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		 712.63 #4 Pac-10 8 #10 LSU
#36 Idaho
@ #21 Notre Dame
2.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 671.35 #7 ACC 7 % #3 Alabama
#54 Marshall
#34 Nebraska
3.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 668.89 #1 SEC 7 [FCS] Missouri State
% #52 Texas A&M
4.
Louisville Cardinals		 644.04 #2 Big East 7 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #39 Kentucky
@ #14 Utah
#62 Southern Miss
5.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 611.09 #1 SEC 8 [FCS] Jackson State
#11 Georgia Tech
#16 Houston
@ #69 Middle Tennessee
6.
San Jose State Spartans		 611.03 #9 WAC 6 @ #9 USC
#14 Utah
@ #41 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
7.
Clemson Tigers		 609.94 #7 ACC 7 #69 Middle Tennessee
#5 TCU
8.
Colorado Buffaloes		 606.59 #3 Big XII 7 #89 Colorado State
@ #78 Toledo
#77 Wyoming
@ #17 West Virginia
9.
UCLA Bruins		 602.21 #4 Pac-10 7 #93 San Diego State
@ #56 Tennessee
#63 Kansas State
10.
Oklahoma Sooners		 602.20 #3 Big XII 7 % #24 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#65 Tulsa
@ #22 Miami
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Washington State Cougars		 600.46 #4 Pac-10 7 #106 Hawaii
#87 SMU
12.
Kentucky Wildcats		 600.08 #1 SEC 7 % #115 Miami (OH)
#96 Louisville
#64 UL Monroe
13.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 598.66 #11 MAC 8 % #39 Kentucky
@ #7 Boise State
#6 Cincinnati
@ #73 Northwestern
14.
Tennessee Volunteers		 594.15 #1 SEC 7 #120 Western Kentucky
#66 UCLA
#67 Ohio
15.
Florida State Seminoles		 589.88 #7 ACC 7 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #24 BYU
#38 USF
16.
Oregon State Beavers		 587.08 #4 Pac-10 7 [FCS] Portland State
@ #99 UNLV
#6 Cincinnati
17.
Arizona Wildcats		 586.01 #4 Pac-10 7 #20 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #4 Iowa
18.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 584.81 #5 Big Ten 8 @ #90 Syracuse
#59 Air Force
#30 California
19.
Georgia Bulldogs		 584.33 #1 SEC 7 @ #18 Oklahoma State
#58 Arizona State
20.
Miami Hurricanes		 578.79 #7 ACC 7 #32 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
@ #75 UCF
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Oregon Ducks		 574.06 #4 Pac-10 7 @ #7 Boise State
#79 Purdue
#14 Utah
22.
Colorado State Rams		 571.86 #8 Mountain West 8 @ #92 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#53 Nevada
@ #36 Idaho
23.
Wisconsin Badgers		 568.03 #5 Big Ten 7 #61 Northern Illinois
#51 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
24.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 567.68 #6 Independent 7 #53 Nevada
@ #47 Michigan
#57 Michigan State
@ #79 Purdue
#60 Washington
#9 USC
#43 Boston College
25.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 557.43 #5 Big Ten 8 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #42 Iowa State
#23 Arizona
#97 Arkansas State
26.
Michigan State Spartans		 557.03 #5 Big Ten 8 [FCS] Montana State
#20 Central Michigan
@ #21 Notre Dame
27.
Purdue Boilermakers		 554.79 #5 Big Ten 8 #78 Toledo
@ #8 Oregon
#61 Northern Illinois
#21 Notre Dame
28.
LSU Tigers		 547.35 #1 SEC 7 @ #60 Washington
#76 UL Lafayette
29.
Florida Gators		 542.87 #1 SEC 7 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#29 Troy
30.
Bowling Green Falcons		 537.82 #11 MAC 8 #29 Troy
@ #50 Missouri
@ #54 Marshall
#7 Boise State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
UTEP Miners		 530.83 #10 C-USA 7 #95 Buffalo
#33 Kansas
@ #108 New Mexico State
@ #1 Texas
32.
USC Trojans		 530.69 #4 Pac-10 7 #110 San Jose State
@ #19 Ohio State
@ #21 Notre Dame
33.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 529.44 #12 Sun Belt 6 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #34 Nebraska
@ #4 Iowa
34.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 528.10 #3 Big XII 7 #98 FAU
#97 Arkansas State
@ #13 Virginia Tech
#76 UL Lafayette
35.
Missouri Tigers		 526.45 #3 Big XII 7 % #113 Illinois
#83 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #53 Nevada
36.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 524.97 #7 ACC 8 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #81 Mississippi State
37.
Baylor Bears		 524.36 #3 Big XII 7 @ #72 Wake Forest
#46 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#88 Kent State
38.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 521.27 #1 SEC 8 % #13 Virginia Tech
#112 FIU
#111 North Texas
39.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 520.95 #5 Big Ten 8 #27 Navy
#9 USC
% #78 Toledo
40.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 519.29 #5 Big Ten 7 % #50 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Boston College Eagles		 516.87 #7 ACC 8 [FCS] Northeastern
#88 Kent State
@ #21 Notre Dame
42.
SMU Mustangs		 516.28 #10 C-USA 7 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #109 Washington State
@ #5 TCU
#27 Navy
43.
Auburn Tigers		 514.26 #1 SEC 8 #94 Louisiana Tech
#17 West Virginia
#117 Ball State
44.
Connecticut Huskies		 512.90 #2 Big East 7 @ #67 Ohio
#68 North Carolina
@ #84 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
45.
Iowa State Cyclones		 506.99 #3 Big XII 8 [FCS] North Dakota State
#4 Iowa
@ #88 Kent State
#101 Army
46.
Virginia Cavaliers		 506.84 #7 ACC 7 [FCS] William & Mary
#5 TCU
@ #62 Southern Miss
#86 Indiana
47.
Texas Longhorns		 505.61 #3 Big XII 7 #64 UL Monroe
@ #77 Wyoming
#74 UTEP
48.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 505.57 #1 SEC 8 @ #91 NC State
#98 FAU
[FCS] SC State
49.
Rice Owls		 504.60 #10 C-USA 8 @ #45 Texas Tech
@ #18 Oklahoma State
#105 Vanderbilt
#27 Navy
50.
FIU Golden Panthers		 502.58 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #3 Alabama
@ #44 Rutgers
#78 Toledo
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Air Force Falcons		 501.79 #8 Mountain West 8 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #49 Minnesota
@ #27 Navy
52.
North Texas Mean Green		 499.98 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #117 Ball State
#67 Ohio
@ #3 Alabama
53.
Michigan Wolverines		 499.83 #5 Big Ten 8 #82 Western Michigan
#21 Notre Dame
#118 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Delaware State
54.
Syracuse Orange		 495.36 #2 Big East 7 #49 Minnesota
@ #15 Penn State
#73 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
#114 Akron
55.
California Golden Bears		 494.11 #4 Pac-10 7 #104 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #49 Minnesota
56.
UAB Blazers		 492.98 #10 C-USA 7 @ #29 Troy
@ #52 Texas A&M
@ #28 Ole Miss
57.
Tulane Green Wave		 492.33 #10 C-USA 7 #24 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #101 Army
58.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 489.91 #9 WAC 7 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #25 Wisconsin
@ #6 Cincinnati
59.
Utah State Aggies		 489.32 #9 WAC 7 @ #14 Utah
@ #52 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #24 BYU
60.
FAU Owls		 489.06 #12 Sun Belt 6 @ #34 Nebraska
@ #26 South Carolina
#77 Wyoming
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Maryland Terrapins		 486.89 #7 ACC 8 @ #30 California
[FCS] James Madison
#69 Middle Tennessee
#44 Rutgers
62.
Akron Zips		 484.11 #11 MAC 7 @ #15 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#86 Indiana
@ #90 Syracuse
63.
NC State Wolfpack		 479.31 #7 ACC 7 #26 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#12 Pittsburgh
64.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 477.89 #1 SEC 8 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #116 Rice
@ #101 Army
65.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 476.24 #7 ACC 8 #84 Baylor
#41 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
@ #27 Navy
66.
TCU Horned Frogs		 475.30 #8 Mountain West 7 @ #85 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #31 Clemson
#87 SMU
67.
Buffalo Bulls		 472.89 #11 MAC 8 @ #74 UTEP
#12 Pittsburgh
@ #75 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
68.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 472.83 #3 Big XII 8 [FCS] North Dakota
#116 Rice
@ #16 Houston
#119 New Mexico
69.
Memphis Tigers		 468.75 #10 C-USA 7 #28 Ole Miss
@ #69 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
70.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 466.10 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #1 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #58 Arizona State
@ #39 Kentucky
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 463.83 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #95 Buffalo
#27 Navy
@ #91 NC State
72.
Stanford Cardinal		 463.00 #4 Pac-10 8 @ #72 Wake Forest
#110 San Jose State
73.
Nevada Wolfpack		 460.80 #9 WAC 7 @ #21 Notre Dame
@ #89 Colorado State
#50 Missouri
#99 UNLV
74.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 460.59 #4 Pac-10 7 [FCS] Idaho State
#64 UL Monroe
@ #37 Georgia
75.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 453.46 #7 ACC 7 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #46 Connecticut
#70 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
76.
San Diego State Aztecs		 453.20 #8 Mountain West 7 @ #66 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #36 Idaho
#108 New Mexico State
77.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 450.14 #11 MAC 7 #101 Army
@ #73 Northwestern
@ #47 Michigan
78.
Kansas Jayhawks		 449.93 #3 Big XII 7 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #74 UTEP
#80 Duke
#62 Southern Miss
79.
Hawaii Warriors		 449.81 #9 WAC 7 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #109 Washington State
@ #99 UNLV
80.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 449.21 #2 Big East 7 [FCS] Liberty
#70 East Carolina
@ #35 Auburn
#92 Colorado
#54 Marshall
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
New Mexico Lobos		 448.83 #8 Mountain West 7 @ #52 Texas A&M
#65 Tulsa
#108 New Mexico State
@ #45 Texas Tech
82.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 448.60 #3 Big XII 7 #37 Georgia
#16 Houston
#116 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
83.
BYU Cougars		 448.06 #8 Mountain West 8 % #32 Oklahoma
@ #107 Tulane
#71 Florida State
#102 Utah State
84.
Ole Miss Rebels		 447.73 #1 SEC 7 @ #103 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#100 UAB
85.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 447.38 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #56 Tennessee
#38 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #27 Navy
86.
Houston Cougars		 441.63 #10 C-USA 7 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #18 Oklahoma State
#45 Texas Tech
@ #81 Mississippi State
87.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 437.33 #2 Big East 7 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #40 Oregon State
#51 Fresno State
@ #115 Miami (OH)
88.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 437.29 #10 C-USA 8 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #13 Virginia Tech
#83 Bowling Green
@ #17 West Virginia
89.
UNLV Rebels		 436.79 #8 Mountain West 8 [FCS] Sacramento State
#40 Oregon State
#106 Hawaii
@ #53 Nevada
90.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 433.21 #5 Big Ten 8 #114 Akron
#90 Syracuse
#48 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Kansas State Wildcats		 429.34 #3 Big XII 8 [FCS] UMass
@ #76 UL Lafayette
@ #66 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
92.
Texas A&M Aggies		 424.61 #3 Big XII 7 #119 New Mexico
#102 Utah State
#100 UAB
% #55 Arkansas
93.
Troy Trojans		 422.45 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #83 Bowling Green
@ #2 Florida
#100 UAB
94.
East Carolina Pirates		 422.22 #10 C-USA 7 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #17 West Virginia
@ #68 North Carolina
95.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 421.75 #11 MAC 7 @ #25 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #79 Purdue
#36 Idaho
96.
Western Michigan Broncos		 421.61 #11 MAC 8 @ #47 Michigan
@ #86 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
97.
USF Bulls		 421.47 #2 Big East 7 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #71 Florida State
98.
Boise State Broncos		 417.59 #9 WAC 7 #8 Oregon
#115 Miami (OH)
@ #83 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
@ #65 Tulsa
99.
Navy Midshipmen		 417.35 #6 Independent 8 @ #19 Ohio State
#94 Louisiana Tech
@ #12 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#59 Air Force
@ #116 Rice
@ #87 SMU
#72 Wake Forest
100.
Utah Utes		 416.79 #8 Mountain West 7 #102 Utah State
@ #110 San Jose State
@ #8 Oregon
#96 Louisville
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 406.71 #9 WAC 7 @ #35 Auburn
@ #27 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
102.
Toledo Rockets		 403.12 #11 MAC 8 @ #79 Purdue
#92 Colorado
% #19 Ohio State
@ #112 FIU
103.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 399.24 #2 Big East 7 [FCS] Howard
#112 FIU
@ #104 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #101 Army
104.
Duke Blue Devils		 393.52 #7 ACC 7 [FCS] Richmond
@ #101 Army
@ #33 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
105.
Indiana Hoosiers		 391.31 #5 Big Ten 8 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#82 Western Michigan
@ #114 Akron
@ #85 Virginia
106.
Wyoming Cowboys		 389.53 #8 Mountain West 7 [FCS] Weber State
#1 Texas
@ #92 Colorado
@ #98 FAU
107.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 384.28 #12 Sun Belt 7 [FCS] Southern
#63 Kansas State
@ #10 LSU
@ #34 Nebraska
108.
Idaho Vandals		 372.95 #9 WAC 8 @ #60 Washington
#93 San Diego State
@ #61 Northern Illinois
#89 Colorado State
109.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 361.77 #11 MAC 8 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #43 Boston College
#42 Iowa State
@ #84 Baylor
110.
UCF Knights		 361.58 #10 C-USA 7 [FCS] Samford
#95 Buffalo
#22 Miami
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 358.29 #10 C-USA 7 @ #119 New Mexico
@ #32 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
#7 Boise State
112.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 357.87 #11 MAC 8 @ #23 Arizona
@ #57 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
113.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 356.59 #10 C-USA 8 [FCS] Alcorn State
#85 Virginia
@ #33 Kansas
@ #96 Louisville
114.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 348.24 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #31 Clemson
#103 Memphis
@ #104 Maryland
#81 Mississippi State
115.
Ball State Cardinals		 348.06 #11 MAC 8 #111 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #101 Army
@ #35 Auburn
116.
New Mexico State Aggies		 346.59 #9 WAC 8 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#74 UTEP
@ #119 New Mexico
@ #93 San Diego State
117.
Army Black Knights		 342.85 #6 Independent 8 @ #118 Eastern Michigan
#80 Duke
#117 Ball State
@ #42 Iowa State
#107 Tulane
#105 Vanderbilt
@ #48 Temple
#44 Rutgers
118.
Northwestern Wildcats		 332.56 #5 Big Ten 8 [FCS] Towson
#118 Eastern Michigan
@ #90 Syracuse
#115 Miami (OH)
119.
Ohio Bobcats		 319.34 #11 MAC 8 #46 Connecticut
@ #111 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #56 Tennessee
120.
Temple Owls		 308.60 #11 MAC 7 [FCS] Villanova
@ #15 Penn State
#101 Army

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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