Strength Of Schedule Rankings: 2010 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.
Oregon State Beavers		 606.55 #5 Pac-10 12 % #2 TCU
#61 Louisville
@ #4 Boise State
2.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 593.78 #2 Independent 13 #88 Purdue
#54 Michigan
@ #12 Michigan State
#5 Stanford
@ #55 Boston College
#38 Pittsburgh
#74 Western Michigan
#22 Tulsa
#17 Utah
@ #35 USC
% #45 Miami
3.
UNLV Rebels		 578.16 #8 Mountain West 13 #11 Wisconsin
@ #78 Idaho
#9 Nevada
@ #28 West Virginia
@ #31 Hawaii
4.
Oklahoma Sooners		 575.05 #3 Big XII 14 #91 Utah State
#18 Florida State
#29 Air Force
@ #86 Cincinnati
% #46 Connecticut
5.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 568.49 #1 SEC 14 #47 Southern Miss
[FCS] Furman
#50 Troy
@ #62 Clemson
% #18 Florida State
6.
Washington Huskies		 564.81 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #53 BYU
#58 Syracuse
#20 Nebraska
% #20 Nebraska
7.
Texas A&M Aggies		 564.77 #3 Big XII 13 [FCS] Stephen F Austin
#79 Louisiana Tech
#60 FIU
% #14 Arkansas
% #10 LSU
8.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 559.57 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] Tennessee Tech
#83 UL Monroe
% #19 Texas A&M
#87 UTEP
% #3 Ohio State
9.
Washington State Cougars		 550.01 #5 Pac-10 12 @ #8 Oklahoma State
[FCS] Montana State
@ #64 SMU
10.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 549.79 #4 Big Ten 12 @ #90 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] South Dakota
#35 USC
#23 Northern Illinois
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Auburn Tigers		 546.24 #1 SEC 14 #93 Arkansas State
#62 Clemson
#83 UL Monroe
[FCS] Chattanooga
% #6 Oregon
12.
LSU Tigers		 546.06 #1 SEC 13 % #41 North Carolina
#28 West Virginia
[FCS] McNeese State
#83 UL Monroe
% #19 Texas A&M
13.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 545.54 #1 SEC 13 #113 San Jose State
#52 Penn State
@ #102 Duke
[FCS] Georgia State
% #12 Michigan State
14.
Iowa State Cyclones		 543.89 #3 Big XII 12 #23 Northern Illinois
@ #36 Iowa
[FCS] Northern Iowa
#17 Utah
15.
Colorado State Rams		 540.27 #8 Mountain West 12 % #70 Colorado
@ #9 Nevada
@ #37 Miami (OH)
#78 Idaho
16.
Colorado Buffaloes		 539.42 #3 Big XII 12 % #98 Colorado State
@ #73 California
#31 Hawaii
#65 Georgia
17.
Michigan Wolverines		 538.21 #4 Big Ten 13 #46 Connecticut
@ #27 Notre Dame
[FCS] Massachusetts
#111 Bowling Green
% #26 Mississippi State
18.
Florida State Seminoles		 538.02 #6 ACC 14 [FCS] Samford
@ #7 Oklahoma
#53 BYU
#34 Florida
% #25 South Carolina
19.
UCLA Bruins		 536.88 #5 Pac-10 12 @ #59 Kansas State
#82 Houston
@ #75 Texas
20.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 536.13 #7 Big East 12 @ #49 Fresno State
[FCS] Indiana State
@ #21 NC State
#7 Oklahoma
#37 Miami (OH)
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Arizona Wildcats		 532.57 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #39 Toledo
[FCS] Citadel
#36 Iowa
% #8 Oklahoma State
22.
Miami Hurricanes		 531.49 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Florida A&M
@ #3 Ohio State
@ #38 Pittsburgh
#44 USF
% #27 Notre Dame
23.
Florida Gators		 529.73 #1 SEC 13 #37 Miami (OH)
#44 USF
[FCS] Appalachian State
@ #18 Florida State
% #52 Penn State
24.
Missouri Tigers		 529.58 #3 Big XII 13 % #51 Illinois
[FCS] McNeese State
#32 San Diego State
#37 Miami (OH)
% #36 Iowa
25.
East Carolina Pirates		 529.25 #10 C-USA 13 @ #16 Virginia Tech
@ #41 North Carolina
#21 NC State
#33 Navy
% #30 Maryland
26.
Clemson Tigers		 526.35 #6 ACC 13 #109 North Texas
[FCS] Presbyterian
@ #1 Auburn
#25 South Carolina
% #44 USF
27.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 525.78 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Presbyterian
@ #5 Stanford
#33 Navy
@ #112 Vanderbilt
28.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 525.77 #4 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #13 Alabama
#84 Kent State
#42 Temple
% #34 Florida
29.
Texas Longhorns		 522.91 #3 Big XII 12 % #95 Rice
#103 Wyoming
#85 UCLA
#99 FAU
30.
California Golden Bears		 521.94 #5 Pac-10 12 [FCS] UC Davis
#70 Colorado
@ #9 Nevada
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 520.11 #4 Big Ten 13 % #15 Missouri
[FCS] Southern Illinois
#23 Northern Illinois
@ #49 Fresno State
% #57 Baylor
32.
USC Trojans		 519.57 #5 Pac-10 13 @ #31 Hawaii
#97 Virginia
@ #96 Minnesota
#27 Notre Dame
33.
Purdue Boilermakers		 517.18 #4 Big Ten 12 @ #27 Notre Dame
[FCS] Western Illinois
#108 Ball State
#39 Toledo
34.
BYU Cougars		 514.96 #8 Mountain West 13 #43 Washington
@ #18 Florida State
#9 Nevada
@ #91 Utah State
% #87 UTEP
35.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 512.93 #3 Big XII 13 #110 Washington State
#50 Troy
#22 Tulsa
@ #107 UL Lafayette
% #48 Arizona
36.
Ole Miss Rebels		 512.64 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #101 Tulane
#49 Fresno State
#107 UL Lafayette
37.
NC State Wolfpack		 512.05 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #24 UCF
#86 Cincinnati
@ #67 East Carolina
% #28 West Virginia
38.
Georgia Bulldogs		 511.45 #1 SEC 13 #107 UL Lafayette
@ #70 Colorado
[FCS] Idaho State
#77 Georgia Tech
% #24 UCF
39.
New Mexico Lobos		 510.79 #8 Mountain West 12 @ #6 Oregon
#40 Texas Tech
#87 UTEP
@ #119 New Mexico State
40.
Utah State Aggies		 510.30 #9 WAC 12 @ #7 Oklahoma
[FCS] Idaho State
@ #32 San Diego State
#53 BYU
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 508.58 #4 Big Ten 13 [FCS] Eastern Illinois
#72 Iowa State
@ #48 Arizona
#108 Ball State
% #15 Missouri
42.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 506.84 #1 SEC 13 #117 Memphis
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #82 Houston
#92 UAB
% #54 Michigan
43.
San Jose State Spartans		 506.37 #9 WAC 13 @ #13 Alabama
@ #11 Wisconsin
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #17 Utah
[FCS] UC Davis
44.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 504.21 #1 SEC 12 #69 Northwestern
@ #46 Connecticut
#114 Eastern Michigan
#100 Wake Forest
45.
Baylor Bears		 502.15 #3 Big XII 13 [FCS] Sam Houston State
#116 Buffalo
@ #2 TCU
@ #95 Rice
% #51 Illinois
46.
Wyoming Cowboys		 500.32 #8 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Southern Utah
@ #75 Texas
#4 Boise State
@ #39 Toledo
47.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 499.26 #3 Big XII 14 #115 Western Kentucky
#78 Idaho
@ #43 Washington
[FCS] South Dakota State
% #43 Washington
48.
Boston College Eagles		 498.72 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Weber State
#84 Kent State
#27 Notre Dame
@ #58 Syracuse
% #9 Nevada
49.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 496.18 #3 Big XII 13 #64 SMU
@ #118 New Mexico
[FCS] Weber State
#82 Houston
% #69 Northwestern
50.
Kansas Jayhawks		 495.97 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] North Dakota State
#77 Georgia Tech
@ #47 Southern Miss
#119 New Mexico State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 495.80 #4 Big Ten 13 #80 Marshall
#45 Miami
#56 Ohio
#114 Eastern Michigan
% #14 Arkansas
52.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 495.09 #7 Big East 13 @ #17 Utah
[FCS] New Hampshire
#45 Miami
#60 FIU
@ #27 Notre Dame
% #76 Kentucky
53.
Utah Utes		 495.07 #8 Mountain West 13 #38 Pittsburgh
#113 San Jose State
@ #72 Iowa State
@ #27 Notre Dame
% #4 Boise State
54.
Duke Blue Devils		 494.88 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Elon
#13 Alabama
#68 Army
@ #33 Navy
55.
Stanford Cardinal		 490.53 #5 Pac-10 13 [FCS] Sacramento State
#100 Wake Forest
@ #27 Notre Dame
% #16 Virginia Tech
56.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 489.64 #6 ACC 14 % #4 Boise State
[FCS] James Madison
#67 East Carolina
#104 Central Michigan
% #5 Stanford
57.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 486.35 #5 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Portland State
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #11 Wisconsin
58.
Memphis Tigers		 485.81 #10 C-USA 12 @ #26 Mississippi State
#90 Middle Tennessee
@ #61 Louisville
#71 Tennessee
59.
Michigan State Spartans		 483.50 #4 Big Ten 13 #74 Western Michigan
% #99 FAU
#27 Notre Dame
[FCS] Northern Colorado
% #13 Alabama
60.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 481.77 #9 WAC 12 % [FCS] Grambling State
@ #19 Texas A&M
#33 Navy
#47 Southern Miss
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 479.96 #6 ACC 13 % #10 LSU
@ #94 Rutgers
#67 East Carolina
[FCS] William & Mary
% #71 Tennessee
62.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 479.73 #7 Big East 13 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #80 Marshall
#30 Maryland
@ #10 LSU
#106 UNLV
% #21 NC State
63.
Boise State Broncos		 478.92 #9 WAC 13 % #16 Virginia Tech
@ #103 Wyoming
#63 Oregon State
#39 Toledo
% #17 Utah
64.
Bowling Green Falcons		 478.87 #11 MAC 12 @ #50 Troy
@ #22 Tulsa
#80 Marshall
@ #54 Michigan
65.
SMU Mustangs		 478.46 #10 C-USA 14 @ #40 Texas Tech
#110 Washington State
#2 TCU
@ #33 Navy
#68 Army
66.
Tennessee Volunteers		 477.03 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] UT Martin
#6 Oregon
#92 UAB
@ #117 Memphis
% #41 North Carolina
67.
Air Force Falcons		 475.03 #8 Mountain West 13 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #7 Oklahoma
#33 Navy
@ #68 Army
% #77 Georgia Tech
68.
Oregon Ducks		 473.10 #5 Pac-10 13 #118 New Mexico
@ #71 Tennessee
[FCS] Portland State
% #1 Auburn
69.
Kansas State Wildcats		 470.51 #3 Big XII 13 #85 UCLA
[FCS] Missouri State
#24 UCF
@ #109 North Texas
% #58 Syracuse
70.
Wisconsin Badgers		 470.22 #4 Big Ten 13 @ #106 UNLV
#113 San Jose State
#66 Arizona State
[FCS] Austin Peay
% #2 TCU
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Maryland Terrapins		 469.77 #6 ACC 13 % #33 Navy
[FCS] Morgan State
@ #28 West Virginia
#60 FIU
% #67 East Carolina
72.
New Mexico State Aggies		 467.03 #9 WAC 12 #32 San Diego State
@ #87 UTEP
@ #105 Kansas
#118 New Mexico
73.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 466.47 #10 C-USA 12 @ #3 Ohio State
#28 West Virginia
@ #111 Bowling Green
#56 Ohio
74.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 466.31 #7 Big East 12 [FCS] Norfolk State
@ #60 FIU
#41 North Carolina
#101 Tulane
#68 Army
75.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 455.05 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Hampton
@ #69 Northwestern
@ #16 Virginia Tech
@ #33 Navy
76.
Connecticut Huskies		 452.65 #7 Big East 13 @ #54 Michigan
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #42 Temple
#116 Buffalo
#112 Vanderbilt
% #7 Oklahoma
77.
UAB Blazers		 450.82 #10 C-USA 12 #99 FAU
#50 Troy
@ #71 Tennessee
@ #26 Mississippi State
78.
Indiana Hoosiers		 445.86 #4 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Towson
@ #115 Western Kentucky
#120 Akron
#93 Arkansas State
79.
Kentucky Wildcats		 443.84 #1 SEC 13 @ #61 Louisville
#115 Western Kentucky
#120 Akron
[FCS] Charleston Southern
% #38 Pittsburgh
80.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 443.55 #11 MAC 12 #68 Army
@ #3 Ohio State
@ #112 Vanderbilt
@ #97 Virginia
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 442.67 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #14 Arkansas
[FCS] SE Louisiana
@ #1 Auburn
@ #10 LSU
82.
Rice Owls		 441.66 #10 C-USA 12 % #75 Texas
@ #109 North Texas
#69 Northwestern
#57 Baylor
83.
TCU Horned Frogs		 440.62 #8 Mountain West 13 % #63 Oregon State
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
#57 Baylor
@ #64 SMU
% #11 Wisconsin
84.
Virginia Cavaliers		 439.89 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Richmond
@ #35 USC
[FCS] VMI
#114 Eastern Michigan
85.
Hawaii Warriors		 438.56 #9 WAC 14 #35 USC
@ #68 Army
@ #70 Colorado
[FCS] Charleston Southern
#106 UNLV
#22 Tulsa
86.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 437.77 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] SC State
@ #105 Kansas
#90 Middle Tennessee
@ #65 Georgia
% #29 Air Force
87.
USF Bulls		 437.71 #7 Big East 13 [FCS] Stony Brook
@ #34 Florida
#115 Western Kentucky
#99 FAU
@ #45 Miami
% #62 Clemson
88.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 437.63 #9 WAC 13 #86 Cincinnati
@ #89 Ole Miss
[FCS] Cal Poly
#51 Illinois
% #23 Northern Illinois
89.
Northwestern Wildcats		 437.23 #4 Big Ten 13 @ #112 Vanderbilt
[FCS] Illinois State
@ #95 Rice
#104 Central Michigan
% #40 Texas Tech
90.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 435.70 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #1 Auburn
#61 Louisville
@ #81 Indiana
@ #33 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Navy Midshipmen		 433.74 #2 Independent 13 % #30 Maryland
[FCS] Georgia Southern
@ #79 Louisiana Tech
@ #29 Air Force
@ #100 Wake Forest
#64 SMU
#102 Duke
@ #67 East Carolina
#104 Central Michigan
#93 Arkansas State
% #32 San Diego State
92.
Idaho Vandals		 433.07 #9 WAC 13 [FCS] North Dakota
@ #20 Nebraska
#106 UNLV
@ #98 Colorado State
@ #74 Western Michigan
93.
San Diego State Aztecs		 430.53 #8 Mountain West 13 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #119 New Mexico State
@ #15 Missouri
#91 Utah State
% #33 Navy
94.
Louisville Cardinals		 424.40 #7 Big East 13 #76 Kentucky
[FCS] Eastern Kentucky
@ #63 Oregon State
@ #93 Arkansas State
#117 Memphis
% #47 Southern Miss
95.
Houston Cougars		 423.12 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Texas State
@ #85 UCLA
#26 Mississippi State
@ #40 Texas Tech
96.
Toledo Rockets		 421.53 #11 MAC 13 #48 Arizona
@ #88 Purdue
#103 Wyoming
@ #4 Boise State
% #60 FIU
97.
FIU Golden Panthers		 419.02 #12 Sun Belt 13 #94 Rutgers
@ #19 Texas A&M
@ #30 Maryland
@ #38 Pittsburgh
% #39 Toledo
98.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 416.04 #10 C-USA 13 #111 Bowling Green
@ #8 Oklahoma State
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #27 Notre Dame
@ #31 Hawaii
99.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 415.38 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #20 Nebraska
@ #76 Kentucky
#81 Indiana
@ #44 USF
100.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 414.69 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #65 Georgia
#8 Oklahoma State
@ #56 Ohio
@ #89 Ole Miss
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
Tulane Green Wave		 414.60 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] SE Louisiana
#89 Ole Miss
@ #94 Rutgers
#68 Army
102.
Akron Zips		 406.85 #11 MAC 12 #58 Syracuse
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
@ #76 Kentucky
@ #81 Indiana
103.
Syracuse Orange		 406.16 #7 Big East 13 @ #120 Akron
@ #43 Washington
[FCS] Maine
[FCS] Colgate
#55 Boston College
% #59 Kansas State
104.
FAU Owls		 405.73 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #92 UAB
% #12 Michigan State
@ #44 USF
@ #75 Texas
105.
Army Black Knights		 405.51 #2 Independent 13 @ #114 Eastern Michigan
#31 Hawaii
#109 North Texas
@ #102 Duke
#42 Temple
@ #101 Tulane
@ #94 Rutgers
[FCS] VMI
#29 Air Force
@ #84 Kent State
@ #64 SMU
106.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 402.81 #10 C-USA 13 @ #25 South Carolina
[FCS] Prairie View A&M
#105 Kansas
@ #79 Louisiana Tech
% #61 Louisville
107.
Buffalo Bulls		 402.48 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Rhode Island
@ #57 Baylor
#24 UCF
@ #46 Connecticut
108.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 402.44 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Murray State
@ #55 Boston College
@ #52 Penn State
#68 Army
109.
Nevada Wolfpack		 398.37 #9 WAC 14 [FCS] Eastern Washington
#98 Colorado State
#73 California
@ #53 BYU
@ #106 UNLV
% #55 Boston College
110.
Troy Trojans		 391.29 #12 Sun Belt 13 #111 Bowling Green
@ #8 Oklahoma State
@ #92 UAB
@ #25 South Carolina
% #56 Ohio
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 384.52 #11 MAC 14 @ #34 Florida
#98 Colorado State
@ #15 Missouri
@ #86 Cincinnati
% #90 Middle Tennessee
112.
North Texas Mean Green		 378.79 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #62 Clemson
#95 Rice
@ #68 Army
#59 Kansas State
113.
Temple Owls		 375.07 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Villanova
#46 Connecticut
@ #52 Penn State
@ #68 Army
114.
Ohio Bobcats		 374.12 #11 MAC 13 [FCS] Wofford
@ #3 Ohio State
@ #80 Marshall
#107 UL Lafayette
% #50 Troy
115.
Western Michigan Broncos		 369.76 #11 MAC 12 @ #12 Michigan State
[FCS] Nicholls State
#78 Idaho
@ #27 Notre Dame
116.
UCF Knights		 364.06 #10 C-USA 14 [FCS] South Dakota
#21 NC State
@ #116 Buffalo
@ #59 Kansas State
% #65 Georgia
117.
UTEP Miners		 353.20 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Arkansas-Pine Bluff
#119 New Mexico State
@ #118 New Mexico
@ #14 Arkansas
% #53 BYU
118.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 350.84 #11 MAC 14 @ #72 Iowa State
[FCS] North Dakota
@ #51 Illinois
@ #96 Minnesota
% #49 Fresno State
119.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 315.91 #12 Sun Belt 13 #96 Minnesota
[FCS] Austin Peay
@ #117 Memphis
@ #77 Georgia Tech
% #37 Miami (OH)
120.
Ball State Cardinals		 308.50 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] SE Missouri State
[FCS] Liberty
@ #88 Purdue
@ #36 Iowa

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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