ACC out of conference schedules

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Decent opponents are italicized. Virginia has the toughest OOC schedule.

Strong OOC schedules (2+ strong P5 level programs/Notre Dame or three respectable games)
Clemson: Wofford, Appalachian State, Notre Dame, @ South Carolina
Georgia Tech: Alcorn State, Tulane, @ Notre Dame, Georgie
Louisville: Auburn (neutral site), Houston, Samford, @ Kentucky
Virginia Tech: Ohio State, Furman, @ Purdue, @ East Carolina
Virginia: @UCLA, Notre Dame, William & Mary, Boise State

Acceptable (generally two respectable OOC opponents):
Boston College: Maine, Howard, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame
Miami: Nebraska, Florida Atlantic, Bethune-Cookman, @ Cincinnatti
North Carolina: South Carolina, North Carolina A&T, Illinois, Delaware
Pitt: Youngstown State, @ Akron, @ Iowa, Notre Dame
Syracuse: Rhode Island, Central Michigan, LSU, @ South Florida
Wake Forest: Elon, @ Army, Indiana, @ Notre Dame

Weak (one respectable opponent):
Florida State: Texas State, South Florida, Chattanooga, @ Florida (downgraded FSU's ranking because they should be playing better games)


SEC Weak (no opponents expected to go to a bowl game from a decent conference):
NC State: Troy, Eastern Kentucky, @ Old Dominion, @ South Alabama
Duke: @Tulane, NC Central, Northwestern, @ Army
 
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Nice summary. Looks like UVA with the strongest OOC SOS (like you said) and then us with UGA likely being the best OOC game in the conference.
 
I think you have to give VT credit for playing Purdue and WF for playing Indiana. Sure, both teams are terrible, but they are both in P5 conferences. Plus, you gave credit to UNC for playing Illinois, whose win percentage is 0.324 under their new coach.
 
Here is the OOC schedule of the best conference to not win a BCS or NY6 bowl game during the last two seasons:

Among these categories, the SEC schools would be on the weak end of that category if placed with the ACC schools in the same grouping.

Strong:
Florida: New Mexico State, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida State
South Carolina: North Carolina (neutral), UCF, Citadel, Clemson

Acceptable:
Georgie: UL Monroe, Southern, Georgia Southern, @ Georgia Tech

Weak:
Alabama: Wisconsin (neutral), Middle Tennessee, UL Monroe, Charleston Southern
Auburn: Louisville (neutral), Jacksonville State, San Jose State, Idaho
Kentucky: UL Lafayette, Eastern Kentucky, UNC Charlotte, Louisville
Ole Miss: UT Martin, Fresno State, New Mexico State, @ Memphis
Texas A&M: Arizona State (neutral), Ball State, Nevada, Western Carolina
Tennessee: UAB, Oklahoma, Western Carolina, North Texas
Vanderbilt: Western Kentucky, Austin Peay, @ Middle Tennessee, @ Houston


Worse than weak:
LSU: McNesse State, @ Syracuse, Eastern Michigan, Western Kentucky
Arkansas: UTEP, Toledo, UT Martin, Texas Tech
Mississippi State: @ Southern Miss, Northwestern State, Troy, Louisiana Tech
Missouri: SE Missouri State, @ Arkansas State, UCONN, TBA
 
jdubjacket said:
I think you have to give VT credit for playing Purdue and WF for playing Indiana. Sure, both teams are terrible, but they are both in P5 conferences. Plus, you gave credit to UNC for playing Illinois, whose win percentage is 0.324 under their new coach.
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I will never give anyone credit for playing Indiana or Purdue. Tulane will be tougher. Illinois is capable. Just not consistent. And they went to a bowl game last year. Indiana has gone to one bowl game in the past 20 years. Purdue was one of the worst P5 teams last year and the year before. No credit for playing a team that is 4-20 in the last two years.
 
GT=Strong OOC schedule and without a doubt the strongest IC schedule (Coastal + FSU + Clemson)

Our schedule (as in the opponents) is ridiculous
 
The SEC will play only 11 P5 schools out of conference. Among them Syracuse. Texas Tech.

The ACC plays 22 games against P5/Notre Dame teams.
 
gtzulu said:
GT=Strong OOC schedule and without a doubt the strongest IC schedule (Coastal + FSU + Clemson)

Our schedule (as in the opponents) is ridiculous
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Yeah.

GT and UVA really brought it.

GT has: Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke, Pitt, Clemson, FSU, VT, Miami, and Georgie. 9 games against teams that went to bowls last year. 9 games against teams that were ranked at some point last year. The tenth game is a UVA team that missed a bowl because they played FSU, BYU (with hill), UCLA, GT, Duke, VT, Miami, Pitt, etc) last year.

UVA has: UCLA, Notre Dame, Boise State, Pitt, North Carolina, GT, Miami, Louisville, Duke, and VT.

I think both have the two hardest schedules in college football.
 
gtzulu said:
GT=Strong OOC schedule and without a doubt the strongest IC schedule (Coastal + FSU + Clemson)

Our schedule (as in the opponents) is ridiculous
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Miami's conference schedule is tougher than Tech's. They have the Coastal + FSU + Clemson. The difference being that they have to play Tech and we play Miami. :wink:
 
augustabuzz said:
Miami's conference schedule is tougher than Tech's. They have the Coastal + FSU + Clemson. The difference being that they have to play Tech and we play Miami. :wink:
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:lol: That's actually a really good point. Talk about brutal. Kaaya had better be the second coming or Golden is out of a job next year. Maybe by November.
 
Did you see miami's very tough 5 game stretch?:

@ Cincinnati
@ Florida State
Virginia Tech
Clemson
@ Duke
 
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