now, here is how Georgia could make it back to Atlanta this season.

Georgia is currently third in the conference standings. They rank behind Texas A&M who is undefeated in conference play and Alabama who is also undefeated in conference play. So for starters, the Aggies and Crimson Tide would both have to lose at least one game.

However, Alabama holds the head-to-head tiebreaker against Georgia since they beat the Bulldogs earlier in the season, so one loss in conference play would not be enough for Georgia to overtake the Crimson Tide. As for the Aggies, if they lose a conference game, they would then be tied with Georgia, and here is what those tie breakers and the order of them look like:

How Georgia Can Make the SEC Championship Game

Head-to-head competition among the tied teams
Record versus all common Conference opponents among the tied teams
Record against highest (best) placed common Conference opponent in the Conference standings, and proceeding through the Conference standings among the tied teams
Cumulative Conference winning percentage of all Conference opponents among the tied teams
Capped relative total scoring margin versus all Conference opponents among the tied teams
Random draw of the tied teams

Texas A&M and Georgia's common opponents this season are Florida, Auburn and Texas. Considering the Aggies have already beaten both Florida and Auburn, the matchup that could potentially decide who goes to Atlanta would be the Texas Longhorns. That will be Georgia's final conference game of the season and they will be Texas A&M's final game of the season. However, if Georgia were to lose to Florida, then the tiebreaker would fall to the first option on the list.

Another team that could enter this conversation is the Vanderbilt Commodores. They have just one loss in conference play, which was to Alabama, but they have only played four conference games, which is why they currently rank behind Georgia in the standings.

Ole Miss is also right there with Georgia; however, since the Bulldogs beat the Rebels, they rank ahead of them because they hold that tiebreaker. As long as both teams remain at one conference loss, that will remain the case.

Needless to say, if Georgia is going to repeat as conference champions this season, they are going to need some help to make it there. With that said, Georgia needed some help this time last year and managed to make the conference championship game, so perhaps history repeats itself.