In lieu of the news of the two big conferences meeting this week on CFP expansion, it feels like a good offseason discussion of a future power 2 conference yearly non-conference matchup. Here is my matchup breakdown that I’d like to see factoring in things like power tier, historical matchups, competitive balance, and how these teams project over the next 1-5 years. Purdue and UCLA left off. Who are you taking in this?

1. Ohio State - Texas

2. Oregon - Georgia

3. Michigan - Alabama

4. Penn State - Texas A&M

5. USC - LSU

6. Nebraska - Oklahoma 

7. Washington- Ole Miss

8. Illinois - South Carolina

9. Iowa - Tennessee

10. Minnesota - Auburn

11. Wisconsin - Missouri

12. Michigan State - Florida

13. Indiana - Kentucky 

14. Maryland - Arkansas

15. Rutgers - Mississippi State

16. Northwestern - Vanderbilt