An SB-Nation article from yesterday outlines the non-conference strength of schedule due up for all of the 124 FBS teams in 2014.
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Despite the early season tilt with WVU, our non-conference strength of schedule (Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, Western Carolina) ranks as the 9th weakest out of the entire FBS. While there are three other SEC teams accompanying us in the bottom 10, do any of you believe the playoff selection committee might use this against us if, say, we end 2014 with only one loss but somehow don't win the SEC (as in 2011)?
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Despite the early season tilt with WVU, our non-conference strength of schedule (Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, Western Carolina) ranks as the 9th weakest out of the entire FBS. While there are three other SEC teams accompanying us in the bottom 10, do any of you believe the playoff selection committee might use this against us if, say, we end 2014 with only one loss but somehow don't win the SEC (as in 2011)?