July 2, 2009

Top Non-Conference Schedules and Games

The Sporting News came out yesterday with an article ranking the top 10 non-conference schedules and individual games for the upcoming season. As you may recall, Georgia was last year's winner in the OOC schedule category, and not much has changed for this year:

The Schedules:

1. Georgia: at Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Tennessee Tech, at Georgia Tech
2. Virginia Tech: vs. Alabama (Atlanta), Marshall, Nebraska, at East Carolina
3. Southern Cal: San Jose State, at Ohio State, at Notre Dame
4. Florida State: Jacksonville State, at BYU, South Florida, at Florida
5. Washington: LSU, Idaho, at Notre Dame
6. Oregon: at Boise State, Purdue, Utah
7. Oklahoma: vs. BYU (Arlington, Texas), Idaho State, Tulsa, at Miami
8. Miami (Fla.): Oklahoma, Florida A&M, at UCF, at South Florida
9. Stanford: at Wake Forest, San Jose State, Notre Dame
10. Illinois: vs. Missouri (St. Louis), Illinois State, at Cincinnati, Fresno State

And the top 10 individual games:

1. Virginia Tech vs. Alabama (Atlanta)
2. Georgia at Oklahoma State
3. USC at Ohio State
4. USC at Notre Dame
5. Oregon at Boise State
6. Oklahoma at Miami
7. Georgia at Georgia Tech
8. Florida State at Florida
9. Nebraska at Virginia Tech
10. Utah at Oregon

And for the second year in a row, one of the most intriguing matchups is the Chick-Fil-A kickoff game, Virginia Tech versus Alabama. Three of the games are regularly-scheduled rivalry games--USC at Notre Dame, Georgia-GA Tech, and FSU-Florida.

As far as picking the winners? Hmmm...

1. Virginia Tech vs. Alabama (Atlanta)
2. Georgia at Oklahoma State
3. USC at Ohio State
4. USC at Notre Dame
5. Oregon at Boise State
6. Oklahoma at Miami
7. Georgia at Georgia Tech
8. Florida State at Florida
9. Nebraska at Virginia Tech
10. Utah at Oregon

h/t: RazzMaTazz

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Top Non-Conference Schedules and Games
The Sporting News came out yesterday with an article ranking the top 10 non-conference schedules and individual games for the upcoming season. As you may recall, Georgia was last year's winner in the OOC schedule category, and not much has changed for this year: The Schedules: 1. Georgia: at Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Tennessee Tech, at Georgia Tech 2. Virginia Tech: vs. Alabama (Atlanta), Marshall, Nebraska, at East Carolina 3. Southern Cal: San Jose State, at Ohio State, at Notre Dame 4. Florida State: Jacksonville State, at BYU, South Florida, at Florida 5. Washington: LSU, Idaho, at Notre Dame 6. Oregon: at Boise State, Purdue, Utah 7. Oklahoma: vs. BYU (Arlington, Texas), Idaho State, Tulsa, at Miami 8. Miami (Fla.): Oklahoma, Florida A&M, at UCF, at South Florida 9. Stanford: at Wake Forest, San Jose State, Notre Dame 10. Illinois: vs. Missouri (St. Louis), Illinois State, at Cincinnati, Fresno State And the top 10 individual games: 1. Virginia Tech vs. Alabama (Atlanta) 2. Georgia at Oklahoma State 3. USC at Ohio State 4. USC at Notre Dame 5. Oregon at Boise State 6. Oklahoma at Miami 7. Georgia at Georgia Tech 8. Florida State at Florida 9. Nebraska at Virginia Tech 10. Utah at Oregon And for the second year in a row, one of the most intriguing matchups is the Chick-Fil-A kickoff game, Virginia Tech versus Alabama. Three of the games are regularly-scheduled rivalry games--USC at Notre Dame, Georgia-GA Tech, and FSU-Florida. As far as picking the winners? Hmmm... 1. Virginia Tech vs. Alabama (Atlanta) 2. Georgia at Oklahoma State 3. USC at Ohio State 4. USC at Notre Dame 5. Oregon at Boise State 6. Oklahoma at Miami 7. Georgia at Georgia Tech 8. Florida State at Florida 9. Nebraska at Virginia Tech 10. Utah at Oregon h/t: RazzMaTazz