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How Georgia Football Could Miss the SEC Championship Game
Here is how the Georgia Bulldogs could win out and still miss the SEC Championship Game.
For nearly a decade, the Georgia Bulldogs have been a mainstay in the SEC Championship, appearing in six of the last seven conference title games and winning two of them. But as week 10 of the 2024 college football season approaches, the Bulldogs’ chances of reaching this year’s SEC Championship no longer remains in their control.
With the College Football Playoff expanding from four teams to 12 this season, multiple conferences (including the SEC) have eliminated divisions. This means the two teams with the best record will appear in the conference title game rather than the two best teams from each division. Sadly for the Bulldogs, this means they could win all their remaining games and still miss the SEC Championship.
The Bulldogs’ regular season win streak came to a dramatic close in Tuscaloosa as the Dawgs suffered another heartbreaking loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Georgia’s loss to Alabama now means that should the one-loss LSU Tigers defeat Alabama and win out, they will surpass Georgia in conference title rankings given that they have the better record against common opponents. Texas A&M will also reach they title game if they win out since they are undefeated in conference play.
While not reaching the conference championship and having a chance to play for a first-round bye in the inaugural 12-team playoff could be a devastating blow to Georgia fans, it would likely mean that the Bulldogs would receive a home playoff game against a lesser-seeded team.
“In the event of a tie between teams competing for a place in the Conference championship game, the following procedures will be used in descending order until the tie is broken”.
- Head-to-head competition among the tied teams.
- Record versus all common Conference opponents among the tied teams.
- Record against the 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.
- A random draw of the tied teams.
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ATHENS, Ga. – Designated hitter Daniel Jackson and centerfielder Rylan Lujo combined for nine RBI Sunday, leading fifth-ranked Georgia to a 12-1 win over LSU at Foley Field.
Georgia improved to 41-11 overall, 21-6 in the SEC, while LSU dropped to 29-24 overall and 9-18 in conference play.
The Tigers return to action at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday when they play host to Florida in Game 1 of a three-game SEC series in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field. Thursday’s game will be broadcast on the LSU Sports Radio Network and streamed on SEC Network +.
“Georgia won the moments in this series,” said LSU coach Jay Johnson. “They’re going to score, so you’ve got to capitalize against them when you have scoring opportunities on offense.”
Georgia starting pitcher Caden Aoki (8-0) was the winner, limiting LSU to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.
LSU right-hander Casan Evans (2-3), making his first appearance since April 17 versus Texas A&M, started the game Sunday and was charged with the loss, working 1.2 innings and allowing four runs on four hits with two walks and three strikeouts.
“I thought Casan’s stuff looked great, and that’s good for him from a health standpoint,” Johnson said. “He’s a guy that the more he pitches, the better he is, so there might have been a little bit of rust, but I thought he competed fine.”
Georgia struck for four runs in the bottom of the second inning in an outburst highlighted by Jackson’s two-out, two-run single and an RBI single by second baseman Ryan Black.
The Tigers narrowed the gap to 4-1 in the third when designated hitter Omar Serna Jr. delivered an RBI single.
Georgia extended its lead to 7-1 in the fourth as Jackson launched a two-run homer and centerfielder Lujo lined a run-scoring single.
Lujo unloaded a grand slam in the fifth, giving the Bulldogs an 11-1 advantage.
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