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College football bowl projections: ESPN predicts 12 SEC teams will play in postseason

Adam Spencer

By Adam Spencer

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College football bowl projections continue to come out following a crazy Week 2 that saw 3 top 10 teams lose.

ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach released their post-Week 2 projections, and they have 12 total SEC teams included (everyone but Vanderbilt and Mizzou).

Both experts have Alabama going to the Fiesta Bowl and Georgia going to the Peach Bowl as part of the College Football Playoff semifinals. Here’s a look at where each team is projected to end up this postseason, along with their predicted opponents:

Alabama

  • Bonagura: Fiesta Bowl (CFP) vs. Ohio State
  • Schlabach: Fiesta Bowl (CFP) vs. Ohio State

Arkansas

  • Bonagura: Music City Bowl vs. Purdue
  • Schlabach: Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma

Auburn

  • Bonagura: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State
  • Schlabach: None

Florida

  • Bonagura: Las Vegas Bowl vs. Washington State
  • Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Penn State

Georgia

  • Bonagura: Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. USC
  • Schlabach: Peach Bowl (CFP) vs. Clemson

Kentucky

  • Bonagura: Sugar Bowl vs. Oklahoma
  • Schlabach: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Maryland

LSU

  • Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Arizona
  • Schlabach: Liberty Bowl vs. Iowa State

Mississippi State

  • Bonagura: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Minnesota
  • Schlabach: Birmingham Bowl vs. South Alabama

Ole Miss

  • Bonagura: Gator Bowl vs. Notre Dame
  • Schlabach: Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State

South Carolina

  • Bonagura: Gasparilla Bowl vs. Memphis
  • Schlabach: Gator Bowl vs. Florida State

Tennessee

  • Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Penn State
  • Schlabach: Citrus Bowl vs. Minnesota

Texas A&M

  • Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Baylor
  • Schlabach: Las Vegas Bowl vs. UCLA
Adam Spencer

Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.

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