Rivalry Week provides some of the biggest moments each college football season.
This year is no different, especially with everything that is at stake.
As the final week of the 2025 college football regular season begins, four teams in the SEC can still punch a ticket to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game. Only two teams — Texas A&M and Alabama — control their own destiny, while both Ole Miss and Georgia can get into the SEC Championship game with some help.
Let’s look at the standings, as well as the clinching scenarios for each team.
What are the SEC standings?
Here are the SEC standings. The four teams still alive in a race for a SEC Championship Game berth are in bold.
| Team | SEC Record | Overall Record |
| Texas A&M | 7-0 | 11-0 |
| Georgia | 7-1 | 10-1 |
| Ole Miss | 6-1 | 10-1 |
| 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 | 1-6 | 5-6 |
| South Carolina | 1-7 | 4-7 |
| Arkansas | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Week 14 Matchup: @ Texas, Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET
-Win
–Or Alabama loss and Ole Miss loss
UPDATE, Friday 3:15 p.m. ET: Ole Miss won the Egg Bowl on Friday, beating Mississippi State 38-19. This means Texas A&M has to win at Texas to secure a spot in the SEC Championship Game. If the Aggies lose, either Alabama gets in with a win, or Ole Miss gets in with an Alabama loss.
The Aggies are one of two teams that control their own destiny, and a win over Texas clinches a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game.
But a loss to the Longhorns makes the road to Atlanta a little tougher. If the Aggies lose on Friday night, they will need both an Alabama loss to Auburn, and an Ole Miss loss to Mississippi State, to clinch a spot in the SEC Championship Game against Georgia.
Week 14 Matchup: @ Auburn, Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET
If the Crimson Tide advance to the SEC Championship Game, they might have Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia to thank.
Vanderbilt’s win over Kentucky last week clinched the “best opponent winning percentage” tiebreaker for Alabama. That means as long as the Crimson Tide take care of business against Auburn, they are in the SEC Championship Game.
But a loss to the Tigers and not only is Alabama out of the SEC title game, they are likely out of the College Football Playoff.
Week 14 Matchup: @ Georgia Tech, Friday, 3:30 p.m. ET
-Alabama loss or Texas A&M loss
Things are a little interesting when it comes to the Bulldogs.
Georgia plays Georgia Tech in their annual rivalry game, and the Bulldogs have already finished their conference schedule. This means their own game has no bearing on whether or not Georgia will advance to the SEC Championship Game, but they do need some help to book a spot in Atlanta. Georgia needs either Alabama to lose to Auburn, or Texas A&M to lose to Texas, to clinch a spot in the SEC Championship Game.
Week 14 Matchup: @ Mississippi State, Friday, 12:00 p.m. ET
Week 14 result update: Ole Miss won the Egg Bowl 38-19 to do their part in getting to the SEC Championship Game. They now need considerable help Friday evening and Saturday afternoon. They’ll be rooting for Texas to upset Texas A&M on Friday and Auburn to upset Alabama in the Iron Bowl on Saturday.
–Win
–And Alabama loss and Texas A&M loss
If Lane Kiffin and company want to advance to the SEC Championship Game for the first time in school history, they first need to knock off Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl on Friday afternoon.
Then they need to watch the scoreboard.
A win over Mississippi State alone will not be enough. Ole Miss also needs Auburn to beat Alabama and Texas A&M to lose to Texas. In that scenario, Alabama would drop to 6-2 in conference play, knocking them out of contention. Georgia, Texas A&M, and Ole Miss would be tied with 7-1 conference records. Georgia and Ole Miss have stronger cumulative conference winning percentages than the Aggies, and those two teams would head to Atlanta.
Of course, this is all happening as Kiffin’s future in Oxford remains in doubt.
