The Allstate Sugar Bowl matchup is only partly set.

But the Sugar Bowl and New Orleans will have a winning combination no matter what.

SEC champion Georgia (12-1, 7-1) is the No. 3 seed and will face the winner of a first-round game between No. 6 Ole Miss and No. 11 Tulane in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup at 7 p.m. Jan. 1 in the Caesars Superdome.

“Whatever happens, we’re going to have a good game and a good environment,” Sugar Bowl CEO Jeff Hundley said shortly after the 12-team bracket was announced Sunday. “There’s a lot of rabid fan passion for all three programs.”

The Rebels (11-1, 7-1) will host the American Conference champion Green Wave (11-2, 7-1) at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20 in Oxford, Mississippi. It will be a rematch of the Rebels’ 45-10 home victory

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