Ranking the 64 Power 5 teams’ non-conference schedules in 2021:
1. Stanford: Kansas State, at Vanderbilt, Notre Dame. Wow. No mid-majors. That’s revolutionary in 2021.
2. Georgia Tech: Northern Illinois, Kennesaw State, at Notre Dame, Georgia. Excellent schedule. Northern Illinois is down from its Orange Bowl days of 2012, but still. The Fighting Irish and Bulldogs are as good of a 1-2 scheduling punch as you’ll find.
3. Georgia: Clemson in Charlotte, Alabama-Birmingham, Charleston Southern, at Georgia Tech. Outstanding schedule. A national power. An in-state arch-rival. Even the mid-major UAB is decent.