Last week created some major separation in the SEC, and another pivotal slate awaits as October begins.
A second straight week of chaos saw the SEC’s top three teams fall. For the first time in the AP poll’s 90-year history, five top-10 teams lost to lower-ranked opponents. Can the SEC still land four teams in the College Football Playoff?
We dig our heels in a little for the latest installment of my weekly bowl projections for the 2026 postseason.
College Football Playoff
Georgia (No. 3 Seed)
Ole Miss (No. 6 Seed)
Tennessee (No. 7 Seed)
Alabama (No. 9 Seed)
Bowl Games
Gasparilla Bowl, Dec. 18, Tampa, Florida — American/ACC/SEC
Mississippi State vs USF
Dukes Mayo Bowl, Dec. 26, Charlotte NC – SEC/ACC/Big Ten
South Carolina vs Virginia Tech
JLab Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29, Birmingham, Ala – SEC/ACC/AAC
Texas A&M vs NC State
Gator Bowl, Dec. 30, Jacksonville, Florida — SEC vs. ACC
Florida vs Wake Forest
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Auburn vs Wisconsin
Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 31 Las Vegas, NV – SEC vs. Big Ten
Oklahoma vs Arizona
ReliaQuest Bowl, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Kentucky vs. Nebraska
Texas Bowl, Dec. 31, Houston, Texas — SEC vs. Big 12
Texas vs Oklahoma State
Citrus Bowl, Jan. 2, Orlando, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
LSU vs Southern Cal
Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big 12
Missouri vs Kansas State
