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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

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