Top 5 Easiest/Toughest P5 Schedules for 2017

[outofyourmind]

It's funny watching fans of teams that think strength of schedule is somehow important.

 

[Wild Turkey]

And, the SEC?

Has most of the P5 hardest schedules so obviously we have quality teams. Auburn has one natty this decade and lost in the last 3 seconds in another. Try to keep up.

 

[Edisto_Tiger]

And, the SEC?

over rated as usual. The east is a dumpster fire until it proves otherwise and the west is ... well ... Bama.

 

[travis2x]

Wisconsin's Opponent Rank according to FPI:

Utah State - 93
Florida Atlantic - 105
BYU - 42
Northwestern - 29
Nebraska - 56
Purdue - 97
Maryland - 71
Illinois - 86
Indiana - 59
Iowa - 40
Michigan - 18
Minnesota - 68

Avg. Rank - 63

I don't doubt the B10 West being a weak division because it is one of the weakest in CFB. But some of those numbers are humorous! I really trust in FPI and preseason guesses at who is going to be good or not

 

[jon2tanman]

What happened to A, B, and C scheduling? Also, any team that schedules an opponent that doesn't qualify towards the sos, then that game should count as a negative rating.

 

[Ickey Shuffle]

At least there basketball team redeems them. Oh wait it took half way through the fourth year for them to surpass the football team in conference wins.

So what was the main reason of inviting them? TV market? Academics? Something has to give.

 

[7Samurai13]

So what was the main reason of inviting them? TV market? Academics? Something has to give.

It forces the NY/NJ markets to make the Big Ten Network an in market channel instead of an out of market channel and more than doubles the revenue for every cable package. It also gave them a huge bargaining chip when shopping the TV rights and tripled their deal with the last negotiation. No clue what Maryland brought to the table.