Last night, the 2015 SEC schedules were released on SEC Network. A huge change to next year’s schedules will be the lack of two bye weeks during the season. With how the season sets up, there will only be one bye week for each team, making an already tough slate of games even more difficult for all 14 SEC teams.

College football is only halfway through the 2014 season, but we couldn’t resist looking ahead to 2015 and ranking the easiest and toughest SEC schedules for next season.

RELATED: Future cross-divisional opponents through 2025

14) Texas A&M Aggies

Toughest: at LSU, Nov. 27

Easiest: vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 14

Bye week: Oct. 10 between home games against SEC West rivals Mississippi State and Alabama

Bottom line: Texas A&M couldn’t have asked for a more favorable schedule. The Aggies don’t leave the state of Texas until Oct. 24, when they travel to Oxford, Miss. However, it’s the only true road game in the Aggies’ first 10 games. Opening the season against Arizona State is certainly not the easiest matchup, but the neutral-site location in Houston, Texas, should encourage a pro-Texas A&M crowd.

Their cross-divisional opponent is a lowly Vanderbilt team and the Aggies’ home schedule is particularly intriguing with Mississippi State, Alabama, Auburn and South Carolina all traveling to Kyle Field. For a team filled with young stars, 2015 was already going to be a big year for the Aggies and their favorable schedule only heightens expectations for a successful season.

13) Missouri Tigers

Toughest: at Georgia, Oct. 17

Easiest: vs. SE Missouri State, Sept. 5

Bye week: Oct. 31 between an away game at Vanderbilt and a home game vs. Mississippi State

Bottom line: Aside from a challenging road trip to Athens to take on Georgia and a season-ending road game vs. Arkansas, the schedule’s very much favorable for Missouri. Arguably one of the Tigers’ toughest opponents will be Mississippi State, but Missouri benefits from a bye week prior to the game, which falls on a Thursday night at Faurot Field. The Tigers have five home games on the schedule, but with two of those coming against Arkansas State and Vanderbilt, many of their harder opponents will face Missouri in Columbia.

12) Kentucky Wildcats

Toughest: at Mississippi State, Oct. 24

Easiest: vs. Eastern Kentucky, Oct. 3

Bye week: Oct. 10 between homes games against Eastern Kentucky and Auburn

Bottom line: Kentucky has to travel to Mississippi State and Georgia — two tough SEC opponents — but the majority of the Cats’ schedule sets up well for Mark Stoops’ team. They catch a break with a road game against Vanderbilt and Tennessee, Missouri, Florida and Auburn are all at home. The Auburn matchup on Oct. 15 falls on a Thursday night with both teams coming off a bye week.

However, Thursday night matchups tend to favor the home teams.. Add in a home game against in-state rival Louisville as a season finale 2015 and it appears the majority of Kentucky’s most important games will be in Lexington, Ky.

11) Georgia Bulldogs

Toughest: at Auburn, Nov. 14

Easiest: vs. Southern, Sept. 26

Bye week: Oct. 24 between a home game vs. Missouri and a neutral-site matchup against Florida.

Bottom line: Outside of games in Neyland Stadium and Jordan-Hare Stadium, Georgia won’t have to travel to any notoriously tough environments in 2015. The Bulldogs finally draw Alabama, a matchup that’s been a long time coming. Fortunately for UGA, it’s at home and will definitely be one of its marquee games of the season. A bye week is placed a week before the Florida game, giving the Bulldogs the most opportune time to rest up before taking on their SEC East rival.

Another benefit for the ‘Dawgs is that no opponent on their schedule has a bye week before playing them and arguably their hardest opponent – Auburn – is on the road in a very tough matchup against Texas A&M prior to playing Georgia. For a team with a new quarterback next season, the schedule sets up well as it’ll have several favorable matchups before getting into the meat of the schedule on Oct. 3 against Alabama.

10) Vanderbilt Commodores

Toughest: at Ole Miss, Sept. 26

Easiest: vs. Austin Peay, Sept. 19

Bye week: Oct. 10 between road games at Middle Tennessee and at South Carolina

Bottom line: Two of Vanderbilt’s true road games are against Middle Tennessee and Houston, which is an advantage for the Commodores, considering those are not Power 5 teams. However, there’s a seven week stretch in the middle of their schedule where they play five true road games, one home game and a bye week.

Three of the SEC East’s top contenders will welcome Vanderbilt into their respective home stadiums and a cross-divisional game on the road at Ole Miss doesn’t make this schedule any easier for Derek Mason’s second year. With tough opponents littered throughout the schedule, it’ll be tough for Vanderbilt to gain any momentum in what could be a rough 2015 season.

9) Tennessee Volunteers

Toughest: at Alabama, Oct. 24

Easiest: vs. Western Carolina, Sept. 19

Bye week: Oct. 17 between a home game against Georgia and an away game against Alabama

Bottom line: 2015 is definitely a more favorable slate of games than Tennessee’s 2014 schedule. Eight of the Vols’ games will be in the state of Tennessee and home games against Oklahoma, Georgia, Arkansas and South Carolina certainly soften the blow of a rather tough stretch of games. The Vols should also have a chance to close out the season strong with three out of their final four games at Neyland Stadium. Missouri is the lone away game during that stretch.

8) LSU Tigers

Toughest: at Mississippi State, Sept. 12

Easiest: vs. McNeese State, Sept. 5

Bye week: Oct. 31 between a home game vs. Western Kentucky and an away game at Alabama

Bottom line: The LSU Tigers will have a tough opening slate with two of their first three games against Mississippi State and Auburn, but a rather favorable five straight games following should allow LSU to gain some momentum before facing the worst part of the schedule. To end the season, LSU is on the road at Alabama, home against Arkansas, back on the road to Ole Miss and finishing the year at home against Texas A&M.

The OOC schedule is rather weak, which is unusual for LSU, considering they often play a rather intriguing Power 5 team at some point in the season. In 2015, the slate of OOC games — McNeese State, at Syracuse, Eastern Michigan and Western Kentucky — should be easy to navigate.

7) Mississippi State Bulldogs

Toughest: at Arkansas, Nov. 21

Easiest: vs. Louisiana Tech, Oct. 17

Bye week: Oct. 31 between a home game vs. Kentucky and an away matchup against Missouri

Bottom line: College football’s current No. 1 team has dominated so far this season by the looks of its 2015 schedule, could have the same success next year. Unlike this season, Mississippi State’s schedule heats up very quickly with a home game against LSU on Sept. 12 and then a two-game stretch on the road against Auburn and Texas A&M. The Bulldogs catch a break in October with three straight home games and then a bye to close out the month.

Perhaps MSU’s trickiest game will be the Arkansas road matchup sandwiched in between dates with Alabama and Ole Miss as the Hogs should be a tough, physical team next season. Kentucky and Missouri should provide some relief from the SEC East, but the bookends of MSU’s schedule are very intimidating.

6) Auburn Tigers

Toughest: at LSU, Sept. 19

Easiest: vs. Idaho, Nov. 21

Bye week: Oct. 10 between a home game against San Jose State and a road game on a Thursday night at Kentucky

Bottom line: Another year, another Thursday night road game for the 2013 SEC Champions. This time, Auburn travels to Lexington, Ky. to take on the Kentucky Wildcats in what I’m sure will be a marquee home game for Big Blue Nation. Usually, a matchup between Kentucky and Auburn would undoubtedly go the Tigers’ way, but the circumstances in 2015 could definitely even the playing field, especially with how much better Kentucky is in 2014.

Outside of that game, Auburn starts off its SEC schedule with a tough road game against LSU. In fact, three of the Tigers’ first four SEC games are on the road. Judging by this season’s play, Auburn has an excellent shot of starting the season 6-0, but the last six games are virtually toss-ups at this point. Home games against Ole Miss, Georgia, and Alabama should provide a lot of excitement in Jordan-Hare Stadium at the end of the 2015 season.

5) South Carolina Gamecocks

Toughest: at Texas A&M, Oct. 31

Easiest: vs. The Citadel, Nov. 21

Bye week: Oct. 24 between a home game vs. Vanderbilt and road matchup against Texas A&M at Kyle Field

Bottom line: South Carolina’s schedule isn’t too far off from what the Gamecocks normally see every year, but it still features some tough matchups throughout. They’ll open up the college football season on Thursday, Sept. 3, with a game against North Carolina in Charlotte. While the Tar Heels are certainly no FCS team, UNC shouldn’t be a tough team to beat. Four true away games greet South Carolina in 2015 as the Gamecocks travel to Missouri, Georgia, Tennessee and Texas A&M.

The start of South Carolina’s season will be especially tough as six of its first seven games are against Power 5 conference opponents, not to mention, the tough season finale against Clemson. The lone non-Power 5 opponent — UCF — is anything but a cupcake opponent. Fortunately for the Gamecocks, their bye week comes at an opportune time the week before traveling to Kyle Field to face what will likely be a very good Texas A&M squad.

4) Arkansas Razorbacks

Toughest: at LSU, Nov. 14

Easiest: vs. UT Martin, Oct. 31

Bye week: Oct. 17 between an away game against Alabama and a home matchup vs. Auburn

Bottom line: Arkansas avoids a tough season-opening SEC game in 2015, but that’s one of the few bright spots regarding the Hogs’ schedule. There are four true away games for the Razorbacks — Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss and LSU — and unfortunately they are both in pairs with Tennessee and Alabama back-to-back at the beginning of October and Ole Miss and LSU at the beginning of November. They’ll also face Texas A&M in Arlington, Texas. Depending on how much Arkansas improves in the offseason, 2015 could easily be another tough year for Bret Bielema’s squad.

3) Florida Gators

Toughest: at LSU, Oct. 17

Easiest: vs. New Mexico State, Sept. 5

Bye week: Oct. 24 between an away game at LSU and a neutral-site game vs. Georgia

Bottom line: The Gators rolled snake eyes in 2015 with two cross-divisional opponents in LSU and Ole Miss. Road games against Kentucky, Missouri, LSU and South Carolina make for some tough sledding and a non-conference game against ECU in the second week of the season is harder than most non-conference opponents on other SEC schedules.

The home schedule for Florida features some great opponents in Ole Miss, Florida State, Tennessee, but consequently it’ll be tough for the Gators to take advantage of those opportunities against such quality opponents. If Florida is also dealing with a new head coach, 2015 could be an even tougher schedule to navigate without losing multiple games.

2) Alabama Crimson Tide

Toughest: at Texas A&M, Oct. 17

Easiest: vs. Charleston Southern, Nov. 21

Bye week: Oct. 31 between home games against Tennessee and LSU

Bottom line: The Crimson Tide have been done no favors in 2015. There are eight straight weeks of football before Alabama gets a bye on Halloween and the Crimson Tide are on the road at Texas A&M, at Mississippi State and at Auburn, along with a neutral-site season opener against Wisconsin in Arlington, Texas. October will be a brutal month for Nick Saban’s team with four-straight games: at Georgia, vs. Arkansas, at Texas A&M and vs. Tennessee. No matter how good Alabama is next season, that’ll be an incredibly tough task to get through all four games without a loss.

In addition, three teams — LSU, Texas A&M and Tennessee — will each have bye weeks before playing the Crimson Tide. The end of the season will be a challenge as well, facing LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn in three of the final four games.

1) Ole Miss Rebels

Toughest: at Auburn, Oct. 31

Easiest: vs. UT Martin, Sept. 5

Bye week: Nov. 14 between homes games against Arkansas and LSU

Bottom line: One of the biggest surprises in 2014 will have an incredibly tough road to travel in 2015 to achieve similar success. Ole Miss will play 10 straight games before its bye week and the Rebels will be tested early with a trip to Bryant-Denny Stadium to take on Alabama in the third week of the season. In addition, Ole Miss will also travel to The Swamp to play Florida and will also face Auburn and Mississippi State on the road to close out its season.

Excluding the bye week on Nov. 14, Ole Miss’ last five games will be against SEC West opponents, including an Arkansas team that’s expected to be much better in 2015. The Rebels will have a plethora of talent at several positions, but the loss of senior quarterback Bo Wallace could be especially costly with such a tough schedule ahead of them next season.