SEC teams are all over experts’ latest bowl projections following a noteworthy Week 5.
Ole Miss, a College Football Playoff favorite for some, has fallen to Texas Bowl status in one projection. Texas A&M, now 5-0, is now in Sugar Bowl and Peach Bowl territory, according to others. And Arkansas, which was left off completely on last week’s projections, has some fans following a big win at Tennessee.
Here are this week’s collective bowl projections:
ALABAMA
CBS Sports: Cotton Bowl vs. TCU (play0ff semifinal)
ESPN: Orange Bowl vs. Ohio State (playoff semifinal) (Schlabach); Peach Bowl vs. Baylor (McMurphy); National Championship vs. Baylor (Schlabach)
SDS: Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor
ARKANSAS
ESPN: Texas Bowl vs. West Virginia (Schlabach); Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Louisiana Tech (McMurphy)
AUBURN
CBS Sports: Birmingham Bowl vs. Cincinnati
ESPN: Independence Bowl vs. Georgia Tech (Schlabach); Birmingham Bowl vs. East Carolina (McMurphy)
SDS: Birmingham Bowl vs. Memphis
FLORIDA
CBS Sports: Belk Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
ESPN: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan
SDS: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Miami
GEORGIA
CBS Sports: Peach Bowl vs. Florida State
ESPN: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Penn State (Schlabach); Outback Bowl vs. Northwestern (McMurphy)
SDS: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan
KENTUCKY
CBS Sports: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
ESPN: Birmingham Bowl vs. Cincinnati (Schlabach); Belk Bowl vs. Duke (McMurphy)
SDS: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State
LSU
CBS Sports: Sugar Bowl vs. Baylor
ESPN: Peach Bowl vs. Memphis (Schlabach); Sugar Bowl vs. TCU (McMurphy)
SDS: Cotton Bowl vs. TCU (playoff semifinal)
MISSISSIPPI STATE
CBS Sports: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. North Carolina
ESPN: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State (Schlabach); Music City Bowl vs. Wisconsin (McMurphy)
SDS: Music City Bowl vs. Louisville
MISSOURI
CBS Sports: Music City Bowl vs. Wisconsin
ESPN: Music City Bowl vs. Miami (Schlabach); Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech (McMurphy)
SDS: Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
OLE MISS
CBS Sports: Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan
ESPN: Outback Bowl vs. Iowa (Schlabach); Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State (McMurphy)
SDS: Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin
TENNESSEE
CBS Sports: Liberty Bowl vs. Kansas State
ESPN: Belk Bowl vs. North Carolina (Schlabach); Independence Bowl vs. NC State (McMurphy)
SDS: Belk Bowl vs. Duke
TEXAS A&M
CBS Sports: Outback Bowl vs. Northwestern
ESPN: Sugar Bowl vs. TCU (Schlabach); TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Florida State (McMurphy)
SDS: Peach Bowl vs. Clemson
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
