A 14 team league can prove to be quite difficult to schedule makers but the SEC definitely got it right with Mississippi State's designated league rivals.
Yesterday, the Southeastern Conference announced a new men's basketball scheduling model beginning with the 2015-2016 season. Each school will be paired with three other rival teams who they will play home-and-home every year, with Mississippi State being paired with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Ole Miss Rebels and South Carolina Gamecocks.
This move was likely inspired by the loss of traditional home-and-home, rivalry games such as Kentucky-Tennessee and Florida-UGA.