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The problem with that formula - and the whole concept of strength of schedule - is that the top teams are a combined 40-6. So yeah, they are going to have what looks like weak strength of schedules because right there their opponents are 6-40. It's not a perfect correlation but in general, as you go down the list, the SOS gets gradually tougher.
It is something that has always caused me to shake my head, when people find (and complain) that good teams have 'easy' schedules and bad teams have 'difficult' schedules. Bad teams don't get the benefit of playing themselves (i.e., an 'easy' game against a team with a bad record) while good teams are not tasked with playing themselves (i.e, a 'tough' game against a club with a high winning percentage).
Why so many fans (and worse, members of the media) are surprised by this and the correlating strength of schedules year after year is just plain sad.