The college football bowl season gets started this weekend, but the first SEC bowl matchup isn’t until Dec. 27, when Missouri takes on Texas in the Texas Bowl.

Nine SEC teams qualified for postseason play this year, with two teams (Alabama and Georgia) making it to the College Football Playoff.

Obviously, not all the bowl matchups are equally exciting, so fans may want to pick and choose which games they watch and which ones they skip.

To help you out, we’ve ranked each game in terms of its excitement level:

9. Belk Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Wake Forest

It’s sad to put the Belk Bowl at the bottom of the rankings, as the bowl’s Twitter account is one of the best follows in college football:

However, Texas A&M will be without its head coach, as Kevin Sumlin was fired and new coach Jimbo Fisher won’t be running the show during the Belk Bowl.

Meanwhile, Wake Forest is a quality opponent, but it will be hard to get too excited about these two 7-5 squads facing off at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Dec. 29.

8. Music City Bowl: Kentucky vs. Northwestern

The battle between the two Wildcats would probably be a more entertaining basketball game than it is a football game.

Neither team has a top-50 offense, with Northwestern checking in at No. 59 and Kentucky at No. 103.

We’ll get to see Kentucky RB Benny Snell Jr. in action, which is always exciting, but other than that, there’s not much reason to tune in to this game.

7. TaxSlayer Bowl: Mississippi State vs. Louisville

This game would have been much higher on the list, but sadly, Mississippi State QB Nick Fitzgerald suffered a brutal ankle injury in the Egg Bowl and will miss this game.

Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are going through a coaching change of their own, as Joe Moorhead is taking over for the departed Dan Mullen, who is now at Florida.

If both teams were at full-strength, this would be a much more intriguing matchup, but for now, it’s hard to see the Bulldogs competing with star Louisville QB Lamar Jackson (the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner) and the Cardinals.

6. Outback Bowl: South Carolina vs. Michigan

Fans of offense might want to stay away from this game. Though South Carolina QB Jake Bentley is exciting, the Gamecocks don’t have a very explosive offense.

Michigan is a disaster at the quarterback position (hello, Shea Patterson in 2018) and also has trouble putting points on the board. Both teams have good defenses, too, which will make points even harder to come by.

It should still be a tight game that goes down to the wire, but don’t expect much in the way of creative offense to kick off the New Year’s Day slate of games.

5. Citrus Bowl: LSU vs. Notre Dame

Could this be the last time we see star LSU RB Derrius Guice? He said he’s going to play, but whether he declares for the 2018 NFL Draft afterward remains to be seen.

Notre Dame had Playoff aspirations before it was convincingly crushed by Miami in Week 11.

Both programs have rich histories, and both will be eager to build momentum with a huge bowl victory over a brand-name opponent.

4. Texas Bowl: Mizzou vs. Texas

This game has flown under the radar since it was announced, but fans would be wise not to sleep on this year’s Texas Bowl.

On one side, you have Mizzou QB Drew Lock — he led the nation with 43 touchdown passes — and a team that rebounded from a 1-5 start to finish 7-5. On the other side, you have Texas QB Sam Ehlinger, who leads the Longhorns in passing yards and rushing yards despite sharing time.

These two talented quarterbacks could light up the scoreboard, making for an exciting game in Houston on Dec. 27.

3. Peach Bowl: Auburn vs. UCF

UCF is undefeated, but the Knights’ best wins have come against Memphis (twice). They haven’t faced a test like Auburn.

The Tigers, meanwhile, knocked off Georgia and Alabama teams that were ranked No. 1 at the time, but came up just short in the SEC Championship Game in a rematch against the Bulldogs.

Can the Tigers’ defense slow down UCF’s high-flying offensive attack? It’ll be fun to find out in Atlanta on New Year’s Day.

2. Rose Bowl: Georgia vs. Oklahoma

This game, in addition to being a College Football Playoff semifinal, will also feature the Heisman Trophy winner in Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield facing the defender who received the most Heisman votes (Georgia LB Roquan Smith).

Georgia’s defense vs. Oklahoma’s offense is the matchup that will decide this game, but both team’s possessions should be thrilling to watch.

Add in the New Year’s Day atmosphere at the Rose Bowl, and this game could be one of the best college football matchups of the year. The fact that the winner advances to the national championship game is just icing on the cake.

1. Sugar Bowl: Alabama vs. Clemson

A “three-match” of the past two national championship games that were each decided by five points or fewer? Yes, please!

Round III will only decide which team advances to the title game, but it’s sure to be another classic.

Clemson is the No. 1 seed, but the No. 1 seed hasn’t won the championship in the Playoff era yet. Alabama will be eager to prove it was deserving of the No. 4 seed over Ohio State.