USA TODAY updates SEC bowl projections entering Week 12 of the 2018 season
There aren’t many games in the SEC with bowl implications this weekend, though a Tennessee win over Mizzou would help the Vols clinch a bowl berth and the 4-6 Vanderbilt Commodores can keep their hopes alive with a win over Ole Miss.
For the rest of the teams, this week will serve as a chance to jockey for bowl position, with a couple of squads still alive for the College Football Playoff.
This week, USA TODAY expert Erick Smith updated his bowl projections, and he has 11 SEC teams slated to play this postseason.
As you can see below, he has Alabama in the College Football Playoff, with three other SEC teams playing in New Years Six bowls:
Alabama
- Cotton Bowl (CFP) vs. Michigan
Auburn
- Outback Bowl vs. Michigan State
Florida
- Fiesta Bowl vs. Oklahoma
Georgia
- Sugar Bowl vs. West Virginia
Kentucky
- Citrus Bowl vs. Penn State
LSU
- Peach Bowl vs. UCF
Mississippi State
- Music City Bowl vs. Miami
Missouri
- Liberty Bowl vs. Texas Tech
South Carolina
- Belk Bowl vs. Virginia
Tennessee
- Texas Bowl vs. Oklahoma State
Texas A&M
- Gator Bowl vs. Wisconsin