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		 622.20 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Jackson State
#11 Georgia Tech
#18 Houston
@ #31 Middle Tennessee
2.
Washington State Cougars		 582.19 #4 Pac-10 12 #77 Hawaii
#64 SMU
% #58 Notre Dame
3.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 579.66 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Missouri State
% #61 Texas A&M
#119 Eastern Michigan
#23 Troy
4.
Florida State Seminoles		 578.84 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #13 BYU
#52 USF
@ #3 Florida
5.
Washington Huskies		 576.53 #4 Pac-10 11 #15 LSU
#60 Idaho
@ #58 Notre Dame
6.
Oklahoma Sooners		 575.88 #3 Big XII 12 % #13 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#86 Tulsa
@ #16 Miami
7.
Georgia Bulldogs		 574.38 #1 SEC 12 @ #22 Oklahoma State
#89 Arizona State
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
@ #11 Georgia Tech
8.
Louisville Cardinals		 570.19 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #56 Kentucky
@ #21 Utah
#62 Southern Miss
#104 Arkansas State
9.
Baylor Bears		 568.78 #3 Big XII 12 @ #75 Wake Forest
#50 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#92 Kent State
10.
Oregon Ducks		 566.47 #4 Pac-10 11 @ #6 Boise State
#70 Purdue
#21 Utah
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Syracuse Orange		 562.24 #2 Big East 12 #63 Minnesota
@ #14 Penn State
#54 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
#106 Akron
12.
Connecticut Huskies		 561.16 #2 Big East 11 @ #33 Ohio
#40 North Carolina
@ #84 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
@ #58 Notre Dame
13.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 560.05 #11 MAC 12 % #56 Kentucky
@ #6 Boise State
#4 Cincinnati
@ #54 Northwestern
14.
Colorado Buffaloes		 557.82 #3 Big XII 12 #105 Colorado State
@ #85 Toledo
#71 Wyoming
@ #24 West Virginia
15.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 555.97 #5 Big Ten 12 @ #88 Syracuse
#55 Air Force
#27 California
[FCS] South Dakota State
16.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 555.60 #1 SEC 12 @ #83 NC State
#90 FAU
[FCS] SC State
#29 Clemson
17.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 555.29 #6 ACC 12 % #2 Alabama
#69 Marshall
#17 Nebraska
@ #45 East Carolina
18.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 553.76 #5 Big Ten 11 % #34 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
@ #4 Cincinnati
19.
Virginia Cavaliers		 552.16 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] William & Mary
#5 TCU
@ #62 Southern Miss
#96 Indiana
20.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 551.09 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #111 Rice
@ #95 Army
#11 Georgia Tech
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Arizona Wildcats		 546.94 #4 Pac-10 11 #19 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #9 Iowa
22.
UCLA Bruins		 543.41 #4 Pac-10 12 #100 San Diego State
@ #42 Tennessee
#72 Kansas State
23.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 540.15 #4 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Idaho State
#74 UL Monroe
@ #48 Georgia
24.
Auburn Tigers		 540.03 #1 SEC 12 #98 Louisiana Tech
#24 West Virginia
#117 Ball State
[FCS] Furman
25.
Miami Hurricanes		 539.27 #6 ACC 12 #32 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
@ #46 UCF
@ #52 USF
26.
USC Trojans		 538.06 #4 Pac-10 11 #109 San Jose State
@ #8 Ohio State
@ #58 Notre Dame
27.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 538.01 #8 Independent 12 #38 Nevada
@ #81 Michigan
#65 Michigan State
@ #70 Purdue
#76 Washington
#20 USC
#41 Boston College
% #116 Washington State
@ #12 Pittsburgh
#50 Connecticut
@ #28 Stanford
28.
San Jose State Spartans		 535.61 #9 WAC 11 @ #20 USC
#21 Utah
@ #28 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
29.
Tennessee Volunteers		 533.71 #1 SEC 12 #120 Western Kentucky
#59 UCLA
#33 Ohio
#112 Memphis
30.
LSU Tigers		 531.10 #1 SEC 12 @ #76 Washington
#79 UL Lafayette
#107 Tulane
#98 Louisiana Tech
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 525.79 #9 WAC 11 @ #49 Auburn
@ #43 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
@ #15 LSU
32.
Purdue Boilermakers		 524.81 #5 Big Ten 12 #85 Toledo
@ #7 Oregon
#66 Northern Illinois
#58 Notre Dame
33.
Clemson Tigers		 521.14 #6 ACC 12 #31 Middle Tennessee
#5 TCU
[FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #51 South Carolina
34.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 520.22 #2 Big East 11 [FCS] Liberty
#45 East Carolina
@ #49 Auburn
#99 Colorado
#69 Marshall
35.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 519.60 #1 SEC 12 % #10 Virginia Tech
#102 FIU
#113 North Texas
[FCS] Chattanooga
36.
Kansas Jayhawks		 517.39 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #97 UTEP
#91 Duke
#62 Southern Miss
37.
Michigan State Spartans		 516.21 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Montana State
#19 Central Michigan
@ #58 Notre Dame
#94 Western Michigan
38.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 515.41 #3 Big XII 12 #48 Georgia
#18 Houston
#111 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
39.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 512.13 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #68 Iowa State
#35 Arizona
#104 Arkansas State
40.
FIU Golden Panthers		 511.63 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #2 Alabama
@ #36 Rutgers
#85 Toledo
@ #3 Florida
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Stanford Cardinal		 510.70 #4 Pac-10 12 @ #75 Wake Forest
#109 San Jose State
#58 Notre Dame
42.
Maryland Terrapins		 510.22 #6 ACC 12 @ #27 California
[FCS] James Madison
#31 Middle Tennessee
#36 Rutgers
43.
Oregon State Beavers		 509.88 #4 Pac-10 11 [FCS] Portland State
@ #80 UNLV
#4 Cincinnati
44.
Florida Gators		 509.78 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#23 Troy
#102 FIU
#57 Florida State
45.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 509.74 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] North Dakota
#111 Rice
@ #18 Houston
#118 New Mexico
46.
New Mexico Lobos		 509.58 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #61 Texas A&M
#86 Tulsa
#114 New Mexico State
@ #30 Texas Tech
47.
Memphis Tigers		 509.55 #10 C-USA 12 #44 Ole Miss
@ #31 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
@ #42 Tennessee
48.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 508.87 #6 ACC 12 #84 Baylor
#28 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
@ #43 Navy
49.
Wisconsin Badgers		 508.43 #5 Big Ten 11 #66 Northern Illinois
#47 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
50.
Missouri Tigers		 506.00 #3 Big XII 12 % #101 Illinois
#53 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #38 Nevada
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 505.11 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #50 Connecticut
#45 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
52.
Texas Longhorns		 504.65 #3 Big XII 12 #74 UL Monroe
@ #71 Wyoming
#97 UTEP
#46 UCF
53.
Kentucky Wildcats		 504.49 #1 SEC 12 % #115 Miami (OH)
#87 Louisville
#74 UL Monroe
[FCS] Eastern Kentucky
54.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 503.59 #5 Big Ten 12 #43 Navy
#20 USC
% #85 Toledo
#114 New Mexico State
55.
Rice Owls		 501.97 #10 C-USA 12 @ #30 Texas Tech
@ #22 Oklahoma State
#108 Vanderbilt
#43 Navy
56.
Texas A&M Aggies		 501.41 #3 Big XII 12 #118 New Mexico
#93 Utah State
#78 UAB
% #39 Arkansas
57.
California Golden Bears		 499.30 #4 Pac-10 11 #110 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #63 Minnesota
58.
UNLV Rebels		 499.23 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Sacramento State
#25 Oregon State
#77 Hawaii
@ #38 Nevada
59.
Utah State Aggies		 498.08 #9 WAC 12 @ #21 Utah
@ #61 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #13 BYU
60.
NC State Wolfpack		 490.70 #6 ACC 12 #51 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#12 Pittsburgh
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Colorado State Rams		 490.25 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #99 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#38 Nevada
@ #60 Idaho
62.
USF Bulls		 488.07 #2 Big East 11 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #57 Florida State
#16 Miami
63.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 487.73 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #67 Mississippi State
@ #108 Vanderbilt
#48 Georgia
64.
Indiana Hoosiers		 485.28 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#94 Western Michigan
@ #106 Akron
@ #103 Virginia
65.
Wyoming Cowboys		 484.25 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Weber State
#1 Texas
@ #99 Colorado
@ #90 FAU
66.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 483.91 #9 WAC 11 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #26 Wisconsin
@ #4 Cincinnati
67.
Iowa State Cyclones		 483.08 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] North Dakota State
#9 Iowa
@ #92 Kent State
#95 Army
68.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 482.93 #2 Big East 11 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #82 Buffalo
#43 Navy
@ #83 NC State
#58 Notre Dame
69.
Tulane Green Wave		 478.75 #10 C-USA 12 #13 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #95 Army
@ #15 LSU
70.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 478.35 #3 Big XII 12 #90 FAU
#104 Arkansas State
@ #10 Virginia Tech
#79 UL Lafayette
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Kansas State Wildcats		 477.87 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] UMass
@ #79 UL Lafayette
@ #59 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
72.
Ole Miss Rebels		 476.46 #1 SEC 12 @ #112 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#78 UAB
[FCS] Northern Arizona
73.
Michigan Wolverines		 473.64 #5 Big Ten 12 #94 Western Michigan
#58 Notre Dame
#119 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Delaware State
74.
Boston College Eagles		 472.56 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Northeastern
#92 Kent State
@ #58 Notre Dame
#19 Central Michigan
75.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 470.70 #12 Sun Belt 11 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #17 Nebraska
@ #9 Iowa
@ #87 Louisville
76.
Bowling Green Falcons		 470.31 #11 MAC 12 #23 Troy
@ #34 Missouri
@ #69 Marshall
#6 Boise State
77.
UCF Knights		 469.18 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Samford
#82 Buffalo
#16 Miami
@ #1 Texas
78.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 468.98 #2 Big East 11 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #25 Oregon State
#47 Fresno State
@ #115 Miami (OH)
#101 Illinois
79.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 467.73 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #10 Virginia Tech
#53 Bowling Green
@ #24 West Virginia
80.
UAB Blazers		 466.72 #10 C-USA 12 @ #23 Troy
@ #61 Texas A&M
@ #44 Ole Miss
#90 FAU
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
San Diego State Aztecs		 466.39 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #59 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #60 Idaho
#114 New Mexico State
82.
Air Force Falcons		 465.12 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #63 Minnesota
@ #43 Navy
#95 Army
83.
Utah Utes		 463.75 #7 Mountain West 12 #93 Utah State
@ #109 San Jose State
@ #7 Oregon
#87 Louisville
84.
East Carolina Pirates		 462.64 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #24 West Virginia
@ #40 North Carolina
#10 Virginia Tech
85.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 461.43 #5 Big Ten 12 #106 Akron
#88 Syracuse
#37 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
86.
Akron Zips		 459.11 #11 MAC 12 @ #14 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#96 Indiana
@ #88 Syracuse
87.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 457.31 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #42 Tennessee
#52 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #43 Navy
88.
Buffalo Bulls		 455.48 #11 MAC 12 @ #97 UTEP
#12 Pittsburgh
@ #46 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
89.
Navy Midshipmen		 450.49 #8 Independent 12 @ #8 Ohio State
#98 Louisiana Tech
@ #12 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#55 Air Force
@ #111 Rice
@ #64 SMU
#75 Wake Forest
#37 Temple
[FCS] Delaware
@ #77 Hawaii
90.
BYU Cougars		 447.20 #7 Mountain West 12 % #32 Oklahoma
@ #107 Tulane
#57 Florida State
#93 Utah State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Duke Blue Devils		 446.26 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Richmond
@ #95 Army
@ #73 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
92.
FAU Owls		 444.07 #12 Sun Belt 11 @ #17 Nebraska
@ #51 South Carolina
#71 Wyoming
@ #78 UAB
93.
TCU Horned Frogs		 440.06 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #103 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #29 Clemson
#64 SMU
94.
Nevada Wolfpack		 436.36 #9 WAC 12 @ #58 Notre Dame
@ #105 Colorado State
#34 Missouri
#80 UNLV
95.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 436.25 #11 MAC 12 #95 Army
@ #54 Northwestern
@ #81 Michigan
@ #39 Arkansas
96.
SMU Mustangs		 435.96 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #116 Washington State
@ #5 TCU
#43 Navy
97.
North Texas Mean Green		 432.97 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #117 Ball State
#33 Ohio
@ #2 Alabama
#95 Army
98.
Troy Trojans		 432.31 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #53 Bowling Green
@ #3 Florida
#78 UAB
@ #39 Arkansas
99.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 430.80 #2 Big East 11 [FCS] Howard
#102 FIU
@ #110 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #95 Army
100.
Boise State Broncos		 427.02 #9 WAC 12 #7 Oregon
#115 Miami (OH)
@ #53 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
@ #86 Tulsa
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 424.53 #10 C-USA 12 @ #118 New Mexico
@ #32 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
#6 Boise State
102.
Northwestern Wildcats		 423.86 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Towson
#119 Eastern Michigan
@ #88 Syracuse
#115 Miami (OH)
103.
Idaho Vandals		 420.63 #9 WAC 12 @ #76 Washington
#100 San Diego State
@ #66 Northern Illinois
#105 Colorado State
104.
Ball State Cardinals		 420.31 #11 MAC 12 #113 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #95 Army
@ #49 Auburn
105.
UTEP Miners		 420.02 #10 C-USA 12 #82 Buffalo
#73 Kansas
@ #114 New Mexico State
@ #1 Texas
106.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 419.38 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #1 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #89 Arizona State
@ #56 Kentucky
107.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 418.56 #12 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] Southern
#72 Kansas State
@ #15 LSU
@ #17 Nebraska
108.
Houston Cougars		 415.43 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #22 Oklahoma State
#30 Texas Tech
@ #67 Mississippi State
109.
Toledo Rockets		 414.47 #11 MAC 12 @ #70 Purdue
#99 Colorado
% #8 Ohio State
@ #102 FIU
110.
Hawaii Warriors		 414.24 #9 WAC 12 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #116 Washington State
@ #80 UNLV
#43 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 412.31 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Alcorn State
#103 Virginia
@ #73 Kansas
@ #87 Louisville
112.
New Mexico State Aggies		 394.93 #9 WAC 12 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#97 UTEP
@ #118 New Mexico
@ #100 San Diego State
@ #8 Ohio State
113.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 386.83 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #41 Boston College
#68 Iowa State
@ #84 Baylor
114.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 380.76 #11 MAC 12 @ #35 Arizona
@ #65 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #41 Boston College
115.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 380.22 #11 MAC 12 @ #26 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #70 Purdue
#60 Idaho
116.
Ohio Bobcats		 377.43 #11 MAC 12 #50 Connecticut
@ #113 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #42 Tennessee
117.
Temple Owls		 355.52 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Villanova
@ #14 Penn State
#95 Army
@ #43 Navy
118.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 352.95 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #29 Clemson
#112 Memphis
@ #110 Maryland
#67 Mississippi State
119.
Western Michigan Broncos		 342.16 #11 MAC 12 @ #81 Michigan
@ #96 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
@ #65 Michigan State
120.
Army Black Knights		 329.17 #8 Independent 11 @ #119 Eastern Michigan
#91 Duke
#117 Ball State
@ #68 Iowa State
#107 Tulane
#108 Vanderbilt
@ #37 Temple
#36 Rutgers
@ #55 Air Force
[FCS] VMI
@ #113 North Texas

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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