Less than one month ago Georgia's back was against the wall, but after their 48-21 win over Missouri on Saturday they are in as good of a spot as anyone in the country. All of Georgia's goals are still in front of them, and a big reason for that is because of this dominant win over the Tigers.
If you go back in time to when Georgia lost to Auburn though you will find one of the best three-game stretches in recent Georgia football history that saved their season.
Georgia’s 3-game win streak is exactly what they needed
Four weeks ago Georgia lost to Auburn at home and panic was officially hitting the program. All of their goals were still within reach, but a loss to Auburn didn't give anyone outside of the program much confidence in UGA moving forward. That isn't the case anymore.
In Georgia's three games since that loss to Auburn they faced three ranked opponents. All three games ended in a blowout victory in favor of Georgia. Two weeks ago they beat No. 17 Florida in Atlanta 27-8. Last week they routed No. 10 Ole Miss in their own stadium 42-7 and this week they beat No. 22 Missouri by 27 points. Those aren't just three ranked wins, their three blowout wins against three solid teams who didn't look like they belonged on the same field as Georgia.
Georgia now finds themselves ranked No. 1 in the country and the betting favorite to win the SEC and College Football Playoff. That wasn't the case four weeks ago when they lost to Auburn, but the confidence in this team is at an all time high after the last three weeks.
Georgia’s spot in the SEC Championship game isn’t guaranteed yet
Georgia is the only team with one loss in the SEC, and with one game left in conference play they nearly have their spot in the SEC Championship game locked up. They however still aren't guaranteed to make it to Atlanta yet.
If Georgia beats South Carolina next week they are guaranteed to make the SEC Championship game. If Georgia were to lose to South Carolina then their chances of making it to Atlanta are actually pretty slim.
Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas are the four teams tied in the SEC with two losses. While none of these teams play each other the rest of the season there is a good chance at least one or two will drop a game, but there more than likely will be at least two other teams tied with two losses along with Georgia if they lose to South Carolina. One of those teams will probably be Alabama whose final SEC opponent this season is Auburn.
Georgia would hold a tiebreaker over Alabama if they were the only teams tied thanks to their head-to-head win, but that doesn't matter if there's at least one more team tied with them. The tiebreaker at that point to determine who goes to Atlanta would be each teams opponents winning percentage this season, and Georgia would fall short to these teams.
If Georgia loses to South Carolina they likely will miss the SEC Championship game. If enough teams lose then they would still make it to Atlanta, but Georgia needs to beat South Carolina to ensure they get to play in the final SEC Championship game in conference history.
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