ESPN experts update bowl projections following SEC's Week 9 action
The 2020 SEC season is entering its stretch run. Week 9 just finished up, and we’re heading toward the final 2 weeks of the originally scheduled regular season (Dec. 12 and Dec. 19 will be used as makeup dates for many teams).
By now, though, we have a good idea of where each SEC team stands in terms of the postseason picture.
After Saturday’s action, ESPN experts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach updated their bowl projections. As you can see below, they picked Alabama to make the College Football Playoff. A total of 13 SEC schools (everyone but Vanderbilt) were projected to play this postseason:
Alabama
- Bonagura: Sugar Bowl (CFP) vs. Clemson
- Schlabach: Sugar Bowl (CFP) vs. Notre Dame
Arkansas
- Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
- Schlabach: Outback Bowl vs. Indiana
Auburn
- Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Northwestern
- Schlabach: Citrus Bowl vs. Northwestern
Florida
- Bonagura: Orange Bowl vs. Miami
- Schlabach: Orange Bowl vs. Miami
Georgia
- Bonagura: Peach Bowl vs. Cincinnati
- Schlabach: Peach Bowl vs. Cincinnati
Kentucky
- Bonagura: Liberty Bowl vs. West Virginia
- Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Wisconsin
LSU
- Bonagura: Outback Bowl vs. Indiana
- Schlabach: Texas Bowl vs. Texas
Mississippi State
- Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis
- Schlabach: Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis
Mizzou
- Bonagura: Las Vegas Bowl vs. Washington
- Schlabach: Las Vegas Bowl vs. Cal
Ole Miss
- Bonagura: Gasparilla Bowl vs. Georgia Tech
- Schlabach: Gator Bowl vs. Pitt
South Carolina
- Bonagura: Gator Bowl vs. NC State
- Schlabach: Gasparilla Bowl vs. Louisville
Tennessee
- Bonagura: Music City Bowl vs. Wisconsin
- Schlabach: Liberty Bowl vs. West Virginia
Texas A&M
- Bonagura: Cotton Bowl vs. Iowa State
- Schlabach: Cotton Bowl vs. Oklahoma