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By Chris Marler
Week 4 has come to an end, and with Vanderbilt surging, Mississippi State at 4-0, and Arkansas falling off a cliff, there’s a real chance that the SEC gets 13 teams in bowl games. The question is, where are they going?
Here are my bowl projections after Week 4.
College Football Playoff
First Round Byes
Georgia (No. 3 Seed )
CFP Teams
LSU (No. 5 Seed)
Tennessee (No. 8 Seed)
Texas (No. 10 Seed)
Bowl Games
Gasparilla Bowl, Dec. 19, Tampa, Florida — American/ACC/SEC
South Carolina vs NC State
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 TCU
Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29, Birmingham, Ala. — SEC vs. ACC/American
Mississippi State vs. Kansas State
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Missouri vs Illinois
ReliaQuest Bowl, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Ole Miss vs. Iowa
Citrus Bowl, Dec. 31, Orlando, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Oklahoma vs Michigan
Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big 12
Auburn vs UCF
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Jan. 2, Charlotte, N.C. — SEC vs. ACC
Vanderbilt vs Clemson

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