We are nearly at the half-way mark for the 2017 season, and the teams that could contend for the Playoff are beginning to separate themselves.

In the SEC, Alabama looks dominant and remains the No. 1 ranked team in the country. Georgia looks like the second best SEC team and should win the SEC East this year. The Bulldogs are currently ranked No. 5 and riding a hot streak.

ESPN updated its bowl projections heading into Week 6, and here is where Kyle Bonagura and David M. Hale believe each team is headed.

Alabama

Bonagura: Allstate Sugar Bowl/College Football Playoff vs. Penn State

Hale: Rose Bowl/CFP vs. Penn State

Auburn

Bonagura: Citrus Bowl vs. Ohio State

Hale: Citrus Bowl vs. Virginia Tech

Florida

Bonagura: Outback Bowl vs. Michigan State

Hale: Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin

Georgia

Bonagura: Capital One Orange Bowl vs. Miami

Hale: Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl vs. San Diego State

Kentucky

Bonagura: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. Louisville

Hale: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. West Virginia

LSU

Bonagura: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Minnesota

Hale: Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. Iowa

Mississippi State

Bonagura: Belk Bowl vs. NC State

Hale: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Florida State

South Carolina

Bonagura: AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech

Hale: Birmingham Bowl vs. UCF

Tennessee

Bonagura: Birmingham Bowl vs. Houston

Hale: Texas Bowl vs. Texas

Texas A&M

Bonagura: Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State

Hale: Belk Bowl vs. Georgia Tech

 

Vanderbilt

Bonagura/Hale: Independence Bowl vs. Wake Forest