Strength Of Schedule Rankings: 2003 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)

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Strength of schedule (SOS) scores include only games that have already been played. Games still remaining on the schedule do not impact the present week's strength of schedule scores. For this reason, SOS scores are not made available before the completion of the second week.

Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
1.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 635.24 #1 SEC 13 #58 South Florida
#4 Oklahoma
#25 Northern Illinois
#27 Southern Miss
@ #50 Hawaii
2.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 627.70 #8 Independent 12 #14 Washington State
@ #10 Michigan
#41 Michigan State
@ #24 Purdue
@ #38 Pittsburgh
#1 USC
@ #44 Boston College
#11 Florida State
#81 BYU
@ #83 Stanford
@ #61 Syracuse
3.
Arizona Wildcats		 606.16 #5 Pac-10 12 #114 UTEP
#3 LSU
@ #24 Purdue
#15 TCU
4.
Texas A&M Aggies		 596.51 #4 Big XII 12 #92 Arkansas State
#9 Utah
@ #46 Virginia Tech
#38 Pittsburgh
5.
Florida Gators		 593.31 #1 SEC 13 #97 San Jose State
@ #6 Miami
[FCS] Florida A&M
#11 Florida State
% #13 Iowa
6.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 587.77 #1 SEC 12 #93 UL Lafayette
#30 Virginia
#73 UAB
#26 Clemson
7.
Florida State Seminoles		 576.69 #2 ACC 13 #69 Colorado
#6 Miami
@ #63 Notre Dame
@ #29 Florida
% #6 Miami
8.
Iowa State Cyclones		 575.01 #4 Big XII 12 [FCS] Northern Iowa
#109 Ohio
#13 Iowa
@ #25 Northern Illinois
9.
BYU Cougars		 573.88 #7 Mountain West 12 #53 Georgia Tech
@ #1 USC
#83 Stanford
#7 Boise State
@ #63 Notre Dame
10.
Colorado Buffaloes		 573.33 #4 Big XII 12 % #55 Colorado State
#66 UCLA
#14 Washington State
@ #11 Florida State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Georgia Bulldogs		 562.23 #1 SEC 14 @ #26 Clemson
#94 Middle Tennessee
#73 UAB
@ #53 Georgia Tech
% #24 Purdue
12.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 562.19 #1 SEC 12 #35 Oregon
@ #85 Tulane
@ #60 Houston
#34 Memphis
13.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 561.20 #3 Big Ten 12 #111 Temple
#44 Boston College
@ #17 Nebraska
#86 Kent State
14.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 560.99 #3 Big Ten 13 #59 Washington
#74 San Diego State
#37 NC State
#20 Bowling Green
% #22 Kansas State
15.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 553.67 #3 Big Ten 12 % #51 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
@ #66 UCLA
#45 California
16.
Michigan Wolverines		 553.12 #3 Big Ten 13 #105 Central Michigan
#60 Houston
#63 Notre Dame
@ #35 Oregon
% #1 USC
17.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 549.03 #2 ACC 12 @ #44 Boston College
#24 Purdue
#112 East Carolina
#32 Connecticut
18.
Stanford Cardinal		 548.76 #5 Pac-10 11 #97 San Jose State
@ #81 BYU
#63 Notre Dame
19.
NC State Wolfpack		 546.91 #2 ACC 13 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #5 Ohio State
#36 Texas Tech
#32 Connecticut
% #76 Kansas
20.
Northwestern Wildcats		 545.42 #3 Big Ten 13 @ #76 Kansas
#56 Air Force
#2 Miami (OH)
@ #88 Duke
% #20 Bowling Green
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 545.27 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Chattanooga
@ #15 TCU
#53 Georgia Tech
#64 Navy
22.
Duke Blue Devils		 544.58 #2 ACC 12 [FCS] Western Carolina
#82 Rice
#62 Northwestern
@ #16 Tennessee
23.
Auburn Tigers		 541.21 #1 SEC 13 #1 USC
@ #53 Georgia Tech
[FCS] Western Kentucky
#117 UL Monroe
% #52 Wisconsin
24.
California Golden Bears		 541.18 #5 Pac-10 14 % #22 Kansas State
#27 Southern Miss
#55 Colorado State
@ #9 Utah
@ #110 Illinois
% #46 Virginia Tech
25.
Miami Hurricanes		 539.92 #6 Big East 13 @ #72 Louisiana Tech
#29 Florida
#112 East Carolina
@ #11 Florida State
#16 Tennessee
% #11 Florida State
26.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 539.66 #1 SEC 13 #54 Tulsa
@ #12 Texas
#43 North Texas
#104 New Mexico State
% #51 Missouri
27.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 539.57 #2 ACC 13 @ #81 BYU
#39 Auburn
@ #102 Vanderbilt
#8 Georgia
% #54 Tulsa
28.
Oklahoma Sooners		 537.58 #4 Big XII 14 #43 North Texas
@ #75 Alabama
#48 Fresno State
#66 UCLA
% #3 LSU
29.
UCLA Bruins		 534.74 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #69 Colorado
#110 Illinois
@ #4 Oklahoma
#74 San Diego State
% #48 Fresno State
30.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 534.70 #2 ACC 12 #61 Syracuse
@ #52 Wisconsin
@ #112 East Carolina
#79 Arizona State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Wisconsin Badgers		 534.55 #3 Big Ten 13 @ #33 West Virginia
#67 Akron
#57 UNLV
#100 North Carolina
% #39 Auburn
32.
Oregon Ducks		 533.15 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #99 Mississippi State
#70 Nevada
#10 Michigan
@ #9 Utah
% #21 Minnesota
33.
Virginia Cavaliers		 533.07 #2 ACC 13 @ #65 South Carolina
@ #84 Western Michigan
#71 Troy
#46 Virginia Tech
% #38 Pittsburgh
34.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 531.19 #3 Big Ten 13 #2 Miami (OH)
#113 Buffalo
@ #101 Iowa State
#79 Arizona State
% #29 Florida
35.
Clemson Tigers		 529.21 #2 ACC 13 #8 Georgia
[FCS] Furman
#94 Middle Tennessee
@ #65 South Carolina
% #16 Tennessee
36.
Colorado State Rams		 528.94 #7 Mountain West 13 % #69 Colorado
@ #45 California
[FCS] Weber State
#2 Miami (OH)
#48 Fresno State
% #44 Boston College
37.
Oregon State Beavers		 528.16 #5 Pac-10 13 [FCS] Sacramento State
@ #48 Fresno State
#104 New Mexico State
#7 Boise State
% #49 New Mexico
38.
USC Trojans		 526.58 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #39 Auburn
#81 BYU
#50 Hawaii
@ #63 Notre Dame
% #10 Michigan
39.
Purdue Boilermakers		 525.04 #3 Big Ten 13 #20 Bowling Green
@ #68 Wake Forest
#95 Arizona
#63 Notre Dame
% #8 Georgia
40.
Indiana Hoosiers		 523.40 #3 Big Ten 12 @ #32 Connecticut
@ #59 Washington
[FCS] Indiana State
#91 Kentucky
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Texas Longhorns		 522.62 #4 Big XII 13 #104 New Mexico State
#23 Arkansas
@ #82 Rice
#85 Tulane
% #14 Washington State
42.
Michigan State Spartans		 522.05 #3 Big Ten 13 #84 Western Michigan
#77 Rutgers
#72 Louisiana Tech
@ #63 Notre Dame
% #17 Nebraska
43.
Tennessee Volunteers		 520.64 #1 SEC 13 #48 Fresno State
#42 Marshall
#88 Duke
@ #6 Miami
% #26 Clemson
44.
Washington Huskies		 519.50 #5 Pac-10 12 @ #5 Ohio State
#107 Indiana
#108 Idaho
#70 Nevada
45.
Kansas State Wildcats		 519.44 #4 Big XII 15 % #45 California
#71 Troy
[FCS] McNeese State
[FCS] Massachusetts
#42 Marshall
% #5 Ohio State
46.
UNLV Rebels		 515.71 #7 Mountain West 12 #47 Toledo
@ #76 Kansas
@ #52 Wisconsin
#50 Hawaii
@ #70 Nevada
47.
LSU Tigers		 513.95 #1 SEC 14 #117 UL Monroe
@ #95 Arizona
[FCS] Western Illinois
#72 Louisiana Tech
% #4 Oklahoma
48.
Baylor Bears		 512.89 #4 Big XII 12 #73 UAB
@ #43 North Texas
#116 SMU
[FCS] Sam Houston State
49.
Washington State Cougars		 512.77 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #108 Idaho
@ #63 Notre Dame
@ #69 Colorado
#49 New Mexico
% #12 Texas
50.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 512.72 #4 Big XII 13 #116 SMU
#49 New Mexico
@ #37 NC State
@ #19 Ole Miss
% #64 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Wyoming Cowboys		 511.80 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Montana State
@ #28 Oklahoma State
#76 Kansas
@ #7 Boise State
@ #98 Utah State
52.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 510.45 #10 WAC 12 #6 Miami
@ #93 UL Lafayette
@ #41 Michigan State
@ #3 LSU
53.
Maryland Terrapins		 510.39 #2 ACC 13 @ #25 Northern Illinois
[FCS] Citadel
#33 West Virginia
@ #106 Eastern Michigan
% #33 West Virginia
54.
Temple Owls		 505.01 #6 Big East 12 @ #90 Penn State
[FCS] Villanova
@ #78 Cincinnati
@ #31 Louisville
@ #94 Middle Tennessee
55.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 504.77 #5 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Northern Arizona
#98 Utah State
@ #13 Iowa
@ #100 North Carolina
56.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 502.33 #9 C-USA 13 @ #45 California
#17 Nebraska
@ #75 Alabama
#93 UL Lafayette
% #9 Utah
57.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 499.71 #6 Big East 13 #52 Wisconsin
@ #112 East Carolina
#78 Cincinnati
@ #18 Maryland
#103 Central Florida
% #18 Maryland
58.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 499.61 #6 Big East 13 #86 Kent State
#89 Ball State
@ #47 Toledo
@ #80 Texas A&M
#63 Notre Dame
% #30 Virginia
59.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 498.30 #4 Big XII 13 #98 Utah State
#90 Penn State
@ #27 Southern Miss
#71 Troy
% #41 Michigan State
60.
UAB Blazers		 496.86 #9 C-USA 12 @ #96 Baylor
#71 Troy
@ #65 South Carolina
@ #8 Georgia
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Ball State Cardinals		 496.60 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Indiana State
#51 Missouri
@ #38 Pittsburgh
@ #44 Boston College
62.
Buffalo Bulls		 496.56 #11 MAC 12 @ #77 Rutgers
@ #13 Iowa
[FCS] Colgate
#32 Connecticut
63.
Syracuse Orangemen		 496.17 #6 Big East 12 @ #100 North Carolina
#31 Louisville
#103 Central Florida
#47 Toledo
#63 Notre Dame
64.
Boston College Eagles		 495.25 #6 Big East 13 #68 Wake Forest
@ #90 Penn State
@ #32 Connecticut
#89 Ball State
#63 Notre Dame
% #55 Colorado State
65.
Bowling Green Falcons		 493.88 #11 MAC 14 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
@ #24 Purdue
[FCS] Liberty
@ #5 Ohio State
% #62 Northwestern
66.
Army Black Knights		 493.31 #9 C-USA 13 #32 Connecticut
#77 Rutgers
@ #56 Air Force
@ #50 Hawaii
% #64 Navy
67.
East Carolina Pirates		 491.73 #9 C-USA 12 #33 West Virginia
@ #6 Miami
@ #68 Wake Forest
#100 North Carolina
68.
Ole Miss Rebels		 490.06 #1 SEC 13 @ #34 Memphis
#117 UL Monroe
#36 Texas Tech
#92 Arkansas State
% #28 Oklahoma State
69.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 488.86 #6 Big East 13 #103 Central Florida
[FCS] James Madison
#80 Texas A&M
#32 Connecticut
@ #30 Virginia
% #45 California
70.
Utah Utes		 488.64 #7 Mountain West 12 #98 Utah State
@ #80 Texas A&M
#45 California
#35 Oregon
% #27 Southern Miss
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 486.34 #4 Big XII 13 #87 Wyoming
[FCS] Missouri State
@ #116 SMU
#93 UL Lafayette
% #19 Ole Miss
72.
SMU Mustangs		 481.87 #10 WAC 12 @ #36 Texas Tech
@ #96 Baylor
#28 Oklahoma State
#15 TCU
73.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 481.17 #6 Big East 12 #113 Buffalo
@ #41 Michigan State
@ #115 Army
#64 Navy
@ #32 Connecticut
74.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 477.25 #9 C-USA 12 @ #33 West Virginia
#111 Temple
@ #2 Miami (OH)
[FCS] Rhode Island
75.
New Mexico Lobos		 476.40 #7 Mountain West 13 [FCS] Texas State
@ #36 Texas Tech
@ #14 Washington State
#104 New Mexico State
#98 Utah State
% #40 Oregon State
76.
Kansas Jayhawks		 472.55 #4 Big XII 13 #62 Northwestern
#57 UNLV
@ #87 Wyoming
[FCS] Jacksonville State
% #37 NC State
77.
Missouri Tigers		 467.02 #4 Big XII 13 % #110 Illinois
@ #89 Ball State
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
#94 Middle Tennessee
% #23 Arkansas
78.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 464.68 #11 MAC 14 @ #13 Iowa
@ #62 Northwestern
@ #55 Colorado State
#78 Cincinnati
% #31 Louisville
79.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 463.25 #10 WAC 14 @ #16 Tennessee
#40 Oregon State
@ #4 Oklahoma
[FCS] Portland State
@ #55 Colorado State
% #66 UCLA
80.
Troy Trojans		 461.21 #8 Independent 12 @ #22 Kansas State
@ #21 Minnesota
@ #73 UAB
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#42 Marshall
@ #17 Nebraska
[FCS] FIU
@ #30 Virginia
@ #43 North Texas
@ #94 Middle Tennessee
@ #98 Utah State
#117 UL Monroe
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
San Diego State Aztecs		 460.64 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #5 Ohio State
@ #114 UTEP
[FCS] Samford
@ #66 UCLA
82.
Western Michigan Broncos		 459.09 #11 MAC 12 @ #41 Michigan State
[FCS] William & Mary
#30 Virginia
@ #32 Connecticut
83.
Nevada Wolfpack		 459.09 #10 WAC 12 [FCS] Southern Utah
@ #35 Oregon
#57 UNLV
@ #59 Washington
84.
Tulane Green Wave		 458.09 #9 C-USA 12 [FCS] Northwestern State
#99 Mississippi State
@ #12 Texas
@ #64 Navy
85.
Air Force Falcons		 452.77 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Wofford
@ #62 Northwestern
#43 North Texas
% #64 Navy
#115 Army
86.
Houston Cougars		 452.53 #9 C-USA 13 #82 Rice
@ #10 Michigan
@ #93 UL Lafayette
#99 Mississippi State
% #50 Hawaii
87.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 448.77 #3 Big Ten 13 #54 Tulsa
#71 Troy
@ #109 Ohio
#93 UL Lafayette
% #35 Oregon
88.
Kentucky Wildcats		 446.93 #1 SEC 12 #31 Louisville
[FCS] Murray State
@ #107 Indiana
#109 Ohio
89.
Hawaii Warriors		 442.30 #10 WAC 14 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #1 USC
@ #57 UNLV
#115 Army
#75 Alabama
% #60 Houston
90.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 440.02 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Hofstra
@ #16 Tennessee
@ #22 Kansas State
@ #71 Troy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Memphis Tigers		 439.80 #9 C-USA 13 [FCS] Tennessee Tech
#19 Ole Miss
#92 Arkansas State
@ #99 Mississippi State
% #43 North Texas
92.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 435.09 #11 MAC 12 @ #38 Pittsburgh
[FCS] Youngstown State
@ #90 Penn State
#32 Connecticut
93.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 434.69 #11 MAC 12 @ #10 Michigan
[FCS] New Hampshire
[FCS] Eastern Kentucky
@ #64 Navy
94.
San Jose State Spartans		 432.60 #10 WAC 11 [FCS] Grambling State
@ #29 Florida
@ #83 Stanford
95.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 429.54 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] East Tennessee St
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #64 Navy
#18 Maryland
96.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 426.92 #10 WAC 13 @ #21 Minnesota
@ #23 Arkansas
[FCS] Texas State
#92 Arkansas State
% #53 Georgia Tech
97.
Ohio Bobcats		 424.36 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #101 Iowa State
#21 Minnesota
@ #91 Kentucky
98.
Rice Owls		 421.74 #10 WAC 12 @ #60 Houston
@ #88 Duke
#12 Texas
#64 Navy
99.
New Mexico State Aggies		 420.59 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #12 Texas
@ #40 Oregon State
@ #49 New Mexico
@ #23 Arkansas
100.
Toledo Rockets		 420.38 #11 MAC 12 @ #57 UNLV
[FCS] Liberty
#38 Pittsburgh
@ #61 Syracuse
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 418.97 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #65 South Carolina
#72 Louisiana Tech
#60 Houston
@ #21 Minnesota
@ #28 Oklahoma State
@ #27 Southern Miss
[FCS] FIU
102.
TCU Horned Frogs		 415.88 #9 C-USA 13 #64 Navy
#102 Vanderbilt
@ #95 Arizona
@ #116 SMU
% #7 Boise State
103.
Utah State Aggies		 413.02 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #9 Utah
@ #17 Nebraska
@ #79 Arizona State
@ #49 New Mexico
#87 Wyoming
#71 Troy
104.
UTEP Miners		 410.82 #10 WAC 13 @ #95 Arizona
[FCS] Cal Poly
#74 San Diego State
@ #31 Louisville
[FCS] Sam Houston State
105.
UL Monroe Indians		 408.25 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #3 LSU
[FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #19 Ole Miss
[FCS] Northwestern State
@ #39 Auburn
@ #71 Troy
106.
Louisville Cardinals		 407.31 #9 C-USA 13 @ #91 Kentucky
@ #61 Syracuse
#114 UTEP
#111 Temple
% #2 Miami (OH)
107.
South Florida Bulls		 405.79 #9 C-USA 11 @ #75 Alabama
[FCS] Nicholls State
[FCS] Charleston Southern
108.
Central Florida Golden Knights		 404.92 #11 MAC 12 @ #46 Virginia Tech
[FCS] FAU
@ #61 Syracuse
@ #33 West Virginia
109.
Boise State Broncos		 389.55 #10 WAC 14 [FCS] Idaho State
@ #108 Idaho
@ #40 Oregon State
#87 Wyoming
@ #81 BYU
% #15 TCU
110.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 385.31 #12 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] FAU
@ #8 Georgia
@ #26 Clemson
@ #51 Missouri
#111 Temple
#71 Troy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
North Texas Mean Green		 379.11 #12 Sun Belt 13 @ #4 Oklahoma
#96 Baylor
@ #56 Air Force
@ #23 Arkansas
#71 Troy
% #34 Memphis
112.
Connecticut Huskies		 368.05 #8 Independent 12 #107 Indiana
@ #115 Army
#44 Boston College
@ #113 Buffalo
@ #46 Virginia Tech
[FCS] Lehigh
@ #37 NC State
@ #86 Kent State
#67 Akron
#84 Western Michigan
#77 Rutgers
@ #68 Wake Forest
113.
Idaho Vandals		 359.93 #12 Sun Belt 12 #14 Washington State
[FCS] Eastern Washington
#7 Boise State
@ #59 Washington
@ [FCS] Montana
114.
Akron Zips		 359.80 #11 MAC 12 @ #52 Wisconsin
[FCS] Howard
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #32 Connecticut
115.
Arkansas State Indians		 357.72 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #80 Texas A&M
[FCS] UT Martin
[FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #54 Tulsa
@ #34 Memphis
@ #19 Ole Miss
116.
Navy Midshipmen		 356.76 #8 Independent 13 [FCS] VMI
@ #15 TCU
#106 Eastern Michigan
@ #77 Rutgers
% #56 Air Force
@ #102 Vanderbilt
@ #82 Rice
[FCS] Delaware
#85 Tulane
#105 Central Michigan
% #115 Army
% #36 Texas Tech
117.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 350.33 #11 MAC 12 #18 Maryland
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
@ #75 Alabama
#101 Iowa State

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

[FCS] indicates an opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA)