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ESPN’s updated bowl projections after Week 4 include 13 SEC teams

Adam Spencer

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Now that we’re already a third of the way through the college football season (sad, I know), it’s a good opportunity to look ahead to the College Football Playoff and bowl season.

Every week, ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach update their bowl projections, and after Week 4, each of them have 13 SEC squads qualifying for the postseason.

The 3 teams that didn’t receive any love were South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Arkansas.

Here’s a look at where ESPN has the other 13 SEC teams projected to play this postseason:

Alabama

  • Bonagura: First Round Playoff — No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 Utah
  • Schlabach: First Round Playoff — No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 Iowa
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Notre Dame
85%
Georgia
85%
Miami (FL)
82%
Texas
81%
Ohio St.
79%
Indiana
71%
Florida
60%
Texas Tech
47%
Ole Miss
36%
Mississippi St.
18%

Auburn

  • Bonagura: Gator Bowl vs. Duke
  • Schlabach: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State

Florida

  • Bonagura: First Round Playoff: No. 8 BYU vs. No. 9 Florida
  • Schlabach: First Round Playoff: No. 8 Florida vs. No. 9 BYU

Georgia

  • Bonagura: Playoff Quarterfinals: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 BYU
  • Schlabach: Playoff Quarterfinals: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Alabama
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Georgia
15%
Texas
13%
Ohio St.
12%
Notre Dame
12%
Miami (FL)
10%
Indiana
7%
LSU
6%
Oregon
5%
Texas Tech
1%
Texas A&M
1%

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Kentucky

  • Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Tulane
  • Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Nebraska

LSU

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

Mississippi State

  • Bonagura: Music City Bowl vs. Iowa
  • Schlabach: Gator Bowl vs. SMU

Mizzou

  • Bonagura: Liberty Bowl vs. Houston
  • Schlabach: Las Vegas Bowl vs. USC

Oklahoma

  • Bonagura: Las Vegas Bowl vs. USC
  • Schlabach: Birmingham Bowl vs. NC State

Ole Miss

  • Bonagura: First Round Playoff — No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss
  • Schlabach: First Round Playoff — No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 Ole Miss

Tennessee

  • Bonagura: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Nebraska
  • Schlabach: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Michigan

Texas

  • Bonagura: First Round Playoff — No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Boise State
  • Schlabach: Playoff Quarterfinals — No. 1 Texas vs. No. 8 Florida

Texas A&M

  • Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Cincinnati
  • Schlabach: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State

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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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