ESPN Updates 2026 Preseason Strength Of Schedule Rankings

By Staff Reporter•Jul 30, 202612:20 pm•

Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

This week, ESPN posted a 2026 Preseason Strength of Schedule graphic, highlighting how difficult it will be to navigate the SEC this upcoming season.

According to ESPN Analytics, all 16 SEC teams are ranked in the Top 20, with LSU landing at No. 11.

Only four Big Ten teams were ranked in the Top 20.

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friendlyobservation•11 days

Georgia in the top 20? HA!

Bayou•11 days

Easiest SEC schedule

FireawayLSU•11 days

They’ve had it for years and years.

Jabontik•11 days

meaningless according to the committee

caliegeaux•11 days

geee, lets add a 10th conference game and be done with it

KING NOLA•8 days

More than any other year the SEC will cannibalize one another. By the time the Playoffs arrive the survivors will be battle tested and be prepared for any teams they face.

Lynxrufus2012•11 days

All 16 SEC teams in the top 20. Doesn’t seem possible.

Fisherchefjeff•11 days

That's how good the SEC is.

redfish99•10 days

Golden domers in triple digits. Fukin frauds

T1gerNate•11 days

Do they just create these lists at random? Like literally there is no way a human being with even a casual knowledge of college football looked at schedules and put this absurd list together.

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