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.
Washington Huskies		 714.83 #4 Pac-10 6 #14 LSU
#32 Idaho
@ #23 Notre Dame
2.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 685.88 #7 ACC 6 % #1 Alabama
#56 Marshall
#9 Nebraska
3.
Georgia Bulldogs		 649.63 #1 SEC 6 @ #29 Oklahoma State
#62 Arizona State
4.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 648.83 #11 Sun Belt 4 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #9 Nebraska
@ #4 Iowa
5.
FAU Owls		 647.87 #11 Sun Belt 4 @ #9 Nebraska
@ #26 South Carolina
#64 Wyoming
6.
Florida State Seminoles		 630.82 #7 ACC 6 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #20 BYU
#22 USF
7.
Colorado Buffaloes		 625.91 #2 Big XII 5 #69 Colorado State
@ #81 Toledo
#64 Wyoming
@ #28 West Virginia
8.
Kentucky Wildcats		 625.11 #1 SEC 5 % #117 Miami (OH)
#87 Louisville
9.
San Jose State Spartans		 622.56 #9 WAC 5 @ #10 USC
#18 Utah
@ #37 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
10.
Clemson Tigers		 618.59 #7 ACC 5 #61 Middle Tennessee
#5 TCU
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Purdue Boilermakers		 610.20 #5 Big Ten 6 #81 Toledo
@ #12 Oregon
#57 Northern Illinois
#23 Notre Dame
12.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 610.20 #1 SEC 5 [FCS] Missouri State
% #59 Texas A&M
13.
Arizona Wildcats		 609.41 #4 Pac-10 5 #31 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #4 Iowa
14.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 603.75 #9 WAC 5 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #16 Wisconsin
@ #8 Cincinnati
15.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 601.63 #5 Big Ten 5 % #25 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
16.
Washington State Cougars		 600.06 #4 Pac-10 6 #104 Hawaii
#73 SMU
17.
Miami Hurricanes		 591.85 #7 ACC 5 #30 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
18.
Bowling Green Falcons		 589.62 #12 MAC 6 #46 Troy
@ #25 Missouri
@ #56 Marshall
#7 Boise State
19.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 582.71 #1 SEC 6 [FCS] Jackson State
#21 Georgia Tech
#27 Houston
20.
Oklahoma Sooners		 579.06 #2 Big XII 5 % #20 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#35 Tulsa
@ #15 Miami
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 575.21 #12 MAC 6 % #67 Kentucky
@ #7 Boise State
#8 Cincinnati
@ #68 Northwestern
22.
Syracuse Orange		 573.04 #3 Big East 6 #38 Minnesota
@ #24 Penn State
#68 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
23.
UTEP Miners		 571.44 #10 C-USA 6 #97 Buffalo
#13 Kansas
@ #105 New Mexico State
@ #2 Texas
24.
Tennessee Volunteers		 570.38 #1 SEC 6 #120 Western Kentucky
#50 UCLA
#58 Ohio
25.
California Golden Bears		 570.27 #4 Pac-10 5 #96 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #38 Minnesota
26.
Oregon Ducks		 566.60 #4 Pac-10 6 @ #7 Boise State
#100 Purdue
#18 Utah
27.
Michigan State Spartans		 558.38 #5 Big Ten 6 [FCS] Montana State
#31 Central Michigan
@ #23 Notre Dame
28.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 556.59 #5 Big Ten 6 #41 Navy
#10 USC
% #81 Toledo
29.
LSU Tigers		 555.36 #1 SEC 6 @ #51 Washington
#63 UL Lafayette
30.
Rice Owls		 551.62 #10 C-USA 6 @ #45 Texas Tech
@ #29 Oklahoma State
#98 Vanderbilt
#41 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 549.84 #2 Big XII 5 #114 FAU
#93 Arkansas State
@ #6 Virginia Tech
#63 UL Lafayette
32.
UCLA Bruins		 545.60 #4 Pac-10 5 #102 San Diego State
@ #54 Tennessee
#88 Kansas State
33.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 541.34 #12 MAC 5 #92 Army
@ #68 Northwestern
@ #33 Michigan
34.
Wisconsin Badgers		 539.91 #5 Big Ten 6 #57 Northern Illinois
#70 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
35.
Troy Trojans		 537.96 #11 Sun Belt 5 @ #84 Bowling Green
@ #3 Florida
#90 UAB
36.
Florida Gators		 533.25 #1 SEC 5 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#46 Troy
37.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 532.95 #1 SEC 6 % #6 Virginia Tech
#107 FIU
#110 North Texas
38.
Colorado State Rams		 532.83 #8 Mountain West 6 @ #95 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#75 Nevada
@ #32 Idaho
39.
Louisville Cardinals		 532.57 #3 Big East 5 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #67 Kentucky
@ #18 Utah
#72 Southern Miss
40.
Connecticut Huskies		 530.64 #3 Big East 5 @ #58 Ohio
#52 North Carolina
@ #55 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Nevada Wolfpack		 527.56 #9 WAC 5 @ #23 Notre Dame
@ #69 Colorado State
#25 Missouri
#99 UNLV
42.
Michigan Wolverines		 527.38 #5 Big Ten 6 #80 Western Michigan
#23 Notre Dame
#116 Eastern Michigan
43.
FIU Golden Panthers		 526.64 #11 Sun Belt 5 @ #1 Alabama
@ #40 Rutgers
#81 Toledo
44.
USC Trojans		 526.59 #4 Pac-10 5 #108 San Jose State
@ #11 Ohio State
45.
North Texas Mean Green		 526.55 #11 Sun Belt 5 @ #119 Ball State
#58 Ohio
@ #1 Alabama
46.
Utah State Aggies		 524.02 #9 WAC 5 @ #18 Utah
@ #59 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #20 BYU
47.
Maryland Terrapins		 521.87 #7 ACC 6 @ #42 California
[FCS] James Madison
#61 Middle Tennessee
#40 Rutgers
48.
New Mexico Lobos		 520.37 #8 Mountain West 6 @ #59 Texas A&M
#35 Tulsa
#105 New Mexico State
@ #45 Texas Tech
49.
Akron Zips		 520.27 #12 MAC 5 @ #24 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#83 Indiana
50.
Oregon State Beavers		 520.18 #4 Pac-10 6 [FCS] Portland State
@ #99 UNLV
#8 Cincinnati
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 508.43 #11 Sun Belt 5 [FCS] Southern
#88 Kansas State
@ #14 LSU
@ #9 Nebraska
52.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 507.86 #5 Big Ten 6 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #71 Iowa State
#39 Arizona
#93 Arkansas State
53.
Virginia Cavaliers		 505.35 #7 ACC 5 [FCS] William & Mary
#5 TCU
@ #72 Southern Miss
#83 Indiana
54.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 504.93 #6 Independent 5 #75 Nevada
@ #33 Michigan
#60 Michigan State
@ #100 Purdue
#51 Washington
55.
Ole Miss Rebels		 504.14 #1 SEC 5 @ #106 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
56.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 500.99 #5 Big Ten 6 @ #94 Syracuse
#65 Air Force
#42 California
57.
Boston College Eagles		 496.04 #7 ACC 6 [FCS] Northeastern
#109 Kent State
58.
East Carolina Pirates		 495.81 #10 C-USA 6 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #28 West Virginia
@ #52 North Carolina
59.
Stanford Cardinal		 491.79 #4 Pac-10 6 @ #48 Wake Forest
#108 San Jose State
60.
Tulane Green Wave		 490.78 #10 C-USA 5 #20 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #92 Army
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Buffalo Bulls		 488.04 #12 MAC 6 @ #86 UTEP
#19 Pittsburgh
@ #79 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
62.
Duke Blue Devils		 487.42 #7 ACC 6 [FCS] Richmond
@ #92 Army
@ #13 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
63.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 487.27 #7 ACC 6 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #91 Mississippi State
64.
Iowa State Cyclones		 487.02 #2 Big XII 6 [FCS] North Dakota State
#4 Iowa
@ #109 Kent State
#92 Army
65.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 482.87 #11 Sun Belt 5 @ #54 Tennessee
#22 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #41 Navy
66.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 480.71 #9 WAC 5 @ #17 Auburn
@ #41 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
67.
Baylor Bears		 477.03 #2 Big XII 5 @ #48 Wake Forest
#43 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#109 Kent State
68.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 474.88 #12 MAC 5 @ #16 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #100 Purdue
#32 Idaho
69.
NC State Wolfpack		 474.60 #7 ACC 6 #26 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#19 Pittsburgh
70.
UNLV Rebels		 470.98 #8 Mountain West 6 [FCS] Sacramento State
#36 Oregon State
#104 Hawaii
@ #75 Nevada
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Texas Longhorns		 467.30 #2 Big XII 5 #66 UL Monroe
@ #64 Wyoming
#86 UTEP
72.
Air Force Falcons		 463.42 #8 Mountain West 6 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #38 Minnesota
@ #41 Navy
73.
Houston Cougars		 462.88 #10 C-USA 5 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #29 Oklahoma State
#45 Texas Tech
@ #91 Mississippi State
74.
Indiana Hoosiers		 461.48 #5 Big Ten 6 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#80 Western Michigan
@ #113 Akron
@ #85 Virginia
75.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 461.26 #7 ACC 6 #55 Baylor
#37 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
76.
San Diego State Aztecs		 460.82 #8 Mountain West 5 @ #50 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #32 Idaho
#105 New Mexico State
77.
Memphis Tigers		 459.21 #10 C-USA 6 #34 Ole Miss
@ #61 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
78.
Utah Utes		 452.67 #8 Mountain West 5 #112 Utah State
@ #108 San Jose State
@ #12 Oregon
#87 Louisville
79.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 447.34 #10 C-USA 6 [FCS] Alcorn State
#85 Virginia
@ #13 Kansas
@ #87 Louisville
80.
Auburn Tigers		 446.21 #1 SEC 6 #89 Louisiana Tech
#28 West Virginia
#119 Ball State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
UAB Blazers		 445.49 #10 C-USA 5 @ #46 Troy
@ #59 Texas A&M
82.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 444.69 #11 Sun Belt 5 @ #2 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #62 Arizona State
83.
Navy Midshipmen		 444.65 #6 Independent 6 @ #11 Ohio State
#89 Louisiana Tech
@ #19 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#65 Air Force
@ #115 Rice
84.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 440.99 #7 ACC 6 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #43 Connecticut
#76 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
85.
Missouri Tigers		 439.11 #2 Big XII 5 % #103 Illinois
#84 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #75 Nevada
86.
SMU Mustangs		 438.35 #10 C-USA 5 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #111 Washington State
@ #5 TCU
87.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 438.26 #3 Big East 6 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #97 Buffalo
#41 Navy
@ #78 NC State
88.
Kansas State Wildcats		 436.85 #2 Big XII 6 [FCS] UMass
@ #63 UL Lafayette
@ #50 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
89.
TCU Horned Frogs		 433.03 #8 Mountain West 5 @ #85 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #53 Clemson
#73 SMU
90.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 432.32 #1 SEC 6 @ #78 NC State
#114 FAU
[FCS] SC State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 431.28 #10 C-USA 6 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #6 Virginia Tech
#84 Bowling Green
92.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 431.00 #4 Pac-10 5 [FCS] Idaho State
#66 UL Monroe
@ #49 Georgia
93.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 427.03 #2 Big XII 6 [FCS] North Dakota
#115 Rice
@ #27 Houston
#118 New Mexico
94.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 426.72 #2 Big XII 5 #49 Georgia
#27 Houston
#115 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
95.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 425.78 #3 Big East 5 [FCS] Liberty
#76 East Carolina
@ #17 Auburn
#95 Colorado
96.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 425.63 #11 Sun Belt 5 @ #53 Clemson
#106 Memphis
@ #96 Maryland
97.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 422.86 #1 SEC 6 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #115 Rice
@ #92 Army
98.
Idaho Vandals		 421.36 #9 WAC 6 @ #51 Washington
#102 San Diego State
@ #57 Northern Illinois
#69 Colorado State
99.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 419.60 #3 Big East 5 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #36 Oregon State
#70 Fresno State
@ #117 Miami (OH)
100.
Ball State Cardinals		 419.01 #12 MAC 6 #110 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #92 Army
@ #17 Auburn
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
BYU Cougars		 413.50 #8 Mountain West 6 % #30 Oklahoma
@ #101 Tulane
#77 Florida State
#112 Utah State
102.
Western Michigan Broncos		 408.49 #12 MAC 6 @ #33 Michigan
@ #83 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
103.
Boise State Broncos		 404.31 #9 WAC 5 #12 Oregon
#117 Miami (OH)
@ #84 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
104.
Texas A&M Aggies		 400.70 #2 Big XII 5 #118 New Mexico
#112 Utah State
#90 UAB
% #47 Arkansas
105.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 400.00 #5 Big Ten 6 #113 Akron
#94 Syracuse
#74 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
106.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 397.19 #12 MAC 6 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #44 Boston College
#71 Iowa State
@ #55 Baylor
107.
Kansas Jayhawks		 387.60 #2 Big XII 5 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #86 UTEP
#82 Duke
#72 Southern Miss
108.
Ohio Bobcats		 382.57 #12 MAC 6 #43 Connecticut
@ #110 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #54 Tennessee
109.
Toledo Rockets		 376.42 #12 MAC 6 @ #100 Purdue
#95 Colorado
% #11 Ohio State
@ #107 FIU
110.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 366.40 #3 Big East 5 [FCS] Howard
#107 FIU
@ #96 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Wyoming Cowboys		 354.07 #8 Mountain West 6 [FCS] Weber State
#2 Texas
@ #95 Colorado
@ #114 FAU
112.
UCF Knights		 352.00 #10 C-USA 5 [FCS] Samford
#97 Buffalo
113.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 349.82 #12 MAC 6 @ #39 Arizona
@ #60 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
114.
Hawaii Warriors		 323.72 #9 WAC 5 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #111 Washington State
@ #99 UNLV
115.
New Mexico State Aggies		 317.50 #9 WAC 6 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#86 UTEP
@ #118 New Mexico
@ #102 San Diego State
116.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 291.29 #10 C-USA 5 @ #118 New Mexico
@ #30 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
117.
Temple Owls		 291.01 #12 MAC 5 [FCS] Villanova
@ #24 Penn State
118.
Northwestern Wildcats		 290.47 #5 Big Ten 6 [FCS] Towson
#116 Eastern Michigan
@ #94 Syracuse
#117 Miami (OH)
119.
Army Black Knights		 284.16 #6 Independent 6 @ #116 Eastern Michigan
#82 Duke
#119 Ball State
@ #71 Iowa State
#101 Tulane
#98 Vanderbilt
120.
USF Bulls		 244.92 #3 Big East 5 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #77 Florida State

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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