Much has been made about the strength of schedule for Alabama this year. Even with a weak schedule and no top 15 wins, they still managed to make the playoffs. There have also been forums questioning the need to play marquee match-ups out of conference. This prompted me to take a look at the SEC's out of conference schedule for next year. As you might have guessed, it is soft. Of the 14 teams in the SEC, only 6 have games scheduled for next year against teams currently ranked in the top 25. Have a look.
*Top 25
| Florida |
|---|
| Charleston Southern |
| Colorado State |
| Idaho |
| Florida State |
| Kentucky |
|---|
| Central Michigan |
| Murray State |
| Middle Tennessee |
| Louisville |
| Mississippi State |
|---|
| Stephen F. Austin |
| Kansas State |
| UL Lafayette |
| LA Tech |
| Auburn |
|---|
| Washington* |
| Alabama State |
| Southern Miss |
| Liberty |
| Alabama |
|---|
| Louisville |
| Arkansas State |
| LA Lafayette |
| The Citadel |
| Georgia |
|---|
| Austin Peay |
| Middle Tennessee |
| Massachusetts |
| GA Tech |
| Ole Miss |
|---|
| Texas Tech |
| Southern Miss |
| Kent State |
| LA-Monroe |
| Arkansas |
|---|
| Eastern Illinois |
| Colorado State |
| North Texas |
| Tulsa |
| Texas A&M |
|---|
| Northwestern State |
| Clemson* |
| LA-Monroe |
| UAB |
| LSU |
|---|
| Miami* |
| Southwestern |
| LA Tech |
| Rice |
| Vanderbilt |
|---|
| Middle Tennessee |
| Nevada |
| Notre Dame* |
| Tennessee State |
| Missouri |
|---|
| UT-Martin |
| Wyoming |
| Purdue |
| Memphis* |
| Tennessee (Hoke's Vols) |
|---|
| West Virginia |
| East Tennessee State (who?) |
| UTEP |
| Charlotte (worst team in football) |
| South Carolina |
|---|
| Coastal Carolina |
| Marshall |
| Chattanooga |
| Clemson* |
