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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. |  Purdue Boilermakers |
658.83 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | [FCS] Northern Colorado #24 Oregon #35 Central Michigan @ #26 Notre Dame |
| 2. |  Washington Huskies |
655.45 | #7 Pac-10 | 7 | #21 BYU #9 Oklahoma #26 Notre Dame |
| 3. |  Virginia Cavaliers |
608.00 | #4 ACC | 8 | #5 USC [FCS] Richmond @ #22 Connecticut #55 East Carolina |
| 4. |  Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
600.63 | #5 Big East | 8 | #43 Fresno State #19 North Carolina @ #54 Navy [FCS] Morgan State |
| 5. |  Arkansas Razorbacks |
599.03 | #2 SEC | 8 | [FCS] Western Illinois #116 UL Monroe @ #1 Texas |
| 6. |  Arizona State Sun Devils |
597.50 | #7 Pac-10 | 7 | [FCS] Northern Arizona #89 UNLV #7 Georgia |
| 7. |  Colorado Buffaloes |
597.15 | #1 Big XII | 8 | % #72 Colorado State [FCS] Eastern Washington #47 West Virginia % #20 Florida State |
| 8. |  Syracuse Orange |
592.47 | #5 Big East | 7 | @ #34 Northwestern #69 Akron #4 Penn State [FCS] Northeastern |
| 9. |  Ohio State Buckeyes |
591.05 | #3 Big Ten | 9 | [FCS] Youngstown State #104 Ohio @ #5 USC #31 Troy |
| 10. |  Michigan Wolverines |
588.64 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | #10 Utah #111 Miami (OH) @ #26 Notre Dame #98 Toledo |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 11. |  Ole Miss Rebels |
587.62 | #2 SEC | 8 | #86 Memphis @ #46 Wake Forest [FCS] Samford |
| 12. |  Texas Longhorns |
586.64 | #1 Big XII | 8 | #84 FAU @ #78 UTEP #50 Rice #83 Arkansas |
| 13. |  Washington State Cougars |
583.49 | #7 Pac-10 | 8 | % #12 Oklahoma State @ #87 Baylor [FCS] Portland State |
| 14. |  Hawaii Warriors |
581.09 | #8 WAC | 8 | @ #6 Florida [FCS] Weber State @ #44 Oregon State |
| 15. |  Tennessee Volunteers |
578.50 | #2 SEC | 8 | @ #81 UCLA #108 UAB #58 Northern Illinois |
| 16. |  Missouri Tigers |
571.52 | #1 Big XII | 8 | % #65 Illinois [FCS] SE Missouri #75 Nevada #71 Buffalo |
| 17. |  Oregon State Beavers |
571.19 | #7 Pac-10 | 7 | @ #4 Penn State #62 Hawaii @ #10 Utah |
| 18. |  Wisconsin Badgers |
565.12 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | #69 Akron #91 Marshall @ #43 Fresno State |
| 19. |  North Carolina Tar Heels |
560.13 | #4 ACC | 8 | [FCS] McNeese State @ #76 Rutgers #22 Connecticut #26 Notre Dame |
| 20. |  Indiana Hoosiers |
560.06 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | #107 Western Kentucky [FCS] Murray State #11 Ball State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 21. |  UCLA Bruins |
557.90 | #7 Pac-10 | 8 | #74 Tennessee @ #21 BYU #43 Fresno State |
| 22. |  Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
557.56 | #4 ACC | 7 | @ #87 Baylor #59 Ole Miss #54 Navy |
| 23. |  Duke Blue Devils |
556.14 | #4 ACC | 7 | [FCS] James Madison #34 Northwestern #54 Navy @ #38 Vanderbilt |
| 24. |  Virginia Tech Hokies |
555.13 | #4 ACC | 8 | % #55 East Carolina [FCS] Furman @ #28 Nebraska #107 Western Kentucky |
| 25. |  Buffalo Bulls |
551.17 | #10 MAC | 7 | #78 UTEP @ #25 Pittsburgh @ #18 Missouri #103 Army |
| 26. |  Georgia Bulldogs |
549.32 | #2 SEC | 8 | [FCS] Georgia Southern #35 Central Michigan @ #95 Arizona State |
| 27. |  Miami Hurricanes |
548.94 | #4 ACC | 8 | [FCS] Charleston Southern @ #6 Florida @ #82 Texas A&M #99 UCF |
| 28. |  USC Trojans |
547.94 | #7 Pac-10 | 7 | @ #40 Virginia #14 Ohio State |
| 29. |  Illinois Fighting Illini |
547.85 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | % #18 Missouri [FCS] Eastern Illinois #67 UL Lafayette |
| 30. |  SMU Mustangs |
544.43 | #11 C-USA | 9 | [FCS] Texas State @ #8 Texas Tech #15 TCU @ #54 Navy |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 31. |  Utah State Aggies |
543.56 | #8 WAC | 8 | @ #89 UNLV @ #24 Oregon #10 Utah #21 BYU |
| 32. |  NC State Wolfpack |
541.88 | #4 ACC | 8 | @ #53 South Carolina [FCS] William & Mary #55 East Carolina #29 USF |
| 33. |  Wyoming Cowboys |
540.74 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | #104 Ohio [FCS] North Dakota State #80 Bowling Green |
| 34. |  Nebraska Cornhuskers |
533.91 | #1 Big XII | 8 | #33 Western Michigan #60 San Jose State #92 New Mexico State #42 Virginia Tech |
| 35. |  Florida Gators |
532.25 | #2 SEC | 7 | #62 Hawaii #45 Miami |
| 36. |  Baylor Bears |
530.93 | #1 Big XII | 8 | #46 Wake Forest [FCS] Northwestern State #115 Washington State @ #22 Connecticut |
| 37. |  North Texas Mean Green |
530.21 | #12 Sun Belt | 8 | @ #70 Kansas State #13 Tulsa @ #27 LSU @ #50 Rice |
| 38. |  Kentucky Wildcats |
526.85 | #2 SEC | 8 | @ #37 Louisville [FCS] Norfolk State #100 Middle Tennessee #107 Western Kentucky |
| 39. |  Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
526.51 | #9 Independent | 8 | @ #88 Indiana @ [FCS] Eastern Kentucky @ #2 Alabama [FCS] Murray State @ #51 Kentucky @ #42 Virginia Tech #11 Ball State #84 FAU |
| 40. |  Michigan State Spartans |
524.84 | #3 Big Ten | 9 | @ #23 California #106 Eastern Michigan #84 FAU #26 Notre Dame |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 41. |  Toledo Rockets |
523.86 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #48 Arizona #43 Fresno State #77 FIU @ #96 Michigan |
| 42. |  FAU Owls |
522.21 | #12 Sun Belt | 8 | @ #1 Texas #108 UAB @ #17 Michigan State @ #16 Minnesota @ #107 Western Kentucky |
| 43. |  Navy Midshipmen |
522.08 | #9 Independent | 8 | [FCS] Towson @ #11 Ball State @ #57 Duke #76 Rutgers @ #46 Wake Forest @ #32 Air Force #25 Pittsburgh #114 SMU |
| 44. |  New Mexico Lobos |
521.93 | #6 Mountain West | 9 | #82 Texas A&M #48 Arizona @ #13 Tulsa @ #92 New Mexico State |
| 45. |  Oklahoma Sooners |
518.36 | #1 Big XII | 8 | [FCS] Chattanooga #30 Cincinnati @ #119 Washington #15 TCU |
| 46. |  Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
518.06 | #12 Sun Belt | 8 | #41 Maryland @ #51 Kentucky @ #37 Louisville @ #94 Mississippi State |
| 47. |  Texas A&M Aggies |
517.17 | #1 Big XII | 8 | #73 Arkansas State @ #68 New Mexico #45 Miami #103 Army |
| 48. |  Vanderbilt Commodores |
516.60 | #2 SEC | 8 | @ #111 Miami (OH) #50 Rice #57 Duke |
| 49. |  Bowling Green Falcons |
516.28 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #25 Pittsburgh #16 Minnesota @ #3 Boise State @ #105 Wyoming |
| 50. |  Stanford Cardinal |
512.90 | #7 Pac-10 | 8 | @ #15 TCU #60 San Jose State @ #26 Notre Dame |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 51. |  Temple Owls |
512.56 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #103 Army #22 Connecticut @ #4 Penn State |
| 52. |  Connecticut Huskies |
511.33 | #5 Big East | 8 | [FCS] Hofstra @ #79 Temple #40 Virginia #87 Baylor @ #19 North Carolina |
| 53. |  Oklahoma State Cowboys |
510.59 | #1 Big XII | 8 | % #115 Washington State #61 Houston [FCS] Missouri State #31 Troy |
| 54. |  Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
510.48 | #11 C-USA | 8 | #67 UL Lafayette @ #66 Auburn @ #73 Arkansas State #3 Boise State |
| 55. |  UCF Knights |
508.81 | #11 C-USA | 7 | [FCS] SC State #29 USF @ #36 Boston College @ #45 Miami |
| 56. |  Colorado State Rams |
506.55 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | % #64 Colorado [FCS] Sacramento State #61 Houston @ #23 California |
| 57. |  Kansas Jayhawks |
503.31 | #1 Big XII | 8 | #77 FIU #90 Louisiana Tech @ #29 USF [FCS] Sam Houston State |
| 58. |  Eastern Michigan Eagles |
499.27 | #10 MAC | 9 | [FCS] Indiana State @ #17 Michigan State @ #41 Maryland @ #103 Army |
| 59. |  UTEP Miners |
495.58 | #11 C-USA | 7 | @ #71 Buffalo #1 Texas #92 New Mexico State |
| 60. |  South Carolina Gamecocks |
495.24 | #2 SEC | 8 | #101 NC State [FCS] Wofford #108 UAB |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 61. |  San Diego State Aztecs |
495.23 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | [FCS] Cal Poly @ #26 Notre Dame @ #60 San Jose State #117 Idaho |
| 62. |  Kansas State Wildcats |
493.77 | #1 Big XII | 8 | #120 North Texas [FCS] Montana State @ #37 Louisville #67 UL Lafayette |
| 63. |  Clemson Tigers |
493.13 | #4 ACC | 7 | % #2 Alabama [FCS] Citadel [FCS] SC State |
| 64. |  LSU Tigers |
490.01 | #2 SEC | 7 | [FCS] Appalachian State #120 North Texas |
| 65. |  Iowa Hawkeyes |
484.72 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | [FCS] Maine #77 FIU #110 Iowa State @ #25 Pittsburgh |
| 66. |  Ohio Bobcats |
482.92 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #105 Wyoming @ #14 Ohio State @ #34 Northwestern [FCS] VMI |
| 67. |  UNLV Rebels |
482.56 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | #112 Utah State @ #95 Arizona State #110 Iowa State #75 Nevada |
| 68. |  California Golden Bears |
478.20 | #7 Pac-10 | 7 | #17 Michigan State @ #41 Maryland #72 Colorado State |
| 69. |  East Carolina Pirates |
474.18 | #11 C-USA | 7 | % #42 Virginia Tech #47 West Virginia @ #101 NC State @ #40 Virginia |
| 70. |  Pittsburgh Panthers |
472.62 | #5 Big East | 7 | #80 Bowling Green #71 Buffalo #49 Iowa @ #54 Navy |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 71. |  Rice Owls |
468.22 | #11 C-USA | 8 | @ #38 Vanderbilt @ #1 Texas #120 North Texas |
| 72. |  Mississippi State Bulldogs |
467.54 | #2 SEC | 8 | @ #90 Louisiana Tech [FCS] SE Louisiana @ #39 Georgia Tech #100 Middle Tennessee |
| 73. |  Cincinnati Bearcats |
465.88 | #5 Big East | 7 | [FCS] Eastern Kentucky @ #9 Oklahoma #111 Miami (OH) @ #69 Akron @ #91 Marshall |
| 74. |  Alabama Crimson Tide |
465.67 | #2 SEC | 8 | % #85 Clemson #102 Tulane #107 Western Kentucky |
| 75. |  UAB Blazers |
463.51 | #11 C-USA | 8 | @ #84 FAU @ #74 Tennessee [FCS] Alabama State @ #53 South Carolina |
| 76. |  Louisville Cardinals |
458.23 | #5 Big East | 7 | #51 Kentucky [FCS] Tennessee Tech #70 Kansas State @ #86 Memphis #100 Middle Tennessee |
| 77. |  FIU Golden Panthers |
455.55 | #12 Sun Belt | 7 | @ #52 Kansas @ #49 Iowa #29 USF @ #98 Toledo |
| 78. |  Minnesota Golden Gophers |
449.47 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | #58 Northern Illinois @ #80 Bowling Green [FCS] Montana State #84 FAU |
| 79. |  Tulane Green Wave |
447.79 | #11 C-USA | 7 | @ #2 Alabama #116 UL Monroe #103 Army |
| 80. |  Auburn Tigers |
447.42 | #2 SEC | 8 | #116 UL Monroe #97 Southern Miss @ #47 West Virginia |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 81. |  Houston Cougars |
446.87 | #11 C-USA | 7 | [FCS] Southern @ #12 Oklahoma State % #32 Air Force @ #72 Colorado State |
| 82. |  Arizona Wildcats |
444.75 | #7 Pac-10 | 8 | #117 Idaho #98 Toledo @ #68 New Mexico |
| 83. |  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
444.63 | #4 ACC | 8 | [FCS] Jacksonville State #94 Mississippi State [FCS] Gardner-Webb |
| 84. |  Troy Trojans |
436.48 | #12 Sun Belt | 7 | [FCS] Alcorn State @ #14 Ohio State @ #12 Oklahoma State |
| 85. |  Penn State Nittany Lions |
435.71 | #3 Big Ten | 9 | [FCS] Coastal Carolina #44 Oregon State @ #113 Syracuse #79 Temple |
| 86. |  San Jose State Spartans |
435.43 | #8 WAC | 8 | [FCS] UC Davis @ #28 Nebraska #118 San Diego State @ #63 Stanford |
| 87. |  Boise State Broncos |
434.02 | #8 WAC | 7 | [FCS] Idaho State #80 Bowling Green @ #24 Oregon @ #97 Southern Miss |
| 88. |  Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
431.49 | #8 WAC | 7 | #94 Mississippi State @ #52 Kansas [FCS] SE Louisiana @ #103 Army |
| 89. |  Florida State Seminoles |
431.33 | #4 ACC | 7 | [FCS] Western Carolina [FCS] Chattanooga % #64 Colorado |
| 90. |  Central Michigan Chippewas |
431.19 | #10 MAC | 8 | [FCS] Eastern Illinois @ #7 Georgia @ #93 Purdue |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 91. |  Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
428.19 | #10 MAC | 8 | #38 Vanderbilt @ #96 Michigan [FCS] Charleston Southern @ #30 Cincinnati |
| 92. |  Memphis Tigers |
427.14 | #11 C-USA | 9 | @ #59 Ole Miss [FCS] Nicholls State #73 Arkansas State #37 Louisville |
| 93. |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
426.58 | #9 Independent | 7 | #118 San Diego State #96 Michigan @ #17 Michigan State #93 Purdue #63 Stanford @ #19 North Carolina @ #119 Washington |
| 94. |  Iowa State Cyclones |
426.40 | #1 Big XII | 8 | [FCS] South Dakota State #109 Kent State @ #49 Iowa @ #89 UNLV |
| 95. |  Boston College Eagles |
423.18 | #4 ACC | 7 | % #109 Kent State #99 UCF [FCS] Rhode Island |
| 96. |  Nevada Wolfpack |
421.36 | #8 WAC | 8 | [FCS] Grambling State #8 Texas Tech @ #18 Missouri @ #89 UNLV |
| 97. |  Oregon Ducks |
420.54 | #7 Pac-10 | 8 | #112 Utah State @ #93 Purdue #3 Boise State |
| 98. |  Western Michigan Broncos |
420.49 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #28 Nebraska @ #117 Idaho [FCS] Tennessee Tech |
| 99. |  Marshall Thundering Herd |
419.72 | #11 C-USA | 7 | [FCS] Illinois State @ #56 Wisconsin @ #47 West Virginia #30 Cincinnati |
| 100. |  TCU Horned Frogs |
417.79 | #6 Mountain West | 9 | [FCS] Stephen F. Austin #63 Stanford @ #114 SMU @ #9 Oklahoma |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 101. |  Kent State Golden Flashes |
416.97 | #10 MAC | 8 | % #36 Boston College @ #110 Iowa State [FCS] Delaware State @ #67 UL Lafayette |
| 102. |  Air Force Falcons |
415.15 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | [FCS] Southern Utah % #61 Houston #54 Navy |
| 103. |  Akron Zips |
413.04 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #56 Wisconsin @ #113 Syracuse @ #103 Army #30 Cincinnati |
| 104. |  Maryland Terrapins |
412.82 | #4 ACC | 8 | [FCS] Delaware @ #100 Middle Tennessee #23 California #106 Eastern Michigan |
| 105. |  New Mexico State Aggies |
411.58 | #8 WAC | 7 | @ #28 Nebraska @ #78 UTEP #68 New Mexico [FCS] Alcorn State |
| 106. |  Northwestern Wildcats |
409.52 | #3 Big Ten | 8 | #113 Syracuse @ #57 Duke [FCS] Southern Illinois #104 Ohio |
| 107. |  USF Bulls |
408.87 | #5 Big East | 8 | [FCS] UT Martin @ #99 UCF #52 Kansas @ #77 FIU @ #101 NC State |
| 108. |  Northern Illinois Huskies |
408.36 | #10 MAC | 8 | @ #16 Minnesota [FCS] Indiana State @ #74 Tennessee |
| 109. |  Texas Tech Red Raiders |
393.17 | #1 Big XII | 8 | [FCS] Eastern Washington @ #75 Nevada #114 SMU [FCS] Massachusetts |
| 110. |  Idaho Vandals |
392.59 | #8 WAC | 9 | @ #48 Arizona [FCS] Idaho State #33 Western Michigan @ #118 San Diego State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 111. |  West Virginia Mountaineers |
387.35 | #5 Big East | 7 | [FCS] Villanova @ #55 East Carolina @ #64 Colorado #91 Marshall #66 Auburn |
| 112. |  Utah Utes |
380.56 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | @ #96 Michigan @ #112 Utah State [FCS] Weber State #44 Oregon State |
| 113. |  Fresno State Bulldogs |
364.02 | #8 WAC | 7 | @ #76 Rutgers #56 Wisconsin @ #98 Toledo @ #81 UCLA |
| 114. |  Army Black Knights |
350.24 | #9 Independent | 8 | #79 Temple [FCS] New Hampshire #69 Akron @ #82 Texas A&M @ #102 Tulane #106 Eastern Michigan @ #71 Buffalo #90 Louisiana Tech |
| 115. |  BYU Cougars |
349.92 | #6 Mountain West | 8 | [FCS] Northern Iowa @ #119 Washington #81 UCLA @ #112 Utah State |
| 116. |  UL Monroe Warhawks |
348.11 | #12 Sun Belt | 8 | @ #66 Auburn @ #83 Arkansas [FCS] Alabama A&M @ #102 Tulane |
| 117. |  Ball State Cardinals |
326.12 | #10 MAC | 8 | [FCS] Northeastern #54 Navy @ #88 Indiana @ #107 Western Kentucky |
| 118. |  Arkansas State Red Wolves |
321.74 | #12 Sun Belt | 7 | @ #82 Texas A&M [FCS] Texas Southern #97 Southern Miss @ #86 Memphis |
| 119. |  UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
313.45 | #12 Sun Belt | 7 | @ #97 Southern Miss @ #65 Illinois #109 Kent State @ #70 Kansas State |
| 120. |  Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
298.50 | #11 C-USA | 8 | @ #120 North Texas #68 New Mexico [FCS] Central Arkansas |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game
[FCS] indicates an opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA)