ESPN’s updated bowl projections after Week 5 include 13 SEC squads
By Adam Spencer
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The college football bowl season will be here before we know it. Heck, we’re already entering Week 6 of the regular season.
Time truly does fly when you’re having fun.
As they do every week, ESPN experts Kyle Bonagura and Mark Schlabach updated their bowl projections, and this week’s version includes 13 of the 16 SEC squads.
The only 3 SEC teams not mentioned are Arkansas, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.
The Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, Texas Longhorns and Ole Miss Rebels all received at least 1 vote to make the College Football Playoff.
Check out the full SEC projections below:
Alabama
- Bonagura: First Round Playoff — No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 LSU
- Schlabach: First Round Playoff — No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Boise State
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Auburn
- Bonagura: Gasparilla Bowl vs. South Florida
- Schlabach: Birmingham Bowl vs. North Carolina
Florida
- Bonagura: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Wisconsin
- Schlabach: Gator Bowl vs. SMU
Georgia
- Bonagura: Playoff Quarterfinals — No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 BYU
- Schlabach: Playoff Quarterfinals — No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Indiana
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Kentucky
- Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Tulane
- Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Minnesota
LSU
- Bonagura: First Round Playoff — No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 LSU
- Schlabach: First Round Playoff — No. 6 Ohio State vs. No. 11 LSU
Mississippi State
- Bonagura: Music City Bowl vs. Penn State
- Schlabach: ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Nebraska
Mizzou
- Bonagura: Liberty Bowl vs. Baylor
- Schlabach: Las Vegas Bowl vs. USC
Oklahoma
- Bonagura: Las Vegas Bowl vs. USC
- Schlabach: Liberty Bowl vs. Baylor
Ole Miss
- Bonagura: Gator Bowl vs. Wake Forest
- Schlabach: First Round Playoff — No. 7 Indiana vs. No. 10 Ole Miss
Tennessee
- Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Nebraska
- Schlabach: Citrus Bowl vs. Iowa
Texas
- Bonagura: First Round Playoff — No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 Boise State
- Schlabach: Playoff Quarterfinals — No. 1 Texas vs. No. 9 Oregon
Texas A&M
- Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State
- Schlabach: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
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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.
