One ESPN believes that Ole Miss is the only three-loss SEC school that truly deserves a spot in the College Football Playoff. Alabama and South Carolina? Not so much.

That leaves just three more bowl spots among 12 other teams. It could mark the first time in several years bowls won’t need to elevate the 5-7 team with the best Academic Progress Rate (APR) to fill out the field. Unfortunately, that means multiple eligible teams could get left out of the postseason.