https://athlonsports.com/college-football/ranking-secs-toughest-college-football-schedules-2018

Yes, we have an easier schedule than usual, but hey - we did play at Notre Dame last year - and we still have a power 5 non-con game. Plus we play LSU & Aub from the West, and if we are fortunate enough to make it to the SEC-C, we'll likely face Bama, which means we'll play the top 3 teams from the West. Anyone who thinks Arkansas and Ole Miss have more difficult schedules has a hole in their head. And what in the heck are they doing listing Florida as a home game (then they turn around and list it as a road game for Fla!). Pack of morons!

CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli concurs w/ Athlon Sports re: UGA's 2018 schedule (i.e., it's the SEC's second easiest):

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/sec-strength-of-schedule-rankings-2018-georgia-has-it-easy-while-alabama-faces-challenges/

The reason Georgia ranks so low has to do with factors the Dawgs have some control over, and some they don't. The nonconference slate isn't special. There's the rivalry game with Georgia Tech as well as games against Austin Peay, Middle Tennessee and UMass. That's not all that different from most other SEC teams, but Georgia gets dragged down by playing in the East and not having Georgia on its schedule to boost its SOS. Still, they will have to face both LSU and Auburn out of the West, so it's important to remember that all of these rankings are relative. If Georgia is in the SEC title game again this year, it's going to have a playoff case.