Strength Of Schedule Rankings: 2008 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		 582.60 #7 Pac-10 12 #17 BYU
#2 Oklahoma
#59 Notre Dame
2.
Purdue Boilermakers		 576.07 #4 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Northern Colorado
#18 Oregon
#42 Central Michigan
@ #59 Notre Dame
3.
Syracuse Orange		 575.91 #5 Big East 12 @ #28 Northwestern
#81 Akron
#8 Penn State
[FCS] Northeastern
@ #59 Notre Dame
4.
Texas Longhorns		 573.07 #1 Big XII 12 #67 FAU
@ #76 UTEP
#23 Rice
#75 Arkansas
5.
Baylor Bears		 572.85 #1 Big XII 12 #40 Wake Forest
[FCS] Northwestern State
#114 Washington State
@ #49 Connecticut
6.
Virginia Cavaliers		 572.61 #3 ACC 12 #5 USC
[FCS] Richmond
@ #49 Connecticut
#34 East Carolina
7.
Michigan Wolverines		 569.36 #4 Big Ten 12 #6 Utah
#115 Miami (OH)
@ #59 Notre Dame
#107 Toledo
8.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 566.56 #2 SEC 12 [FCS] Western Illinois
#105 UL Monroe
@ #1 Texas
#33 Tulsa
9.
Oklahoma Sooners		 565.12 #1 Big XII 13 [FCS] Chattanooga
#13 Cincinnati
@ #119 Washington
#12 TCU
10.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 557.50 #4 Big Ten 12 % #20 Missouri
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
#69 UL Lafayette
% #27 Western Michigan
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 554.36 #5 Big East 12 #64 Bowling Green
#41 Buffalo
#31 Iowa
@ #37 Navy
@ #59 Notre Dame
12.
Duke Blue Devils		 553.51 #3 ACC 12 [FCS] James Madison
#28 Northwestern
#37 Navy
@ #58 Vanderbilt
13.
Kansas Jayhawks		 552.53 #1 Big XII 12 #87 FIU
#63 Louisiana Tech
@ #50 USF
[FCS] Sam Houston State
14.
Georgia Bulldogs		 551.34 #2 SEC 12 [FCS] Georgia Southern
#42 Central Michigan
@ #84 Arizona State
#24 Georgia Tech
15.
Florida Gators		 548.82 #2 SEC 13 #60 Hawaii
#47 Miami
[FCS] Citadel
@ #36 Florida State
16.
Utah State Aggies		 548.03 #8 WAC 12 @ #83 UNLV
@ #18 Oregon
#6 Utah
#17 BYU
17.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 546.12 #4 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Youngstown State
#98 Ohio
@ #5 USC
#39 Troy
18.
Oregon State Beavers		 544.94 #7 Pac-10 12 @ #8 Penn State
#60 Hawaii
@ #6 Utah
19.
NC State Wolfpack		 542.74 #3 ACC 12 @ #44 South Carolina
[FCS] William & Mary
#34 East Carolina
#50 USF
20.
Indiana Hoosiers		 540.60 #4 Big Ten 12 #117 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Murray State
#11 Ball State
#42 Central Michigan
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Florida State Seminoles		 537.08 #3 ACC 12 [FCS] Western Carolina
[FCS] Chattanooga
% #82 Colorado
#3 Florida
22.
Colorado Buffaloes		 537.03 #1 Big XII 12 % #66 Colorado State
[FCS] Eastern Washington
#35 West Virginia
% #36 Florida State
23.
Missouri Tigers		 535.68 #1 Big XII 13 % #74 Illinois
[FCS] SE Missouri
#55 Nevada
#41 Buffalo
24.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 534.37 #3 ACC 12 @ #88 Baylor
#30 Ole Miss
#37 Navy
#58 Vanderbilt
25.
Michigan State Spartans		 533.53 #4 Big Ten 12 @ #29 California
#108 Eastern Michigan
#67 FAU
#59 Notre Dame
26.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 531.01 #3 ACC 13 % #34 East Carolina
[FCS] Furman
@ #21 Nebraska
#117 Western Kentucky
27.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 528.04 #1 Big XII 12 #27 Western Michigan
#78 San Jose State
#109 New Mexico State
#25 Virginia Tech
28.
Texas A&M Aggies		 527.87 #1 Big XII 12 #72 Arkansas State
@ #90 New Mexico
#47 Miami
#110 Army
29.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 527.36 #2 SEC 12 @ #115 Miami (OH)
#23 Rice
#91 Duke
@ #40 Wake Forest
30.
Miami Hurricanes		 526.23 #3 ACC 12 [FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #3 Florida
@ #92 Texas A&M
#99 UCF
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 525.32 #2 SEC 12 #61 NC State
[FCS] Wofford
#101 UAB
@ #51 Clemson
32.
UCLA Bruins		 525.05 #7 Pac-10 12 #70 Tennessee
@ #17 BYU
#53 Fresno State
33.
Boston College Eagles		 522.67 #3 ACC 13 % #103 Kent State
#99 UCF
[FCS] Rhode Island
#59 Notre Dame
34.
Stanford Cardinal		 521.76 #7 Pac-10 12 @ #12 TCU
#78 San Jose State
@ #59 Notre Dame
35.
Clemson Tigers		 521.59 #3 ACC 12 % #7 Alabama
[FCS] Citadel
[FCS] SC State
#44 South Carolina
36.
Tennessee Volunteers		 520.06 #2 SEC 12 @ #94 UCLA
#101 UAB
#68 Northern Illinois
#102 Wyoming
37.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 519.01 #3 ACC 12 [FCS] McNeese State
@ #45 Rutgers
#49 Connecticut
#59 Notre Dame
38.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 519.01 #5 Big East 12 #53 Fresno State
#32 North Carolina
@ #37 Navy
[FCS] Morgan State
#110 Army
39.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 518.50 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Illinois State
@ #46 Wisconsin
@ #35 West Virginia
#13 Cincinnati
40.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 516.74 #1 Big XII 12 % #114 Washington State
#57 Houston
[FCS] Missouri State
#39 Troy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 515.06 #2 SEC 12 @ #63 Louisiana Tech
[FCS] SE Louisiana
@ #24 Georgia Tech
#93 Middle Tennessee
42.
Ole Miss Rebels		 514.61 #2 SEC 12 #80 Memphis
@ #40 Wake Forest
[FCS] Samford
#105 UL Monroe
43.
Auburn Tigers		 514.34 #2 SEC 12 #105 UL Monroe
#62 Southern Miss
@ #35 West Virginia
[FCS] UT Martin
44.
Maryland Terrapins		 513.82 #3 ACC 12 [FCS] Delaware
@ #93 Middle Tennessee
#29 California
#108 Eastern Michigan
45.
New Mexico Lobos		 511.51 #6 Mountain West 12 #92 Texas A&M
#52 Arizona
@ #33 Tulsa
@ #109 New Mexico State
46.
SMU Mustangs		 511.10 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Texas State
@ #9 Texas Tech
#12 TCU
@ #37 Navy
47.
Wisconsin Badgers		 510.14 #4 Big Ten 12 #81 Akron
#95 Marshall
@ #53 Fresno State
[FCS] Cal Poly
48.
Washington State Cougars		 507.64 #7 Pac-10 13 % #19 Oklahoma State
@ #88 Baylor
[FCS] Portland State
@ #60 Hawaii
49.
California Golden Bears		 506.30 #7 Pac-10 12 #15 Michigan State
@ #54 Maryland
#66 Colorado State
50.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 506.14 #12 Independent 12 #113 San Diego State
#97 Michigan
@ #15 Michigan State
#89 Purdue
#71 Stanford
@ #32 North Carolina
@ #119 Washington
#14 Pittsburgh
@ #26 Boston College
#104 Syracuse
@ #5 USC
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Connecticut Huskies		 504.45 #5 Big East 12 [FCS] Hofstra
@ #77 Temple
#73 Virginia
#88 Baylor
@ #32 North Carolina
52.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 503.35 #3 ACC 12 [FCS] Jacksonville State
#96 Mississippi State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
@ #16 Georgia
53.
Colorado State Rams		 502.51 #6 Mountain West 12 % #82 Colorado
[FCS] Sacramento State
#57 Houston
@ #29 California
54.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 501.80 #1 Big XII 12 [FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #55 Nevada
#118 SMU
[FCS] Massachusetts
55.
LSU Tigers		 500.50 #2 SEC 12 [FCS] Appalachian State
#120 North Texas
#111 Tulane
#39 Troy
56.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 497.46 #4 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Maine
#87 FIU
#112 Iowa State
@ #14 Pittsburgh
57.
USF Bulls		 496.21 #5 Big East 12 [FCS] UT Martin
@ #99 UCF
#43 Kansas
@ #87 FIU
@ #61 NC State
58.
Kentucky Wildcats		 493.39 #2 SEC 12 @ #86 Louisville
[FCS] Norfolk State
#93 Middle Tennessee
#117 Western Kentucky
59.
Louisville Cardinals		 493.24 #5 Big East 12 #65 Kentucky
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
#85 Kansas State
@ #80 Memphis
#93 Middle Tennessee
60.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 492.60 #5 Big East 12 [FCS] Villanova
@ #34 East Carolina
@ #82 Colorado
#95 Marshall
#79 Auburn
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 492.29 #7 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Northern Arizona
#83 UNLV
#16 Georgia
62.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 491.86 #9 MAC 12 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #15 Michigan State
@ #54 Maryland
@ #110 Army
63.
UTEP Miners		 490.63 #10 C-USA 12 @ #41 Buffalo
#1 Texas
#109 New Mexico State
@ #69 UL Lafayette
64.
Hawaii Warriors		 490.11 #8 WAC 13 @ #3 Florida
[FCS] Weber State
@ #22 Oregon State
#114 Washington State
#13 Cincinnati
65.
Wyoming Cowboys		 489.26 #6 Mountain West 12 #98 Ohio
[FCS] North Dakota State
#64 Bowling Green
@ #70 Tennessee
66.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 487.62 #5 Big East 13 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
@ #2 Oklahoma
#115 Miami (OH)
@ #81 Akron
@ #95 Marshall
@ #60 Hawaii
67.
Oregon Ducks		 487.58 #7 Pac-10 12 #100 Utah State
@ #89 Purdue
#4 Boise State
68.
San Diego State Aztecs		 486.92 #6 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Cal Poly
@ #59 Notre Dame
@ #78 San Jose State
#116 Idaho
69.
USC Trojans		 485.70 #7 Pac-10 12 @ #73 Virginia
#10 Ohio State
#59 Notre Dame
70.
Buffalo Bulls		 485.29 #9 MAC 13 #76 UTEP
@ #14 Pittsburgh
@ #20 Missouri
#110 Army
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 484.70 #2 SEC 13 % #51 Clemson
#111 Tulane
#117 Western Kentucky
#72 Arkansas State
72.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 481.71 #4 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
#22 Oregon State
@ #104 Syracuse
#77 Temple
73.
Tulane Green Wave		 481.16 #10 C-USA 12 @ #7 Alabama
#105 UL Monroe
#110 Army
@ #48 LSU
74.
Iowa State Cyclones		 480.87 #1 Big XII 12 [FCS] South Dakota State
#103 Kent State
@ #31 Iowa
@ #83 UNLV
75.
Kansas State Wildcats		 479.78 #1 Big XII 12 #120 North Texas
[FCS] Montana State
@ #86 Louisville
#69 UL Lafayette
76.
UNLV Rebels		 478.97 #6 Mountain West 12 #100 Utah State
@ #84 Arizona State
#112 Iowa State
#55 Nevada
77.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 477.54 #4 Big Ten 12 #68 Northern Illinois
@ #64 Bowling Green
[FCS] Montana State
#67 FAU
78.
Nevada Wolfpack		 473.87 #8 WAC 12 [FCS] Grambling State
#9 Texas Tech
@ #20 Missouri
@ #83 UNLV
79.
Navy Midshipmen		 473.69 #12 Independent 12 [FCS] Towson
@ #11 Ball State
@ #91 Duke
#45 Rutgers
@ #40 Wake Forest
@ #38 Air Force
#14 Pittsburgh
#118 SMU
#77 Temple
@ #68 Northern Illinois
80.
TCU Horned Frogs		 471.50 #6 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
#71 Stanford
@ #118 SMU
@ #2 Oklahoma
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
Ohio Bobcats		 470.38 #9 MAC 12 @ #102 Wyoming
@ #10 Ohio State
@ #28 Northwestern
[FCS] VMI
82.
Toledo Rockets		 468.81 #9 MAC 12 @ #52 Arizona
#53 Fresno State
#87 FIU
@ #97 Michigan
83.
Air Force Falcons		 467.75 #6 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Southern Utah
% #57 Houston
#37 Navy
@ #110 Army
84.
Temple Owls		 466.09 #9 MAC 12 @ #110 Army
#49 Connecticut
@ #8 Penn State
@ #37 Navy
85.
New Mexico State Aggies		 462.05 #8 WAC 12 @ #21 Nebraska
@ #76 UTEP
#90 New Mexico
[FCS] Alcorn State
86.
Idaho Vandals		 460.25 #8 WAC 12 @ #52 Arizona
[FCS] Idaho State
#27 Western Michigan
@ #113 San Diego State
87.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 458.50 #9 MAC 12 #58 Vanderbilt
@ #97 Michigan
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #13 Cincinnati
88.
East Carolina Pirates		 457.05 #10 C-USA 13 % #25 Virginia Tech
#35 West Virginia
@ #61 NC State
@ #73 Virginia
89.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 453.69 #12 Independent 12 @ #106 Indiana
@ [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
@ #7 Alabama
[FCS] Murray State
@ #65 Kentucky
@ #25 Virginia Tech
#11 Ball State
#67 FAU
#120 North Texas
@ #39 Troy
#93 Middle Tennessee
@ #87 FIU
90.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 453.68 #10 C-USA 12 #69 UL Lafayette
@ #79 Auburn
@ #72 Arkansas State
#4 Boise State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
UCF Knights		 452.87 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] SC State
#50 USF
@ #26 Boston College
@ #47 Miami
92.
Army Black Knights		 452.05 #12 Independent 12 #77 Temple
[FCS] New Hampshire
#81 Akron
@ #92 Texas A&M
@ #111 Tulane
#108 Eastern Michigan
@ #41 Buffalo
#63 Louisiana Tech
#38 Air Force
@ #23 Rice
@ #45 Rutgers
93.
Houston Cougars		 450.57 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Southern
@ #19 Oklahoma State
% #38 Air Force
@ #66 Colorado State
94.
North Texas Mean Green		 448.72 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #85 Kansas State
#33 Tulsa
@ #48 LSU
@ #23 Rice
@ #117 Western Kentucky
95.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 448.37 #8 WAC 12 @ #45 Rutgers
#46 Wisconsin
@ #107 Toledo
@ #94 UCLA
96.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 445.99 #9 MAC 12 [FCS] Eastern Illinois
@ #16 Georgia
@ #89 Purdue
@ #106 Indiana
97.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 445.51 #9 MAC 12 @ #56 Minnesota
[FCS] Indiana State
@ #70 Tennessee
#37 Navy
98.
FAU Owls		 444.95 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #1 Texas
#101 UAB
@ #15 Michigan State
@ #56 Minnesota
@ #117 Western Kentucky
99.
Bowling Green Falcons		 444.08 #9 MAC 12 @ #14 Pittsburgh
#56 Minnesota
@ #4 Boise State
@ #102 Wyoming
100.
Northwestern Wildcats		 441.53 #4 Big Ten 12 #104 Syracuse
@ #91 Duke
[FCS] Southern Illinois
#98 Ohio
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
UAB Blazers		 441.41 #10 C-USA 12 @ #67 FAU
@ #70 Tennessee
[FCS] Alabama State
@ #44 South Carolina
102.
Utah Utes		 439.87 #6 Mountain West 12 @ #97 Michigan
@ #100 Utah State
[FCS] Weber State
#22 Oregon State
103.
Akron Zips		 439.08 #9 MAC 12 @ #46 Wisconsin
@ #104 Syracuse
@ #110 Army
#13 Cincinnati
104.
Western Michigan Broncos		 438.62 #9 MAC 12 @ #21 Nebraska
@ #116 Idaho
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
% #74 Illinois
105.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 432.52 #9 MAC 12 % #26 Boston College
@ #112 Iowa State
[FCS] Delaware State
@ #69 UL Lafayette
106.
San Jose State Spartans		 430.90 #8 WAC 12 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #21 Nebraska
#113 San Diego State
@ #71 Stanford
107.
Arizona Wildcats		 430.33 #7 Pac-10 12 #116 Idaho
#107 Toledo
@ #90 New Mexico
108.
Boise State Broncos		 426.93 #8 WAC 12 [FCS] Idaho State
#64 Bowling Green
@ #18 Oregon
@ #62 Southern Miss
109.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 419.88 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #92 Texas A&M
[FCS] Texas Southern
#62 Southern Miss
@ #80 Memphis
@ #7 Alabama
110.
Rice Owls		 419.34 #10 C-USA 12 @ #58 Vanderbilt
@ #1 Texas
#120 North Texas
#110 Army
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
BYU Cougars		 417.93 #6 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #119 Washington
#94 UCLA
@ #100 Utah State
112.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 415.17 #8 WAC 12 #96 Mississippi State
@ #43 Kansas
[FCS] SE Louisiana
@ #110 Army
113.
Troy Trojans		 414.28 #11 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] Alcorn State
@ #10 Ohio State
@ #19 Oklahoma State
#117 Western Kentucky
@ #48 LSU
114.
FIU Golden Panthers		 410.13 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #43 Kansas
@ #31 Iowa
#50 USF
@ #107 Toledo
#117 Western Kentucky
115.
Memphis Tigers		 397.12 #10 C-USA 12 @ #30 Ole Miss
[FCS] Nicholls State
#72 Arkansas State
#86 Louisville
116.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 395.35 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #79 Auburn
@ #75 Arkansas
[FCS] Alabama A&M
@ #111 Tulane
@ #30 Ole Miss
117.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 393.61 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #62 Southern Miss
@ #74 Illinois
#103 Kent State
@ #85 Kansas State
#76 UTEP
118.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 384.24 #11 Sun Belt 12 #54 Maryland
@ #65 Kentucky
@ #86 Louisville
@ #96 Mississippi State
@ #117 Western Kentucky
119.
Ball State Cardinals		 374.46 #9 MAC 13 [FCS] Northeastern
#37 Navy
@ #106 Indiana
@ #117 Western Kentucky
120.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 355.55 #10 C-USA 13 @ #120 North Texas
#90 New Mexico
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #75 Arkansas

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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