Bleacher Report · Aug 22, 2024
SEC Reveals Tiebreaker Rules for Title Game in Expanded 16-Team Divisionless Format
With the addition of Oklahoma and Texas to the SEC this season, the conference has moved to a 16-team, no-divisions format in league play.
That could potentially mean a chaotic race to the SEC Championship Game. On Wednesday, the conference outlined its tiebreaker procedures should two or more teams be tied for one of the title game berths, per ESPN's Chris Low.
The following tiebreakers will be applied, in order, until the tie is broken:
Head-to-head record.
Record against shared conference opponents.
Record against the highest-placed common opponent in the conference standings "and proceeding through the standings among the tied teams."
