Strength Of Schedule Rankings: 2009 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.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 615.87 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Jackson State
#14 Georgia Tech
#30 Houston
@ #23 Middle Tennessee
2.
Oregon Ducks		 579.42 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #4 Boise State
#72 Purdue
#17 Utah
% #7 Ohio State
3.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 575.23 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] Missouri State
% #67 Texas A&M
#119 Eastern Michigan
#24 Troy
% #41 East Carolina
4.
Florida State Seminoles		 572.65 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #10 BYU
#47 USF
@ #3 Florida
% #22 West Virginia
5.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 571.35 #1 SEC 14 % #9 Virginia Tech
#104 FIU
#111 North Texas
[FCS] Chattanooga
% #2 Texas
6.
Oklahoma Sooners		 566.96 #3 Big XII 13 % #10 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#85 Tulsa
@ #20 Miami
% #34 Stanford
7.
Louisville Cardinals		 562.98 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #61 Kentucky
@ #17 Utah
#68 Southern Miss
#100 Arkansas State
8.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 562.42 #1 SEC 13 @ #84 NC State
#82 FAU
[FCS] SC State
#29 Clemson
% #33 Connecticut
9.
LSU Tigers		 561.60 #1 SEC 13 @ #71 Washington
#77 UL Lafayette
#107 Tulane
#91 Louisiana Tech
% #12 Penn State
10.
Washington State Cougars		 561.26 #5 Pac-10 12 #81 Hawaii
#55 SMU
% #59 Notre Dame
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Arizona Wildcats		 560.85 #5 Pac-10 13 #13 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #8 Iowa
% #16 Nebraska
12.
Baylor Bears		 560.24 #3 Big XII 12 @ #76 Wake Forest
#33 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#93 Kent State
13.
Florida Gators		 559.97 #1 SEC 14 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#24 Troy
#104 FIU
#50 Florida State
% #5 Cincinnati
14.
Washington Huskies		 556.80 #5 Pac-10 12 #19 LSU
#56 Idaho
@ #59 Notre Dame
15.
Syracuse Orange		 552.46 #2 Big East 12 #66 Minnesota
@ #12 Penn State
#58 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
#106 Akron
16.
Georgia Bulldogs		 550.20 #1 SEC 13 @ #28 Oklahoma State
#90 Arizona State
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
@ #14 Georgia Tech
% #67 Texas A&M
17.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 548.80 #6 ACC 13 % #1 Alabama
#63 Marshall
#16 Nebraska
@ #41 East Carolina
% #45 Tennessee
18.
Tennessee Volunteers		 548.75 #1 SEC 13 #120 Western Kentucky
#57 UCLA
#52 Ohio
#113 Memphis
% #9 Virginia Tech
19.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 548.34 #4 Big Ten 13 @ #89 Syracuse
#40 Air Force
#46 California
[FCS] South Dakota State
% #62 Iowa State
20.
Miami Hurricanes		 547.86 #6 ACC 13 #27 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
@ #53 UCF
@ #47 USF
% #18 Wisconsin
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Texas Longhorns		 544.64 #3 Big XII 14 #74 UL Monroe
@ #64 Wyoming
#97 UTEP
#53 UCF
% #1 Alabama
22.
Colorado Buffaloes		 543.89 #3 Big XII 12 #105 Colorado State
@ #86 Toledo
#64 Wyoming
@ #22 West Virginia
23.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 541.10 #4 Big Ten 12 % #43 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
@ #5 Cincinnati
#51 Fresno State
24.
Connecticut Huskies		 540.66 #2 Big East 13 @ #52 Ohio
#42 North Carolina
@ #87 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
@ #59 Notre Dame
% #54 South Carolina
25.
Oregon State Beavers		 539.62 #5 Pac-10 13 [FCS] Portland State
@ #79 UNLV
#5 Cincinnati
% #10 BYU
26.
Auburn Tigers		 539.13 #1 SEC 13 #91 Louisiana Tech
#22 West Virginia
#118 Ball State
[FCS] Furman
% #58 Northwestern
27.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 536.39 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #110 Rice
@ #99 Army
#14 Georgia Tech
28.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 533.96 #4 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #62 Iowa State
#35 Arizona
#100 Arkansas State
% #14 Georgia Tech
29.
Virginia Cavaliers		 533.82 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] William & Mary
#6 TCU
@ #68 Southern Miss
#95 Indiana
30.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 531.90 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] Liberty
#41 East Carolina
@ #37 Auburn
#101 Colorado
#63 Marshall
% #50 Florida State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 531.25 #12 MAC 12 % #61 Kentucky
@ #4 Boise State
#5 Cincinnati
@ #58 Northwestern
32.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 529.38 #8 Independent 12 #49 Nevada
@ #80 Michigan
#69 Michigan State
@ #72 Purdue
#71 Washington
#21 USC
#44 Boston College
% #116 Washington State
@ #15 Pittsburgh
#33 Connecticut
@ #34 Stanford
33.
USC Trojans		 528.37 #5 Pac-10 13 #114 San Jose State
@ #7 Ohio State
@ #59 Notre Dame
% #44 Boston College
34.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 528.11 #4 Big Ten 13 #26 Navy
#21 USC
% #86 Toledo
#112 New Mexico State
% #11 Oregon
35.
Michigan State Spartans		 527.84 #4 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Montana State
#13 Central Michigan
@ #59 Notre Dame
#96 Western Michigan
% #25 Texas Tech
36.
Clemson Tigers		 526.79 #6 ACC 14 #23 Middle Tennessee
#6 TCU
[FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #54 South Carolina
% #61 Kentucky
37.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 523.93 #3 Big XII 14 #82 FAU
#100 Arkansas State
@ #9 Virginia Tech
#77 UL Lafayette
% #35 Arizona
38.
UCLA Bruins		 520.76 #5 Pac-10 13 #98 San Diego State
@ #45 Tennessee
#73 Kansas State
% #48 Temple
39.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 520.50 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #33 Connecticut
#41 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
% #15 Pittsburgh
40.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 520.35 #5 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Idaho State
#74 UL Monroe
@ #39 Georgia
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 518.89 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #83 Buffalo
#26 Navy
@ #84 NC State
#59 Notre Dame
% #42 North Carolina
42.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 517.64 #6 ACC 14 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #65 Mississippi State
@ #108 Vanderbilt
#39 Georgia
% #8 Iowa
43.
New Mexico Lobos		 515.40 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #67 Texas A&M
#85 Tulsa
#112 New Mexico State
@ #25 Texas Tech
44.
Purdue Boilermakers		 514.43 #4 Big Ten 12 #86 Toledo
@ #11 Oregon
#70 Northern Illinois
#59 Notre Dame
45.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 514.09 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #36 Oregon State
#51 Fresno State
@ #115 Miami (OH)
#103 Illinois
% #3 Florida
46.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 511.95 #3 Big XII 13 #39 Georgia
#30 Houston
#110 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
% #32 Ole Miss
47.
Kentucky Wildcats		 510.24 #1 SEC 13 % #115 Miami (OH)
#88 Louisville
#74 UL Monroe
[FCS] Eastern Kentucky
% #29 Clemson
48.
San Jose State Spartans		 509.31 #9 WAC 12 @ #21 USC
#17 Utah
@ #34 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
49.
Kansas Jayhawks		 508.66 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #97 UTEP
#92 Duke
#68 Southern Miss
50.
Wisconsin Badgers		 506.84 #4 Big Ten 13 #70 Northern Illinois
#51 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
@ #81 Hawaii
% #20 Miami
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Texas A&M Aggies		 506.43 #3 Big XII 13 #117 New Mexico
#94 Utah State
#78 UAB
% #31 Arkansas
% #39 Georgia
52.
Stanford Cardinal		 501.93 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #76 Wake Forest
#114 San Jose State
#59 Notre Dame
% #27 Oklahoma
53.
FIU Golden Panthers		 501.27 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #1 Alabama
@ #38 Rutgers
#86 Toledo
@ #3 Florida
54.
Missouri Tigers		 500.64 #3 Big XII 13 % #103 Illinois
#60 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #49 Nevada
% #26 Navy
55.
Maryland Terrapins		 500.07 #6 ACC 12 @ #46 California
[FCS] James Madison
#23 Middle Tennessee
#38 Rutgers
56.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 499.82 #6 ACC 12 #87 Baylor
#34 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
@ #26 Navy
57.
Memphis Tigers		 497.02 #10 C-USA 12 #32 Ole Miss
@ #23 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
@ #45 Tennessee
58.
California Golden Bears		 496.19 #5 Pac-10 13 #109 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #66 Minnesota
% #17 Utah
59.
UNLV Rebels		 495.47 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Sacramento State
#36 Oregon State
#81 Hawaii
@ #49 Nevada
60.
Colorado State Rams		 495.33 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #101 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#49 Nevada
@ #56 Idaho
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 494.28 #9 WAC 12 @ #37 Auburn
@ #26 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
@ #19 LSU
62.
Utah State Aggies		 494.27 #9 WAC 12 @ #17 Utah
@ #67 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #10 BYU
63.
Wyoming Cowboys		 494.09 #7 Mountain West 13 [FCS] Weber State
#2 Texas
@ #101 Colorado
@ #82 FAU
% #51 Fresno State
64.
Rice Owls		 490.73 #10 C-USA 12 @ #25 Texas Tech
@ #28 Oklahoma State
#108 Vanderbilt
#26 Navy
65.
USF Bulls		 489.13 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #50 Florida State
#20 Miami
% #70 Northern Illinois
66.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 488.89 #3 Big XII 13 [FCS] North Dakota
#110 Rice
@ #30 Houston
#117 New Mexico
% #69 Michigan State
67.
Boston College Eagles		 488.07 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Northeastern
#93 Kent State
@ #59 Notre Dame
#13 Central Michigan
% #21 USC
68.
Indiana Hoosiers		 486.89 #4 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#96 Western Michigan
@ #106 Akron
@ #102 Virginia
69.
TCU Horned Frogs		 486.74 #7 Mountain West 13 @ #102 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #29 Clemson
#55 SMU
% #4 Boise State
70.
Ole Miss Rebels		 486.27 #1 SEC 13 @ #113 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#78 UAB
[FCS] Northern Arizona
% #28 Oklahoma State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Air Force Falcons		 483.24 #7 Mountain West 13 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #66 Minnesota
@ #26 Navy
#99 Army
% #30 Houston
72.
NC State Wolfpack		 481.94 #6 ACC 12 #54 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#15 Pittsburgh
73.
East Carolina Pirates		 481.17 #10 C-USA 14 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #22 West Virginia
@ #42 North Carolina
#9 Virginia Tech
% #31 Arkansas
74.
San Diego State Aztecs		 479.15 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #57 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #56 Idaho
#112 New Mexico State
75.
Michigan Wolverines		 476.66 #4 Big Ten 12 #96 Western Michigan
#59 Notre Dame
#119 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Delaware State
76.
Kansas State Wildcats		 476.16 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] UMass
@ #77 UL Lafayette
@ #57 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
77.
Utah Utes		 471.84 #7 Mountain West 13 #94 Utah State
@ #114 San Jose State
@ #11 Oregon
#88 Louisville
% #46 California
78.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 471.48 #4 Big Ten 13 #106 Akron
#89 Syracuse
#48 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
% #19 LSU
79.
Iowa State Cyclones		 468.98 #3 Big XII 13 [FCS] North Dakota State
#8 Iowa
@ #93 Kent State
#99 Army
% #66 Minnesota
80.
BYU Cougars		 468.77 #7 Mountain West 13 % #27 Oklahoma
@ #107 Tulane
#50 Florida State
#94 Utah State
% #36 Oregon State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
Tulane Green Wave		 466.45 #10 C-USA 12 #10 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #99 Army
@ #19 LSU
82.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 466.29 #9 WAC 13 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #18 Wisconsin
@ #5 Cincinnati
@ #103 Illinois
% #64 Wyoming
83.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 464.35 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #9 Virginia Tech
#60 Bowling Green
@ #22 West Virginia
% #52 Ohio
84.
Bowling Green Falcons		 463.59 #12 MAC 13 #24 Troy
@ #43 Missouri
@ #63 Marshall
#4 Boise State
% #56 Idaho
85.
UCF Knights		 463.06 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Samford
#83 Buffalo
#20 Miami
@ #2 Texas
% #38 Rutgers
86.
UAB Blazers		 462.83 #10 C-USA 12 @ #24 Troy
@ #67 Texas A&M
@ #32 Ole Miss
#82 FAU
87.
Troy Trojans		 457.66 #11 Sun Belt 13 @ #60 Bowling Green
@ #3 Florida
#78 UAB
@ #31 Arkansas
% #13 Central Michigan
88.
Navy Midshipmen		 451.60 #8 Independent 14 @ #7 Ohio State
#91 Louisiana Tech
@ #15 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#40 Air Force
@ #110 Rice
@ #55 SMU
#76 Wake Forest
#48 Temple
[FCS] Delaware
@ #81 Hawaii
% #43 Missouri
89.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 450.33 #2 Big East 13 [FCS] Howard
#104 FIU
@ #109 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #99 Army
% #53 UCF
90.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 445.76 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #45 Tennessee
#47 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #26 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Akron Zips		 443.64 #12 MAC 12 @ #12 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#95 Indiana
@ #89 Syracuse
92.
Nevada Wolfpack		 439.73 #9 WAC 13 @ #59 Notre Dame
@ #105 Colorado State
#43 Missouri
#79 UNLV
% #55 SMU
93.
SMU Mustangs		 438.80 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #116 Washington State
@ #6 TCU
#26 Navy
% #49 Nevada
94.
Hawaii Warriors		 435.55 #9 WAC 13 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #116 Washington State
@ #79 UNLV
#26 Navy
#18 Wisconsin
95.
Northwestern Wildcats		 435.29 #4 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Towson
#119 Eastern Michigan
@ #89 Syracuse
#115 Miami (OH)
% #37 Auburn
96.
Duke Blue Devils		 434.52 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Richmond
@ #99 Army
@ #75 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
97.
Buffalo Bulls		 434.21 #12 MAC 12 @ #97 UTEP
#15 Pittsburgh
@ #53 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
98.
New Mexico State Aggies		 433.96 #9 WAC 13 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#97 UTEP
@ #117 New Mexico
@ #98 San Diego State
@ #7 Ohio State
99.
Houston Cougars		 433.49 #10 C-USA 14 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #28 Oklahoma State
#25 Texas Tech
@ #65 Mississippi State
% #40 Air Force
100.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 433.00 #11 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #16 Nebraska
@ #8 Iowa
@ #88 Louisville
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
FAU Owls		 431.33 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #16 Nebraska
@ #54 South Carolina
#64 Wyoming
@ #78 UAB
102.
North Texas Mean Green		 430.24 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #118 Ball State
#52 Ohio
@ #1 Alabama
#99 Army
103.
Boise State Broncos		 428.86 #9 WAC 14 #11 Oregon
#115 Miami (OH)
@ #60 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
@ #85 Tulsa
% #6 TCU
104.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 426.47 #12 MAC 12 #99 Army
@ #58 Northwestern
@ #80 Michigan
@ #31 Arkansas
105.
Idaho Vandals		 422.98 #9 WAC 13 @ #71 Washington
#98 San Diego State
@ #70 Northern Illinois
#105 Colorado State
% #60 Bowling Green
106.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 419.58 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Alcorn State
#102 Virginia
@ #75 Kansas
@ #88 Louisville
% #23 Middle Tennessee
107.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 418.33 #11 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] Southern
#73 Kansas State
@ #19 LSU
@ #16 Nebraska
108.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 416.43 #10 C-USA 12 @ #117 New Mexico
@ #27 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
#4 Boise State
109.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 414.43 #11 Sun Belt 12 @ #2 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #90 Arizona State
@ #61 Kentucky
110.
UTEP Miners		 411.46 #10 C-USA 12 #83 Buffalo
#75 Kansas
@ #112 New Mexico State
@ #2 Texas
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Ball State Cardinals		 404.98 #12 MAC 12 #111 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #99 Army
@ #37 Auburn
112.
Toledo Rockets		 402.34 #12 MAC 12 @ #72 Purdue
#101 Colorado
% #7 Ohio State
@ #104 FIU
113.
Ohio Bobcats		 400.16 #12 MAC 14 #33 Connecticut
@ #111 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #45 Tennessee
% #63 Marshall
114.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 399.21 #12 MAC 14 @ #35 Arizona
@ #69 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #44 Boston College
% #24 Troy
115.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 391.88 #12 MAC 13 @ #18 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #72 Purdue
#56 Idaho
% #47 USF
116.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 366.31 #12 MAC 12 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #44 Boston College
#62 Iowa State
@ #87 Baylor
117.
Temple Owls		 361.91 #12 MAC 13 [FCS] Villanova
@ #12 Penn State
#99 Army
@ #26 Navy
% #57 UCLA
118.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 360.51 #11 Sun Belt 13 @ #29 Clemson
#113 Memphis
@ #109 Maryland
#65 Mississippi State
% #68 Southern Miss
119.
Army Black Knights		 353.63 #8 Independent 12 @ #119 Eastern Michigan
#92 Duke
#118 Ball State
@ #62 Iowa State
#107 Tulane
#108 Vanderbilt
@ #48 Temple
#38 Rutgers
@ #40 Air Force
[FCS] VMI
@ #111 North Texas
120.
Western Michigan Broncos		 334.33 #12 MAC 12 @ #80 Michigan
@ #95 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
@ #69 Michigan State

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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