Arkansas falls out of the New Years Six in latest bowl projections

Arkansas drops out of the NY6 with the lastest bowl projections from USA TODAY Sports.

It wasn’t the best time for the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday after falling to Texas A&M 23-21. Fortunately for the good guys, there is still plenty of time for Sam Pittman and company to reach all of their goals.

Week 4 saw Georgia, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Kentucky, LSU, and South Carolina getting nonconference wins. In conference action, the Auburn Tigers survived a matchup with Missouri that required overtime.

The Florida Gators’ late rally fell short as the Tennessee Vols were able to hold them off to keep their perfect season intact. Alabama hosted Vanderbilt in a game that wasn’t close, as expected.

With Week 4 action in the books, USA TODAY Sports released its latest bowl projections. Here is how it shakes out for the SEC:

New 247Sports bowl projections have Auburn still playing on New Year’s Day

Despite losing two games in a row Auburn is still slotted in a New Year’s Day bowl by 247Sports

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Auburn’s two-game losing streak hasn’t really cost the Tigers in any way when it comes to bowl projections.

247Sports released their latest projections after Week 13 of the college football season and still have Gus Malzahn’s team heading to Orlando to play in the Citrus Bowl. The only difference is that this week it is Northwestern that the Tigers are slotted to meet.

This could be a Top 15 team vs. unranked matchup in Orlando, a location Auburn is familiar with during bowl season. The Tigers have underperformed this fall relative to expectations while the Wildcats are an upset loss away from being unbeaten and likely ranked inside the Top 10.

Auburn and Northwestern have met once before, that coming in the 2010 Outback Bowl. The Tigers pulled out a 38-35 victory in what was a wild game.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for SEC teams:

Liberty Bowl

Projected matchup: West Virginia vs. South Carolina

Gasparilla Bowl

Projected matchup: Boston College vs. Kentucky

Birmingham Bowl

Projected matchup: Memphis vs. Tennessee

Texas Bowl

Projected matchup: Texas vs. Mississippi State

Music City Bowl

Projected matchup: Iowa vs. Arkansas

Armed Forces Bowl

Projected matchup: Ole Miss vs. Colorado

Outback Bowl

Projected matchup: Wisconsin vs. LSU

Gator Bowl

Projected matchup: North Carolina vs. Missouri

Cotton Bowl

Projected matchup: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Peach Bowl

Projected matchup: Georgia vs. Cincinnati

Orange Bowl

Projected matchup: Texas A&M vs. Miami

Sugar Bowl (CFP semi-final)

Projected matchup: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Notre Dame

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Projected matchup: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Clemson

Updated bowl projections from Sporting News has Auburn vs. Big Ten team

Auburn and Indiana have only met once in the two programs history with it coming in the 1990 Peach Bowl, a 27-23 Auburn victory.

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There are not many things you can count on in the year 2020 but one of them is that Auburn will probably play its bowl game in Florida and the Tigers will probably play a team from the Big Ten.

Over at Sporting News, Bill Bender has released his latest bowl projections and has Auburn facing Indiana in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl in Orlando on New Year’s Day.

The Hoosiers are currently 5-1 with their only loss coming at Ohio State, 42-35. They will be without star quarterback Michael Penix for the rest of the season after he tore his ACL in Saturday’s victory over Maryland this past Saturday.

The two programs have met just once before, that coming in the 1990 Peach Bowl. Auburn pulled out a 27-23 victory in the old Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.

Here are the rest of the SEC bowl projections from Sporting News:

Music City Bowl

Kentucky vs. Iowa

Liberty Bowl

Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma State

Texas Bowl

LSU vs. Texas

Gator Bowl

Missouri vs. North Carolina

Outback Bowl

Georgia vs. Wisconsin

Cotton Bowl

Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

Orange Bowl

Florida vs. Miami

Sugar Bowl (CFP semifinal)

Alabama vs. Clemson

College Football Playoff National Championship Game

Alabama vs. Ohio State

Updated bowl projections from College Football News

The latest bowl projections from College Football News has Auburn playing Indiana in the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day.

Auburn took it on the chin this past Saturday in a 42-13 loss to rival Alabama. The Tigers look to rebound when they host No. 5/6 Texas A&M on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

A win against the Aggies would likely improve the Tigers bowl projections but, as of right now, Gus Malzahn’s team is projected to play upstart Indiana from the Big Ten in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl in Orlando on January 1 by College Football News.

The Hoosiers’ only loss of the season came against No. 3 Ohio State in Columbus, a close 42-35 defeat to the Buckeyes. Tom Allen’s team will be without starting quarterback Michael Penix the rest of the year after he tore his ACL in the win over Maryland this past Saturday.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:

Union Home Mortgage Gasparillia Bowl

Projection: Wake Forest vs South Carolina

Music City Bowl

Projection: Tennessee vs. Northwestern

‘Liberty Bowl

Projection: Arkansas vs. West Virginia

Texas Bowl

Projection: Kentucky vs. Oklahoma State

Birmingham Bowl

Projection: Memphis vs. Mississippi State

Gator Bowl

Projection: NC State vs. Ole Miss

Outback Bowl

Projection: LSU vs. Wisconsin

Las Vegas Bowl

Projection: Missouri vs. Colorado

Cotton Bowl

Projection: Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma

Peach Bowl

Projection: Georgia vs. Cincinnati

Orange Bowl

Projection: Florida vs. Miami

Sugar Bowl (CFP semi-final)

Projection: Alabama vs. Notre Dame’

College Football Playoff National Championship

Projection: Alabama vs. Clemson

Updated bowl projection for Auburn from 247Sports

The Tigers are 4-2 and head into Starkville to take on Mississippi State on Saturday.

Auburn enjoyed its bye week this weekend as the Tigers prepare for the final four-game stretch of their 2020 season. Gus Malzahn’s team travels to Starkville to take on Mississippi State, 24-14 winners over Vanderbilt on Saturday, at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday.

Over at 247Sports, they have updated their bowl projections and have the Tigers facing Northwestern in the Outback Bowl. The two programs have met just once in their history, a 38-35 Auburn victory in the 2010 Outback Bowl.

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for the SEC:

Music City Bowl

Projection: Indiana vs. Arkansas

Liberty Bowl

Projection: Kansas State vs. Kentucky

Texas Bowl

Projection: Texas vs. Mizzou

Birmingham Bowl

Projection: Marshall vs. Tennessee

Citrus Bowl

Projection: Wisconsin vs. Georgia

Gator Bowl

Projection: Boston College vs. LSU

Las Vegas Bowl

Projection: Utah vs. Ole Miss

Cotton Bowl

Projection: Oklahoma vs. Florida

Orange Bowl

Projection: Clemson vs. Texas A&M

Sugar Bowl (Playoff semifinal)

Projection: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Oregon

Updated 247Sports SEC bowl projections after Week 4

The updated 247Sports bowl projections have Auburn facing a familiar opponent.

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It was not the best of days for Auburn on the football field on Saturday as the Tigers were upset 30-22 by South Carolina in Columbia.

The great people over at 247Sports took notice but held the Tigers in the bowl pecking order to face someone Gus Malzahn might not want to see: P.J. Fleck and the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

MUSIC CITY BOWL

The pick: Auburn vs. Minnesota

We first projected Gus Malzahn’s Tigers here last week despite a national ranking inside the Top 15 as a contender in the SEC West. Why? Auburn hadn’t shown much consistency on offense. That on again, off again attack showed up again over the weekend during a loss to South Carolina. From the Big Ten, Minnesota looks to challenge Wisconsin this fall on its side of the conference, but has a tough opener next weekend vs. Michigan.

If you don’t remember, Auburn and Minnesota met in this year’s Outback Bowl and the Big Ten team got the best of the Tigers in a 31-24 victory.

Here is where 247Sports has the rest of the SEC playing in bowl games.

LIBERTY BOWL

Ole Miss vs. Kansas State

INDEPENDENCE BOWL

Arkansas vs. Pitt

BIRMINGHAM BOWL

Tennessee vs. UCF

TEXAS BOWL

LSU vs. Iowa State

OUTBACK BOWL

Kentucky vs. Iowa

GATOR BOWL

South Carolina vs. Michigan

CITRUS BOWL

Texas A&M vs. Wisconsin

PEACH BOWL

Florida vs. Notre Dame

ORANGE BOWL

Georgia vs. Miami

CFB SEMIFINAL (ROSE BOWL)

Alabama vs. Ohio State

ESPN updates bowl projections following Week 3 of SEC season

Auburn is slotted to travel south to the Sunshine State for its bowl game.

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Auburn pulled out a close 30-28 victory over Arkansas on Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium to improve to 2-1 on the young season.

While Bo Nix struggled, the star of the game for the Tigers was true freshman running back Tank Bigsby who set an Auburn freshman record with 268 all-purpose yards. The back rushed for 146 yards on 20 carries, caught four passes for 16 yards and returned four kickoffs for 106 yards.

Bigsby might get a chance to finish his freshman season against a Big Ten opponent, per ESPN’s latest bowl projections.

The two ESPN analysts have differing opinions on which bowl and which opponent Auburn will play, though, but both games will be played in the same stadium.

Citrus Bowl

Mark Schlabach: Auburn vs. Wisconsin (Editor’s note: Sigh!)

Outback Bowl

Kyle Bonagura: Michigan vs. Auburn

Here are the rest of the bowl projections for SEC teams.

College Football Playoff National Championship
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Jan. 11, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Alabama
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Alabama

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Alabama vs. Ohio State
Schlabach: Alabama vs. Ohio State

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl
Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jan. 1, ESPN
Bonagura: Clemson vs. Georgia
Schlabach: Clemson vs. Georgia

Capital One Orange Bowl
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Bonagura: Notre Dame vs. Texas A&M
Schlabach: Notre Dame vs. Florida

Vrbo Citrus Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Bonagura: Minnesota vs. Florida

Outback Bowl
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
Schlabach: Texas A&M vs. Iowa

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
Bonagura: North Carolina vs. Kentucky
Schlabach: Miami vs. Ole Miss

Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl
Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas
Bonagura: Utah vs. Tennessee
Schlabach: Utah vs. Kentucky

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl
NRG Stadium, Houston
Bonagura: Oklahoma vs. Ole Miss
Schlabach: Oklahoma vs. Tennessee

TransPerfect Music City Bowl
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee
Bonagura: Nebraska vs. Arkansas
Schlabach: Minnesota vs. LSU

AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, Tennessee
Bonagura: West Virginia vs. Missouri
Schlabach: West Virginia vs. Arkansas

TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl
Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
Bonagura: LSU vs. Houston
Schlabach: South Carolina vs. Marshall

Gasparilla Bowl
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Bonagura: Duke vs. Mississippi State
Schlabach: Wake Forest vs. Missouri

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Games listed alphabetically until all the dates are announced

Academy Sports + Outdoors Texas Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
Big 12 vs. SEC
Spring Projection: TCU vs. Tennessee
Last Season: Texas A&M 24, Oklahoma State 21

AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, TN
Big 12 vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Baylor vs. Mississippi State
Last Season: Navy 20, Kansas State 17

Belk Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
ACC vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Virginia vs. South Carolina
Last Season: Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30

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Outback Bowl

Wednesday, January 1
1:00 ET, ESPN
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
Big Ten vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Michigan vs. Auburn
Last Season: Minnesota 31, Auburn 24

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL
ACC vs. SEC
Spring Projection: North Carolina vs. Missouri
Last Season: Tennessee 23, Indiana 22

CFN in 60: Spring College Football Playoff Projections
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TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
American Athletic (or ACC) vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Memphis vs. Ole Miss
Last Season: Cincinnati 38, Boston College 6

TransPerfect Music City Bowl

Date Coming
ESPN
Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN
Big Ten vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Minnesota vs. Kentucky
Last Season: Louisville 38, Mississippi State 28

VRBO Citrus Bowl

Friday, January 1
1:00 ET, ESPN
Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Big Ten vs. SEC
Spring Projection: Wisconsin vs. LSU
Last Season: Alabama 35, Michigan 16

GoodYear Cotton Bowl Classic

Wednesday, December 30
ESPN
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
New Year’s Six at-large vs. New Year’s Six at-large
Spring Projection: Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Last Season: Penn State 53, Memphis 39

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Friday, January 1
ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
New Year’s Six at-large vs. New Year’s Six at-large
Spring Projection: Florida vs. Notre Dame
Last Season: LSU 63, Oklahoma 28

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Rose Bowl

Friday, January 1
5:00 ET, ESPN
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
CFP at-large vs. CFP at-large

Spring Projection: Ohio State vs. Georgia
Last Season: Oregon 28, Wisconsin 27

AllState Sugar Bowl

Friday, January 1
8:45 ET, ESPN
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, LA
CFP at-large vs. CFP at-large

Spring Projection: Clemson vs. Alabama
Last Season: Georgia 26, Baylor 14

College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, January 11
8:00 ET, ESPN
Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
CFP vs. CFP

Spring Projection: Ohio State vs. Alabama
Last Season: LSU 42, Clemson 25

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Amway Coaches Poll: Notre Dame Holds Still

Stack resumes and you can easily make the case that Notre Dame is worthy of a top-10, perhaps top-seven spot.

The final regular season Amway Coaches Poll Powered by USA Today is out and if it offers any hint of how the College Playoff Committee will see things, they’ll fall exactly in line with what we thought they’d be last night.

Here is the latest Amway Coaches Poll Powered by USA Today:

1. LSU

2. Ohio State

3. Clemson

4. Oklahoma

5. Georgia

6. Oregon

7. Florida

8. Baylor

9. Alabama

10. Utah

11. Wisconsin

12. Penn State

13. Auburn

14. Notre Dame

15. Memphis

16. Minnesota

17. Michigan

18. Boise State

19. Iowa

20. Appalachian State

21. Navy

22. Cincinnati

23. USC

24. Air Force

25. Virginia

Stack resumes and you can easily make the case that Notre Dame is worthy of a top-10, perhaps top-seven spot.

However you could also make a case (not saying it’d be correct) that they could be a few slots lower as well.