SEC bowl projections heading into Week 3. Alabama is still the No. 1 team in the country and the favorite to win the College Football Playoff.
SEC bowl projections heading into Week 3. Alabama is still No. 1.
No surprises here – Alabama is still the No. 1 team in the country and the favorite to win the College Football Playoff. Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas A&M also handled their business.
So did Georgia – kind of. The Bulldog had to pick up a couple first downs late just to beat Nicholls, which entered as 55-point underdogs.
Here’s a look at where SEC teams might be headed come bowl season.
Date: Dec. 26
Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
Tie-ins: ACC/SEC
Independence Bowl Projection: Mississippi State vs. Duke
Date: Dec. 28
Location: Houston, Texas
Tie-ins: Big 12/SEC
Texas Bowl Projection: Arkansas vs. Baylor
Date: Dec. 29
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Tie-ins: AAC/SEC
Birmingham Bowl Projection: Missouri vs. South Florida
Date: Dec. 29
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Tie-ins: ACC/SEC
Belk Bowl Projection: Auburn vs. North Carolina
Date: Dec. 30
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Tie-ins: Big 12/SEC
Liberty Bowl Projection: South Carolina vs. Texas Tech
Date: Dec. 31
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Tie-ins: ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC
Music City Bowl Projection: Texas A&M vs. Penn State
Date: Dec. 31
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Tie-ins: ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC
TaxSlayer Bowl Projection: Tennessee vs. Louisville
Date: Dec. 31
Location: Orlando, Florida
Tie-ins: ACC/Big Ten vs. SEC
Citrus Bowl Projection: LSU vs. Iowa
Date: Jan. 2
Location: Tampa, Florida
Tie-ins: Big Ten/SEC
Outback Bowl Projection: Florida vs. Nebraska
Date: Jan. 2
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Tie-ins: Big 12/SEC
Sugar Bowl Projection: Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma
Date: Jan. 2
Location: Arlington, Texas
Tie-ins: At-Large/At- Large
Cotton Bowl Projection: Georgia vs. Houston
Date: Dec. 31
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Tie-ins: CFP No. 1/CFP No. 4
Peach Bowl Projection: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Texas