Week 12 brings some of the most intense, marquee SEC matchups, and all teams fighting for a higher spot in the final 12-team CFP bracket make those a lot more competitive.
However, two SEC matchups in particular have the potential to scramble the whole CFP rankings board if the underdogs pull an upset.
Alabama vs. Oklahoma is the first of the two games, with the Sooners as the clear underdogs over the Crimson Tide.
Georgia vs. Texas follows up next, with all eyes on the Longhorns to pull an upset over the Bulldogs.
Hypothetically, if both Oklahoma and Texas can pull these upsets, it will radically rewrite how the final 2025 CFP board turns out, as both Georgia and Alabama are among the Top 5 teams in the second CFP ranking, with Alabama even having a first-round bye.
Here is how the CFP rankings could turn out if everything goes wrong for Alabama and Georgia.
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Texas A&M
- Texas Tech
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Alabama
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Oklahoma
- Georgia
- South Florida
How it affects the Ole Miss Rebels
The predicted upsets will make Ole Miss's CFP path a breeze, at least the first half of it.
If the final CFP bracket turns out like this, the Rebels will take on South Florida in the first round at home, a matchup in which they will be the heavy favorites to win.
Following that, they will take on Texas Tech, the team that dethroned the Rebels from their No.6 position in the CFP rankings. It would make for another cinematic matchup, given their ranks in the second CFP rankings were a point of contention that required "the longest discussion" among the CFP committee.
By the looks of it, the Rebels would be able to hold off the Red Raiders in a rather close call game.
That would put Lane Kiffin's squad fair and square in the semifinals game, putting them up against Ohio State or whoever wins the first round between Notre Dame and Oklahoma.
And this is just talking just about Ole Miss, and not the remaining nine teams.
All eyes in college football will undoubtedly be on who comes home winning in the two SEC games. Awaiting that would be a cascading College Football Playoff chaos.