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The Southeastern Conference provides some of college football’s biggest matchups. With several major programs, it’s no surprise the SEC is well represented among the nation’s toughest strength of schedule rankings.
According to teamrankings.com, which aggregates a vast repository of sports stats and data, the SEC claims eight of the top 10 spots in the NCAA College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings, including the entire top five. Auburn tops the list and is followed by Alabama, LSU, Ole Miss and Arkansas. Tennessee, Texas A&M and Georgia round out the top 10.
Here’s where the SEC teams rank:
| Rank | Rating | High | Low | Last | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn (7-3) | 14.6 | 1 | 45 | 2 |
| 2 | Alabama (9-1) | 14.1 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | LSU (7-4) | 12.1 | 3 | 22 | 3 |
| 4 | Mississippi (8-2) | 11.3 | 2 | 53 | 4 |
| 5 | Arkansas (5-5) | 11.2 | 2 | 41 | 10 |
| 8 | Tennessee (5-5) | 10.0 | 4 | 79 | 6 |
| 9 | Texas A&M (7-4) | 9.9 | 3 | 33 | 7 |
| 10 | Georgia (8-2) | 9.7 | 3 | 35 | 16 |
| 11 | Miss State (9-1) | 9.3 | 4 | 104 | 20 |
| 17 | Florida (5-4) | 8.7 | 6 | 100 | 11 |
| 20 | S Carolina (5-5) | 6.8 | 3 | 31 | 25 |
| 32 | Missouri (8-2) | 4.2 | 20 | 96 | 36 |
| 42 | Kentucky (5-6) | 2.0 | 38 | 114 | 40 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt (3-7) | -3.8 | 24 | 76 | 70 |
A former freelance journalist from Nashville, Jason covers Tennessee, Vanderbilt and Kentucky
