2026 season · Week 11

SEC Championship & Playoff Odds

Updated November 11, 2026 · Based on 6,000 simulated seasons

Georgia is the favorite to win the SEC at 50%, ahead of Alabama (32%) and Tennessee (8%), according to the A to Z Sports model (6,000 simulated seasons, updated November 11, 2026, official SEC tiebreakers). Most likely title game: Alabama vs. Georgia (49% of simulated seasons), December 5 in Atlanta. The SEC champion gets an automatic playoff bid; the model projects 3.9 SEC teams in the 12-team field on average. Best playoff odds: Alabama 95%, Georgia 95% and Texas 72%.

SEC odds
TeamRecordConferenceMake CFPWin conferenceWin title
Georgia Bulldogs8-1SEC95%50%20%
Alabama Crimson Tide7-2SEC95%32%16%
Tennessee Volunteers7-2SEC53%8%3%
Texas Longhorns7-2SEC72%7%8%
Kentucky Wildcats7-2SEC22%2%<1%
Ole Miss Rebels6-3SEC16%1%1%
LSU Tigers6-3SEC24%<1%3%
South Carolina Gamecocks6-3SEC10%<1%1%
Oklahoma Sooners5-4SEC<1%<1%<1%
Missouri Tigers6-3SEC4%<1%<1%
Arkansas Razorbacks3-6SEC<1%<1%<1%
Auburn Tigers5-4SEC<1%<1%<1%
Florida Gators5-4SEC<1%<1%<1%
Mississippi State Bulldogs4-5SEC<1%<1%<1%
Texas A&M Aggies4-5SEC<1%<1%<1%
Vanderbilt Commodores4-5SEC<1%<1%<1%

SEC race at a glance

Georgia is the favorite to win the SEC at 50%, ahead of Alabama (32%) and Tennessee (8%), according to the A to Z Sports model (6,000 simulated seasons, updated November 11, 2026, official SEC tiebreakers). Most likely title game: Alabama vs. Georgia (49% of simulated seasons), December 5 in Atlanta. The SEC champion gets an automatic playoff bid; the model projects 3.9 SEC teams in the 12-team field on average. Best playoff odds: Alabama 95%, Georgia 95% and Texas 72%.

About the A to Z Sports CFB Playoff Predictor

The A to Z Sports CFB Playoff Predictor: every FBS team's path to the 2026 College Football Playoff. It gives all 138 FBS teams their odds to make the 12-team playoff, win their conference, earn a first-round bye and win the national title, from 6,000 simulations of the rest of the season. Pick the winner of any game and every team's odds update, with each conference's official tiebreakers and the 2026 CFP format applied. Every team has a page with what it needs and who to root for, and you can build, download and share your own bracket. Free to use. No account needed.

Last updated November 11, 2026 · results through Wed, Nov 11 · based on 6,000 simulated seasons.

How to use the College Football Playoff Predictor

  1. See every team's odds. We play out the rest of the season 6,000 times and count how often each team makes the 12-team playoff, wins its conference, reaches its title game, earns a first-round bye and wins the national title.
  2. Pick any game. Tap a team to make them the winner. Both teams' strength updates the way it would after a real result, and every team's odds update nationwide.
  3. Sim the rest. Use "Sim this week" or "Sim to Selection Day" to fill in the games you haven't picked. Your picks stay locked.
  4. Pick the title games. "Title games" (after the last week) shows each conference's likely championship matchups. Pick a winner — the pick follows that team if it gets there.
  5. The committee counts. Our odds factor in the CFP committee's latest Top 25 and where we project it goes next. The CFP Top 25 shows the committee's 12 in gold.
  6. Make the bracket yours. Your picks shape the projected bracket — tap See the Bracket on any page. Tap any team to send it through, or edit the 12 to swap in any team. It follows the 2026 rules, so every Power 4 champion and the top Group of 6 team stay in. Switch to 24 teams to see the field under the 2027 rules.
  7. Go deeper. Conference pages apply each league's official tiebreakers. Team pages show what your team needs and who to root for.
  8. Share it. Copy a link to your scenario, or download a ready-to-post graphic of your team's odds, the projected 12-team field or your bracket.

Frequently asked questions

Who is favored to win the SEC in 2026?

Georgia, at 50% in the A to Z Sports model, followed by Alabama (32%), Tennessee (8%) and Texas (7%). The most likely SEC Championship matchup is Alabama vs. Georgia (49% of simulated seasons). The game is December 5, 2026, in Atlanta.

How many SEC teams will make the College Football Playoff?

The SEC champion gets an automatic bid, and the model projects 3.9 SEC teams in the 12-team field on average. Playoff odds: Alabama 95%, Georgia 95%, Texas 72%, Tennessee 53% and LSU 24%.

How does the SEC break ties for its championship game?

SEC tiebreakers, in order: 1) Head-to-head among the tied teams; 2) Record vs. all common conference opponents; 3) Record vs. the highest-placed common opponent, then down the standings; 4) Combined conference win % of all conference opponents; 5) Capped relative scoring margin vs. conference opponents; 6) Random draw. A tie for a title-game spot happens in 60% of simulated seasons. Source: SEC tiebreaker policy, Oct 29 2024 (presumed in force for 2026).