There are a lot of what ifs to this story. We don't know which team might have won or how that would impact things.
What we do know is that there's lengthy historical precedent for Alabama getting preferential treatment. Go back and look at how many SEC Championships those assclowns got because they played an extra game against Vandy every year. Look no further than 1972. We beat them head to head, both had one SEC loss (ours was to LSU). They win the SEC because they had that extra game and a higher %. That happened more than once.
It's bullshit, but to be expected.