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The list: Football schedules

 
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Published: July 3, 2008

The Pac-10 dominates our list of the toughest non-conference schedules among BCS-league schools. Yes, the Pac-10 only plays three non-conference games, and if they added an extra game, it would quite likely be a creampuff. But the Pac-10 doesn't play an extra game; it plays nine conference games and, typically, a loaded non-conference:

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•10. Oklahoma: Chattanooga, at Washington, Cincinnati, TCU. No superpowers, but only one rum-dum.

•9. West Virginia: Villanova, at East Carolina, at Colorado, Marshall, Auburn. Some easy games, but some rousers, too.

•8. Oregon State: at Penn State, Hawaii, at Utah. Rare. Three losable games.

•7. Syracuse: at Northwestern, Akron, Penn State, Northeastern, at Notre Dame. Greg Robinson's Orangemen could use a softer slate.

•6. Miami: Charleston Southern, at Florida, at Texas A&M, Central Florida. Two losable road games? What were the ‘Canes thinking?

•5. Florida: Hawaii, Miami, Citadel, at Florida State. Gators buck the trend in the SEC, which avoids heavy lifting in non-conference.

•4. Colorado: Colorado State, Eastern Washington, West Virginia, at Florida State. The Buffs always more than do their share for Big 12 prestige.

•3. Washington: Brigham Young, Oklahoma, Notre Dame. At least all three are at home.

•2. UCLA: Tennessee, at Brigham Young, Fresno State. No pushovers for the Bruins.

•1. Southern Cal: at Virginia, Ohio State, Notre Dame. The Trojans earn everything they get.

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