With the advent of the College Football Playoff, the SEC is more focused than ever on tough non-conference matchups.

The conference went as far as to institute a rule that each member school face at least one Power 5 foe in its four non-SEC games each season (independents Notre Dame, BYU and Army satisfy that requirement as well).

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It’s become more difficult to get major programs to agree to home-and-home series with each other. Neutral-site games offer big money — Alabama will receive $5 million and a wad of other benefits to play Florida State in Atlanta in 2017.

Teams also would rather not travel to places like Autzen Stadium (Oregon) or The Big House (Michigan), and vice versa.

As a result, neutral-site games between heralded programs are all the rage in college football. Texas A&M and Arkansas also have started playing their annual SEC West showdown in Arlington, Texas, while the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” continues to be held in Jacksonville, Fla.

If you’re an SEC fan, but don’t live near a campus, you’ll still see plenty of conference action near Dallas, Atlanta and even Houston. Orlando appears poised to get a piece of the action as well in the refurbished Citrus Bowl.

Next season’s Tennessee-Virginia Tech game at Bristol Motor Speedway also should be entertaining as the teams attempt to break college football’s all-time attendance record.

Here’s a fun list of all the SEC’s future neutral-site games, including eight such contests in 2015. Thanks to FBSchedules.com for helping compile the information.

2015

Sept. 3: South Carolina vs. North Carolina (Charlotte, N.C.)
Sept. 5: Alabama vs. Wisconsin (Arlington, Texas)
Sept. 5: Texas A&M vs. Arizona State (Houston)
Sept. 5: Auburn vs. Louisville (Atlanta)
Sept. 5: Tennessee vs. Bowling Green (Nashville, Tenn.)
Sept. 26: Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas)
Oct. 31: Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Nov. 14: Missouri vs. BYU (Kansas City)

2016

Sept. 3: Alabama vs. USC (Arlington, Texas)
Sept. 3: Georgia vs. North Carolina (Atlanta)
Sept. 3: LSU vs. Wisconsin (Green Bay, Wisc.)
Sept. 5: Ole Miss vs. Florida State (Orlando, Fla.)
Sept. 10: Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech (Bristol, Tenn.)
Sept. 24: Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas)
Oct. 29: Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.)

2017

Sept. 2: Alabama vs. Florida State (Atlanta)
Sept. 2: Florida vs. Michigan (Arlington, Texas)
Sept. 2: LSU vs. BYU (Houston)
Sept. 4: Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
Sept. 30: Arkansas vs. Texas A&M (Arlington, Texas)
Oct. 28: Florida vs. Georgia (Jacksonville, Fla.)

2018

Sept. 1: LSU vs. Miami (Arlington, Texas)
Sept. 1: Tennessee vs. West Virginia (Charlotte, N.C.)

2019

Aug. 31: Auburn vs. Oregon (Arlington, Texas)