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We’re midway through the college football season, and the reality of postseason play is becoming more and more realistic for most SEC teams.
Here are this week’s collective bowl projections:
ALABAMA
CBS Sports: Cotton Bowl vs. TCU (playoff semifinal)
ESPN: Orange Bowl vs. Baylor (playoff semifinal) (Schlabach); Sugar Bowl vs. TCU (McMurphy); National Championship vs. Ohio State (Schlabach)
SDS: Sugar Bowl vs. Michigan State
ARKANSAS
ESPN: Birmingham Bowl vs. East Carolina (McMurphy)
AUBURN
CBS Sports: Texas Bowl vs. West Virginia
ESPN: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State (Schlabach); Texas Bowl vs. West Virginia (McMurphy)
SDS: Texas Bowl vs. West Virginia
FLORIDA
CBS Sports: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan
ESPN: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan (Schlabach); Fiesta Bowl vs. Notre Dame (McMurphy)
SDS: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan
GEORGIA
CBS Sports: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. North Carolina
ESPN: Outback Bowl vs. Penn State (Schlabach); Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (McMurphy)
SDS: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Penn State
KENTUCKY
CBS Sports: Birmingham Bowl vs. Cincinnati
ESPN: Birmingham Bowl vs. Cincinnati (Schlabach); Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech (McMurphy)
SDS: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State
LSU
CBS Sports: Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor
ESPN: Sugar Bowl vs. TCU (Schlabach); Peach Bowl vs. Memphis (McMurphy)
SDS: Cotton Bowl vs. Baylor (playoff semifinal)
MISSISSIPPI STATE
ESPN: Music City Bowl vs. Minnesota (Schlabach); Belk Bowl vs. North Carolina State (McMurphy)
SDS: Birmingham Bowl vs. East Carolina
MISSOURI
CBS Sports: Independence Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
ESPN: Independence Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (Schlabach); Independence Bowl vs. Louisville (McMurphy)
SDS: Independence Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
OLE MISS
CBS Sports: Belk Bowl vs. North Carolina State
ESPN: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Miami (Schlabach); TaxSlayer Bowl vs. North Carolina (McMurphy)
SDS: Music City Bowl vs. Northwestern
TENNESSEE
CBS Sports: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State
ESPN: Belk Bowl vs. Duke (Schlabach); Music City Bowl vs. Wisconsin (McMurphy)
SDS: Belk Bowl vs. North Carolina State
TEXAS A&M
CBS Sports: Outback Bowl vs. Northwestern
ESPN: Texas Bowl vs. Texas Tech (Schlabach); Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan (McMurphy)
SDS: Outback Bowl vs. Iowa
Mike Shaw is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football, Missouri, Texas A&M and Arkansas. Follow Mike on Twitter @michaelvshaw
