Shouldn't more high ranked teams have harder non-conference schedules?

Question

Wouldn't that solve sum (not all) problems in the ranking system for college football

wouldn't it would be more fun to watch a game that will shake up the championship race rather than to blow out some small school

don't you love how teams like Texas and Ohio State have enough Balls to play each other in the beginiing of the year

I can't stand when teams play a super easy schedule then complain about their ranking (like Oregon Last year)

Answer 1

The fact that Ohio State still finished in the top 5 last year (with two losses) might encourage people to play some of these harder non-conf games early.

At least that is my pipe dream

Answer 2

I agree. If you take the Big Ten for example. Usually the upper echelon of teams such as Michigan, MSU, Purdue, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Penn State, and Northwestern usually play a difficult opponent beyond their own difficult schedule. The reason they are never in the championship game. I think the ACC will have the same problem. I think college football is promoting a tougher non conference schedule so the real #1 and #2 play each other.

Answer 3

Other than conference games the schools decide their own schedules so of course they'll pick cake walks in the first few weeks to up their wins and get in the rankings. Unless the NCAA made all the schedules there would be no way to dictate who plays who and when.

Answer 4

Get a load of what the mighty Alabama Criminal Tide calls an out of conference schedule:

Sep 2 Hawaii

Sep 16 UL-Monroe

Oct 7 Duke

Oct 28 FIU

Answer 5

The NCAA generally does not like having an important game the first couple of weeks of the season because they want things to be decided later instead of sooner. Teams like to schedule games against a weaker opponent and then a stronger one to first get everyone's feet wet and then to see what they can do.

Answer 6

do no longer bash Ohio State. look at West Virginia. the toughest team they confronted became South Florida, and that they have been ranked 18. Missouri had an elementary schedule, different than Oklahoma. and Kansas, different than Missouri stunning now, confronted in elementary terms one ranked team. Kansas State at 24.. SO do no longer circulate bashing the Buckeyes once you look on the communities in front of them

Answer 7

I agree with you completely that it is total nonsense to have BCS-quality schools playing against Division 1-AA competition, but I guess if fans keep showing up for those games, they will keep putting them on the schedule.

Answer 8

politic and big money for key match-up influence, the scheudueling system. its not what you see its what everyone whats to watch ,, Ratings