If A&M beats Texas and UGA beats Tennessee, the SEC could end with a 7-way tie for 2nd place in the conference. Does any conference have tie-breaker rules for that? Would the CFP just put all 8 teams in the playoffs??? After all, it's the SEC.
In this scenario:
Texas' signature win early in the season was over Michigan, a team that is now scrambling to become bowl eligible at 6-6. Then they beat Oklahoma and everyone went gaga over the juggernaut from Austin. They lost to uga and beat Vandy, a team that had recently lost to Ga State. If they lose to A&M it's probable they will not have beaten a single team with a winning record.
If they lose to uga,
Tennessee will have beaten one team with a winning record (Alabama).
Alabama is 3-1 against those potential 2 loss teams, but that ugly loss to Vandy really stands out.
Ole Miss is 1-1 against those 2-loss teams and has only one other win over teams with a winning record. Plus that loss to Kentucky at home still stinks in Oxford.
uga has a 1-2 record against the 3-loss crowd and needs to beat Tennessee to salvage their season.
A&M has beaten Missouri and LSU, but has to beat Texas to have any chance to make the CFP.
Missouri is 0-2 against the 2-loss teams and needs to beat SC in order to have a single win against teams with a winning record.
LSU is one of those 2-loss teams, but they have that ugly loss to USC and are not going to the CFP.
Texas 0-1
Tenn 1-1
Bama 3-1
Miss 1-1
uga 2-2
Mo 0-1
LSU 1-1
Bama would win the tie breaker on the first rule (Head-to-head competition among the tied teams) and play A&M for the SEC's automatic spot in the CFP.