Bowl season kicks off and Alabama football fans may root for many SEC wins

With Alabama Football missing the Playoff field, some Crimson Tide fans may disengage from the bowl season. Some of those who remain engaged may have a tough time pulling for Georgia, Texas, and Tennessee in the Playoffs.

Sentiment aside, a broader view of the postseason can include the value of SEC teams racking up wins against other conferences. If SEC teams win a sizable majority of their post-season contests, it will provide additional proof of how hard it is to win in the SEC.

The SEC was good but not great in last year's postseason. Including the Alabama Football loss to Michigan in the CFP Semi-Final, the SEC posted a 2023-24 record of 5-4. The previous season the SEC was better at 7-5, in no small part thanks to two Playoff wins by the Georgia Bulldogs.

The SEC has 13 teams participating in post-season play this year. The three SEC teams that have failed to earn a bowl game are the Auburn Tigers, Kentucky Wildcats, and Mississippi State Bulldogs.

The 2024-25 bowl season kicks off on Dec. 14 Jackson State and South Carolina State in the Cricket Celebration Bowl, and South Alabama and Western Michigan in the IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl.

SEC Teams and Bowl Season

• Fri. Dec. 20 - Florida Gators vs. Tulane Green Wave in the Gasparilla Bowl

• Fri. Dec. 27 - Oklahoma Sooners vs. Navy in the Armed Forces Bowl; Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Georgia Tech Yellowjackets in the Birmingham Bowl; Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Liberty Bowl' Texas A&M Aggies vs. USC Trojans in the Las Vegas Bowl

• Mon. Dec. 30 - Missouri vs. Iowa in the Music City Bowl

Tues. Dec. 31 - Alabama Football vs. Michigan Wolverines in the ReliaQuest Bowl

• Tues. Dec. 31 - South Carolina vs. Illinois in the Citrus Bowl; LSU Bengal Tigers vs. Baylor Bears in the Kinder's Bowl

• Thur. Jan. 2 - Ole Miss Rebels vs. Duke Blue Devils in the Gator Bowl

SEC Playoff Games

• Sat. Dec. 21 - Texas Longhorns vs. Clemson Tigers, Tennessee Vols vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

• Wed. Jan. 1 - Georgia Bulldogs will play the winner of Notre Dame vs. Indiana

The complete CFB Playoff schedule as provided by the NCAA.