Best nonconference matchups: 2015-25

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2015

Sept. 3
Michigan at Utah
South Carolina vs. North Carolina (Charlotte)
TCU at Minnesota

Sept. 5
Texas at Notre Dame
Wisconsin vs. Alabama (Arlington)
Louisville vs. Auburn (Atlanta)
Texas A&M vs. Arizona State (Houston)

Sept. 7
Ohio State at Virginia Tech

Sept. 12
Oregon at Michigan State
Oklahoma at Tennessee

Sept. 19
Nebraska at Miami
California at Texas

Sept. 26
BYU at Michigan

2016

Sept. 3
Clemson at Auburn
UCLA at Texas A&M
Notre Dame at Texas
USC vs. Alabama (Arlington)
Wisconsin vs. LSU (Green Bay)
Oklahoma vs. Houston (Houston)
Arizona vs. BYU (Glendale, Ariz.)

Sept. 5
Florida State vs. Ole Miss (Orlando)

Sept. 10
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee (Bristol Motor Speedway)

Sept. 17
Oregon at Nebraska
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Texas at California
Ohio State at Oklahoma

Sept. 24
Sept. 24: West Virginia vs. BYU (Landover, Md.)

To be decided
Arkansas at TCU

2017

Sept. 2
Texas A&M at UCLA
Michigan vs. Florida (Arlington)
LSU vs. BYU (Houston)
Tennessee vs. Georgia Tech (Atlanta)
West Virginia vs. Virginia Tech (Landover, Md.)

Sept. 9
Auburn at Clemson
Nebraska at Oregon
Georgia at Notre Dame
Pittsburgh at Penn State

Sept. 16
Oklahoma at Ohio State
Texas at USC
Notre Dame at Michigan State

To be decided
TCU at Arkansas

2018

Sept. 1
Arkansas at Michigan
LSU vs. Miami, Fla. (Arlington)
West Virginia vs. Tennessee (Charlotte)

Sept. 8
Clemson at Texas A&M
Michigan State at Arizona State
Penn State at Pittsburgh
Mississippi State at Kansas State
UCLA at Oklahoma

Sept. 15
West Virginia at N.C. State
Ohio State at TCU
BYU at Wisconsin
USC at Texas

2019

Aug. 29
Wisconsin at BYU

Aug. 31
Arkansas at Michigan

Sept. 7
Texas A&M at Clemson
LSU at Texas
Boise State at Florida State
West Virginia at Missouri

Sept. 14
Arizona State at Michigan State
Pittsburgh at Penn State
N.C. State at West Virginia
Kansas State at Mississippi State
Oklahoma at UCLA

Sept. 21
TCU at Ohio State
California at Auburn
Notre Dame at Georgia

2020

Sept. 5
TCU at California
Michigan at Washington

Sept. 12
Michigan State at BYU
Mississippi State at N.C. State
Ohio State at Oregon
Virginia Tech at Penn State
Texas at LSU
Florida State at Boise State

Sept. 19
Virginia Tech at Michigan
Auburn at California

Sept. 26
Miami, Fla. at Michigan State

2021

Sept. 4
Arizona vs. BYU (Las Vegas)
LSU at UCLA 

Sept. 11
Michigan at Virginia Tech
California at TCU
Oregon at Ohio State
Texas at Arkansas
N.C. State at Mississippi State

Sept. 18
Washington at Michigan
Michigan State at Miami, Fla.
Virginia Tech at West Virginia
Nebraska at Oklahoma
Oklahoma State at Boise State

To be announced
Tennessee vs. USC

2022

Sept. 3
Notre Dame at Ohio State

Sept. 10
Mississippi State at Arizona
LSU at Arizona State
UCLA at Michigan

Sept. 17
Ole Miss at Georgia Tech
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Ohio State at Texas

Sept. 24
West Virginia at Virginia Tech

To be announced
Tennessee vs. USC

2023

Sept. 2
West Virginia at Penn State
Ohio State at Notre Dame
Michigan at UCLA

Sept. 9
Arizona State at LSU
Arizona at Mississippi State
Boston College at Ohio State

Sept. 16
Georgia Tech at Ole Miss
Texas at Ohio State

2024

Aug. 31
UCLA at LSU
West Virginia at Penn State
Notre Dame at Texas A&M
Michigan at Texas

Sept. 14
Virginia Tech at Wisconsin

2025

Sept. 6
Michigan at Oklahoma
Virginia Tech at Penn State

Sept. 13
Wisconsin at Virginia Tech

Sept. 27
Texas A&M at Notre Dame

Bill Bender

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.