Strength Of Schedule Rankings: 2007 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.
Washington Huskies		 597.41 #3 Pac-10 13 @ #106 Syracuse
#25 Boise State
#7 Ohio State
@ #11 Hawaii
2.
UCLA Bruins		 596.00 #3 Pac-10 13 #10 BYU
@ #24 Utah
#94 Notre Dame
% #10 BYU
3.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 590.47 #4 Big XII 12 #81 Nevada
@ #27 Wake Forest
#6 USC
#66 Ball State
4.
Ole Miss Rebels		 586.59 #1 SEC 12 @ #78 Memphis
#3 Missouri
#86 Louisiana Tech
[FCS] Northwestern State
5.
Florida Gators		 578.59 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] Western Kentucky
#41 Troy
#51 FAU
#47 Florida State
% #29 Michigan
6.
Texas A&M Aggies		 577.36 #4 Big XII 13 [FCS] Montana State
#36 Fresno State
#75 UL Monroe
@ #72 Miami
% #21 Penn State
7.
Arizona Wildcats		 576.41 #3 Pac-10 12 @ #10 BYU
[FCS] Northern Arizona
#38 New Mexico
8.
Oregon Ducks		 573.68 #3 Pac-10 13 #54 Houston
@ #29 Michigan
#36 Fresno State
% #19 South Florida
9.
Tennessee Volunteers		 570.90 #1 SEC 14 @ #49 California
#64 Southern Miss
#84 Arkansas State
#108 UL Lafayette
% #32 Wisconsin
10.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 570.75 #4 Big XII 13 @ #4 Georgia
#51 FAU
@ #41 Troy
[FCS] Sam Houston State
% #59 Indiana
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 567.93 #1 SEC 12 #108 UL Lafayette
[FCS] South Carolina St
@ #90 North Carolina
#28 Clemson
12.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 562.47 #11 Independent 12 #58 Georgia Tech
@ #21 Penn State
@ #29 Michigan
#45 Michigan State
@ #46 Purdue
@ #53 UCLA
#12 Boston College
#6 USC
#35 Air Force
#113 Duke
@ #88 Stanford
13.
LSU Tigers		 560.76 #1 SEC 14 #9 Virginia Tech
#87 Middle Tennessee
@ #101 Tulane
#86 Louisiana Tech
% #7 Ohio State
14.
Syracuse Orange		 559.03 #2 Big East 12 #80 Washington
@ #67 Iowa
#22 Illinois
@ #82 Miami (OH)
#85 Buffalo
15.
Kentucky Wildcats		 559.02 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#109 Kent State
#56 Louisville
#51 FAU
% #47 Florida State
16.
Oregon State Beavers		 554.33 #3 Pac-10 13 #24 Utah
@ #16 Cincinnati
[FCS] Idaho State
% #63 Maryland
17.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 552.29 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] Western Carolina
% #47 Florida State
#54 Houston
#75 UL Monroe
% #62 Colorado
18.
South Florida Bulls		 551.67 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] Elon
@ #20 Auburn
#90 North Carolina
@ #51 FAU
#26 Central Florida
% #15 Oregon
19.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 551.59 #6 ACC 14 #43 East Carolina
@ #1 LSU
#79 Ohio
[FCS] William & Mary
% #5 Kansas
20.
California Golden Bears		 550.55 #3 Pac-10 13 #17 Tennessee
@ #99 Colorado State
#86 Louisiana Tech
% #35 Air Force
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Stanford Cardinal		 549.93 #3 Pac-10 12 #89 San Jose State
#39 TCU
#94 Notre Dame
22.
Auburn Tigers		 549.76 #1 SEC 13 #73 Kansas State
#19 South Florida
#104 New Mexico State
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
% #28 Clemson
23.
Georgia Bulldogs		 549.50 #1 SEC 13 #48 Oklahoma State
[FCS] Western Carolina
#41 Troy
@ #58 Georgia Tech
% #11 Hawaii
24.
Duke Blue Devils		 545.05 #6 ACC 12 #33 Connecticut
@ #70 Northwestern
@ #60 Navy
@ #94 Notre Dame
25.
NC State Wolfpack		 544.43 #6 ACC 12 #26 Central Florida
[FCS] Wofford
#56 Louisville
@ #43 East Carolina
26.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 543.23 #1 SEC 13 @ #101 Tulane
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#112 UAB
@ #2 West Virginia
% #26 Central Florida
27.
Louisville Cardinals		 543.01 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Murray State
#87 Middle Tennessee
@ #37 Kentucky
@ #77 NC State
#24 Utah
28.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 540.91 #2 Big East 12 #98 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Grambling State
@ #45 Michigan State
@ #31 Virginia
#60 Navy
29.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 539.00 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Richmond
#98 Eastern Michigan
#82 Miami (OH)
#27 Wake Forest
30.
Florida State Seminoles		 538.65 #6 ACC 13 #112 UAB
@ #62 Colorado
% #52 Alabama
@ #18 Florida
% #37 Kentucky
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Colorado Buffaloes		 538.26 #4 Big XII 13 % #99 Colorado State
@ #13 Arizona State
#47 Florida State
#82 Miami (OH)
% #52 Alabama
32.
Baylor Bears		 537.48 #4 Big XII 12 @ #39 TCU
#110 Rice
[FCS] Texas State
@ #85 Buffalo
33.
Iowa State Cyclones		 536.77 #4 Big XII 12 #109 Kent State
[FCS] Northern Iowa
#67 Iowa
@ #91 Toledo
34.
Michigan State Spartans		 536.18 #5 Big Ten 13 #112 UAB
#57 Bowling Green
#71 Pittsburgh
@ #94 Notre Dame
% #12 Boston College
35.
Maryland Terrapins		 535.24 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Villanova
@ #118 FIU
#2 West Virginia
@ #44 Rutgers
% #23 Oregon State
36.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 534.05 #5 Big Ten 12 #57 Bowling Green
#82 Miami (OH)
@ #51 FAU
[FCS] North Dakota State
37.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 533.37 #2 Big East 13 #83 Western Michigan
@ #103 Marshall
@ #63 Maryland
#43 East Carolina
#42 Mississippi State
% #8 Oklahoma
38.
Washington State Cougars		 533.31 #3 Pac-10 12 @ #32 Wisconsin
% #92 San Diego State
#119 Idaho
39.
Oklahoma Sooners		 531.29 #4 Big XII 14 #116 North Texas
#72 Miami
#111 Utah State
@ #30 Tulsa
% #2 West Virginia
40.
Missouri Tigers		 529.57 #4 Big XII 14 % #22 Illinois
@ #95 Ole Miss
#83 Western Michigan
[FCS] Illinois State
% #40 Arkansas
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 528.98 #5 Big Ten 13 % #3 Missouri
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #106 Syracuse
#66 Ball State
% #6 USC
42.
Kansas State Wildcats		 528.97 #4 Big XII 12 @ #20 Auburn
#89 San Jose State
[FCS] Missouri State
@ #36 Fresno State
43.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 528.03 #3 Pac-10 13 #89 San Jose State
#62 Colorado
#92 San Diego State
% #14 Texas
44.
San Diego State Aztecs		 525.18 #7 Mountain West 12 % #69 Washington State
@ #13 Arizona State
[FCS] Portland State
#16 Cincinnati
45.
UNLV Rebels		 525.18 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #111 Utah State
#32 Wisconsin
#11 Hawaii
@ #81 Nevada
46.
Michigan Wolverines		 519.93 #5 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Appalachian State
#15 Oregon
#94 Notre Dame
#98 Eastern Michigan
% #18 Florida
47.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 516.51 #1 SEC 13 #41 Troy
#116 North Texas
[FCS] Chattanooga
#118 FIU
% #3 Missouri
48.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 515.09 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] James Madison
@ #43 East Carolina
@ #19 South Florida
#55 South Carolina
49.
Boston College Eagles		 511.76 #6 ACC 14 #105 Army
[FCS] UMass
#57 Bowling Green
@ #94 Notre Dame
% #45 Michigan State
50.
Clemson Tigers		 507.78 #6 ACC 13 #75 UL Monroe
[FCS] Furman
#61 Central Michigan
@ #55 South Carolina
% #20 Auburn
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Texas Longhorns		 505.98 #4 Big XII 13 #84 Arkansas State
#39 TCU
@ #26 Central Florida
#110 Rice
% #13 Arizona State
52.
Wyoming Cowboys		 505.08 #7 Mountain West 12 #31 Virginia
#111 Utah State
@ #25 Boise State
@ #79 Ohio
53.
Colorado State Rams		 504.99 #7 Mountain West 12 % #62 Colorado
#49 California
@ #54 Houston
[FCS] Georgia Southern
54.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 504.91 #5 Big Ten 13 #118 FIU
#94 Notre Dame
#85 Buffalo
@ #97 Temple
% #50 Texas A&M
55.
USC Trojans		 499.33 #3 Pac-10 13 #119 Idaho
@ #65 Nebraska
@ #94 Notre Dame
% #22 Illinois
56.
Miami Hurricanes		 497.79 #6 ACC 12 #103 Marshall
@ #8 Oklahoma
#118 FIU
#50 Texas A&M
57.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 496.59 #9 C-USA 12 @ #72 Miami
#2 West Virginia
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #16 Cincinnati
58.
Army Black Knights		 494.71 #11 Independent 12 % #93 Akron
[FCS] Rhode Island
@ #27 Wake Forest
@ #12 Boston College
#97 Temple
#101 Tulane
@ #61 Central Michigan
@ #58 Georgia Tech
@ #35 Air Force
#44 Rutgers
#30 Tulsa
59.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 492.69 #5 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Youngstown State
#93 Akron
@ #80 Washington
#109 Kent State
% #1 LSU
60.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 492.19 #6 ACC 13 @ #94 Notre Dame
[FCS] Samford
#105 Army
#4 Georgia
% #36 Fresno State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 490.22 #6 ACC 13 #65 Nebraska
#105 Army
@ #60 Navy
@ #74 Vanderbilt
% #33 Connecticut
62.
Connecticut Huskies		 489.32 #2 Big East 13 @ #113 Duke
[FCS] Maine
#97 Temple
#93 Akron
@ #31 Virginia
% #27 Wake Forest
63.
UAB Blazers		 488.26 #9 C-USA 12 @ #45 Michigan State
@ #47 Florida State
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #42 Mississippi State
64.
Utah Utes		 486.88 #7 Mountain West 13 @ #23 Oregon State
#53 UCLA
#111 Utah State
@ #56 Louisville
% #60 Navy
65.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 483.46 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] SE Missouri State
#23 Oregon State
@ #82 Miami (OH)
#103 Marshall
@ #92 San Diego State
% #64 Southern Miss
66.
Virginia Cavaliers		 483.17 #6 ACC 13 @ #76 Wyoming
#71 Pittsburgh
@ #87 Middle Tennessee
#33 Connecticut
% #34 Texas Tech
67.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 482.66 #2 Big East 13 #85 Buffalo
#60 Navy
[FCS] Norfolk State
#63 Maryland
@ #105 Army
% #66 Ball State
68.
Wisconsin Badgers		 480.31 #5 Big Ten 13 #69 Washington State
@ #107 UNLV
[FCS] Citadel
#117 Northern Illinois
% #17 Tennessee
69.
FIU Golden Panthers		 477.76 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #21 Penn State
#63 Maryland
@ #72 Miami
@ #5 Kansas
@ #40 Arkansas
70.
East Carolina Pirates		 476.67 #9 C-USA 13 @ #9 Virginia Tech
#90 North Carolina
@ #2 West Virginia
#77 NC State
% #25 Boise State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
BYU Cougars		 472.88 #7 Mountain West 13 #68 Arizona
@ #53 UCLA
@ #30 Tulsa
[FCS] Eastern Washington
% #53 UCLA
72.
Indiana Hoosiers		 472.60 #5 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #83 Western Michigan
#93 Akron
#66 Ball State
% #48 Oklahoma State
73.
Utah State Aggies		 472.30 #8 WAC 12 #107 UNLV
@ #76 Wyoming
@ #8 Oklahoma
@ #24 Utah
74.
Purdue Boilermakers		 469.83 #5 Big Ten 13 @ #91 Toledo
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
#61 Central Michigan
#94 Notre Dame
% #61 Central Michigan
75.
TCU Horned Frogs		 464.40 #7 Mountain West 13 #100 Baylor
@ #14 Texas
#115 SMU
@ #88 Stanford
% #54 Houston
76.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 460.29 #4 Big XII 13 @ #115 SMU
#96 UTEP
@ #110 Rice
[FCS] Northwestern State
% #31 Virginia
77.
Northwestern Wildcats		 457.05 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Northeastern
#81 Nevada
#113 Duke
% #98 Eastern Michigan
78.
Kansas Jayhawks		 448.50 #4 Big XII 13 #61 Central Michigan
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#91 Toledo
#118 FIU
% #9 Virginia Tech
79.
Central Florida Knights		 448.32 #9 C-USA 14 @ #77 NC State
#14 Texas
#108 UL Lafayette
@ #19 South Florida
% #42 Mississippi State
80.
Akron Zips		 445.22 #10 MAC 12 % #105 Army
@ #7 Ohio State
@ #59 Indiana
@ #33 Connecticut
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
Air Force Falcons		 445.05 #7 Mountain West 13 [FCS] South Carolina St
@ #60 Navy
#105 Army
@ #94 Notre Dame
% #49 California
82.
SMU Mustangs		 441.31 #9 C-USA 12 #34 Texas Tech
#116 North Texas
@ #84 Arkansas State
@ #39 TCU
83.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 439.28 #8 WAC 12 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #49 California
@ #95 Ole Miss
@ #1 LSU
84.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 439.14 #5 Big Ten 12 % #117 Northern Illinois
#106 Syracuse
@ #102 Iowa State
#83 Western Michigan
85.
Idaho Vandals		 435.35 #8 WAC 12 @ #6 USC
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #69 Washington State
#117 Northern Illinois
86.
Western Michigan Broncos		 433.18 #10 MAC 12 @ #2 West Virginia
#59 Indiana
@ #3 Missouri
[FCS] Central Connecticut
@ #67 Iowa
87.
UTEP Miners		 429.79 #9 C-USA 12 #38 New Mexico
@ #34 Texas Tech
@ #104 New Mexico State
[FCS] Texas Southern
88.
San Jose State Spartans		 426.99 #8 WAC 12 @ #13 Arizona State
@ #73 Kansas State
@ #88 Stanford
[FCS] UC Davis
89.
New Mexico Lobos		 426.67 #7 Mountain West 13 @ #96 UTEP
#104 New Mexico State
@ #68 Arizona
[FCS] Sacramento State
% #81 Nevada
90.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 425.51 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #56 Louisville
@ #1 LSU
[FCS] Western Kentucky
#31 Virginia
@ #78 Memphis
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 424.20 #8 WAC 13 [FCS] Sacramento State
@ #50 Texas A&M
@ #15 Oregon
#73 Kansas State
% #58 Georgia Tech
92.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 423.90 #9 C-USA 14 @ #75 UL Monroe
#10 BYU
#8 Oklahoma
@ #105 Army
% #57 Bowling Green
93.
New Mexico State Aggies		 423.66 #8 WAC 13 [FCS] SE Louisiana
@ #38 New Mexico
#96 UTEP
@ #20 Auburn
[FCS] Arkansas-Pine Bluff
94.
Troy Trojans		 423.59 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #40 Arkansas
@ #18 Florida
#48 Oklahoma State
@ #4 Georgia
@ [FCS] Western Kentucky
95.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 423.36 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #55 South Carolina
#79 Ohio
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #26 Central Florida
@ #17 Tennessee
96.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 418.62 #9 C-USA 13 [FCS] UT Martin
@ #17 Tennessee
@ #25 Boise State
#84 Arkansas State
% #16 Cincinnati
97.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 417.25 #12 Sun Belt 12 #30 Tulsa
@ #28 Clemson
@ #50 Texas A&M
[FCS] Grambling State
@ #52 Alabama
98.
FAU Owls		 413.80 #12 Sun Belt 13 @ #48 Oklahoma State
#114 Minnesota
@ #37 Kentucky
#19 South Florida
@ #18 Florida
% #78 Memphis
99.
Arkansas State Indians		 412.46 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #14 Texas
#115 SMU
@ #17 Tennessee
#78 Memphis
@ #64 Southern Miss
100.
Ball State Cardinals		 411.96 #10 MAC 13 @ #60 Navy
@ #65 Nebraska
[FCS] Western Kentucky
@ #22 Illinois
@ #59 Indiana
% #44 Rutgers
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
Toledo Rockets		 410.25 #10 MAC 12 #46 Purdue
@ #5 Kansas
#102 Iowa State
[FCS] Liberty
102.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 409.81 #10 MAC 12 @ #71 Pittsburgh
[FCS] Howard
@ #74 Vanderbilt
@ #29 Michigan
% #70 Northwestern
103.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 405.92 #10 MAC 14 @ #5 Kansas
@ #46 Purdue
[FCS] North Dakota State
#105 Army
@ #28 Clemson
% #46 Purdue
104.
Rice Owls		 405.05 #9 C-USA 12 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #100 Baylor
#34 Texas Tech
@ #14 Texas
105.
North Texas Mean Green		 404.79 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #8 Oklahoma
@ #115 SMU
@ #40 Arkansas
#60 Navy
[FCS] Western Kentucky
106.
Nevada Wolfpack		 402.63 #8 WAC 13 @ #65 Nebraska
@ #70 Northwestern
[FCS] Nicholls State
#107 UNLV
% #38 New Mexico
107.
Temple Owls		 400.79 #10 MAC 12 #60 Navy
@ #33 Connecticut
@ #105 Army
#21 Penn State
108.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 400.62 #10 MAC 12 @ #102 Iowa State
@ #37 Kentucky
[FCS] Delaware State
@ #7 Ohio State
109.
Tulane Green Wave		 397.41 #9 C-USA 12 #42 Mississippi State
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#1 LSU
@ #105 Army
110.
Buffalo Bulls		 396.09 #10 MAC 12 @ #44 Rutgers
@ #21 Penn State
#100 Baylor
@ #106 Syracuse
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Boise State Broncos		 393.72 #8 WAC 13 [FCS] Weber State
@ #80 Washington
#76 Wyoming
#64 Southern Miss
% #43 East Carolina
112.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 391.96 #10 MAC 13 @ #114 Minnesota
#16 Cincinnati
@ #62 Colorado
#106 Syracuse
@ #74 Vanderbilt
113.
Bowling Green Falcons		 381.23 #10 MAC 13 @ #114 Minnesota
@ #45 Michigan State
[FCS] Western Kentucky
@ #12 Boston College
% #30 Tulsa
114.
Houston Cougars		 381.04 #9 C-USA 13 @ #15 Oregon
#99 Colorado State
@ #52 Alabama
[FCS] Texas Southern
% #39 TCU
115.
Navy Midshipmen		 373.90 #11 Independent 13 @ #97 Temple
@ #44 Rutgers
#66 Ball State
#113 Duke
#35 Air Force
@ #71 Pittsburgh
#27 Wake Forest
[FCS] Delaware
@ #116 North Texas
#117 Northern Illinois
% #24 Utah
116.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 364.25 #10 MAC 12 % #67 Iowa
[FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #119 Idaho
@ #32 Wisconsin
@ #60 Navy
117.
Ohio Bobcats		 363.98 #10 MAC 12 [FCS] Gardner-Webb
@ #108 UL Lafayette
@ #9 Virginia Tech
#76 Wyoming
118.
Hawaii Warriors		 363.45 #8 WAC 13 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #107 UNLV
[FCS] Charleston Southern
#80 Washington
% #4 Georgia
119.
Memphis Tigers		 350.03 #9 C-USA 13 #95 Ole Miss
[FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #84 Arkansas State
#87 Middle Tennessee
% #51 FAU

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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