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A look at 10 key topics in college football ahead of Texas at Georgia, Texas A&M vs. South Carolina and Texas Tech's staying power.
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SEC standings, explained: Updated 2025 tiebreakers for Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia, Ole Miss and Texas
Texas A&M and Alabama have the cleanest road to Atlanta, but there are chaos scenarios that include seven teams.
Should Texas A&M and Alabama meet, the Aggies would have locked in a top-4 seed and opening-round bye in the College Football Playoff. Texas A&M could even overtake top-ranked Ohio State with 13-0 finish given the strength of schedule.
Washington took the last spot over Houston because the Huskies beat Illinois. Both teams hold a bad loss (Houston lost to West Virginia at home and Washington dropped a road game to Wisconsin), but Washington is the only one among them to have beaten a ranked team in my poll.
Alabama football still has a chance to reach the SEC Championship and make it to the College Football Playoff after losing to Oklahoma. SEC college football analyst Cole Cubelic provided an updated look at multiple scenarios where the Tide could be playing in Atlanta for a conference championship in a few weeks.
No. 10 Oklahoma went on the road and beat No. 4 Alabama to give the Crimson Tide their first loss since Week 1 of the season. How it happened: