In the age of massive conferences, schedule draws are more important than ever. Getting the right collection of teams can help guide a manageable path to a conference championship game and even help set up a national championship run.

Then, there's the other side. Some years, seemingly every bad schedule break goes your way and can elevate a coach to the hot seat. With the arrival of the preseason AP Top 25, we're taking a look at how things land.

Four teams sit at the top of the board with seven ranked opponents on their schedule. All of them have something in common: They play in the SEC and have a marquee nonconference opponent. LSU opens the year against Clemson , while Oklahoma travels to Michigan . Mississippi State gets another crack at Arizona State , while Florida

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