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.
Mississippi State Bulldogs		 617.48 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Jackson State
#10 Georgia Tech
#24 Houston
@ #30 Middle Tennessee
2.
Arkansas Razorbacks		 576.64 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Missouri State
% #61 Texas A&M
#119 Eastern Michigan
#23 Troy
3.
Washington State Cougars		 575.34 #4 Pac-10 12 #80 Hawaii
#64 SMU
% #57 Notre Dame
4.
Washington Huskies		 573.51 #4 Pac-10 12 #14 LSU
#59 Idaho
@ #57 Notre Dame
5.
Oklahoma Sooners		 572.71 #3 Big XII 12 % #12 BYU
[FCS] Idaho State
#87 Tulsa
@ #16 Miami
6.
Georgia Bulldogs		 570.25 #1 SEC 12 @ #22 Oklahoma State
#90 Arizona State
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
@ #10 Georgia Tech
7.
Florida State Seminoles		 569.15 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #12 BYU
#56 USF
@ #5 Florida
8.
Oregon Ducks		 568.19 #4 Pac-10 12 @ #6 Boise State
#71 Purdue
#20 Utah
9.
Baylor Bears		 567.57 #3 Big XII 12 @ #76 Wake Forest
#44 Connecticut
[FCS] Northwestern State
#93 Kent State
10.
Louisville Cardinals		 567.31 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Indiana State
@ #55 Kentucky
@ #20 Utah
#62 Southern Miss
#101 Arkansas State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
11.
Illinois Fighting Illini		 558.23 #5 Big Ten 12 % #35 Missouri
[FCS] Illinois State
@ #3 Cincinnati
#42 Fresno State
12.
Virginia Tech Hokies		 557.63 #6 ACC 12 % #2 Alabama
#70 Marshall
#19 Nebraska
@ #32 East Carolina
13.
Colorado Buffaloes		 557.50 #3 Big XII 12 #105 Colorado State
@ #84 Toledo
#72 Wyoming
@ #18 West Virginia
14.
Arizona Wildcats		 557.30 #4 Pac-10 12 #15 Central Michigan
[FCS] Northern Arizona
@ #9 Iowa
15.
Syracuse Orange		 557.03 #2 Big East 12 #63 Minnesota
@ #13 Penn State
#53 Northwestern
[FCS] Maine
#106 Akron
16.
Miami (OH) Red Hawks		 555.98 #11 MAC 12 % #55 Kentucky
@ #6 Boise State
#3 Cincinnati
@ #53 Northwestern
17.
Minnesota Golden Gophers		 552.71 #5 Big Ten 12 @ #89 Syracuse
#54 Air Force
#41 California
[FCS] South Dakota State
18.
South Carolina Gamecocks		 552.23 #1 SEC 12 @ #85 NC State
#83 FAU
[FCS] SC State
#33 Clemson
19.
Connecticut Huskies		 550.63 #2 Big East 12 @ #46 Ohio
#37 North Carolina
@ #86 Baylor
[FCS] Rhode Island
@ #57 Notre Dame
20.
Virginia Cavaliers		 549.47 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] William & Mary
#4 TCU
@ #62 Southern Miss
#95 Indiana
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
21.
Alabama Crimson Tide		 545.75 #1 SEC 13 % #11 Virginia Tech
#104 FIU
#112 North Texas
[FCS] Chattanooga
22.
Vanderbilt Commodores		 545.26 #1 SEC 12 [FCS] Western Carolina
@ #109 Rice
@ #99 Army
#10 Georgia Tech
23.
Auburn Tigers		 545.16 #1 SEC 12 #91 Louisiana Tech
#18 West Virginia
#117 Ball State
[FCS] Furman
24.
Florida Gators		 541.19 #1 SEC 13 [FCS] Charleston Southern
#23 Troy
#104 FIU
#58 Florida State
25.
Clemson Tigers		 540.72 #6 ACC 13 #30 Middle Tennessee
#4 TCU
[FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #51 South Carolina
26.
USC Trojans		 540.72 #4 Pac-10 12 #114 San Jose State
@ #8 Ohio State
@ #57 Notre Dame
27.
UCLA Bruins		 537.41 #4 Pac-10 12 #100 San Diego State
@ #43 Tennessee
#73 Kansas State
28.
Notre Dame Fighting Irish		 536.95 #8 Independent 12 #36 Nevada
@ #81 Michigan
#65 Michigan State
@ #71 Purdue
#69 Washington
#25 USC
#40 Boston College
% #116 Washington State
@ #17 Pittsburgh
#44 Connecticut
@ #26 Stanford
29.
Oregon State Beavers		 535.77 #4 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Portland State
@ #79 UNLV
#3 Cincinnati
30.
LSU Tigers		 534.94 #1 SEC 12 @ #69 Washington
#78 UL Lafayette
#107 Tulane
#91 Louisiana Tech
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
31.
Arizona State Sun Devils		 534.92 #4 Pac-10 12 [FCS] Idaho State
#74 UL Monroe
@ #49 Georgia
32.
Miami Hurricanes		 534.08 #6 ACC 12 #31 Oklahoma
[FCS] Florida A&M
@ #47 UCF
@ #56 USF
33.
Purdue Boilermakers		 527.35 #5 Big Ten 12 #84 Toledo
@ #7 Oregon
#66 Northern Illinois
#57 Notre Dame
34.
Tennessee Volunteers		 527.24 #1 SEC 12 #120 Western Kentucky
#60 UCLA
#46 Ohio
#111 Memphis
35.
West Virginia Mountaineers		 525.59 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Liberty
#32 East Carolina
@ #48 Auburn
#98 Colorado
#70 Marshall
36.
Nebraska Cornhuskers		 520.28 #3 Big XII 13 #83 FAU
#101 Arkansas State
@ #11 Virginia Tech
#78 UL Lafayette
37.
Texas Longhorns		 519.53 #3 Big XII 13 #74 UL Monroe
@ #72 Wyoming
#97 UTEP
#47 UCF
38.
Michigan State Spartans		 519.51 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Montana State
#15 Central Michigan
@ #57 Notre Dame
#96 Western Michigan
39.
Iowa Hawkeyes		 519.40 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Northern Iowa
@ #68 Iowa State
#28 Arizona
#101 Arkansas State
40.
San Jose State Spartans		 515.52 #9 WAC 12 @ #25 USC
#20 Utah
@ #26 Stanford
[FCS] Cal Poly
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
41.
Kansas Jayhawks		 514.54 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] Northern Colorado
@ #97 UTEP
#92 Duke
#62 Southern Miss
42.
Pittsburgh Panthers		 514.51 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Youngstown State
@ #82 Buffalo
#34 Navy
@ #85 NC State
#57 Notre Dame
43.
Oklahoma State Cowboys		 511.08 #3 Big XII 12 #49 Georgia
#24 Houston
#109 Rice
[FCS] Grambling State
44.
New Mexico Lobos		 509.49 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #61 Texas A&M
#87 Tulsa
#113 New Mexico State
@ #29 Texas Tech
45.
North Carolina Tar Heels		 509.40 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] The Citadel
@ #44 Connecticut
#32 East Carolina
[FCS] Georgia Southern
46.
Memphis Tigers		 507.88 #10 C-USA 12 #45 Ole Miss
@ #30 Middle Tennessee
[FCS] UT Martin
@ #43 Tennessee
47.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons		 506.56 #6 ACC 12 #86 Baylor
#26 Stanford
[FCS] Elon
@ #34 Navy
48.
Texas Tech Red Raiders		 503.54 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] North Dakota
#109 Rice
@ #24 Houston
#118 New Mexico
49.
Stanford Cardinal		 503.51 #4 Pac-10 12 @ #76 Wake Forest
#114 San Jose State
#57 Notre Dame
50.
Ohio State Buckeyes		 503.33 #5 Big Ten 12 #34 Navy
#25 USC
% #84 Toledo
#113 New Mexico State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
51.
Wisconsin Badgers		 502.49 #5 Big Ten 12 #66 Northern Illinois
#42 Fresno State
[FCS] Wofford
@ #80 Hawaii
52.
Missouri Tigers		 502.34 #3 Big XII 12 % #103 Illinois
#52 Bowling Green
[FCS] Furman
@ #36 Nevada
53.
Rice Owls		 501.04 #10 C-USA 12 @ #29 Texas Tech
@ #22 Oklahoma State
#108 Vanderbilt
#34 Navy
54.
Texas A&M Aggies		 500.52 #3 Big XII 12 #118 New Mexico
#94 Utah State
#77 UAB
% #39 Arkansas
55.
Kentucky Wildcats		 500.51 #1 SEC 12 % #115 Miami (OH)
#88 Louisville
#74 UL Monroe
[FCS] Eastern Kentucky
56.
Utah State Aggies		 498.95 #9 WAC 12 @ #20 Utah
@ #61 Texas A&M
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #12 BYU
57.
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs		 498.78 #9 WAC 12 @ #48 Auburn
@ #34 Navy
[FCS] Nicholls State
@ #14 LSU
58.
Maryland Terrapins		 498.16 #6 ACC 12 @ #41 California
[FCS] James Madison
#30 Middle Tennessee
#50 Rutgers
59.
FIU Golden Panthers		 497.22 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #2 Alabama
@ #50 Rutgers
#84 Toledo
@ #5 Florida
60.
UNLV Rebels		 494.59 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Sacramento State
#27 Oregon State
#80 Hawaii
@ #36 Nevada
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
61.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets		 494.53 #6 ACC 13 [FCS] Jacksonville State
@ #67 Mississippi State
@ #108 Vanderbilt
#49 Georgia
62.
USF Bulls		 493.71 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Wofford
@ #120 Western Kentucky
[FCS] Charleston Southern
@ #58 Florida State
#16 Miami
63.
California Golden Bears		 492.45 #4 Pac-10 12 #110 Maryland
[FCS] Eastern Washington
@ #63 Minnesota
64.
Colorado State Rams		 489.79 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #98 Colorado
[FCS] Weber State
#36 Nevada
@ #59 Idaho
65.
Wyoming Cowboys		 487.40 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Weber State
#1 Texas
@ #98 Colorado
@ #83 FAU
66.
Indiana Hoosiers		 486.67 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Eastern Kentucky
#96 Western Michigan
@ #106 Akron
@ #102 Virginia
67.
Cincinnati Bearcats		 486.58 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] SE Missouri State
@ #27 Oregon State
#42 Fresno State
@ #115 Miami (OH)
#103 Illinois
68.
NC State Wolfpack		 483.51 #6 ACC 12 #51 South Carolina
[FCS] Murray State
[FCS] Gardner-Webb
#17 Pittsburgh
69.
East Carolina Pirates		 480.20 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Appalachian State
@ #18 West Virginia
@ #37 North Carolina
#11 Virginia Tech
70.
Iowa State Cyclones		 478.38 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] North Dakota State
#9 Iowa
@ #93 Kent State
#99 Army
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
71.
Ole Miss Rebels		 477.09 #1 SEC 12 @ #111 Memphis
[FCS] SE Louisiana
#77 UAB
[FCS] Northern Arizona
72.
Michigan Wolverines		 475.45 #5 Big Ten 12 #96 Western Michigan
#57 Notre Dame
#119 Eastern Michigan
[FCS] Delaware State
73.
Kansas State Wildcats		 474.33 #3 Big XII 12 [FCS] UMass
@ #78 UL Lafayette
@ #60 UCLA
[FCS] Tennessee Tech
74.
Tulane Green Wave		 473.42 #10 C-USA 12 #12 BYU
[FCS] McNeese State
@ #99 Army
@ #14 LSU
75.
UAB Blazers		 471.92 #10 C-USA 12 @ #23 Troy
@ #61 Texas A&M
@ #45 Ole Miss
#83 FAU
76.
Marshall Thundering Herd		 471.63 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Southern Illinois
@ #11 Virginia Tech
#52 Bowling Green
@ #18 West Virginia
77.
Fresno State Bulldogs		 470.73 #9 WAC 12 [FCS] UC Davis
@ #21 Wisconsin
@ #3 Cincinnati
@ #103 Illinois
78.
Boston College Eagles		 469.86 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Northeastern
#93 Kent State
@ #57 Notre Dame
#15 Central Michigan
79.
UCF Knights		 468.50 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Samford
#82 Buffalo
#16 Miami
@ #1 Texas
80.
Bowling Green Falcons		 467.41 #11 MAC 12 #23 Troy
@ #35 Missouri
@ #70 Marshall
#6 Boise State
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
81.
San Diego State Aztecs		 466.69 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #60 UCLA
[FCS] Southern Utah
@ #59 Idaho
#113 New Mexico State
82.
Air Force Falcons		 464.40 #7 Mountain West 12 [FCS] Nicholls State
@ #63 Minnesota
@ #34 Navy
#99 Army
83.
Utah Utes		 462.15 #7 Mountain West 12 #94 Utah State
@ #114 San Jose State
@ #7 Oregon
#88 Louisville
84.
Penn State Nittany Lions		 460.64 #5 Big Ten 12 #106 Akron
#89 Syracuse
#38 Temple
[FCS] Eastern Illinois
85.
Akron Zips		 457.53 #11 MAC 12 @ #13 Penn State
[FCS] Morgan State
#95 Indiana
@ #89 Syracuse
86.
Buffalo Bulls		 450.48 #11 MAC 12 @ #97 UTEP
#17 Pittsburgh
@ #47 UCF
[FCS] Gardner Webb
87.
BYU Cougars		 445.79 #7 Mountain West 12 % #31 Oklahoma
@ #107 Tulane
#58 Florida State
#94 Utah State
88.
Rutgers Scarlet Knights		 444.26 #2 Big East 12 [FCS] Howard
#104 FIU
@ #110 Maryland
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #99 Army
89.
Duke Blue Devils		 444.23 #6 ACC 12 [FCS] Richmond
@ #99 Army
@ #75 Kansas
[FCS] NC Central
90.
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers		 443.93 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #43 Tennessee
#56 USF
[FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #34 Navy
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
91.
Hawaii Warriors		 438.01 #9 WAC 13 [FCS] Central Arkansas
@ #116 Washington State
@ #79 UNLV
#34 Navy
#21 Wisconsin
92.
Navy Midshipmen		 436.90 #8 Independent 13 @ #8 Ohio State
#91 Louisiana Tech
@ #17 Pittsburgh
#120 Western Kentucky
#54 Air Force
@ #109 Rice
@ #64 SMU
#76 Wake Forest
#38 Temple
[FCS] Delaware
@ #80 Hawaii
93.
Nevada Wolfpack		 436.90 #9 WAC 12 @ #57 Notre Dame
@ #105 Colorado State
#35 Missouri
#79 UNLV
94.
TCU Horned Frogs		 436.75 #7 Mountain West 12 @ #102 Virginia
[FCS] Texas State
@ #33 Clemson
#64 SMU
95.
New Mexico State Aggies		 436.60 #9 WAC 13 [FCS] Prairie View A&M
#97 UTEP
@ #118 New Mexico
@ #100 San Diego State
@ #8 Ohio State
96.
Eastern Michigan Eagles		 436.28 #11 MAC 12 #99 Army
@ #53 Northwestern
@ #81 Michigan
@ #39 Arkansas
97.
SMU Mustangs		 435.31 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Stephen F. Austin
@ #116 Washington State
@ #4 TCU
#34 Navy
98.
North Texas Mean Green		 433.79 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #117 Ball State
#46 Ohio
@ #2 Alabama
#99 Army
99.
Houston Cougars		 432.18 #10 C-USA 13 [FCS] Northwestern State
@ #22 Oklahoma State
#29 Texas Tech
@ #67 Mississippi State
100.
Troy Trojans		 431.44 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #52 Bowling Green
@ #5 Florida
#77 UAB
@ #39 Arkansas
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
101.
FAU Owls		 430.98 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #19 Nebraska
@ #51 South Carolina
#72 Wyoming
@ #77 UAB
102.
Arkansas State Red Wolves		 430.63 #12 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] Miss Valley State
@ #19 Nebraska
@ #9 Iowa
@ #88 Louisville
103.
Idaho Vandals		 425.47 #9 WAC 12 @ #69 Washington
#100 San Diego State
@ #66 Northern Illinois
#105 Colorado State
104.
Northwestern Wildcats		 424.58 #5 Big Ten 12 [FCS] Towson
#119 Eastern Michigan
@ #89 Syracuse
#115 Miami (OH)
105.
UL Monroe Warhawks		 423.05 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #1 Texas
[FCS] Texas Southern
@ #90 Arizona State
@ #55 Kentucky
106.
Tulsa Golden Hurricane		 421.83 #10 C-USA 12 @ #118 New Mexico
@ #31 Oklahoma
[FCS] Sam Houston State
#6 Boise State
107.
UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns		 419.90 #12 Sun Belt 12 [FCS] Southern
#73 Kansas State
@ #14 LSU
@ #19 Nebraska
108.
Ball State Cardinals		 417.87 #11 MAC 12 #112 North Texas
[FCS] New Hampshire
@ #99 Army
@ #48 Auburn
109.
UTEP Miners		 417.71 #10 C-USA 12 #82 Buffalo
#75 Kansas
@ #113 New Mexico State
@ #1 Texas
110.
Toledo Rockets		 413.57 #11 MAC 12 @ #71 Purdue
#98 Colorado
% #8 Ohio State
@ #104 FIU
Rank Program Score Conference # Games Non-Conference Games
111.
Southern Miss Golden Eagles		 410.45 #10 C-USA 12 [FCS] Alcorn State
#102 Virginia
@ #75 Kansas
@ #88 Louisville
112.
Boise State Broncos		 409.86 #9 WAC 13 #7 Oregon
#115 Miami (OH)
@ #52 Bowling Green
[FCS] UC Davis
@ #87 Tulsa
113.
Ohio Bobcats		 406.17 #11 MAC 13 #44 Connecticut
@ #112 North Texas
[FCS] Cal Poly
@ #43 Tennessee
114.
Central Michigan Chippewas		 399.88 #11 MAC 13 @ #28 Arizona
@ #65 Michigan State
[FCS] Alcorn State
@ #40 Boston College
115.
Kent State Golden Flashes		 382.58 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Coastal Carolina
@ #40 Boston College
#68 Iowa State
@ #86 Baylor
116.
Northern Illinois Huskies		 381.19 #11 MAC 12 @ #21 Wisconsin
[FCS] Western Illinois
@ #71 Purdue
#59 Idaho
117.
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders		 352.97 #12 Sun Belt 12 @ #33 Clemson
#111 Memphis
@ #110 Maryland
#67 Mississippi State
118.
Temple Owls		 351.58 #11 MAC 12 [FCS] Villanova
@ #13 Penn State
#99 Army
@ #34 Navy
119.
Army Black Knights		 349.35 #8 Independent 12 @ #119 Eastern Michigan
#92 Duke
#117 Ball State
@ #68 Iowa State
#107 Tulane
#108 Vanderbilt
@ #38 Temple
#50 Rutgers
@ #54 Air Force
[FCS] VMI
@ #112 North Texas
120.
Western Michigan Broncos		 343.74 #11 MAC 12 @ #81 Michigan
@ #95 Indiana
[FCS] Hofstra
@ #65 Michigan State

@ indicates an away game

% indicates a neutral site game

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