SEC Bowl Predictions Week 3: Vanderbilt and Mississippi State on the rise

By Chris Marler

Week 3 is in the books, and with Vanderbilt on the rise and Mississippi State sitting at 3-0, the SEC could send 14 teams to bowl games. The question is: where?

Here are my bowl projections after Week 3.

College Football Playoff

First Round Byes 

• Georgia (No. 3 Seed )

CFP Teams 

• LSU (No. 5 Seed)
• Tennessee (No. 8 Seed)
• Texas A&M (No. 10 Seed)
• Missouri (No. 11 Seed)

Bowl Games 

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

Mississippi State vs Southern Miss

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

Texas vs Georgia Tech

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

Oklahoma 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

Auburn vs Michigan

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

Ole Miss vs. Nebraska

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

Alabama vs Indiana

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

South Carolina vs Houston

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

Vanderbilt vs North Carolina