This ranking includes out-of-conference (OOC) games.

Penn State has its starting QB and many other starters back, a joke of an OOC schedule, and one of the easiest in-conference schedules.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/big-ten-strength-of-schedule-rankings-2025-favorite-ohio-state-faces-tough-climb-purdue-cant-catch-a-break/

OBD loses at Penn State! I pity this fool 🤬 who does not know that the Power of the Forum Fanatics will Black-Out the White Out. 😎

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/2025-big-ten-football-schedule-breakdown-predicting-the-first-loss-for-all-16-conference-teams/

Saturday Tradition likes the Illini's PO chances.

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Illinois football: Will Illini make College Football Play...

Illinois has reloaded with a mass of returning production and is hoping it helps pay off in a trip to the College Football Playoff.

A few 'First Loss' nuggets.

In 2025, no B1G team will go undefeated.

The author has the B1G going 0-3 versus the SEC. 🤬

Ohio State is 8-0 in its last eight games versus Penn State.

Ohio State hands Minnesota, Penn State, and UW their 1st loss of the season.

OBD hands Indiana its first loss of the season. 😎

The CFB world is well aware of James Franklin's little-game record versus top teams, but Matt Ruhle's 0-16 in his last 16 games against ranked teams is also noteworthy.

Indiana defeats Illinois in a B1G 'PO Play-in game.'

Let's Play Ball!

CBS ranks the 2025 SEC SOS -

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-strength-of-schedule-rankings-2025-georgia-catches-favorable-draw-oklahoma-staring-down-rough-road/

SEC teams predicted 1st loss -

Saturday Down South

Predicting every SEC team’s first loss in 2025

No one made it through the SEC unscathed during the 2024 season. Here’s where each program will stumble first in 2025.

12 hours ago, Jon Joseph said:

CBS ranks the 2025 SEC SOS -

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-strength-of-schedule-rankings-2025-georgia-catches-favorable-draw-oklahoma-staring-down-rough-road/

SEC teams predicted 1st loss -

Saturday Down South

Predicting every SEC team’s first loss in 2025

No one made it through the SEC unscathed during the 2024 season. Here’s where each program will stumble first in 2025.

Vanderbilt doesn't have a tough ooc conference game ever. FSU may be garbage, but they are still capable with transfer Cosstellanos(still a fool for calling out Bama). Plus top 15 Miami, top ten Georgia, Texas, and LSU, and potential top 20 Tennessee, and Texas A&M. I may be somewhat biased Jon, but is there a tougher set of games on paper?

You know I don't buy the whole SEC can't play nine conference games because of some sos metric SEC coaches use as a crutch, but the Gators play two in State rivals that are P4 programs. Last year we had 3 ooc games vs P4 opponents. UCF was Big 12, even if they may still have had an American Conference roster as they've only been there two years, their third coming this year.