I've had a couple of questions from fans wondering exactly what it would take for Alabama to win the West and go to the SEC championship game.
Also, Alabama, Auburn and LSU are the only three teams mathmatically alive in the West, at least in terms of getting to the SEC championship game. Arkansas Mississippi State and Ole Miss have already been eliminated.
Here's the official word from the SEC office on how Alabama could still get to Atlanta:
Also, Alabama, Auburn and LSU are the only three teams mathmatically alive in the West, at least in terms of getting to the SEC championship game. Arkansas Mississippi State and Ole Miss have already been eliminated.
Here's the official word from the SEC office on how Alabama could still get to Atlanta:
- Alabama can be the Western Division representative if it wins the remainder of its conference games, Auburn loses to Georgia (and Alabama) and LSU loses to Arkansas. In this three-way tie at 6-2, the tiebreaker used would be (C). Since all three-teams are 1-1 against each other, both Alabama and Auburn defeated Arkansas, while LSU lost to Arkansas. That would eliminate LSU and would then revert to head-to-head between Alabama and Auburn, in which Alabama would have won the game.
- Alabama would also be the Western Division representative in a four-team tiebreaker between itself, Arkansas, Auburn and LSU (if it lost to Arkansas) at 6-2. In the head-to-head against the four teams, Alabama and Auburn would be 2-1 (both defeated Arkansas, Alabama def. Auburn and Auburn defeated LSU; LSU lost to Arkansas and Auburn; Arkansas lost to Alabama and Auburn). Alabama would then get the tie-breaker since it defeated Auburn.
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