MSU's 2016 baseball schedule is incredibly difficult. But that might not necessarily be a bad thing.
Mississippi State finished last season ranked dead last in the SEC and 132 nationally in RPI, according to WarrenNolan.com. Although that was mostly due to the team's 24-30 record and abysmal performance within the conference, a large contributor was the weak schedule that the diamond dogs played -- like every year it seems -- compared to the rest of the league.
MSU's overall strength of schedule was No. 39, but only because of the strong competition that comes with SEC baseball.