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Assessing Out-of-Conference Strength of Schedule for the ACC in 2015

The Atlantic Coast Conference will meet a wide array of out-of-conference foes this upcoming season, ranging from the defending National Champions to the North Carolina Central Eagles (with NCCU-Duke taking place on the Eagles' newly minted teal colored field).

Power-5 conference versus conference competition makes for wondrous chatter. Inviting seldom seen rivals is great for fans and college football as a whole. While we'll have a plethora of amazing things such as these taking our previously dull Saturdays to manic levels, there's still a few scheduling disappointments to wag our fingers at.

We've culled a list to order the toughest OCC schedules in the ACC based on final rankings, expectations for 2015, and as much bias as deemed necessary, who's asking?