Virginia, Ohio State . . .

Yeah but I'm sure on whatever BS the BCS uses our strength of schedule will be like 90th!

Yeah but I bet when the BS computer used by the BCS comes into play it will be 90th!

Yeah but I bet when the BS computer used by the BCS comes into play it will be 90th!

Such ranking are way too early. Most likely, they are based on the opponents' collective records from last year. If so, all it means is that this would have been the toughest schedule if played last year. So what?

As we saw with N.D. and Nebraska, a good record from one year does not translate to the next. For example, as it stands, Virginia will very likely experience a drop off from last season, with the loss of DE Chris Long and players getting kicked off the team. Thus, what looks like a great match-up right now against a team that went 9-4 last year, may end up being (at the end of the 2008 season), just a ho-hum win against a 6-6 ACC school.

oops... "such rankings are"

I would be interested in knowing what factors into these rankings. Do they rate or rank the teams based on pre-season prognostications or past season's performance? Either way it is obviously an inexact science, especially because a college team has a 25% turnover on average each year.

Nevertheless, it can only help a team's early season ranking to have its schedule rated the toughest or one of the toughest.