Path To Atlanta: A Little Homecookin'

A question we keep hearing is what needs to happen in order for the Rebels to get to the SEC Championship game. It's pretty simple, just cheer for the home team. The lone exception to that notion is Ole Miss' game at Arkansas on Nov. 22. If the Rebels pull off the road win and the rest of the league games are won by the home team, Ole Miss will finish the regular season in a three-way deadlock atop the SEC Western Division standings with Mississippi State and Alabama, each at 6-2. The Rebels would win the tie-breaker on head-to-head competition and be Atlanta bound.

Here are some notable games that impact the fortunes of the Red and Blue:
Nov. 8 - Alabama at LSU
Nov. 15 - Mississippi State at Alabama, LSU at Arkansas, Auburn at Georgia
Nov. 29 - Auburn at Alabama, Mississippi State at Ole Miss.

If the home teams take care of business and Ole Miss is victorious in Fayetteville, here is how the SEC West standings would finish:
Ole Miss - 6-2 (losses to LSU, Auburn)
Alabama - 6-2 (losses to Ole Miss, LSU)
Mississippi State - 6-2 (losses to Alabama, Ole Miss)
Auburn - 5-3 (losses to MSU, Georgia, Alabama)
LSU - 4-4
Texas A&M - 4-4
Arkansas - 1-7

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