SEC: Meatgrinder league means abundance of nonconference cupcakes

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Maybe there’s a way to stem this SEC dominance. Maybe, for the good of the game and fair competition—and peace and love and Kumbaya—it’s time to hold the SEC accountable for its nonconference schedule (in)actions.

It’s time for a nonconference schedule tax.

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First to worst

1. Missouri: Southeastern Louisiana, Arizona State, at UCF, Syracuse

2. Vanderbilt: at Northwestern, Presbyterian, UMass, at Wake Forest

3. Arkansas: Jacksonville State, at Louisiana-Monroe, Rutgers, Tulsa

4. Alabama: Michigan (at Dallas), Western Kentucky, FAU, Western Carolina

5. Florida: Bowling Green, Louisiana-Lafayette, Jacksonville State, at Florida State

6. LSU: North Texas, Washington, Idaho, Towson

7. Ole Miss: Central Arkansas, UTEP, Texas, at Tulane

8. South Carolina: ECU, UAB, Wofford, at Clemson

9. Auburn: Clemson (at Atlanta), Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico State, Alabama A&M

10. Georgia: Buffalo, FAU, Georgia Southern, Georgia Tech

11. Tennessee: NC State (at Atlanta), Georgia State, Akron, Troy

12. Kentucky: at Louisville, Kent State, Western Kentucky, Samford

13. Texas A&M: at Louisiana Tech, at SMU, South Carolina State, Sam Houston State

14. Mississippi State: Jackson State, at Troy, South Alabama, Middle Tennessee
Scoreboard

Games against BCS teams: 14 of 56 (25 percent)

Games against non-BCS teams: 27 of 56 (48 percent)

Games against FCS teams: 15 of 56 (27 percent)
Keeping score (six of six BCS conferences analyzed)

Games against BCS teams: ACC (48 percent), Big East (41 percent), Pac-12 (31 percent), Big Ten (31 percent), SEC (25 percent), Big 12 (23 percent).

Games against non-BCS teams: Big Ten (52 percent), SEC (48 percent), Big 12 (47 percent), Pac-12 (44 percent), Big East (36 percent), ACC (25 percent).

Games against FCS teams: Big 12 (30 percent), ACC (27 percent), SEC (27 percent), Pac-12 (25 percent), Big East (23 percent), Big Ten (17 percent).
Five best games

1. Michigan vs. Alabama

2. Washington at LSU

3. Auburn vs. Clemson

4. Texas at Ole Miss

5. Florida at Florida State
Five worst games

1. Western Carolina at Alabama

2. Towson at LSU

3. Alabama A&M at Auburn

4. Jacksonville State at Florida

5. Wofford at South Carolina

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