SEC Bowl Predictions Week 2: Is there a true elite team?

By Chris Marler

Week 2 across the SEC didn’t exactly inspire confidence. Some fanbases are uneasy, voters are skeptical, and the bigger question lingers: does the SEC have a true elite team this year? 

Here are my bowl projections after Week 2.

College Football Playoff

First Round Byes 

LSU (No. 2 Seed )

CFP Teams 

Georgia (No. 5 Seed)

Texas (No. 7 Seed)

Tennessee (No. 11 Seed)

Bowl Games 

Gasparilla Bowl, Dec. 19, Tampa, Florida — American/ACC/SEC

Vanderbilt vs Southern Miss

Gator Bowl, Dec. 27, Jacksonville, Florida — SEC vs. ACC

Alabama vs Georgia Tech

Texas Bowl, Dec. 25, Houston, Texas — SEC vs. Big 12

Texas A&M vs Texas Tech

Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29, Birmingham, Ala. — SEC vs. ACC/American

Arkansas vs. NC State 

Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big Ten

Oklahoma vs Nebraska

ReliaQuest Bowl, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten

Ole Miss vs. Indiana 

Citrus Bowl, Dec. 31, Orlando, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten

Auburn vs Michigan

Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big 12

Missouri vs Houston

Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Jan. 2, Charlotte, N.C. — SEC vs. ACC

South Carolina vs North Carolina