If the favorites hold serve during rivalry weekend, Ole Miss would be in position for the Citrus Bowl, which has first pick of SEC teams after the playoff committee fills the New Year’s Six games. It is unclear how the SEC would decide which team is left out of the “Pool of Six” games if Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida and Auburn all finish at 6-6 with 3-5 SEC records, but the bowl games’ preference might be the deciding factor. While UK did beat Florida, the Gators beat South Carolina. If both Alabama and Missouri lost this weekend, Kentucky might fall to the lowest tier of SEC bowls even at 7-5. A 6-6 Kentucky team would be at risk of falling to the Birmingham or Gasparilla bowls in that scenario. That would create a cascading effect where the other SEC teams are knocked down a level in the league’s bowl selection process. Losses for Alabama or Missouri to Auburn and Arkansas respectively this weekend might drop those teams out of the top 10 and New Year’s Six bowl positions. Tuesday’s College Football Playoff committee rankings have three SEC teams in position for a New Year’s Six bowl berth: Georgia, Alabama and Missouri. 10 Louisville would go a long way to accomplishing that goal, but even with a win in the Governor’s Cup rivalry Kentucky could be knocked to the lowest tier of SEC bowls if results fall the wrong way elsewhere around the league this weekend. Kentucky football may need some help during the regular season’s final weekend to avoid its worst-case bowl scenarios.
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