Here's a look at some of the higher rated teams on the schedules of SoCon teams: http://www.soconsports.com/SportSelect.d...PSID=22066
Preseason rankings below are courtesy of Blue Ribbon:

Wofford: @Duke – 4TH IN D1, @UNC - 12TH IN D1, @Missouri – 12th in SEC, @Butler - 8th in Big East; Gardner-Webb@ home - 1st in Big South; NC Central@ home - 1st in MEAC; @South Florida 7th in AAC; also a ‘secret’ scrimmage against Belmont in Knoxville – 1st in OVC

UNCG: @Kansas – 3RD IN D1, @Georgetown – 5th in Big East, NC State@ home - 5th in ACC, @Vermont 1st in America East, @Radford - 2nd in Big South, Northern Kentucky@ home - 2nd in Horizon

ETSU: @Kansas - 3RD IN D1, @LSU – 8th in SEC (18th IN D1 by Sporting News, also by College Sports Madness), @North Dakota St - 1st in Summit, @ UT-Martin - 3rd in OVC; Southern Utah @ home - 2nd in Big Sky; Charleston Southern @ home - 3rd in Big South; Winthrop @ home - 4th in Big South; also a ‘secret’ scrimmage @ VA Tech

Furman: @Auburn 18TH IN D1, 3rd in SEC, @Alabama – 5th in SEC, Loyola-Chicago@ home - 2nd in Missouri Valley, [EDIT per FUATT - @Gardner-Webb - 1st in Big South], @UT-Arlington - 4th in Sun Belt, @Charleston Southern - 3rd in Big South; Winthrop@ home - 4th in Big South, @South Florida - 7th in AAC

Chattanooga: @Tennessee – 23 IN D1; @Florida St – 6th in ACC; @Va Tech – 15th in ACC; South Alabama@ home - 1st in Sun Belt; @UNC-Asheville – 7th in Big South, Troy@ home 11th in Sun Belt

Samford: Alabama @ Birmingham - 5th in SEC; @Georgetown - 5th IN BIG EAST; @Belmont - 1st in OVC; @ LaTech - 3rd in Conference USA; @Hawaii 4th in Big West; @South Dakota St - 3rd in Summit; Manhattan@ home - 4th in Metro Atlantic; Troy@ home 11th in Sun Belt

Western Carolina: @ Xavier – 19th IN D1; @ Florida State – 6th in ACC; @ Georgia – 7th in SEC; Gardner Webb @ home – 1st in Big South; @ Jacksonville – 6th in ASun; @ Stetson – 8th in ASun, UNC-Asheville @ home – 7th in Big South; @ Tennessee Tech – 10th in OVC

The Citadel: @NC State – 5th in ACC; @ Illinois – 6th in Big Ten; @ Georgia – 7th in SEC; @Longwood – 5th in Big South; UNC-Asheville @ home – 7th in Big South

Mercer: @St Johns – 9th in Big East; @Georgia Southern – 2nd in Sun Belt; @ St. Bonaventure’s – 6th in A10; Canisius neutral – 7th in Metro Atlantic; Georgia St @ home – 9th in Sun Belt; FGCU @ home – 5th in ASun; Florida Atlantic @ home 11th in Conference USA

VMI: @VA Tech -15th in ACC; @ECU – 11th in AAC; @ Duquesne – 7th in A10; @ Arkansas St – 10th in Sun Belt; Idaho neutral – 10th in Big Sky; UC-Davis neutral – 10th in Big West

Furman also opens the season on the road at Gardner-Webb.

(10-15-2019 05:25 PM)FUATT Wrote:  Furman also opens the season on the road at Gardner-Webb.

Good point! Thanks as always for added info. And I love that you remembered the Van Arsdales in another thread! A real blast from my younger years.

Often twins are indeed differently talented, as Rodshaw said. But the Grants and Van Arsdales were each a solid pair.

Boiling Springs will be a good test for an opener.