With the release of the latest College Football Playoff rankings, it seems likely that four SEC teams will play in New Year’s Six bowls. Florida and LSU are ranked #9 and 10, respectively, in the latest rankings, and it seems unlikely that either would fall below #11 in the final rankings. Things could get hairy if Northwestern or Pitt wins its conference championship on Saturday, though we can feel pretty sure that both Florida and LSU will be playing in the New Year’s bowls.
As we discussed the other day, four SEC teams in the New Year’s Six would mean that Vanderbilt would fall into the Pool of Six bowl games — those are Belk, Gator, Liberty, Music City, Outback, and Texas.