SEC bowl projections roundup following Week 5
The bowl picture is getting clearer with every passing week, as the top teams in the country continue to separate themselves from the rest of the pack.
Through Week 5, there are clear classes of elite and bowl-worthy teams, and now the experts are once again updating their bowl projections.
Experts from ESPN, CBS and Sports Illustrated have all updated their projections, with plenty of SEC squads in the mix.
Here’s where the experts think your favorite SEC team will play this postseason:
Alabama Crimson Tide
- ESPN: Rose Bowl (CFP) vs. Penn State (Hale), Sugar Bowl (CFP) vs. Penn State (Bonagura)
- CBS: Sugar Bowl (CFP) vs. Ohio State
- SI: Sugar Bowl (CFP) vs. Penn State
Arkansas Razorbacks
- ESPN: None
- CBS: Music City Bowl vs. Northwestern
- SI: Birmingham Bowl vs. UCF
Auburn Tigers
- ESPN: Citrus Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (Hale), Citrus Bowl vs. Ohio State (Bonagura)
- CBS: Outback Bowl vs. Purdue
- SI: Citrus Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
Florida Gators
- ESPN: Outback Bowl vs. Wisconsin (Hale), Outback Bowl vs. Michigan State (Bonagura)
- CBS: Citrus Bowl vs. Miami
- SI: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. NC State
Georgia Bulldogs
- ESPN: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. San Diego State (Hale), Capital One Bowl vs. Miami (Bonagura)
- CBS: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Penn State
- SI: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Michigan
Kentucky Wildcats
- ESPN: Autozone Liberty Bowl vs. WVU (Hale), Music City Bowl vs. Louisville (Bonagura)
- CBS: Independence Bowl vs. Pittsburgh
- SI: Belk Bowl vs. FSU
LSU Tigers
- ESPN: Music City Bowl vs. Iowa (Hale), TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Minnesota (Bonagura)
- CBS: Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech
- SI: Texas Bowl vs. Texas Tech
Mississippi State Bulldogs
- ESPN: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. FSU (Hale), Belk Bowl vs. NC State (Bonagura)
- CBS: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. FSU
- SI: Independence Bowl vs. Louisville
South Carolina Gamecocks
- ESPN: Birmingham Bowl vs. UCF (Hale), Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech (Bonagura)
- CBS: None
- SI: None
Tennessee Volunteers
- ESPN: Texas Bowl vs. Texas (Hale), Birmingham Bowl vs. Houston (Bonagura)
- CBS: Belk Bowl vs. NC State
- SI: Outback Bowl vs. Michigan State
Texas A&M Aggies
- ESPN: Belk Bowl vs. Georgia Tech (Hale), Texas Bowl vs. Kansas State (Bonagura)
- CBS: Texas Bowl vs. West Virginia
- SI: Liberty Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
Vanderbilt Commodores
- ESPN: Independence Bowl vs. Wake Forest (Hale), Independence Bowl vs. Wake Forest (Bonagura)
- CBS: Birmingham Bowl vs. South Florida
- SI: Music City Bowl vs. Maryland