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Rogers Poll © 2005-2012
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. |  FIU Golden Panthers |
751.40 | #11 Sun Belt | 2 | @ #2 Alabama @ #49 Rutgers |
| 2. |  FAU Owls |
696.46 | #11 Sun Belt | 2 | @ #18 Nebraska @ #39 South Carolina |
| 3. |  San Jose State Spartans |
678.51 | #10 WAC | 3 | @ #9 USC #36 Utah @ #47 Stanford |
| 4. |  Virginia Tech Hokies |
669.20 | #6 ACC | 3 | % #2 Alabama #69 Marshall #18 Nebraska |
| 5. |  Nevada Wolfpack |
652.33 | #10 WAC | 2 | @ #37 Notre Dame @ #43 Colorado State |
| 6. |  Utah State Aggies |
647.31 | #10 WAC | 2 | @ #36 Utah @ #46 Texas A&M |
| 7. |  Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
646.23 | #12 MAC | 3 | % #38 Kentucky @ #4 Boise State |
| 8. |  Miami Hurricanes |
641.18 | #6 ACC | 2 | none |
| 9. |  Oregon Ducks |
633.57 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | @ #4 Boise State #80 Purdue #36 Utah |
| 10. |  Syracuse Orange |
624.29 | #4 Big East | 3 | #53 Minnesota @ #6 Penn State #65 Northwestern |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 11. |  Navy Midshipmen |
623.39 | #7 Independent | 3 | @ #22 Ohio State #95 Louisiana Tech @ #15 Pittsburgh |
| 12. |  Washington Huskies |
622.80 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #8 LSU #91 Idaho |
| 13. |  Baylor Bears |
615.60 | #2 Big XII | 2 | @ #52 Wake Forest #31 Connecticut |
| 14. |  Georgia Bulldogs |
612.93 | #1 SEC | 3 | @ #26 Oklahoma State |
| 15. |  Tulane Green Wave |
606.08 | #9 C-USA | 2 | #40 BYU |
| 16. |  Bowling Green Falcons |
591.97 | #12 MAC | 3 | #63 Troy @ #13 Missouri @ #69 Marshall |
| 17. |  Rice Owls |
588.51 | #9 C-USA | 3 | @ #34 Texas Tech @ #26 Oklahoma State |
| 18. |  Connecticut Huskies |
586.92 | #4 Big East | 3 | @ #75 Ohio #14 North Carolina @ #56 Baylor |
| 19. |  New Mexico Lobos |
584.06 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | @ #46 Texas A&M #41 Tulsa |
| 20. |  Clemson Tigers |
574.65 | #6 ACC | 3 | #58 Middle Tennessee |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 21. |  Troy Trojans |
572.36 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #73 Bowling Green @ #3 Florida #102 UAB |
| 22. |  Oklahoma State Cowboys |
571.99 | #2 Big XII | 3 | #23 Georgia #17 Houston #106 Rice |
| 23. |  UL Monroe Warhawks |
568.66 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #1 Texas [FCS] Texas Southern @ #51 Arizona State |
| 24. |  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
567.27 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] Jacksonville State |
| 25. |  Minnesota Golden Gophers |
555.52 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | @ #85 Syracuse #59 Air Force #16 California |
| 26. |  Fresno State Bulldogs |
554.75 | #10 WAC | 3 | [FCS] UC Davis @ #28 Wisconsin |
| 27. |  Tennessee Volunteers |
544.33 | #1 SEC | 3 | #120 Western Kentucky #33 UCLA |
| 28. |  Eastern Michigan Eagles |
544.28 | #12 MAC | 3 | #88 Army @ #65 Northwestern @ #27 Michigan |
| 29. |  Buffalo Bulls |
537.21 | #12 MAC | 3 | @ #87 UTEP #15 Pittsburgh @ #78 UCF |
| 30. |  Ohio State Buckeyes |
537.14 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | #61 Navy #9 USC % #94 Toledo |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 31. |  Florida State Seminoles |
536.70 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] Jacksonville State @ #40 BYU |
| 32. |  USC Trojans |
532.87 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #108 San Jose State @ #22 Ohio State |
| 33. |  Purdue Boilermakers |
532.17 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | #94 Toledo @ #29 Oregon #54 Northern Illinois |
| 34. |  South Carolina Gamecocks |
531.85 | #1 SEC | 3 | @ #71 NC State #100 FAU |
| 35. |  Virginia Cavaliers |
530.31 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] William & Mary #12 TCU @ #32 Southern Miss |
| 36. |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
529.96 | #7 Independent | 3 | #92 Nevada @ #27 Michigan #66 Michigan State |
| 37. |  East Carolina Pirates |
528.03 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Appalachian State @ #48 West Virginia @ #14 North Carolina |
| 38. |  BYU Cougars |
526.49 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | % #25 Oklahoma @ #117 Tulane #30 Florida State |
| 39. |  North Texas Mean Green |
524.24 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #119 Ball State #75 Ohio @ #2 Alabama |
| 40. |  Toledo Rockets |
522.35 | #12 MAC | 3 | @ #80 Purdue #90 Colorado % #22 Ohio State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 41. |  Akron Zips |
514.17 | #12 MAC | 3 | @ #6 Penn State [FCS] Morgan State #57 Indiana |
| 42. |  Nebraska Cornhuskers |
513.68 | #2 Big XII | 3 | #100 FAU #77 Arkansas State @ #21 Virginia Tech |
| 43. |  Temple Owls |
509.96 | #12 MAC | 2 | [FCS] Villanova @ #6 Penn State |
| 44. |  Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
507.78 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #20 Clemson #98 Memphis @ #89 Maryland |
| 45. |  Western Michigan Broncos |
503.79 | #12 MAC | 3 | @ #27 Michigan @ #57 Indiana |
| 46. |  Arizona Wildcats |
500.69 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #55 Central Michigan [FCS] Northern Arizona @ #11 Iowa |
| 47. |  Memphis Tigers |
498.23 | #9 C-USA | 3 | #7 Ole Miss @ #58 Middle Tennessee [FCS] UT Martin |
| 48. |  LSU Tigers |
491.05 | #1 SEC | 3 | @ #60 Washington #62 UL Lafayette |
| 49. |  Maryland Terrapins |
489.84 | #6 ACC | 3 | @ #16 California [FCS] James Madison #58 Middle Tennessee |
| 50. |  Wyoming Cowboys |
484.68 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | [FCS] Weber State #1 Texas @ #90 Colorado |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 51. |  Washington State Cougars |
484.47 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #70 Hawaii #93 SMU |
| 52. |  Vanderbilt Commodores |
484.18 | #1 SEC | 3 | [FCS] Western Carolina |
| 53. |  Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
483.36 | #10 WAC | 3 | @ #19 Auburn @ #61 Navy [FCS] Nicholls State |
| 54. |  Texas Tech Red Raiders |
481.23 | #2 Big XII | 3 | [FCS] North Dakota #106 Rice |
| 55. |  Cincinnati Bearcats |
480.02 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] SE Missouri State @ #45 Oregon State |
| 56. |  Alabama Crimson Tide |
478.53 | #1 SEC | 3 | % #21 Virginia Tech #99 FIU #101 North Texas |
| 57. |  Oregon State Beavers |
475.67 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | [FCS] Portland State @ #67 UNLV #10 Cincinnati |
| 58. |  Oklahoma Sooners |
473.91 | #2 Big XII | 3 | % #40 BYU [FCS] Idaho State #41 Tulsa |
| 59. |  Auburn Tigers |
473.00 | #1 SEC | 3 | #95 Louisiana Tech #48 West Virginia |
| 60. |  Illinois Fighting Illini |
467.39 | #5 Big Ten | 2 | % #13 Missouri [FCS] Illinois State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 61. |  Kansas State Wildcats |
463.33 | #2 Big XII | 3 | [FCS] UMass @ #62 UL Lafayette @ #33 UCLA |
| 62. |  Arkansas State Red Wolves |
461.38 | #11 Sun Belt | 2 | [FCS] Miss Valley State @ #18 Nebraska |
| 63. |  Marshall Thundering Herd |
460.64 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Southern Illinois @ #21 Virginia Tech #73 Bowling Green |
| 64. |  Michigan State Spartans |
460.50 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | [FCS] Montana State #55 Central Michigan @ #37 Notre Dame |
| 65. |  Mississippi State Bulldogs |
459.16 | #1 SEC | 3 | [FCS] Jackson State |
| 66. |  Central Michigan Chippewas |
456.77 | #12 MAC | 3 | @ #35 Arizona @ #66 Michigan State [FCS] Alcorn State |
| 67. |  Boise State Broncos |
453.41 | #10 WAC | 3 | #29 Oregon #115 Miami (OH) |
| 68. |  UTEP Miners |
452.63 | #9 C-USA | 3 | #79 Buffalo #24 Kansas @ #118 New Mexico State |
| 69. |  Houston Cougars |
452.39 | #9 C-USA | 2 | [FCS] Northwestern State @ #26 Oklahoma State |
| 70. |  West Virginia Mountaineers |
449.59 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] Liberty #84 East Carolina @ #19 Auburn |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 71. |  Northern Illinois Huskies |
449.50 | #12 MAC | 3 | @ #28 Wisconsin [FCS] Western Illinois @ #80 Purdue |
| 72. |  UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
449.16 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | [FCS] Southern #103 Kansas State @ #8 LSU |
| 73. |  Utah Utes |
448.23 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | #109 Utah State @ #108 San Jose State @ #29 Oregon |
| 74. |  Texas Longhorns |
446.13 | #2 Big XII | 3 | #104 UL Monroe @ #107 Wyoming |
| 75. |  Duke Blue Devils |
445.64 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] Richmond @ #88 Army @ #24 Kansas |
| 76. |  Colorado Buffaloes |
443.67 | #2 Big XII | 3 | #43 Colorado State @ #94 Toledo #107 Wyoming |
| 77. |  UCF Knights |
436.09 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Samford #79 Buffalo |
| 78. |  Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
434.38 | #6 ACC | 3 | #56 Baylor #47 Stanford [FCS] Elon |
| 79. |  North Carolina Tar Heels |
433.35 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] The Citadel @ #31 Connecticut #84 East Carolina |
| 80. |  Arkansas Razorbacks |
431.50 | #1 SEC | 2 | [FCS] Missouri State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 81. |  Michigan Wolverines |
428.86 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | #83 Western Michigan #37 Notre Dame #116 Eastern Michigan |
| 82. |  Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
428.20 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] Howard #99 FIU |
| 83. |  San Diego State Aztecs |
426.25 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | @ #33 UCLA [FCS] Southern Utah @ #91 Idaho |
| 84. |  Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
426.21 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #74 Tennessee #42 USF [FCS] Central Arkansas |
| 85. |  Stanford Cardinal |
425.38 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | @ #52 Wake Forest #108 San Jose State |
| 86. |  Louisville Cardinals |
424.87 | #4 Big East | 2 | [FCS] Indiana State @ #38 Kentucky |
| 87. |  Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
423.05 | #9 C-USA | 3 | @ #113 New Mexico @ #25 Oklahoma |
| 88. |  UAB Blazers |
420.11 | #9 C-USA | 3 | @ #63 Troy |
| 89. |  UNLV Rebels |
416.83 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | [FCS] Sacramento State #45 Oregon State #70 Hawaii |
| 90. |  Iowa Hawkeyes |
413.34 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | [FCS] Northern Iowa @ #86 Iowa State #35 Arizona |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 91. |  Iowa State Cyclones |
411.26 | #2 Big XII | 3 | [FCS] North Dakota State #11 Iowa @ #112 Kent State |
| 92. |  Boston College Eagles |
409.27 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] Northeastern #112 Kent State |
| 93. |  Ohio Bobcats |
402.21 | #12 MAC | 3 | #31 Connecticut @ #101 North Texas [FCS] Cal Poly |
| 94. |  Kent State Golden Flashes |
401.16 | #12 MAC | 3 | [FCS] Coastal Carolina @ #50 Boston College #86 Iowa State |
| 95. |  California Golden Bears |
392.49 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #89 Maryland [FCS] Eastern Washington @ #53 Minnesota |
| 96. |  Wisconsin Badgers |
388.68 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | #54 Northern Illinois #76 Fresno State [FCS] Wofford |
| 97. |  Missouri Tigers |
386.70 | #2 Big XII | 3 | % #64 Illinois #73 Bowling Green [FCS] Furman |
| 98. |  Pittsburgh Panthers |
384.06 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] Youngstown State @ #79 Buffalo #61 Navy |
| 99. |  Florida Gators |
380.02 | #1 SEC | 3 | [FCS] Charleston Southern #63 Troy |
| 100. |  UCLA Bruins |
372.68 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #114 San Diego State @ #74 Tennessee #103 Kansas State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 101. |  Penn State Nittany Lions |
365.07 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | #97 Akron #85 Syracuse #111 Temple |
| 102. |  Air Force Falcons |
359.95 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | [FCS] Nicholls State @ #53 Minnesota |
| 103. |  Idaho Vandals |
352.95 | #10 WAC | 3 | @ #60 Washington #114 San Diego State |
| 104. |  Hawaii Warriors |
352.03 | #10 WAC | 3 | [FCS] Central Arkansas @ #105 Washington State @ #67 UNLV |
| 105. |  Kentucky Wildcats |
340.26 | #1 SEC | 2 | % #115 Miami (OH) #81 Louisville |
| 106. |  Indiana Hoosiers |
335.26 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | [FCS] Eastern Kentucky #83 Western Michigan @ #97 Akron |
| 107. |  Colorado State Rams |
334.08 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | @ #90 Colorado [FCS] Weber State #92 Nevada |
| 108. |  NC State Wolfpack |
329.29 | #6 ACC | 3 | #39 South Carolina [FCS] Murray State [FCS] Gardner-Webb |
| 109. |  New Mexico State Aggies |
329.10 | #10 WAC | 3 | [FCS] Prairie View A&M #87 UTEP |
| 110. |  Kansas Jayhawks |
328.27 | #2 Big XII | 3 | [FCS] Northern Colorado @ #87 UTEP #96 Duke |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 111. |  Ball State Cardinals |
324.75 | #12 MAC | 3 | #101 North Texas [FCS] New Hampshire @ #88 Army |
| 112. |  Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
315.09 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Alcorn State #110 Virginia |
| 113. |  SMU Mustangs |
308.81 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Stephen F. Austin @ #105 Washington State |
| 114. |  Texas A&M Aggies |
303.51 | #2 Big XII | 2 | #113 New Mexico #109 Utah State |
| 115. |  Northwestern Wildcats |
288.90 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | [FCS] Towson #116 Eastern Michigan @ #85 Syracuse |
| 116. |  Ole Miss Rebels |
287.28 | #1 SEC | 2 | @ #98 Memphis [FCS] SE Louisiana |
| 117. |  Army Black Knights |
283.28 | #7 Independent | 3 | @ #116 Eastern Michigan #96 Duke #119 Ball State |
| 118. |  Arizona State Sun Devils |
273.61 | #3 Pac-10 | 2 | [FCS] Idaho State #104 UL Monroe |
| 119. |  TCU Horned Frogs |
258.24 | #8 Mountain West | 2 | @ #110 Virginia [FCS] Texas State |
| 120. |  USF Bulls |
170.58 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] Wofford @ #120 Western Kentucky [FCS] Charleston Southern |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game
[FCS] indicates an opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA)