But Vanderbilt could land in several other bowls with SEC tie-ins. The Liberty Bowl in Memphis is most common among prognosticators, but other options could include the Music City Bowl; Las Vegas Bowl; Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.); Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) or Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl. Here are the projections after Week 12.

Tennessee football might be out of the playoffs for now, but that can change quickly. The Tennessee Volunteers lost a hard-fought game with Georgia on Saturday

That result has given the College Football Playoff portion of the bowl projections an unexpected look. I now have Colorado winning the Big 12 over the Cougars, but I also have the Buffaloes topping out in the final rankings at 13.