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The bottom of the SEC bowl pecking order turned out to be the big winner on Saturday with Auburn’s win over Texas A&M and Arkansas’ thriller over Ole Miss keeping the Tigers and Hogs alive for bowl eligibility. If Kentucky can beat Vanderbilt, to go along with the likely layup against Charlotte, it should get one of the final bowl slots.

The SEC will almost certainly get one team in the playoff and two others in the New Year’s Six bowls, and then it all filters from there.

The best available SEC team goes to the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl vs. the Big Ten’s No. 2 team, and then after that, it’s all up to the bowls and the conference to figure it out – there’s no pecking order. It’ll be all about the best matchups and geography.

But first, Auburn, Arkansas and Kentucky have to do their part and become eligible.

SEC Bowl Projections, Week 12, Nov. 8

Alabama

College Football Playoff, Cotton Bowl vs. College Football Playoff

LSU

New Year’s Six Allstate Sugar Bowl vs. New Year’s Six, Big 12

Florida

New Year’s Six Chick-fil-A Peach vs. New Year’s Six

Georgia

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl vs. Big Ten No. 2

Ole Miss

Outback Bowl vs. Big Ten No. 3

Mississippi State

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl vs. ACC or Big Ten

Arkansas

TaxSlayer Bowl vs. ACC or Big Ten

Tennessee

AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs. Big 12

Texas A&M

AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl vs. Big 12

Auburn

Belk Bowl vs. ACC

Kentucky

Independence Bowl vs. ACC