By The 2024 season has yet to begin, but it is fun to check out preseason projections as it provides a measuring stick for expectations.
From projected finishing order to Heisman contenders, predictions are flying in from many experts and publications as we wait for the 2024 season to begin. Today’s prediction deep dive comes from Athlon Sports, which has predicted bowl and College Football Playoff projections in their preseason publications.
The SEC is expected to send eight teams to bowl games while four more are projected to make it to the expanded College Football Playoff. Early projections indicate that programs such as Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Mississippi State, and Florida will miss postseason bids this season.
Where does Athlon Sports project Auburn to end their 2024 campaign? Which SEC teams will have the chance to play for a College Football Playoff National Championship? Here’s a look at Athlon Sports’ preseason bowl and College Football Playoff predictions for SEC teams.
Birmingham Bowl
Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports
SEC representative: South Carolina
Opponent: Tulane (AAC)
Citrus Bowl
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SEC representative: Missouri
Opponent: Iowa (Big Ten)
Gator Bowl
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SEC representative: LSU
Opponent: Miami (ACC)
Las Vegas Bowl
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SEC representative: Texas A&M
Opponent: Arizona (Big 12)
Liberty Bowl
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SEC representative: Auburn
Opponent: West Virginia (Big 12)
Music City Bowl
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Reliaquest Bowl
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Texas Bowl
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SEC representative: Oklahoma
Opponent: Kansas (Big 12)
College Football Playoff representative No. 1
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College Football Playoff representative No. 2
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SEC representative No. 2: Ole Miss
First round: W vs. Penn State (Oxford, Mississippi)
Quarterfinals: L vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)
