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		 689.59 #3 Pac-10 8 #9 LSU
#30 Idaho
@ #20 Notre Dame
2.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 658.34 #7 ACC 8 % #2 Alabama
#65 Marshall
#33 Nebraska
3.
San Jose State Spartans		 643.18 #9 WAC 7 @ #15 USC
#12 Utah
@ #42 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
4.
UCLA Bruins		 614.98 #3 Pac-10 8 #83 San Diego State
@ #46 Tennessee
#71 Kansas State
5.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 609.44 #1 SEC 9 [FCS] Jackson State
#10 Georgia Tech
#14 Houston
@ #55 Middle Tennessee
6.
Georgia Bulldogs		 606.62 #1 SEC 8 @ #24 Oklahoma State
#74 Arizona State
7.
Washington State Cougars		 603.94 #3 Pac-10 8 #109 Hawaii
#67 SMU
% #20 Notre Dame
8.
Tennessee Volunteers		 591.82 #1 SEC 8 #120 Western Kentucky
#72 UCLA
#60 Ohio
9.
Kentucky Wildcats		 586.05 #1 SEC 8 % #114 Miami (OH)
#80 Louisville
#75 UL Monroe
10.
Oregon Ducks		 581.58 #3 Pac-10 8 @ #8 Boise State
#82 Purdue
#12 Utah
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Purdue Boilermakers		 581.49 #5 Big Ten 9 #88 Toledo
@ #7 Oregon
#59 Northern Illinois
#20 Notre Dame
12.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 580.33 #1 SEC 8 [FCS] Missouri State
% #43 Texas A&M
#118 Eastern Michigan
13.
Louisville Cardinals		 578.67 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #52 Kentucky
@ #12 Utah
#68 Southern Miss
#98 Arkansas State
14.
USC Trojans		 578.65 #3 Pac-10 8 #112 San Jose State
@ #16 Ohio State
@ #20 Notre Dame
15.
Florida State Seminoles		 575.79 #7 ACC 8 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #21 BYU
#31 USF
16.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 572.29 #5 Big Ten 9 @ #91 Syracuse
#51 Air Force
#26 California
17.
Arizona Wildcats		 567.82 #3 Pac-10 7 #28 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #4 Iowa
18.
Colorado State Rams		 565.24 #8 Mountain West 9 @ #99 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#50 Nevada
@ #30 Idaho
19.
Clemson Tigers		 562.47 #7 ACC 8 #55 Middle Tennessee
#6 TCU
[FCS] Coastal Carolina
20.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 561.71 #11 MAC 9 % #52 Kentucky
@ #8 Boise State
#5 Cincinnati
@ #76 Northwestern
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Miami Hurricanes		 560.29 #7 ACC 8 #29 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
@ #63 UCF
22.
Colorado Buffaloes		 555.61 #4 Big XII 8 #93 Colorado State
@ #88 Toledo
#79 Wyoming
@ #25 West Virginia
23.
Michigan State Spartans		 555.08 #5 Big Ten 9 [FCS] Montana State
#28 Central Michigan
@ #20 Notre Dame
24.
Oklahoma Sooners		 554.87 #4 Big XII 8 % #21 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#81 Tulsa
@ #17 Miami
25.
Florida Gators		 554.86 #1 SEC 8 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#22 Troy
26.
Wisconsin Badgers		 547.70 #5 Big Ten 8 #59 Northern Illinois
#47 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
27.
Oregon State Beavers		 546.31 #3 Pac-10 8 [FCS] Portland State
@ #97 UNLV
#5 Cincinnati
28.
Syracuse Orange		 541.67 #2 Big East 8 #40 Minnesota
@ #13 Penn State
#76 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
#115 Akron
29.
Bowling Green Falcons		 537.13 #11 MAC 8 #22 Troy
@ #44 Missouri
@ #65 Marshall
#8 Boise State
30.
Connecticut Huskies		 523.32 #2 Big East 8 @ #60 Ohio
#54 North Carolina
@ #90 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 520.59 #12 Sun Belt 7 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #33 Nebraska
@ #4 Iowa
@ #80 Louisville
32.
Boston College Eagles		 520.49 #7 ACC 9 [FCS] Northeastern
#73 Kent State
@ #20 Notre Dame
#28 Central Michigan
33.
Tulane Green Wave		 519.67 #10 C-USA 8 #21 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #100 Army
@ #9 LSU
34.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 515.01 #5 Big Ten 9 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #53 Iowa State
#23 Arizona
#98 Arkansas State
35.
Auburn Tigers		 514.37 #1 SEC 9 #95 Louisiana Tech
#25 West Virginia
#116 Ball State
36.
Texas Longhorns		 513.94 #4 Big XII 8 #75 UL Monroe
@ #79 Wyoming
#86 UTEP
37.
Baylor Bears		 511.95 #4 Big XII 8 @ #77 Wake Forest
#58 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#73 Kent State
38.
SMU Mustangs		 510.72 #10 C-USA 8 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #113 Washington State
@ #6 TCU
#35 Navy
39.
Utah State Aggies		 508.59 #9 WAC 8 @ #12 Utah
@ #43 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #21 BYU
40.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 508.05 #1 SEC 8 % #18 Virginia Tech
#104 FIU
#103 North Texas
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 507.93 #5 Big Ten 8 % #44 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
42.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 505.55 #4 Big XII 8 #48 Georgia
#14 Houston
#117 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
43.
Iowa State Cyclones		 504.79 #4 Big XII 9 [FCS] North Dakota State
#4 Iowa
@ #73 Kent State
#100 Army
44.
Missouri Tigers		 501.67 #4 Big XII 8 % #105 Illinois
#78 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #50 Nevada
45.
Rice Owls		 500.65 #10 C-USA 8 @ #36 Texas Tech
@ #24 Oklahoma State
#110 Vanderbilt
#35 Navy
46.
LSU Tigers		 499.00 #1 SEC 8 @ #66 Washington
#87 UL Lafayette
#107 Tulane
47.
Virginia Cavaliers		 497.91 #7 ACC 8 [FCS] William & Mary
#6 TCU
@ #68 Southern Miss
#84 Indiana
48.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 497.51 #6 Independent 8 #50 Nevada
@ #62 Michigan
#70 Michigan State
@ #82 Purdue
#66 Washington
#15 USC
#32 Boston College
% #113 Washington State
49.
UNLV Rebels		 493.47 #8 Mountain West 9 [FCS] Sacramento State
#38 Oregon State
#109 Hawaii
@ #50 Nevada
50.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 493.03 #7 ACC 9 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #64 Mississippi State
@ #110 Vanderbilt
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Maryland Terrapins		 490.34 #7 ACC 8 @ #26 California
[FCS] James Madison
#55 Middle Tennessee
#37 Rutgers
52.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 489.63 #7 ACC 9 #90 Baylor
#42 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
@ #35 Navy
53.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 489.51 #1 SEC 9 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #117 Rice
@ #100 Army
#10 Georgia Tech
54.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 485.61 #7 ACC 8 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #58 Connecticut
#61 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
55.
Air Force Falcons		 484.54 #8 Mountain West 9 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #40 Minnesota
@ #35 Navy
56.
UTEP Miners		 484.31 #10 C-USA 8 #94 Buffalo
#49 Kansas
@ #108 New Mexico State
@ #1 Texas
57.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 483.20 #4 Big XII 9 [FCS] North Dakota
#117 Rice
@ #14 Houston
#119 New Mexico
58.
Akron Zips		 482.88 #11 MAC 8 @ #13 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#84 Indiana
@ #91 Syracuse
59.
NC State Wolfpack		 482.31 #7 ACC 8 #41 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#11 Pittsburgh
60.
California Golden Bears		 482.15 #3 Pac-10 8 #106 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #40 Minnesota
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 480.88 #4 Big XII 8 #101 FAU
#98 Arkansas State
@ #18 Virginia Tech
#87 UL Lafayette
62.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 479.92 #1 SEC 9 @ #96 NC State
#101 FAU
[FCS] SC State
63.
UAB Blazers		 479.63 #10 C-USA 8 @ #22 Troy
@ #43 Texas A&M
@ #45 Ole Miss
64.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 479.04 #5 Big Ten 9 #35 Navy
#15 USC
% #88 Toledo
#108 New Mexico State
65.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 478.00 #12 Sun Belt 8 @ #1 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #74 Arizona State
@ #52 Kentucky
66.
FIU Golden Panthers		 477.81 #12 Sun Belt 8 @ #2 Alabama
@ #37 Rutgers
#88 Toledo
67.
FAU Owls		 473.33 #12 Sun Belt 7 @ #33 Nebraska
@ #41 South Carolina
#79 Wyoming
68.
Ole Miss Rebels		 470.87 #1 SEC 8 @ #111 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#85 UAB
69.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 470.02 #3 Pac-10 8 [FCS] Idaho State
#75 UL Monroe
@ #48 Georgia
70.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 465.12 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] Liberty
#61 East Carolina
@ #27 Auburn
#99 Colorado
#65 Marshall
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Hawaii Warriors		 462.96 #9 WAC 8 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #113 Washington State
@ #97 UNLV
72.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 462.45 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #94 Buffalo
#35 Navy
@ #96 NC State
73.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 459.60 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #38 Oregon State
#47 Fresno State
@ #114 Miami (OH)
74.
Buffalo Bulls		 459.04 #11 MAC 8 @ #86 UTEP
#11 Pittsburgh
@ #63 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
75.
Michigan Wolverines		 458.50 #5 Big Ten 9 #89 Western Michigan
#20 Notre Dame
#118 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Delaware State
76.
Memphis Tigers		 457.48 #10 C-USA 8 #45 Ole Miss
@ #55 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
77.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 456.74 #9 WAC 8 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #19 Wisconsin
@ #5 Cincinnati
78.
USF Bulls		 456.38 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #57 Florida State
79.
TCU Horned Frogs		 455.57 #8 Mountain West 8 @ #92 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #34 Clemson
#67 SMU
80.
Kansas Jayhawks		 452.35 #4 Big XII 8 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #86 UTEP
#69 Duke
#68 Southern Miss
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
Troy Trojans		 451.38 #12 Sun Belt 8 @ #78 Bowling Green
@ #3 Florida
#85 UAB
82.
BYU Cougars		 451.01 #8 Mountain West 8 % #29 Oklahoma
@ #107 Tulane
#57 Florida State
#102 Utah State
83.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 450.91 #11 MAC 8 #100 Army
@ #76 Northwestern
@ #62 Michigan
@ #56 Arkansas
84.
Stanford Cardinal		 448.68 #3 Pac-10 8 @ #77 Wake Forest
#112 San Jose State
85.
New Mexico Lobos		 447.69 #8 Mountain West 8 @ #43 Texas A&M
#81 Tulsa
#108 New Mexico State
@ #36 Texas Tech
86.
Houston Cougars		 447.09 #10 C-USA 8 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #24 Oklahoma State
#36 Texas Tech
@ #64 Mississippi State
87.
Navy Midshipmen		 446.13 #6 Independent 9 @ #16 Ohio State
#95 Louisiana Tech
@ #11 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#51 Air Force
@ #117 Rice
@ #67 SMU
#77 Wake Forest
#39 Temple
88.
Kansas State Wildcats		 443.64 #4 Big XII 9 [FCS] UMass
@ #87 UL Lafayette
@ #72 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
89.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 441.83 #5 Big Ten 9 #115 Akron
#91 Syracuse
#39 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
90.
Texas A&M Aggies		 441.33 #4 Big XII 8 #119 New Mexico
#102 Utah State
#85 UAB
% #56 Arkansas
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 440.52 #9 WAC 8 @ #27 Auburn
@ #35 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
92.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 440.35 #12 Sun Belt 8 @ #46 Tennessee
#31 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #35 Navy
93.
Indiana Hoosiers		 439.57 #5 Big Ten 9 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#89 Western Michigan
@ #115 Akron
@ #92 Virginia
94.
North Texas Mean Green		 437.73 #12 Sun Belt 8 @ #116 Ball State
#60 Ohio
@ #2 Alabama
95.
Wyoming Cowboys		 436.52 #8 Mountain West 8 [FCS] Weber State
#1 Texas
@ #99 Colorado
@ #101 FAU
96.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 433.60 #10 C-USA 9 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #18 Virginia Tech
#78 Bowling Green
@ #25 West Virginia
97.
Nevada Wolfpack		 426.74 #9 WAC 8 @ #20 Notre Dame
@ #93 Colorado State
#44 Missouri
#97 UNLV
98.
Utah Utes		 426.22 #8 Mountain West 8 #102 Utah State
@ #112 San Jose State
@ #7 Oregon
#80 Louisville
99.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 423.84 #2 Big East 8 [FCS] Howard
#104 FIU
@ #106 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #100 Army
100.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 409.53 #10 C-USA 9 [FCS] Alcorn State
#92 Virginia
@ #49 Kansas
@ #80 Louisville
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
Western Michigan Broncos		 407.89 #11 MAC 9 @ #62 Michigan
@ #84 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
102.
San Diego State Aztecs		 402.14 #8 Mountain West 8 @ #72 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #30 Idaho
#108 New Mexico State
103.
East Carolina Pirates		 400.27 #10 C-USA 8 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #25 West Virginia
@ #54 North Carolina
104.
New Mexico State Aggies		 394.60 #9 WAC 9 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#86 UTEP
@ #119 New Mexico
@ #83 San Diego State
@ #16 Ohio State
105.
Boise State Broncos		 388.59 #9 WAC 8 #7 Oregon
#114 Miami (OH)
@ #78 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
@ #81 Tulsa
106.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 383.59 #11 MAC 8 @ #19 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #82 Purdue
#30 Idaho
107.
Toledo Rockets		 382.18 #11 MAC 9 @ #82 Purdue
#99 Colorado
% #16 Ohio State
@ #104 FIU
108.
Northwestern Wildcats		 381.95 #5 Big Ten 9 [FCS] Towson
#118 Eastern Michigan
@ #91 Syracuse
#114 Miami (OH)
109.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 380.49 #11 MAC 9 @ #23 Arizona
@ #70 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #32 Boston College
110.
Ball State Cardinals		 378.42 #11 MAC 9 #103 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #100 Army
@ #27 Auburn
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
UCF Knights		 373.23 #10 C-USA 8 [FCS] Samford
#94 Buffalo
#17 Miami
112.
Idaho Vandals		 371.41 #9 WAC 9 @ #66 Washington
#83 San Diego State
@ #59 Northern Illinois
#93 Colorado State
113.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 369.24 #12 Sun Belt 8 [FCS] Southern
#71 Kansas State
@ #9 LSU
@ #33 Nebraska
114.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 368.12 #11 MAC 9 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #32 Boston College
#53 Iowa State
@ #90 Baylor
115.
Duke Blue Devils		 365.34 #7 ACC 8 [FCS] Richmond
@ #100 Army
@ #49 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
116.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 361.07 #12 Sun Belt 8 @ #34 Clemson
#111 Memphis
@ #106 Maryland
#64 Mississippi State
117.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 358.56 #10 C-USA 8 @ #119 New Mexico
@ #29 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
#8 Boise State
118.
Army Black Knights		 349.95 #6 Independent 8 @ #118 Eastern Michigan
#69 Duke
#116 Ball State
@ #53 Iowa State
#107 Tulane
#110 Vanderbilt
@ #39 Temple
#37 Rutgers
119.
Temple Owls		 349.39 #11 MAC 8 [FCS] Villanova
@ #13 Penn State
#100 Army
@ #35 Navy
120.
Ohio Bobcats		 312.63 #11 MAC 9 #58 Connecticut
@ #103 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #46 Tennessee

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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