Greg Sankey brushes off possibility of SEC being left out of CFP: ‘Not the real world of college football’

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With No. 8 Alabama and No. 1 Georgia set to square off Saturday in the SEC Championship Game, an interesting scenario has been discussed. 

If Alabama finds a way to upset Georgia, snapping their 29-game winning streak, some have wondered whether the SEC could be left out of the College Football Playoff entirely. 

Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide prior to their game against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 25, 2023, in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)

While on with ESPN’s "College GameDay" on Saturday, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was asked about the possibility of his conference not being represented in the CFP, and Sankey said he believed the committee may have to consider two SEC teams in the playoff. 

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"That's not the real world of college football," Sankey said. "Let’s go back to like ‘Sesame Street’ so we’re really basic. One of these things is not like the other. And that’s the Southeastern Conference. We have five of the top 15." 

"We have five of the top 15. So, a third," Sankey continued. "And our teams are playing everyone in the conference. They’re all attached. They have to overcome a lot of adversity [and] intense environments. There’s going to be close games. But the reality is, there’s been no one that's experienced the success in the postseason – the College Football Playoff – that we have. So, when you put us up actually against the teams rather than committee rooms, we stand alone. And we stand alone this year, regardless of today’s outcome. I think the opportunity in front of the committee is