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The 2023 college football schedule is loaded with enormous games, and that is most apparent in the SEC — a conference that is home to the last four national champions. Strength of schedule is always a hot topic down the stretch in the current four-team College Football Playoff era, so we might as well savor this debate before the expanded 12-team CFP takes some of the fun away beginning in 2024.
Alabama will square off with LSU in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 4 in what will be a rematch of last year’s thriller that gave the Tigers the upper hand in the SEC West. Both teams look to return to recent College Football Playoff glory in an era that is being dominated by the Georgia dynasty. Speaking of the Bulldogs, their quest to three-peat seems relatively clear, but you never know when that inexplicable upset could pop up.
Outside of the conference, Florida will head to Utah in Week 1 and Alabama will host Texas in Week 2 — both of which will be rematches of wild games that came down to the final seconds last season.
Which teams have it easy? Which teams face a gauntlet? Let’s break down the strength of schedule for each SEC team.
2023 SEC Strength of Schedule Rankings
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