College football bowl projections: Slotting all 46 games after Week 7's historic run of upsets — SkimNews
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- Week 7 produced unprecedented chaos as No. 1 Georgia fell to Auburn, formerly No. 1 and unbeaten Texas lost to Florida, and Alabama was beaten at Tennessee — three top-tier losses in a single Saturday
- For the first time in the CFP era, the source projects at least two — possibly several — three-loss SEC teams to make the 12-team bracket, with Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Texas, and Florida all finishing 9-3
- The SEC is reportedly moving toward a 24-team College Football Playoff as soon as 2027, which would make this season's SEC Championship Game the last of its kind
- Penn State dropped to 0-4 in Big Ten play and 3-4 overall after Saturday's loss at Michigan, with the source calling the 2026 campaign a 'massive letdown' as the Nittany Lions are one of only two Big Ten teams to miss Ohio State, Indiana, and Oregon
- LSU controls its own CFP destiny but must still visit Auburn, host Alabama and Texas, and travel to Tennessee — and the source notes LSU currently loses the 'tiebreaker' with Ole Miss and Kentucky if all three finish with similar resumes
- Auburn upset No. 1 Georgia behind tough, between-the-tackle running from Byrum Brown, with coach Alex Golesh calling the win 'the first step' toward rebuilding the Tigers into a national power
- Utah remains unbeaten after Week 7 and in an ideal CFP position, with the source projecting regular-season losses only at BYU and Arizona, landing the Utes at 10-2
Why it matters: With five SEC teams projected at 9-3 and the 12-team CFP holding only four at-large spots, the selection committee faces unprecedented tiebreaker pressure this season — the exact scenario the source says motivated the SEC's reported push to expand to 24 teams as soon as 2027.
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