We’re less than 100 days away from the start of the 2015 college football season.

While we brace for the rest of the summer, let’s take a look at the opening game for every SEC school.

We’ve ranked them all by the difficulty of the matchup, accounting for both the strength of the opponent and the likelihood of a loss.

SEC FAVORED, BUT COULD BE DOG FIGHT

Arizona State vs. Texas A&M: The Sun Devils offense will present a great initial challenge for the reworked Aggies defense. Mike Bercovici and converted running back D.J. Foster replace quarterback Taylor Kelly and primary receiver Jaelen Strong in an uptempo offense that will force Texas A&M to make tackles. The good news: Arizona State’s pass defense allows a very high completion percentage.

North Carolina vs. South Carolina: Gamecocks fans aren’t as bullish entering the ’15 season as they were last year. Maybe it will help South Carolina’s confidence to beat yet another offense that operates with lightning-fast tempo in the first game (remember Texas A&M?). UNC senior quarterback Marquise Williams accounted for 35 touchdowns last season and the Tar Heels return all five starting offensive linemen, a good test for the rebooted SC defensive line. Each team’s defense is aiming for a major turnaround.

Western Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt: The Hilltoppers spoiled Marshall’s unbeaten season in ’14 with a 67-66 shootout win. Quarterback Brandon Doughty should put up huge numbers as a senior. The Commodores aren’t well-equipped to attack Western Kentucky’s weakness — pass defense — making this a difficult early-season contest. With memories of Temple lingering from the ’14 opener, can Vandy re-work the script?

CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IS FAIR

Wisconsin vs. Alabama: The Badgers play right into the strength of the Alabama defense. Running back Melvin Gordon is in San Diego now, but Corey Clement gives Wisconsin yet another star back in the Big Ten. The passing game? Joel Stave threw 10 picks against nine touchdowns last season, and tight end Sam Arneson (29 catches, 4 TDs) is gone. The Tide defensive line should match up decently well against Wisconsin’s offensive line, and the Badgers may not be able to test the questionable Alabama pass defense.

Louisville vs. Auburn: A Bobby Petrino offense always is primed to test a shallow secondary, but Cardinals quarterback Will Gardner had surgery late in the ’14 season and may not be ready to play against Auburn. Former Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham had Louisville playing outstanding last year with 41 sacks and 26 interceptions, and the team returns the majority of its pass rush. But the Cardinals run defense is a huge potential liability against the Tigers.

FEISTY — FOR A GROUP OF 5 SCHOOL

Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Kentucky: Ragin’ Cajuns coach Mark Hudspeth is one of the unheralded rising industry guys you’ll hear more about in the next year or two. He’s helped Louisiana-Lafayette, not exactly a football power, to four consecutive 9-4 seasons. Elijah McGuire, a do-everything running back, presents a challenge for Kentucky’s defense. But the Wildcats’ Air Raid offense should be effective here, as Louisiana-Lafayette’s pass defense was bad last season and the defense lost tackle Christian Ringo (20 tackles for loss).

Bowling Green vs. Tennessee: This may be the fastest offensive tempo the Vols will face all season, as Bowling Green put together 30 touchdown drives of two minutes or less last year. The Falcons also return the top three receivers. BGSU, the defending MAC East champion, likes to be aggressive and force turnovers on defense, but the front seven is going to have major problems against Tennessee’s run offense and short passing game.

EASY WINS

UTEP vs. Arkansas: Miners running back Aaron Jones is a good candidate to become a Doak Walker Award finalist, and UTEP returns four starters on a very good offensive line. This game will give us a good indication of whether defensive coordinator Robb Smith can have the front seven playing just as physical and dominant as it did at the end of last year. The Miners’ rush defense was decent — against C-USA competition, mind you — last year, but the pass defense was awful. Maybe Brandon Allen and Keon Hatcher can get going here.

Southern Miss vs. Mississippi State: The Golden Eagles will air it out with former Hoover, Ala., quarterback Nick Mullens. Could the Bulldogs secondary face some plays similar to the UAB game last year? On the other side of the ball, Southern Miss can’t get pressure on a quarterback and can’t stop the run. Expect Dak Prescott and whomever Mississippi State features to have a great day.

Louisiana-Monroe vs. Georgia: This may not turn out to be much of a game, but ULM has been known as the SEC killers the last several years. The Warhawks took down Arkansas in 2012 and nearly took down Auburn the very next week. But that was a long time ago and the program is much different. The Bulldogs should roll, but they can’t just show up and win.

GLORIFIED SCRIMMAGES

New Mexico State vs. Florida: The Aggies return 18 starters, but finished last season 2-10. New Mexico State ranked dead last in the FBS against the run, so don’t be surprised if Florida sticks with a Will Muschamp-like offense at least for the season-opener. The Aggies ran the ball decently out of the spread, and return four starting offensive linemen and 1,000-yard rusher Larry Rose III. But New Mexico State should have all kinds of trouble in Jim McElwain’s debut game.

Tennessee-Martin vs. Ole Miss: The Skyhawks return seven starters on a pretty good FCS defense and added former UAB defensive lineman Parrish Huddleston. Maybe Tennessee-Martin will at least make Chad Kelly (or whomever starts at quarterback for the Rebels) work for it for a while.

Southeast Missouri State vs. Missouri: SEMO’s best player is receiver Paul McRoberts, who caught nine touchdown passes in just seven games last season. But the team should finish near the bottom of the Ohio Valley Conference. Expect this one to be over by the end of the first quarter.

McNeese State vs. LSU: The McNeese State running game is decent at the FCS level and the team returns 16 of 22 starters. Still, the Cowboys are predicted to finish in the bottom half of the Southland Conference. LSU should use this game to build some confidence on both sides of the ball.