Bowl Projections: Room for Two SEC Teams After Upsets

Washington Informer October 23, 2014

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Mississippi running back Jaylen Walton (6) carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. No. 3 Mississippi won 34-3. (AP Photo/The Daily Mississippian, Thomas Graning)

Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, left, celebrates the team's 31-27 victory over Notre Dame with teammate Ermon Lane after an NCAA college football game in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser) — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, left, celebrates the team’s 31-27 victory over Notre Dame with teammate Ermon Lane after an NCAA college football game in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

(USA Today) – The selections for the College Football Playoff continue to evolve each week as every upset creates a ripple effect that changes the landscape. Baylor’s loss to West Virginia opens the door for another SEC team into the four-team playoff with a potential one-loss Big Ten or Big 12 champion hoping for help.

Alabama has the best opportunity to take advantage of the SEC’s position with Mississippi State and Auburn coming to Tuscaloosa next month. While the Bulldogs are No. 1, their schedule also includes a road test at Mississippi on the final weekend of the regular season that could determine the fate of both teams in the Magnolia State.