But, on the other hand, you don't get penalized as much for playing cellar dwellers like Florida International and Western Kentucky. It's designed to balance itself out.
Enough with the background information. On to the rankings.
25. BYU - Has zero preseason ranked teams on its schedule.
24. Fresno St. - Wisconsin and UCLA provide only "tests."
23. Wake Forest - Rough patch of Clemson, Maryland, Miami all in a row.
22. Texas Tech - This could get tougher if Nebraska and Texas A&M shape up.
21. Missouri - Shocked to see this come in so low, but no Oklahoma unless they meet in the B12 CG.
20. Oklahoma - Texas and Kansas back to back. Texas Tech late. Not much else. See above.
19. Pitt - Skewed by so many average bowl teams from last year. Notre Dame and Cincy are wild cards.
18. Arizona St. - Georgia, at Cal, at USC, UCLA, and at Arizona. Don't be shocked if three of those are losses.
17. Illinois - Missouri early, Ohio State late, and a lot of solid comp in the middle. Oh, and a Rose Bowlseye on your back.
16. Oregon - Seven straight before an open date. Boise St., and games at USC, ASU, Cal, and Oregon St. 2007 was probably your year.
15. USF - Kansas, Pitt, and WVU should be huge. Four more '07 bowl teams.
14. Clemson - Open with Alabama. Close with South Carolina. Solid ACC center with late date in Tallahassee, plus championship game.
13. Wisconsin - Strange one at Fresno St. Then at Mich, OSU, Penn St., at Iowa, and Illinois. In order. Athletic director deserves a cheese basket.
12. USC - At Virginia, OSU two weeks later, and a back-to-back with Oregon and ASU. Cal, Notre Dame (?), and Neu-C-L-A. Somehow 11 more are tougher.
11. LSU - Creampuff start, brutal from there. At Auburn, Florida, South Carolina, and Arky. Home games against Georgia and Alabama. Two losses won't cut it this year.
10. OSU - Trip to LA early to most likely make/break the season. At Wiscy and Illinois. Home dates with Penn St. and the Michigan Wolveneers.
9. West Virginia - At Colorado on a Thursday Night. Does any road team like a Thursday night game? Auburn at home, with Louisville, Pitt, and South Florida to finish.
8. Florida
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