After three SEC games, the Tigers find themselves squarely in the Southeastern Conference mix. The inclusion of Texas and Oklahoma did away with divisions. The two top finishers in the SEC will play in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. The tiebreakers were released in August. Two weeks from Tuesday the initial College Football Playoff rankings will be released.
The Tigers and Aggies play Saturday night in a matchup of the last two unbeatens in SEC play. A host of one-loss teams and a pair of two-loss team are still very much alive in both the SEC standings as well as the CFP picture.
Here’s a look at the contenders and what remains on the schedule.
Texas A&M (6-1, 4-0): LSU, at South Carolina, BYE, New Mexico, at Auburn, Texas
LSU (6-1, 3-0): at Texas A&M, BYE, Alabama, at Florida, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma
Georgia (6-1, 4-1): BYE, Florida (Jacksonville), at Ole Miss, Tennessee, UMass, Georgia Tech
Tennessee (6-1, 3-1): BYE, Kentucky, Mississippi State, at Georgia, UTEP, at Vanderbilt
Texas (6-1, 2-1): at Vanderbilt, BYE, Florida, at Arkansas, Kentucky, at Texas A&M
Missouri (6-1, 2-1): at Alabama, BYE, Oklahoma, at South Carolina, at Mississippi State, at Arkansas
Alabama (5-2, 2-2): Missouri, BYE, at LSU, Mercer, at Oklahoma, Auburn
Ole Miss (5-2, 2-2): Oklahoma, at Arkansas, Georgia, BYE, at Florida, Mississippi State
Monster games remain weekly as the calendar approaches November. Every week will have significant CFP implications, and it’s not just two or three teams jostling for position. It’s half the league. This will be fun.
