SEC Bowl Projections: Week 14

By Chris Marler

It took 13 weeks of the season, but the bowl projections for SEC teams finally went haywire with two more teams busting through the six-win glass ceiling and one more potentially doing so this weekend. Florida and Oklahoma both got two huge wins at home against College Football Playoff contenders to get their sixth win of the season and firmly place them into the postseason.

With those wins SEC boasts 13 bowl-eligible teams heading into rivalry week. Auburn sits at 5-6 before their annual matchup against Alabama in the Iron Bowl. If the Tigers can win, that would give the SEC a record 14 teams from one conference in the postseason.

The big question that remains is whether or not the SEC will get a fourth team in the 12-team field of the College Football Playoff. As of right now it looks like the best chance of that happening would come from South Carolina beating a No. 12 ranked Clemson team on the road in the regular season finale.

Spoiler alert: I think South Carolina does beat Clemson and with that win ESPN gives them a 58 percent chance of making the 12-team field. Here’s where I think every SEC team will land this bowl season heading into the last week of the regular season.

Gasparilla Bowl

Tampa, Fla – Dec. 20

Florida vs South Florida

Birmingham Bowl

Birmingham, Ala – Dec. 27

Oklahoma vs Kansas

Las Vegas Bowl 

Las Vegas, Nev – Dec. 27

Ole Miss vs Washington

Independence Bowl 

Memphis, Tenn – Dec. 27

Vanderbilt vs Kansas St

Music City Bowl 

Nashville, Tenn – Dec. 27

LSU vs Michigan

Citrus Bowl

Orlando, Fla – Dec. 31

Alabama vs Illinois

Reliaquest Bowl

Orlando, Fla – Dec. 31

Missouri vs Iowa

Texas Bowl

Houston, Tex – Dec. 31

Arkansas vs TCU

Gator Bowl 

Jacksonville, Fla – Jan. 2, 2025

Texas A&M vs SMU

College Football Playoff First Round

No. 5 Oregon vs No. 12 Arizona State

No. 6 Notre Dame vs No. 11 South Carolina

No. 7 Texas vs No. 10 Indiana

No. 8 Penn State vs No. 9 Tennessee

College Football Playoff First Round Byes

No.1 Ohio State

No. 2 Georgia

No. 3 Miami

No. 4 Boise State