Ranking the non-BCS conferences

1. Conference USA: 25 games vs. BCS teams; 18 on the road. Games against top-10 teams Oklahoma, Texas (twice), Oklahoma State (twice), Mississippi (twice) and Virginia Tech (twice). Those 25 games against BCS teams average to two per team in the 12-member league.

2. Sun Belt: 22 games vs. BCS teams; 19 on the road. Fortunately, the young football conference has an unofficial affiliation with the SEC. And that means big money for big beatings: Ten games against the SEC will bring Sun Belt teams a minimum of $5 million -- and likely much more.

3. MAC: 28 games vs. BCS teams; 20 on the road. It's not just the Big Ten. The MAC has 15 other games against BCS teams, and the 28 total games against the elite conferences are the most of any league in the nation. So why are they ranked behind the Sun Belt and C-USA? Those 13 games against the Big Ten don't hold as much weight.

4. WAC: 15 games vs. BCS teams; 11 on the road. On travel issues alone, the WAC is close enough to push the MAC for the third spot. League teams play every BCS conference except the ACC, and also play a game at Notre Dame.

5. Mountain West: 14 games vs. BCS teams; 9 on the road. The best non-BCS conference has the easiest (relative to the rest of the non-BCS leagues) road in nonconference games. How's this for easy: Games against Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, Oregon State, Florida State and UCLA among the group of non-cons.



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They didn't take into account the amount of teams in the conference. 22 games spread over 9 teams is vastly different that 25 spread over 12.