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Phil Steele ranks 2017 SOS for every SEC team
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:56 pm
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
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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
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Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:58 pm to ALA2262
If Alabama gets by Florida State in week one, they have an excellent shot of being undefeated when LSU comes to down on November 4.
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:59 pm to ALA2262
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T74. Missouri Tigers
Are y'all good at anything besides baseball posters?
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:12 pm to ALA2262
fricking Mizzou dragging down our SOS 
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:17 pm to ALA2262
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Strength of Schedule
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LSU: #2
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Alabama: #54
Surprise, surprise
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:20 pm to ALA2262
I am surprised to see ours that high given our lack of marquee OOC game. I guess drawing the top 2 teams in the East makes up for that
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:22 pm to BowlJackson
Well what are we supposed to do we have to play you guys 
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:25 pm to ALA2262
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Steele’s ranking is based on opponents’ win percentage
Seems silly to rank solely based on this. Is a 10 win Sun Belt team better than a 9 win SEC team?
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:27 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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Surprise, surprise
Final 2016 Regular Season SOS
#5 - LSU (7-4)
#12 - Alabama (12-0)
Final 2015 Regular Season SOS
#1 - LSU (8-3)
#14 - Alabama (11-1)
Final 2014 Regular Season SOS
#8 - Alabama (11-1)
#15 - LSU (8-4)
Alabama had 3, 4 and 4 loss LSU instead of 1, 0 and 1 loss Alabama on their schedule. Walla.
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:29 pm to ALA2262
What is interesting is every team plays either 3 or 4 top 25 teams
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:29 pm to SummerOfGeorge
I notice two things. 1.). It is way easier in the East. 2.) Alabama doesn't play Alabama
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:30 pm to Draconian Sanctions
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LSU: #2
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Alabama: #54
Surprise, surprise
It's a little early to be making up excuses
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:31 pm to MIZ_COU
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Well what are we supposed to do we have to play you guys
Go to the Big Ten where you belong or something
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:35 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Doesn't it really come down to Tennessee sucking for so long?
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:39 pm to Rohan Gravy
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Doesn't it really come down to Tennessee sucking for so long?
Florida hasn't been really good in what, 8 years?
And Alabama has played Florida 7 times since 2008 (9 years). Alabama is 6-1.
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 9:40 pm
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:39 pm to RollTide1987
If Fla State wins the melt will be glorious!
Posted on 3/13/17 at 9:44 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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Seems silly to rank solely based on this. Is a 10 win Sun Belt team better than a 9 win SEC team?
This is the NCAA method and it is silly, and in the past Steele has all but called it that. Each year he would post the rankings and would make it very clear that the rankings were not of his doing. Now he is using it as his own.
Edit: For Example in 2015.
"I want to reiterate that these rankings ARE NOT mine. Below you will find that the Washington Huskies have the NCAA’s #1 toughest schedule as the 12 opponents they face this season had a combined record last year of 101-56 (64.3%). On the flipside of the NCAA method, Marshall will play the easiest schedule as their 2015 opponents had a combined record of only 54-89 (37.8%). Which Power-5 teams has the easiest schedule and which Group-5 teams has the toughest? The Duke Blue Devils have the #103 schedule and Iowa has the #101 and on the flipside BYU has the #17 schedule, Connecticut the #22 and Western Michigan the #33. Please do check below on why 32 teams made my ranked list. Without further adieu here are the rankings for THE NCAA’S 2015 TOUGHEST SCHEDULE.'
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This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 9:50 pm
Posted on 3/14/17 at 7:49 am to ALA2262
And this doesn't even mention that we only play 5 home games this year........... 
Posted on 3/14/17 at 8:06 am to SummerOfGeorge
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Alabama had 3, 4 and 4 loss LSU instead of 1, 0 and 1 loss Alabama on their schedule. Walla.
This, in a nutshell, negates the validity of these rankings.
Posted on 3/14/17 at 8:06 am to Draconian Sanctions
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Surprise, surprise
2015 Toughest Schedule
Bama #4
LSU #28
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 8:06 am
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