12 Panthers
Pitt's nonconference schedule is pretty stout as the Panthers have to face both Penn State and Oklahoma State. The problem is that games against Youngstown State and Rice offsets those a bit, and in conference play, the Panthers have a manageable road slate. They'll leave Pittsburgh to play Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Duke and Virginia Tech. Only that Tech game seems like a steep mountain to climb. Also, the Panthers avoid Clemson, Florida State and Louisville from the Atlantic, instead getting Syracuse and NC State.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ami-louisville-carry-easiest-paths-into-2017/
ACC conference title odds:
Pittsburgh +2,500
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...lemson-and-virginia-tech-are-appealing-picks/
BIG-12 SOS:
1 Cowboys
Oklahoma State will play the most difficult schedule in the Big 12 this season, and it's not hard to see why right from the jump. Two of the Cowboys' three nonconference games will be on the road this season against Pitt and South Alabama. Before that, they'll open the season with a tough Tulsa team. In conference play, the Cowboys will play both Texas and West Virginia on the road in consecutive weeks in late October, only to return home to take on Oklahoma the very next week. The good news is that the Cowboys' load will lighten in November with both Iowa State and Kansas, but this is a team that could be rather worn down by then.
9. Mountaineers
Things start out difficult enough for the Mountaineers as they take on Virginia Tech at a neutral site, but they get considerably easier after that. The rest of the nonconference schedule includes East Carolina and Delaware State, and while the Big 12 portion begins with two road games, they're against Kansas and TCU with a bye in between. Both Oklahoma State and Texas must come to Morgantown, and the regular season finishes with the toughest game on the slate: the Sooners in Norman.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ngs-texas-will-have-a-tough-go-of-it-in-2017/
BIG-12 ODDS:
West Virginia +1,000
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ue-lies-with-oklahoma-state-and-kansas-state/
BIG TEN SOS:
7 Nittany Lions
While Penn State will play Pitt in September, having both Akron and Georgia State on its nonconference schedule as well gives the Nittany Lions one of the easier nonconference slates among its Big Ten brethren. That's all offset by its conference schedule, though, as the Nittany Lions not only have to play the East powers but also get Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern from the West. Both Iowa and Northwestern will be road games.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ings-michigan-state-purdue-face-tough-tracks/
Pitt's nonconference schedule is pretty stout as the Panthers have to face both Penn State and Oklahoma State. The problem is that games against Youngstown State and Rice offsets those a bit, and in conference play, the Panthers have a manageable road slate. They'll leave Pittsburgh to play Georgia Tech, Syracuse, Duke and Virginia Tech. Only that Tech game seems like a steep mountain to climb. Also, the Panthers avoid Clemson, Florida State and Louisville from the Atlantic, instead getting Syracuse and NC State.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ami-louisville-carry-easiest-paths-into-2017/
ACC conference title odds:
Pittsburgh +2,500
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...lemson-and-virginia-tech-are-appealing-picks/
BIG-12 SOS:
1 Cowboys
Oklahoma State will play the most difficult schedule in the Big 12 this season, and it's not hard to see why right from the jump. Two of the Cowboys' three nonconference games will be on the road this season against Pitt and South Alabama. Before that, they'll open the season with a tough Tulsa team. In conference play, the Cowboys will play both Texas and West Virginia on the road in consecutive weeks in late October, only to return home to take on Oklahoma the very next week. The good news is that the Cowboys' load will lighten in November with both Iowa State and Kansas, but this is a team that could be rather worn down by then.
9. Mountaineers
Things start out difficult enough for the Mountaineers as they take on Virginia Tech at a neutral site, but they get considerably easier after that. The rest of the nonconference schedule includes East Carolina and Delaware State, and while the Big 12 portion begins with two road games, they're against Kansas and TCU with a bye in between. Both Oklahoma State and Texas must come to Morgantown, and the regular season finishes with the toughest game on the slate: the Sooners in Norman.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ngs-texas-will-have-a-tough-go-of-it-in-2017/
BIG-12 ODDS:
West Virginia +1,000
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ue-lies-with-oklahoma-state-and-kansas-state/
BIG TEN SOS:
7 Nittany Lions
While Penn State will play Pitt in September, having both Akron and Georgia State on its nonconference schedule as well gives the Nittany Lions one of the easier nonconference slates among its Big Ten brethren. That's all offset by its conference schedule, though, as the Nittany Lions not only have to play the East powers but also get Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern from the West. Both Iowa and Northwestern will be road games.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...ings-michigan-state-purdue-face-tough-tracks/
