Say goodbye to two SEC teams making the inaugural College Football Playoff.

The Big Ten, Big 12 and Pac-12 all owe a debt of gratitude to Ole Miss for knocking off Mississippi State this past Saturday, dropping the previously No. 4-ranked Bulldogs to 10-2 and out of the playoff picture.

But it's not all doom and gloom for the SEC. Realistically, the chances of getting two teams in the playoff were slim anyway.

Commissioner Mike Slive can hold his head high knowing that an astounding 12 teams (out of 14) from his conference qualified for bowl games during the regular season.

College Football Playoff semifinal (Allstate Sugar Bowl): Alabama

Capital One Orange Bowl: Mississippi State

Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: Ole Miss

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl: Missouri

Outback Bowl: Auburn

TaxSlayer Bowl: LSU

Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl: Georgia

Advocare V100 Texas Bowl: Texas A&M

Belk Bowl: South Carolina

AutoZone Liberty Bowl: Arkansas

Birmingham Bowl: Tennessee

Duck Commander Independence Bowl: Florida