Georgia, Alabama NCAA stat rankings entering SEC Championship

No. 3 overall, No. 2 in the SEC: 177.72 efficiency rating

Last week: No. 3 overall, No. 2 in the SEC: 174.66 efficiency rating

2017 end of season ranking: No. 11 overall, No. 4 in SEC, 154.12 efficiency rating

2016 end of season ranking: No. 98 overall, No. 13 in SEC, 118.67 efficiency rating

Team Passing Efficiency Defense

No. 29 overall, No. 5 in the SEC: 116.84 opponents’ passing efficiency

Last week: No. 32 overall, No. 6 in the SEC: 116.96 opponents’ passing efficiency

2017 end of season ranking: No. 15 overall, No. 3 in SEC, 113.4 opponents’ passing efficiency

2016 end of season ranking: No. 37 overall, No. 6 in SEC, 122.97 opponents’ passing efficiency

Passing Yards Per Completion

No. 30 overall, No. 4 in the SEC: 13.53 yards per completion

Last week: No. 23 overall, No. 4 in the SEC: 13.76 yards per completion

2017 end of season ranking: No. 14 overall, No. 3 in SEC: 14.26 yards per completion

2016 end of season ranking: No. 80 overall, No. 10 in SEC: 11.86 yards completion

Completion Percentage

No. 7 overall, No. 2 in the SEC: 69.5%

Last week: No. 7 overall, No. 1 in the SEC: 68.8%

2017 end of season ranking: No. 43 overall, No. 5 in the SEC: 61.0%

2016 end of season ranking: No. 99 overall, No. 11 in the SEC: 54.9%

Up next, Georgia will face Alabama. The Crimson Tide have a 208.51 team passing efficiency, good for No. 1 overall. Alabama is allowing opponents a 103.29 passing efficiency, good for No. 6 overall and No. 2 in the SEC. The Crimson Tide are averaging 16.81 yards per completion, good for No. 5 overall and No. 1 in the SEC. Alabama is completing 69.7 percent of its passes, good for No. 4 overall and No. 1 in the SEC.