The Texas Longhorns joined the SEC in 2024, moving from the Big 12, where the team had won four championships, including the 2023 title. The team had a great year, going 11-2 overall. The team’s two losses came at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs, who beat Texas 30-15 in the regular season and followed that with a 22-19 overtime win over the Longhorns in the 2024 SEC Championship game. With the win, Georgia picked up its fifth SEC title.
Texas heads into the 2025 NCAA Football season as the betting favorite to win its first SEC title in 2025. As for Georgia, who claimed the 2022 SEC title and finished as the runner-up in 2021 and 2023, the betting odds on the Bulldogs are only slightly worse than on the Longhorns. Also in the running is perennial powerhouse Alabama, who have the most SEC titles in conference history with 11. Alabama last won the SEC in 2023.
With the 2025 NCAA football season fast approaching, we look at the favorites to win the SEC championship. Before we do that, make sure to check out our NCAAF playoff odds, as well as all of our NCAA football odds.
| To Win 2025 SEC Championship |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | +270 | +275 | +275 |
| Georgia | +330 | +300 | +300 |
| Alabama | +400 | +400 | +400 |
| LSU | +700 | +650 | +700 |
| Mississippi | +900 | +1600 | +1600 |
| Texas A&M | +1600 | +1600 | +1600 |
| Florida | +1800 | +1800 | +1800 |
| Oklahoma | +2000 | +2000 | +2200 |
| South Carolina | +2000 | +2000 | +3000 |
| Auburn | +2300 | +2000 | +2800 |
| Tennessee | +2500 | +2000 | +2800 |
| Missouri | +4000 | +4000 | +6000 |
| Arkansas | +15000 | +12500 | +15000 |
| Vanderbilt | +25000 | +30000 | +30000 |
| Kentucky | +30000 | +30000 | +30000 |
| Mississippi State | +50000 | +50000 | +30000 |
It would be a massive understatement to say there are high expectations for Arch Manning’s first year as the starting quarterback in Texas. Not only is Manning expected to win the Heisman Trophy, but fans are also looking for the 21-year-old to lead the Longhorns to both the SEC and National Championship in 2025.
According to 247 Sports, Texas has the best recruiting class for 2025, adding five five-star players and 14 four-star recruits.
The Longhorns have a tough schedule for Manning’s first year as a starter. They open the season on the road against Ohio State and also have road games against Florida and Georgia before closing out the year against Texas A&M at home.
The Texas Longhorns head into the 2025 NCAA football season as the No. 1 team in the AP and the AFCA Coaches Poll.
Most of the focus on the SEC for 2025 has been on Arch Manning and Texas. While the Longhorns deserve their share of the spotlight, the Georgia Bulldogs should not be overlooked when it comes to winning that conference or the 2025 national championship.
Like Texas, Georgia has a new starting quarterback in Gunnar Stockton. The team will also have four new offensive linemen in front of Stockton. Georgia needs its receivers to be more dependable this year. Last year the team had the most dropped passes in the Power 4. The Bulldogs also need to improve their running game to help Stockton.
Georgia did a great job recruiting ahead of this season, picking up the No. 2 ranking by adding five five-star players and a whopping 20 four-star recruits.
The Bulldogs are the No 5. team in the pre-season AP Poll and are ranked No. 4 in the AFCA Coaches Poll.
In 2024, the Alabama Crimson Tide started the season with an 8-2 record, and then the wheels fell off on offense. In the first 10 games of the year, the team averaged 39.5 points per game and 6.8 yards per play, but only 14.7 points per game and 4.8 yards per play in the final three games. Some of the regression might have been because of the contrasting styles of head coach Kalen DeBoer and quarterback Jalen Milroe. Milroe was the 92nd pick in the 2025 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. His likely replacement is Ty Simpson. Also joining the team as offensive coordinator is Ryan Grubb.
The team will be looking for more from sophomore wide receiver Ryan Williams, who had a decent campaign in 2024 with 48 receptions for 865 yards. He will get help from senior Germie Bernard and Miami transfer Isaiah Horton.
Alabama has a very experienced defense, and the expectation is that the Crimson Tide will have one of the better defenses in the SEC this year. The D surrendered 14.4 points per game in Alabama’s final seven games, but the team went 4-3 in that run, so the focus will be on the offense.
The Crimson Tide is ranked eighth in the AP and the AFCA Coaches Poll.
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