We know now for sure the SEC will get two teams in the BCS.
The winner of the SEC championship game will go to Pasadena to play in the BCS National Championship Game, and the loser will go to New Orleans to play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
But a wild final week of the regular season left the rest of the bowls scrambling.
Ole Miss’ upset loss to Mississippi State was LSU’s gain. The Tigers rallied to beat Arkansas in overtime, and as the SEC’s highest ranked team, will likely head to the Capital One Bowl.
After that, it really gets interesting.
There could be a swap of sorts in play with the Outback Bowl and Cotton Bowl.
The Outback gets first choice out of the East and the Cotton first choice out of the West after the Capital One selects. But since Ole Miss went to the Cotton Bowl last year, there may be a deal worked out where the Rebels go to the Outback this year and Tennessee to the Cotton. The Vols finished in a tie with Georgia for second place in the East, but beat the Bulldogs head-to-head.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl also has a tough choice. South Carolina became a lot more attractive with its win over Clemson. But with Georgia beating Georgia Tech, there will be a lot of pressure to keep the Bulldogs close to home there in Atlanta. Plus, Georgia beat South Carolina head-to-head and finished a game better than the Gamecocks in the SEC standings.
Here’s the way I see the bowl lineup shaking out heading into this weekend’s SEC championship game:
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs. BCS team
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Florida vs. BCS team
Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Big Ten team
Outback Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Big Ten team
Cotton Bowl: Tennessee vs. Big 12 team
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Georgia vs. ACC team
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: South Carolina vs. ACC team
Autozone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. Conference USA team
Advocare Independence Bowl: Auburn vs. Big 12 team
Papajohns.com Bowl: Kentucky vs. Big East team
The winner of the SEC championship game will go to Pasadena to play in the BCS National Championship Game, and the loser will go to New Orleans to play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
But a wild final week of the regular season left the rest of the bowls scrambling.
Ole Miss’ upset loss to Mississippi State was LSU’s gain. The Tigers rallied to beat Arkansas in overtime, and as the SEC’s highest ranked team, will likely head to the Capital One Bowl.
After that, it really gets interesting.
There could be a swap of sorts in play with the Outback Bowl and Cotton Bowl.
The Outback gets first choice out of the East and the Cotton first choice out of the West after the Capital One selects. But since Ole Miss went to the Cotton Bowl last year, there may be a deal worked out where the Rebels go to the Outback this year and Tennessee to the Cotton. The Vols finished in a tie with Georgia for second place in the East, but beat the Bulldogs head-to-head.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl also has a tough choice. South Carolina became a lot more attractive with its win over Clemson. But with Georgia beating Georgia Tech, there will be a lot of pressure to keep the Bulldogs close to home there in Atlanta. Plus, Georgia beat South Carolina head-to-head and finished a game better than the Gamecocks in the SEC standings.
Here’s the way I see the bowl lineup shaking out heading into this weekend’s SEC championship game:
BCS National Championship Game: Alabama vs. BCS team
Allstate Sugar Bowl: Florida vs. BCS team
Capital One Bowl: LSU vs. Big Ten team
Outback Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Big Ten team
Cotton Bowl: Tennessee vs. Big 12 team
Chick-fil-A Bowl: Georgia vs. ACC team
Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl: South Carolina vs. ACC team
Autozone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas vs. Conference USA team
Advocare Independence Bowl: Auburn vs. Big 12 team
Papajohns.com Bowl: Kentucky vs. Big East team
SEC SCOREBOARD
Saturday, 12/17
Final Temple 37 Wyoming 15 Final Ohio 24 Utah State 23 Final San Diego State 30 Louisiana-Lafayette 32
Tuesday, 12/20
Wednesday, 12/21
Final 18 TCU 31 Louisiana Tech 24
Thursday, 12/22
Saturday, 12/24
Final Nevada 17 21 Southern Miss 24
Monday, 12/26
Tuesday, 12/27
Final Western Michigan 32 Purdue 37 Final Louisville 24 North Carolina State 31
Wednesday, 12/28
Final Toledo 42 Air Force 41 Final California 10 24 Texas 21
Thursday, 12/29
Final Florida State 18 Notre Dame 14 Final Washington 56 12 Baylor 67
Friday, 12/30
Final Brigham Young 24 Tulsa 21 Final Rutgers 27 Iowa State 13 Final Mississippi State 23 Wake Forest 17 Final Iowa 14 14 Oklahoma 31
Saturday, 12/31
Final Texas A&M 33 Northwestern 22 Final/OT Georgia Tech 27 Utah 30 Final Illinois 20 UCLA 14 Final Cincinnati 31 Vanderbilt 24 Final Virginia 24 25 Auburn 43
Monday, 1/2
Final 19 Houston 30 22 Penn State 14 Final Ohio State 17 Florida 24 Final/3OT 17 Michigan State 33 16 Georgia 30 Final 20 Nebraska 13 9 South Carolina 30 Final 10 Wisconsin 38 5 Oregon 45 Final/OT 4 Stanford 38 3 Oklahoma State 41
Tuesday, 1/3
Final/OT 13 Michigan 23 11 Virginia Tech 20
Wednesday, 1/4
Final 23 West Virginia 70 15 Clemson 33
Friday, 1/6
Final 8 Kansas State 16 6 Arkansas 29


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