As pointed out by Matthew Hayes at Sporting News, the SEC doesn’t get a break all season with conference games so most of them are trying to get a win where they can in non-conference games.

He ranks them from hardest to softest:

1. Georgia: at Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Tennessee Tech, at Georgia Tech
2. South Carolina: at N.C. State, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina State, Clemson
3. LSU: at Washington, Louisiana-Lafayette, Tulane, Louisiana Tech
4. Alabama: vs. Virginia Tech, Florida International, North Texas, Chattanooga
5. Tennessee: Western Kentucky, UCLA, Ohio, Memphis
6. Vanderbilt: Western Carolina, at Rice, at Army, Georgia Tech
7. Mississippi State: Jackson State, Georgia Tech, Houston, at Middle Tennessee State
8. Auburn: Louisiana Tech, West Virginia, Ball State, Furman
9. Florida: Charleston Southern, Troy, Florida International, Florida State
10. Kentucky: at Miami (Ohio), Louisville, Louisiana-Monroe, Eastern Kentucky
11. Arkansas: Missouri State, vs. Texas A&M, Eastern Michigan, Troy
12. Mississippi: at Memphis, Southeastern Louisiana, UAB, Northern Arizona

In regards to Ole Miss, Hayes says it best:

“Before Ole Miss plays Game 1, they’ve got four wins from this truly pathetic schedule. Scheduling one I-AA patsy is more than enough; two is downright shameful.”

Arkansas is only one notch above them according to this ranking, but atleast we’re bringing back a sound rivalry with Texas A&M.  However, I can totally see Nutt losing to UAB.