Sunday, November 16, 2008

Weekly rankings and bowl projections from around the SEC

ALABAMA (11-0, 7-0)
Ranking: 1 (AP)/1 (USA TODAY)
Best Bowl: National Championship Game
Worst Bowl: Sugar Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Sugar Bowl vs. Boise State
ESPN's Schlabach: Sugar Bowl vs. Utah
ESPN's Feldman: Sugar Bowl vs. USC (That'd be cool, huh?)
SI's Mandel: Sugar vs. Utah

FLORIDA (9-1, 7-1)
Ranking: 3/3
Best Bowl: National Championship Game
Worst Bowl: Sugar Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: National Championship Game vs. Oklahoma
ESPN's Schlabach: National Championship vs. Texas Tech
ESPN's Feldman: National Championship vs. Texas Tech
SI's Mandel: National Championship vs. Texas Tech

GEORGIA (9-2, 6-2)
Ranking: 13/13
Best Bowl: Capital One Bowl
Worst Bowl: Cotton Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Capital One Bowl vs. Michigan State
ESPN's Schlabach: Capital One vs. Ohio State
ESPN's Feldman: Cotton vs. Oklahoma
SI's Mandel: Capital One vs. Michigan State

LSU (7-3, 3-3)
Ranking: 18/18
Best Bowl: Capital One Bowl
Worst Bowl: Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Cotton Bowl vs. Texas Tech
ESPN's Schlabach: Cotton vs. Oklahoma
ESPN's Feldman: Capital One vs. Ohio State
SI's Mandel: Cotton vs. Oklahoma

SOUTH CAROLINA (7-4, 4-4)
Ranking: 34/35
Best Bowl: Cotton Bowl
Worst Bowl: Music City Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Outback Bowl vs. Northwestern
ESPN's Schlabach: Outback vs. Michigan State
ESPN's Feldman: Outback vs. Michigan State
SI's Mandel: Chick-Fil-A vs. North Carolina

OLE MISS (6-4, 3-3)
Ranking: 35/NR
Best Bowl: Cotton Bowl
Worst Bowl: Music City Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Chick-Fil-A Bowl vs. North Carolina
ESPN's Schlabach: Chick-Fil-A Bowl vs. North Carolina
ESPN's Feldman: Chick-Fil-A Bowl vs. North Carolina
SI's Mandel: Outback vs. Iowa

VANDERBILT (6-4, 4-3)
Ranking: NR/NR
Best Bowl: Cotton Bowl
Worst Bowl: Music City Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Liberty Bowl vs. Houston
ESPN's Schlabach: Liberty vs East Carolina
ESPN's Feldman: Liberty vs. Tulsa
SI's Mandel: Music City vs. Virginia Tech

KENTUCKY (6-5, 2-5)
Ranking: NR/NR
Best Bowl: Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Worst Bowl: Independence Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: Music City Bowl vs. Virginia Tech
ESPN's Schlabach: Music City Bowl vs. Wake Forest
ESPN's Feldman: Music City vs. Florida State
SI's Mandel: Liberty vs. Houston

ARKANSAS (4-6, 1-5)
Ranking: NR/NR
Best Bowl: Liberty Bowl
Worst Bowl: Independence Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: None
ESPN's Schlabach: None
ESPN's Feldman: None
SI's Mandel: None

AUBURN (5-6, 2-5)
Ranking: NR/NR
Best Bowl: Liberty Bowl
Worst Bowl: Independence Bowl
Moral Victory prediction: None
ESPN's Schlabach: None
ESPN's Feldman: None
SI's Mandel: None

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