Last week created some major separation in the Southeastern Conference, and another pivotal slate awaits as October begins.
A third straight week of chaos hit the league with more upsets and several teams finding out that the safest place they could be was at home on a bye week. Can the SEC still land four teams in the College Football Playoff?
It’s beginning to look more and more like a 9-3 log jam is on the horizon with 10 teams currently within one game of the first-place team in the league.
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. 2 Seed)
LSU (No. 7 Seed)
Texas (No. 11 Seed)
Bowl Games
Gasparilla Bowl, Dec. 18, Tampa, Florida — American/ACC/SEC
Mississippi State vs Duke
Dukes Mayo Bowl, Dec. 26, Charlotte NC – SEC/ACC/Big Ten
Kentucky vs Virginia Tech
JLab Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29, Birmingham, Ala – SEC/ACC/AAC
Auburn vs Clemson
Gator Bowl, Dec. 30, Jacksonville, Florida — SEC vs. ACC
Florida vs Wake Forest
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Ole Miss vs Iowa
Las Vegas Bowl, Dec. 31 Las Vegas, NV – SEC vs. Big Ten
South Carolina vs Southern Cal
ReliaQuest Bowl, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Alabama vs. Nebraska
Texas Bowl, Dec. 31, Houston, Texas — SEC vs. Big 12
Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State
Citrus Bowl, Jan. 2, Orlando, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Tennessee vs Wisconsin
Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big 12
Missouri vs Kansas State
