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		 633.37 #2 SEC 11 [FCS] Jackson State
#7 Georgia Tech
#18 Houston
@ #38 Middle Tennessee
2.
Washington Huskies		 620.80 #4 Pac-10 10 #17 LSU
#54 Idaho
@ #52 Notre Dame
3.
Connecticut Huskies		 593.45 #1 Big East 10 @ #47 Ohio
#28 North Carolina
@ #80 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
@ #52 Notre Dame
4.
Washington State Cougars		 589.07 #4 Pac-10 11 #89 Hawaii
#67 SMU
% #52 Notre Dame
5.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 586.06 #6 ACC 11 % #2 Alabama
#65 Marshall
#19 Nebraska
@ #49 East Carolina
6.
Louisville Cardinals		 581.88 #1 Big East 11 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #45 Kentucky
@ #15 Utah
#59 Southern Miss
#106 Arkansas State
7.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 566.29 #11 MAC 12 % #45 Kentucky
@ #6 Boise State
#4 Cincinnati
@ #51 Northwestern
8.
Syracuse Orange		 566.28 #1 Big East 11 #64 Minnesota
@ #13 Penn State
#51 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
#110 Akron
9.
Oregon Ducks		 563.23 #4 Pac-10 11 @ #6 Boise State
#69 Purdue
#15 Utah
10.
San Jose State Spartans		 562.94 #9 WAC 10 @ #23 USC
#15 Utah
@ #34 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Oklahoma Sooners		 561.66 #3 Big XII 11 % #16 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#91 Tulsa
@ #20 Miami
12.
Arizona Wildcats		 559.79 #4 Pac-10 10 #22 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #11 Iowa
13.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 559.57 #5 Big Ten 12 @ #83 Syracuse
#53 Air Force
#29 California
[FCS] South Dakota State
14.
Baylor Bears		 558.47 #3 Big XII 11 @ #82 Wake Forest
#55 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#86 Kent State
15.
Georgia Bulldogs		 557.93 #2 SEC 11 @ #14 Oklahoma State
#85 Arizona State
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
16.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 557.45 #2 SEC 11 [FCS] Missouri State
% #60 Texas A&M
#119 Eastern Michigan
#26 Troy
17.
Virginia Cavaliers		 555.55 #6 ACC 11 [FCS] William & Mary
#5 TCU
@ #59 Southern Miss
#96 Indiana
18.
Colorado Buffaloes		 551.63 #3 Big XII 11 #103 Colorado State
@ #78 Toledo
#76 Wyoming
@ #27 West Virginia
19.
Florida State Seminoles		 550.06 #6 ACC 11 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #16 BYU
#37 USF
20.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 547.02 #2 SEC 12 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #112 Rice
@ #94 Army
#7 Georgia Tech
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Miami Hurricanes		 546.09 #6 ACC 11 #44 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
@ #50 UCF
22.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 542.68 #2 SEC 11 @ #93 NC State
#97 FAU
[FCS] SC State
23.
USC Trojans		 537.08 #4 Pac-10 10 #116 San Jose State
@ #10 Ohio State
@ #52 Notre Dame
24.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 533.51 #6 ACC 11 #80 Baylor
#34 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
@ #30 Navy
25.
Purdue Boilermakers		 532.52 #5 Big Ten 12 #78 Toledo
@ #8 Oregon
#63 Northern Illinois
#52 Notre Dame
26.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 530.88 #7 Independent 11 #35 Nevada
@ #79 Michigan
#66 Michigan State
@ #69 Purdue
#81 Washington
#23 USC
#40 Boston College
% #115 Washington State
@ #9 Pittsburgh
#55 Connecticut
27.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 528.99 #4 Pac-10 11 [FCS] Idaho State
#70 UL Monroe
@ #57 Georgia
28.
Tennessee Volunteers		 527.61 #2 SEC 11 #120 Western Kentucky
#58 UCLA
#47 Ohio
#109 Memphis
29.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 527.35 #9 WAC 11 @ #39 Auburn
@ #30 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
@ #17 LSU
30.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 523.11 #3 Big XII 11 [FCS] North Dakota
#112 Rice
@ #18 Houston
#117 New Mexico
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
LSU Tigers		 522.22 #2 SEC 11 @ #81 Washington
#75 UL Lafayette
#105 Tulane
#99 Louisiana Tech
32.
Michigan State Spartans		 521.46 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Montana State
#22 Central Michigan
@ #52 Notre Dame
#87 Western Michigan
33.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 521.46 #6 ACC 11 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #55 Connecticut
#49 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
34.
Missouri Tigers		 518.78 #3 Big XII 11 % #101 Illinois
#62 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #35 Nevada
35.
UCLA Bruins		 518.48 #4 Pac-10 11 #92 San Diego State
@ #48 Tennessee
#74 Kansas State
36.
Memphis Tigers		 518.11 #10 C-USA 11 #32 Ole Miss
@ #38 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
@ #48 Tennessee
37.
UNLV Rebels		 515.44 #8 Mountain West 11 [FCS] Sacramento State
#24 Oregon State
#89 Hawaii
@ #35 Nevada
38.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 514.56 #5 Big Ten 10 % #41 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
39.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 514.55 #1 Big East 10 [FCS] Liberty
#49 East Carolina
@ #39 Auburn
#95 Colorado
#65 Marshall
40.
Clemson Tigers		 512.92 #6 ACC 11 #38 Middle Tennessee
#5 TCU
[FCS] Coastal Carolina
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Wisconsin Badgers		 512.11 #5 Big Ten 11 #63 Northern Illinois
#46 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
42.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 511.02 #5 Big Ten 12 #30 Navy
#23 USC
% #78 Toledo
#113 New Mexico State
43.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 509.79 #2 SEC 11 % #12 Virginia Tech
#100 FIU
#111 North Texas
[FCS] Chattanooga
44.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 508.92 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #68 Iowa State
#43 Arizona
#106 Arkansas State
45.
FIU Golden Panthers		 507.50 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #2 Alabama
@ #42 Rutgers
#78 Toledo
@ #3 Florida
46.
Boston College Eagles		 506.46 #6 ACC 11 [FCS] Northeastern
#86 Kent State
@ #52 Notre Dame
#22 Central Michigan
47.
Wyoming Cowboys		 505.20 #8 Mountain West 11 [FCS] Weber State
#1 Texas
@ #95 Colorado
@ #97 FAU
48.
Kansas Jayhawks		 504.16 #3 Big XII 11 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #104 UTEP
#84 Duke
#59 Southern Miss
49.
Oregon State Beavers		 503.61 #4 Pac-10 11 [FCS] Portland State
@ #88 UNLV
#4 Cincinnati
50.
Colorado State Rams		 503.54 #8 Mountain West 11 @ #95 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#35 Nevada
@ #54 Idaho
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Maryland Terrapins		 501.16 #6 ACC 11 @ #29 California
[FCS] James Madison
#38 Middle Tennessee
#42 Rutgers
52.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 501.10 #3 Big XII 11 #57 Georgia
#18 Houston
#112 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
53.
Stanford Cardinal		 499.74 #4 Pac-10 11 @ #82 Wake Forest
#116 San Jose State
54.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 497.96 #12 Sun Belt 10 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #19 Nebraska
@ #11 Iowa
@ #77 Louisville
55.
California Golden Bears		 497.69 #4 Pac-10 11 #108 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #64 Minnesota
56.
Texas Longhorns		 497.48 #3 Big XII 11 #70 UL Monroe
@ #76 Wyoming
#104 UTEP
#50 UCF
57.
Auburn Tigers		 496.31 #2 SEC 11 #99 Louisiana Tech
#27 West Virginia
#118 Ball State
[FCS] Furman
58.
Florida Gators		 496.10 #2 SEC 11 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#26 Troy
#100 FIU
59.
Akron Zips		 494.90 #11 MAC 11 @ #13 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#96 Indiana
@ #83 Syracuse
60.
Iowa State Cyclones		 493.83 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] North Dakota State
#11 Iowa
@ #86 Kent State
#94 Army
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Kentucky Wildcats		 491.58 #2 SEC 11 % #114 Miami (OH)
#77 Louisville
#70 UL Monroe
[FCS] Eastern Kentucky
62.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 490.66 #1 Big East 10 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #24 Oregon State
#46 Fresno State
@ #114 Miami (OH)
63.
Utah State Aggies		 490.27 #9 WAC 11 @ #15 Utah
@ #60 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #16 BYU
64.
Indiana Hoosiers		 488.53 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#87 Western Michigan
@ #110 Akron
@ #98 Virginia
65.
NC State Wolfpack		 487.54 #6 ACC 11 #61 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#9 Pittsburgh
66.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 486.71 #6 ACC 11 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #73 Mississippi State
@ #107 Vanderbilt
67.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 486.42 #3 Big XII 11 #97 FAU
#106 Arkansas State
@ #12 Virginia Tech
#75 UL Lafayette
68.
San Diego State Aztecs		 481.69 #8 Mountain West 11 @ #58 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #54 Idaho
#113 New Mexico State
69.
Michigan Wolverines		 481.68 #5 Big Ten 12 #87 Western Michigan
#52 Notre Dame
#119 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Delaware State
70.
Kansas State Wildcats		 480.55 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] UMass
@ #75 UL Lafayette
@ #58 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 478.04 #9 WAC 11 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #25 Wisconsin
@ #4 Cincinnati
72.
FAU Owls		 477.97 #12 Sun Belt 10 @ #19 Nebraska
@ #61 South Carolina
#76 Wyoming
@ #72 UAB
73.
USF Bulls		 476.94 #1 Big East 10 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #56 Florida State
74.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 475.48 #10 C-USA 11 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #12 Virginia Tech
#62 Bowling Green
@ #27 West Virginia
75.
Rice Owls		 475.15 #10 C-USA 11 @ #36 Texas Tech
@ #14 Oklahoma State
#107 Vanderbilt
#30 Navy
76.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 475.08 #12 Sun Belt 10 @ #48 Tennessee
#37 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #30 Navy
77.
Ole Miss Rebels		 473.18 #2 SEC 11 @ #109 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#72 UAB
[FCS] Northern Arizona
78.
TCU Horned Frogs		 473.08 #8 Mountain West 11 @ #98 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #21 Clemson
#67 SMU
79.
UCF Knights		 471.43 #10 C-USA 11 [FCS] Samford
#90 Buffalo
#20 Miami
@ #1 Texas
80.
Air Force Falcons		 470.67 #8 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #64 Minnesota
@ #30 Navy
#94 Army
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
New Mexico Lobos		 469.95 #8 Mountain West 11 @ #60 Texas A&M
#91 Tulsa
#113 New Mexico State
@ #36 Texas Tech
82.
Tulane Green Wave		 465.83 #10 C-USA 11 #16 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #94 Army
@ #17 LSU
83.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 464.96 #5 Big Ten 12 #110 Akron
#83 Syracuse
#31 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
84.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 464.84 #11 MAC 11 #94 Army
@ #51 Northwestern
@ #79 Michigan
@ #33 Arkansas
85.
Texas A&M Aggies		 464.66 #3 Big XII 11 #117 New Mexico
#102 Utah State
#72 UAB
% #33 Arkansas
86.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 463.84 #1 Big East 10 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #90 Buffalo
#30 Navy
@ #93 NC State
#52 Notre Dame
87.
East Carolina Pirates		 462.10 #10 C-USA 11 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #27 West Virginia
@ #28 North Carolina
#12 Virginia Tech
88.
Bowling Green Falcons		 461.89 #11 MAC 11 #26 Troy
@ #41 Missouri
@ #65 Marshall
#6 Boise State
89.
Navy Midshipmen		 460.44 #7 Independent 11 @ #10 Ohio State
#99 Louisiana Tech
@ #9 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#53 Air Force
@ #112 Rice
@ #67 SMU
#82 Wake Forest
#31 Temple
[FCS] Delaware
90.
SMU Mustangs		 458.59 #10 C-USA 11 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #115 Washington State
@ #5 TCU
#30 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Duke Blue Devils		 457.39 #6 ACC 11 [FCS] Richmond
@ #94 Army
@ #71 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
92.
Buffalo Bulls		 457.26 #11 MAC 11 @ #104 UTEP
#9 Pittsburgh
@ #50 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
93.
UAB Blazers		 457.20 #10 C-USA 11 @ #26 Troy
@ #60 Texas A&M
@ #32 Ole Miss
#97 FAU
94.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 448.17 #1 Big East 10 [FCS] Howard
#100 FIU
@ #108 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #94 Army
95.
North Texas Mean Green		 434.99 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #118 Ball State
#47 Ohio
@ #2 Alabama
#94 Army
96.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 432.89 #10 C-USA 11 @ #117 New Mexico
@ #44 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
#6 Boise State
97.
Ball State Cardinals		 432.25 #11 MAC 11 #111 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #94 Army
@ #39 Auburn
98.
Northwestern Wildcats		 428.52 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Towson
#119 Eastern Michigan
@ #83 Syracuse
#114 Miami (OH)
99.
Troy Trojans		 428.15 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #62 Bowling Green
@ #3 Florida
#72 UAB
@ #33 Arkansas
100.
Utah Utes		 426.47 #8 Mountain West 11 #102 Utah State
@ #116 San Jose State
@ #8 Oregon
#77 Louisville
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
Houston Cougars		 425.87 #10 C-USA 11 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #14 Oklahoma State
#36 Texas Tech
@ #73 Mississippi State
102.
Idaho Vandals		 425.76 #9 WAC 11 @ #81 Washington
#92 San Diego State
@ #63 Northern Illinois
#103 Colorado State
103.
BYU Cougars		 418.30 #8 Mountain West 11 % #44 Oklahoma
@ #105 Tulane
#56 Florida State
#102 Utah State
104.
UTEP Miners		 415.16 #10 C-USA 11 #90 Buffalo
#71 Kansas
@ #113 New Mexico State
@ #1 Texas
105.
New Mexico State Aggies		 404.59 #9 WAC 11 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#104 UTEP
@ #117 New Mexico
@ #92 San Diego State
@ #10 Ohio State
106.
Toledo Rockets		 403.63 #11 MAC 11 @ #69 Purdue
#95 Colorado
% #10 Ohio State
@ #100 FIU
107.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 402.15 #10 C-USA 11 [FCS] Alcorn State
#98 Virginia
@ #71 Kansas
@ #77 Louisville
108.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 399.52 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #1 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #85 Arizona State
@ #45 Kentucky
109.
Boise State Broncos		 394.05 #9 WAC 11 #8 Oregon
#114 Miami (OH)
@ #62 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
@ #91 Tulsa
110.
Hawaii Warriors		 392.93 #9 WAC 11 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #115 Washington State
@ #88 UNLV
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 387.37 #11 MAC 11 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #40 Boston College
#68 Iowa State
@ #80 Baylor
112.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 386.53 #12 Sun Belt 11 [FCS] Southern
#74 Kansas State
@ #17 LSU
@ #19 Nebraska
113.
Nevada Wolfpack		 382.96 #9 WAC 11 @ #52 Notre Dame
@ #103 Colorado State
#41 Missouri
#88 UNLV
114.
Western Michigan Broncos		 363.32 #11 MAC 11 @ #79 Michigan
@ #96 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
@ #66 Michigan State
115.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 359.80 #11 MAC 11 @ #43 Arizona
@ #66 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #40 Boston College
116.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 346.16 #11 MAC 11 @ #25 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #69 Purdue
#54 Idaho
117.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 341.14 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #21 Clemson
#109 Memphis
@ #108 Maryland
#73 Mississippi State
118.
Ohio Bobcats		 340.48 #11 MAC 11 #55 Connecticut
@ #111 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #48 Tennessee
119.
Army Black Knights		 332.90 #7 Independent 11 @ #119 Eastern Michigan
#84 Duke
#118 Ball State
@ #68 Iowa State
#105 Tulane
#107 Vanderbilt
@ #31 Temple
#42 Rutgers
@ #53 Air Force
[FCS] VMI
@ #111 North Texas
120.
Temple Owls		 327.62 #11 MAC 11 [FCS] Villanova
@ #13 Penn State
#94 Army
@ #30 Navy

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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