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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. |  Virginia Tech Hokies |
714.49 | #6 ACC | 4 | % #2 Alabama #55 Marshall #17 Nebraska |
| 2. |  Miami Hurricanes |
697.90 | #6 ACC | 3 | none |
| 3. |  Bowling Green Falcons |
689.96 | #12 MAC | 4 | #56 Troy @ #10 Missouri @ #55 Marshall #4 Boise State |
| 4. |  Nevada Wolfpack |
688.20 | #10 WAC | 3 | @ #33 Notre Dame @ #52 Colorado State #10 Missouri |
| 5. |  FIU Golden Panthers |
678.51 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #2 Alabama @ #42 Rutgers #75 Toledo |
| 6. |  Clemson Tigers |
674.50 | #6 ACC | 4 | #51 Middle Tennessee #6 TCU |
| 7. |  Washington Huskies |
674.26 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | #7 LSU #66 Idaho |
| 8. |  Fresno State Bulldogs |
658.55 | #10 WAC | 4 | [FCS] UC Davis @ #21 Wisconsin @ #8 Cincinnati |
| 9. |  Oregon Ducks |
658.19 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | @ #4 Boise State #84 Purdue #28 Utah |
| 10. |  FAU Owls |
649.72 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | @ #17 Nebraska @ #23 South Carolina |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 11. |  Arkansas Razorbacks |
614.00 | #1 SEC | 3 | [FCS] Missouri State |
| 12. |  Georgia Bulldogs |
602.91 | #1 SEC | 4 | @ #35 Oklahoma State #59 Arizona State |
| 13. |  Illinois Fighting Illini |
591.11 | #5 Big Ten | 3 | % #10 Missouri [FCS] Illinois State |
| 14. |  San Jose State Spartans |
588.46 | #10 WAC | 4 | @ #12 USC #28 Utah @ #40 Stanford [FCS] Cal Poly |
| 15. |  UTEP Miners |
587.54 | #9 C-USA | 4 | #96 Buffalo #13 Kansas @ #109 New Mexico State @ #1 Texas |
| 16. |  Purdue Boilermakers |
585.66 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | #75 Toledo @ #16 Oregon #70 Northern Illinois #33 Notre Dame |
| 17. |  South Carolina Gamecocks |
580.59 | #1 SEC | 4 | @ #53 NC State #110 FAU |
| 18. |  Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
577.80 | #12 MAC | 4 | % #49 Kentucky @ #4 Boise State |
| 19. |  Florida State Seminoles |
572.95 | #6 ACC | 4 | [FCS] Jacksonville State @ #30 BYU #27 USF |
| 20. |  Washington State Cougars |
571.92 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | #68 Hawaii #89 SMU |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 21. |  Mississippi State Bulldogs |
568.35 | #1 SEC | 4 | [FCS] Jackson State |
| 22. |  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
564.77 | #6 ACC | 4 | [FCS] Jacksonville State |
| 23. |  Michigan State Spartans |
560.70 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | [FCS] Montana State #47 Central Michigan @ #33 Notre Dame |
| 24. |  Texas Tech Red Raiders |
558.19 | #2 Big XII | 4 | [FCS] North Dakota #113 Rice @ #9 Houston |
| 25. |  Arizona Wildcats |
556.62 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | #47 Central Michigan [FCS] Northern Arizona @ #5 Iowa |
| 26. |  UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
545.85 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | [FCS] Southern #95 Kansas State @ #7 LSU @ #17 Nebraska |
| 27. |  Virginia Cavaliers |
543.10 | #6 ACC | 3 | [FCS] William & Mary #6 TCU @ #45 Southern Miss |
| 28. |  Iowa Hawkeyes |
540.21 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | [FCS] Northern Iowa @ #65 Iowa State #24 Arizona |
| 29. |  Utah State Aggies |
539.37 | #10 WAC | 3 | @ #28 Utah @ #36 Texas A&M [FCS] Southern Utah |
| 30. |  Ohio State Buckeyes |
539.08 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | #60 Navy #12 USC % #75 Toledo |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 31. |  New Mexico Lobos |
537.16 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | @ #36 Texas A&M #44 Tulsa #109 New Mexico State |
| 32. |  Rice Owls |
528.64 | #9 C-USA | 4 | @ #48 Texas Tech @ #35 Oklahoma State #67 Vanderbilt |
| 33. |  BYU Cougars |
526.82 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | % #25 Oklahoma @ #112 Tulane #50 Florida State |
| 34. |  Tennessee Volunteers |
524.69 | #1 SEC | 4 | #120 Western Kentucky #26 UCLA #85 Ohio |
| 35. |  Minnesota Golden Gophers |
523.96 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | @ #79 Syracuse #54 Air Force #34 California |
| 36. |  Oregon State Beavers |
522.96 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | [FCS] Portland State @ #83 UNLV #8 Cincinnati |
| 37. |  Akron Zips |
521.12 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #19 Penn State [FCS] Morgan State #63 Indiana |
| 38. |  Troy Trojans |
520.58 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #76 Bowling Green @ #3 Florida #105 UAB |
| 39. |  Maryland Terrapins |
520.34 | #6 ACC | 4 | @ #34 California [FCS] James Madison #51 Middle Tennessee #42 Rutgers |
| 40. |  Eastern Michigan Eagles |
519.40 | #12 MAC | 3 | #99 Army @ #80 Northwestern @ #20 Michigan |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 41. |  North Texas Mean Green |
512.71 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #119 Ball State #85 Ohio @ #2 Alabama |
| 42. |  Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
511.40 | #10 WAC | 3 | @ #14 Auburn @ #60 Navy [FCS] Nicholls State |
| 43. |  Louisville Cardinals |
509.74 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] Indiana State @ #49 Kentucky @ #28 Utah |
| 44. |  North Carolina Tar Heels |
508.85 | #6 ACC | 4 | [FCS] The Citadel @ #39 Connecticut #71 East Carolina |
| 45. |  San Diego State Aztecs |
505.92 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | @ #26 UCLA [FCS] Southern Utah @ #66 Idaho |
| 46. |  Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
504.56 | #6 ACC | 4 | #58 Baylor #40 Stanford [FCS] Elon |
| 47. |  Syracuse Orange |
502.36 | #4 Big East | 4 | #41 Minnesota @ #19 Penn State #80 Northwestern [FCS] Maine |
| 48. |  Arkansas State Red Wolves |
500.82 | #11 Sun Belt | 3 | [FCS] Miss Valley State @ #17 Nebraska |
| 49. |  Memphis Tigers |
499.15 | #9 C-USA | 4 | #29 Ole Miss @ #51 Middle Tennessee [FCS] UT Martin |
| 50. |  UL Monroe Warhawks |
498.83 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #1 Texas [FCS] Texas Southern @ #59 Arizona State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 51. |  Oklahoma Sooners |
498.00 | #2 Big XII | 3 | % #30 BYU [FCS] Idaho State #44 Tulsa |
| 52. |  California Golden Bears |
496.95 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | #101 Maryland [FCS] Eastern Washington @ #41 Minnesota |
| 53. |  USC Trojans |
493.57 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | #103 San Jose State @ #15 Ohio State |
| 54. |  Houston Cougars |
490.29 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Northwestern State @ #35 Oklahoma State #48 Texas Tech |
| 55. |  Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
490.13 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #62 Tennessee #27 USF [FCS] Central Arkansas @ #60 Navy |
| 56. |  Tulane Green Wave |
489.53 | #9 C-USA | 3 | #30 BYU [FCS] McNeese State |
| 57. |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
487.67 | #7 Independent | 4 | #102 Nevada @ #20 Michigan #78 Michigan State @ #84 Purdue |
| 58. |  Nebraska Cornhuskers |
485.05 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #110 FAU #92 Arkansas State @ #11 Virginia Tech #69 UL Lafayette |
| 59. |  Oklahoma State Cowboys |
484.96 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #18 Georgia #9 Houston #113 Rice [FCS] Grambling State |
| 60. |  Navy Midshipmen |
484.49 | #7 Independent | 4 | @ #15 Ohio State #98 Louisiana Tech @ #37 Pittsburgh #120 Western Kentucky |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 61. |  LSU Tigers |
483.53 | #1 SEC | 4 | @ #64 Washington #69 UL Lafayette |
| 62. |  East Carolina Pirates |
481.13 | #9 C-USA | 4 | [FCS] Appalachian State @ #46 West Virginia @ #31 North Carolina |
| 63. |  West Virginia Mountaineers |
480.13 | #4 Big East | 3 | [FCS] Liberty #71 East Carolina @ #14 Auburn |
| 64. |  Penn State Nittany Lions |
479.20 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | #106 Akron #79 Syracuse #94 Temple |
| 65. |  UAB Blazers |
477.69 | #9 C-USA | 4 | @ #56 Troy @ #36 Texas A&M |
| 66. |  Wyoming Cowboys |
468.61 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | [FCS] Weber State #1 Texas @ #91 Colorado |
| 67. |  Colorado Buffaloes |
468.55 | #2 Big XII | 3 | #52 Colorado State @ #75 Toledo #86 Wyoming |
| 68. |  Kentucky Wildcats |
468.05 | #1 SEC | 3 | % #118 Miami (OH) #90 Louisville |
| 69. |  Buffalo Bulls |
464.87 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #87 UTEP #37 Pittsburgh @ #88 UCF |
| 70. |  Utah Utes |
463.52 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | #100 Utah State @ #103 San Jose State @ #16 Oregon #90 Louisville |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 71. |  Northern Illinois Huskies |
462.98 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #21 Wisconsin [FCS] Western Illinois @ #84 Purdue #66 Idaho |
| 72. |  Toledo Rockets |
461.44 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #84 Purdue #91 Colorado % #15 Ohio State @ #111 FIU |
| 73. |  Florida Gators |
460.87 | #1 SEC | 4 | [FCS] Charleston Southern #56 Troy |
| 74. |  Arizona State Sun Devils |
459.80 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | [FCS] Idaho State #81 UL Monroe @ #18 Georgia |
| 75. |  Connecticut Huskies |
459.30 | #4 Big East | 4 | @ #85 Ohio #31 North Carolina @ #58 Baylor [FCS] Rhode Island |
| 76. |  Cincinnati Bearcats |
459.26 | #4 Big East | 4 | [FCS] SE Missouri State @ #57 Oregon State #82 Fresno State |
| 77. |  Baylor Bears |
456.02 | #2 Big XII | 3 | @ #61 Wake Forest #39 Connecticut [FCS] Northwestern State |
| 78. |  Alabama Crimson Tide |
453.59 | #1 SEC | 4 | % #11 Virginia Tech #111 FIU #107 North Texas |
| 79. |  Boise State Broncos |
448.50 | #10 WAC | 4 | #16 Oregon #118 Miami (OH) @ #76 Bowling Green |
| 80. |  Texas Longhorns |
448.23 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #81 UL Monroe @ #86 Wyoming #87 UTEP |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 81. |  Michigan Wolverines |
441.70 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | #77 Western Michigan #33 Notre Dame #117 Eastern Michigan |
| 82. |  Temple Owls |
440.87 | #12 MAC | 3 | [FCS] Villanova @ #19 Penn State |
| 83. |  Vanderbilt Commodores |
438.48 | #1 SEC | 4 | [FCS] Western Carolina @ #113 Rice |
| 84. |  Boston College Eagles |
437.16 | #6 ACC | 4 | [FCS] Northeastern #97 Kent State |
| 85. |  Marshall Thundering Herd |
436.34 | #9 C-USA | 4 | [FCS] Southern Illinois @ #11 Virginia Tech #76 Bowling Green |
| 86. |  NC State Wolfpack |
432.04 | #6 ACC | 4 | #23 South Carolina [FCS] Murray State [FCS] Gardner-Webb #37 Pittsburgh |
| 87. |  Iowa State Cyclones |
430.01 | #2 Big XII | 4 | [FCS] North Dakota State #5 Iowa @ #97 Kent State #99 Army |
| 88. |  Stanford Cardinal |
428.08 | #3 Pac-10 | 4 | @ #61 Wake Forest #103 San Jose State |
| 89. |  Indiana Hoosiers |
426.07 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | [FCS] Eastern Kentucky #77 Western Michigan @ #106 Akron |
| 90. |  Central Michigan Chippewas |
419.15 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #24 Arizona @ #78 Michigan State [FCS] Alcorn State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 91. |  Ohio Bobcats |
419.00 | #12 MAC | 4 | #39 Connecticut @ #107 North Texas [FCS] Cal Poly @ #62 Tennessee |
| 92. |  Western Michigan Broncos |
417.52 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #20 Michigan @ #63 Indiana [FCS] Hofstra |
| 93. |  UCF Knights |
417.44 | #9 C-USA | 4 | [FCS] Samford #96 Buffalo |
| 94. |  Pittsburgh Panthers |
417.39 | #4 Big East | 4 | [FCS] Youngstown State @ #96 Buffalo #60 Navy @ #53 NC State |
| 95. |  Ole Miss Rebels |
416.70 | #1 SEC | 3 | @ #108 Memphis [FCS] SE Louisiana |
| 96. |  Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
414.87 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #38 Clemson #108 Memphis @ #101 Maryland |
| 97. |  Ball State Cardinals |
411.14 | #12 MAC | 4 | #107 North Texas [FCS] New Hampshire @ #99 Army @ #14 Auburn |
| 98. |  Colorado State Rams |
410.00 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | @ #91 Colorado [FCS] Weber State #102 Nevada |
| 99. |  Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
404.79 | #9 C-USA | 4 | [FCS] Alcorn State #114 Virginia @ #13 Kansas |
| 100. |  Kansas State Wildcats |
401.25 | #2 Big XII | 4 | [FCS] UMass @ #69 UL Lafayette @ #26 UCLA [FCS] Tennessee Tech |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 101. |  Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
400.49 | #4 Big East | 4 | [FCS] Howard #111 FIU @ #101 Maryland |
| 102. |  UNLV Rebels |
400.28 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | [FCS] Sacramento State #57 Oregon State #68 Hawaii |
| 103. |  Kansas Jayhawks |
391.18 | #2 Big XII | 4 | [FCS] Northern Colorado @ #87 UTEP #93 Duke #45 Southern Miss |
| 104. |  Auburn Tigers |
388.82 | #1 SEC | 4 | #98 Louisiana Tech #46 West Virginia #119 Ball State |
| 105. |  Idaho Vandals |
384.46 | #10 WAC | 4 | @ #64 Washington #115 San Diego State @ #70 Northern Illinois |
| 106. |  Duke Blue Devils |
383.24 | #6 ACC | 4 | [FCS] Richmond @ #99 Army @ #13 Kansas [FCS] NC Central |
| 107. |  UCLA Bruins |
380.52 | #3 Pac-10 | 3 | #115 San Diego State @ #62 Tennessee #95 Kansas State |
| 108. |  TCU Horned Frogs |
379.66 | #8 Mountain West | 3 | @ #114 Virginia [FCS] Texas State @ #38 Clemson |
| 109. |  Kent State Golden Flashes |
376.51 | #12 MAC | 4 | [FCS] Coastal Carolina @ #43 Boston College #65 Iowa State |
| 110. |  Wisconsin Badgers |
369.38 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | #70 Northern Illinois #82 Fresno State [FCS] Wofford |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 111. |  Northwestern Wildcats |
358.96 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | [FCS] Towson #117 Eastern Michigan @ #79 Syracuse |
| 112. |  Missouri Tigers |
356.22 | #2 Big XII | 4 | % #74 Illinois #76 Bowling Green [FCS] Furman @ #102 Nevada |
| 113. |  Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
352.90 | #9 C-USA | 4 | @ #116 New Mexico @ #25 Oklahoma [FCS] Sam Houston State |
| 114. |  Air Force Falcons |
327.87 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | [FCS] Nicholls State @ #41 Minnesota |
| 115. |  Hawaii Warriors |
321.31 | #10 WAC | 3 | [FCS] Central Arkansas @ #104 Washington State @ #83 UNLV |
| 116. |  New Mexico State Aggies |
317.86 | #10 WAC | 4 | [FCS] Prairie View A&M #87 UTEP @ #116 New Mexico |
| 117. |  Army Black Knights |
304.60 | #7 Independent | 4 | @ #117 Eastern Michigan #93 Duke #119 Ball State @ #65 Iowa State |
| 118. |  Texas A&M Aggies |
286.13 | #2 Big XII | 3 | #116 New Mexico #100 Utah State #105 UAB |
| 119. |  SMU Mustangs |
283.54 | #9 C-USA | 3 | [FCS] Stephen F. Austin @ #104 Washington State |
| 120. |  USF Bulls |
268.70 | #4 Big East | 4 | [FCS] Wofford @ #120 Western Kentucky [FCS] Charleston Southern @ #50 Florida State |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game
[FCS] indicates an opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA)