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By Chris Marler
Ole Miss earns a first-round bye as the No. 3 seed, while Texas A&M, Alabama, and Georgia headline the rest of the CFP-bound group.
Here are my bowl projections after Week 6.
College Football Playoff
First Round Byes
- Ole Miss (No. 3 Seed )
CFP Teams
- Texas A&M (No. 5 Seed)
- Alabama (No. 8 Seed)
- Georgia (No. 9 Seed)
- Missouri (No. 10 Seed)
Bowl Games
Gator Bowl, Dec. 27, Jacksonville, Florida — SEC vs. ACC
LSU vs Virginia
Texas Bowl, Dec. 25, Houston, Texas — SEC vs. Big 12
Texas vs TCU
Birmingham Bowl, Dec. 29, Birmingham, Ala. — SEC vs. ACC/American
Mississippi State vs. Navy
Music City Bowl, Dec. 30 Nashville, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big Ten
South Carolina vs Illinois
ReliaQuest Bowl, Dec. 31, Tampa, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Tennessee vs. Penn State
Citrus Bowl, Dec. 31, Orlando, Fla. — SEC vs. Big Ten
Oklahoma vs Nebraska
Liberty Bowl, Jan. 2, Memphis, Tenn. — SEC vs. Big 12
Auburn vs Cincinnati
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Jan. 2, Charlotte, N.C. — SEC vs. ACC
Vanderbilt vs Clemson
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