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We are nearly at the half-way mark for the 2017 season, and the teams that could contend for the Playoff are beginning to separate themselves.
In the SEC, Alabama looks dominant and remains the No. 1 ranked team in the country. Georgia looks like the second best SEC team and should win the SEC East this year. The Bulldogs are currently ranked No. 5 and riding a hot streak.
ESPN updated its bowl projections heading into Week 6, and here is where Kyle Bonagura and David M. Hale believe each team is headed.
Alabama
Bonagura: Allstate Sugar Bowl/College Football Playoff vs. Penn State
Hale: Rose Bowl/CFP vs. Penn State
Auburn
Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Ohio State
Hale: Citrus Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
Florida
Bonagura: Outback Bowl vs. Michigan State
Hale: Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin
Georgia
Bonagura: Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Miami
Hale: Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl vs. San Diego State
Kentucky
Bonagura: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. Louisville
Hale: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. West Virginia
LSU
Bonagura: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Minnesota
Hale: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. Iowa
Mississippi State
Bonagura: Belk Bowl vs. NC State
Hale: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Florida State
South Carolina
Bonagura: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech
Hale: Birmingham Bowl vs. UCF
Tennessee
Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Houston
Hale: Texas Bowl vs. Texas
Texas A&M
Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State
Hale: Belk Bowl vs. Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
Bonagura/Hale: Independence Bowl vs. Wake Forest
Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.
