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CBS Sports expert Jerry Palm updates SEC bowl projections after Week 3

Sydney Hunte

By Sydney Hunte

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What does the potential bowl picture look like after Week 3 of college football action? CBS Sports writer Jerry Palm updates them every week as he gives a look at how the postseason could shake out.

Following Week 2, Palm had Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma, and Oregon as his playoff teams, with the Crimson Tide and Ducks meeting in the Cotton Bowl and the Bulldogs and Sooners in the Orange Bowl. After Week 3, his top 4 remains unchanged.

Meanwhile, Texas A&M is still predicted to be in a New Year’s 6 game, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans vs. Iowa State.

Here are Palm’s SEC bowl projections following Week 3:

Alabama

Cotton Bowl (CFP) vs. Oregon

Arkansas

Texas Bowl vs. TCU

Auburn

Duke’s Mayo Bowl vs. Virginia Tech

Florida

Citrus Bowl vs. Wisconsin

Georgia

Orange Bowl (CFP) vs. Oklahoma

Kentucky

Music City Bowl vs. Michigan

LSU

Outback Bowl vs. Penn State

Missouri

Liberty Bowl vs. West Virginia

Ole Miss

Gator Bowl vs. Miami (Fla.)

Tennessee

Birmingham Bowl vs. Kent State

Texas A&M

Sugar Bowl vs. Iowa State (New Year’s 6)

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.

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