College football bowl projections: Brett McMurphy includes 11 SEC teams in latest predictions
Bowl games don’t start until December, but projecting the games happens throughout the college football season.
On Monday, Brett McMurphy of the Action Network shared his updated bowl projections following Week 3’s results. McMurphy has 11 SEC teams going bowling with Missouri, South Carolina and Vanderbilt staying home for the holidays.
McMurphy’s predictions include 2 SEC-Big Ten matchups in the College Football Playoff field of 4. With 2 CFP spots filled by SEC teams, that means the next highest-ranked SEC team plays in the Sugar Bowl. McMurphy also has the Orange Bowl choosing an SEC team from the available pool.
Here are McMurphy’s SEC bowl projections:
Alabama
Fiesta Bowl (CFP semifinal) vs. Ohio State
Arkansas
Citrus Bowl vs. Minnesota
Auburn
Liberty Bowl vs. Iowa State
Florida
Music City Bowl vs. Maryland
Georgia
Peach Bowl (CFP semifinal) vs. Michigan
Kentucky
Sugar Bowl (NY6) vs. Oklahoma State
LSU
Gator Bowl vs. North Carolina
Mississippi State
Texas Bowl vs. TCU
Ole Miss
Las Vegas Bowl vs. Oregon
Tennessee
Orange Bowl (NY6) vs. Clemson
Texas A&M
ReliaQuest Bowl vs. Wisconsin
The full field of projections can be viewed here.