ESPN college football expert Phil Steele just released his rankings for the toughest college football schedules in America, and as no surprise, the SEC had a strong showing. LSU led the class with the No. 2 most difficult schedule nationally, in a metric dependent on their opponents’ results from last season. Steele’s ranking is based on opponents’ win percentage, but it also notes the number of their adversaries that had a winning record, made the postseason and finished in the CFP Top 25.

Here’s his full breakdown of the toughest schedules in the SEC:

2. LSU Tigers: Opponents’ 2016 record: 98-58 (62.82%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 9/10/4

4. South Carolina Gamecocks: Opponents’ 2016 record: 98-61 (61.64%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 10/11/3

T9. Vanderbilt Commodores: Opponents’ 2016 record: 94-61 (60.65%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 8/9/3

13. Mississippi State Bulldogs: Opponents’ 2016 record: 92-62 (59.74%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 10/10/3

15. Florida Gators: Opponents’ 2016 record: 82-57 (58.99%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 8/9/4

T19. Auburn Tigers: Opponents’ 2016 record: 89-64 (58.17%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 7/8/3

T26. Texas A&M Aggies: Opponents’ 2016 record: 87-66 (56.86%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 6/9/4

T28. Ole Miss Rebels: Opponents’ 2016 record: 88-67 (56.77%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 7/10/3

T36. Georgia Bulldogs: Opponents’ 2016 record: 85-68 (55.56%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 7/10/3

T44. Tennessee Volunteers: Opponents’ 2016 record: 84-69 (54.90%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 7/9/3

49. Arkansas Razorbacks: Opponents’ 2016 record: 82-69 (54.30%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 5/7/3

54. Alabama Crimson Tide: Opponents’ 2016 record: 81-70 (53.64%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 8/9/4

T74. Kentucky Wildcats: Opponents’ 2016 record: 79-72 (52.32%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 6/9/3

T74. Missouri Tigers: Opponents’ 2016 record: 79-72 (52.32%); opponents with a winning 2016 record/made postseason/finished in Top 25: 7/9/3

The Tigers earned this distinction despite their lack of the huge out of conference game that has recently been common in Baton Rouge. LSU opens the season in Houston against the BYU Cougars, who will serve as their strongest competition outside of the SEC. This speaks to the strength of the conference, as LSU will still play 10 teams that made the postseason.

Both South Carolina and Auburn face the daunting task of playing Clemson, the defending national champions. This may not be as hard as it seems, however, as 2017’s Clemson team is much different from the one that swept all three of its SEC foes last season. Without many key contributors from that team, including quarterback Deshaun Watson and a wide receiver Mike Williams, this game could actually be a résumé booster if either South Carolina or Auburn pull out a win.

As the College Football Playoff Committee puts more emphasis on strength of schedule, many SEC team will play heavy-hitting matchups in week one. In other games of note, Alabama will open up the season against Florida State in Atlanta, Florida will play Michigan in Arlington, Texas A&M will travel to UCLA, and Tennessee will play Georgia Tech in Atlanta.