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The Associated Press released its preseason bowl projections Tuesday.
To no one’s surprise, the AP predicts 12 SEC teams will make a bowl game, tying last year’s record. The organization expects all seven SEC West teams to make a bowl, with Kentucky and Vanderbilt the only outliers.
Auburn continues to be a media darling (I expect big things from the Tigers as well). The AP picked a national title game of Ohio State-Auburn.
Projected to play in the Birmingham Bowl by the AP, the Mississippi State family has plenty of bulletin-board material and doubters if the Bulldogs need any motivation this season. Based on the bowl projections, the AP expects the top SEC contenders to be Georgia, LSU, Alabama and Arkansas.
College Football Playoff Championship Game: Ohio State vs. Auburn
College Football Playoff semifinals: Ohio State vs. Baylor (Orange Bowl); Notre Dame vs. Auburn (Cotton Bowl)
Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. TCU
Citrus Bowl: Wisconsin vs. LSU
Peach Bowl: Alabama vs. Clemson
Outback Bowl: Nebraska vs. Arkansas
Liberty Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Ole Miss
Music City Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee
TaxSlayer Bowl: Minnesota vs. South Carolina
Belk Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Missouri
Birmingham Bowl: Memphis vs. Mississippi State
Texas Bowl: Texas A&M vs. Texas
Independence Bowl: Miami vs. Florida
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
