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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 |
737.91 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | #5 LSU #47 Idaho @ #25 Notre Dame |
| 2. |  Miami Hurricanes |
676.25 | #6 ACC | 4 | #41 Oklahoma |
| 3. |  Fresno State Bulldogs |
672.10 | #10 WAC | 4 | [FCS] UC Davis @ #14 Wisconsin @ #8 Cincinnati |
| 4. |  FIU Golden Panthers |
657.33 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #2 Alabama @ #38 Rutgers #64 Toledo |
| 5. |  Virginia Tech Hokies |
648.68 | #6 ACC | 5 | % #2 Alabama #71 Marshall #19 Nebraska |
| 6. |  Georgia Bulldogs |
645.83 | #1 SEC | 5 | @ #35 Oklahoma State #75 Arizona State |
| 7. |  Illinois Fighting Illini |
644.19 | #5 Big Ten | 4 | % #12 Missouri [FCS] Illinois State |
| 8. |  Clemson Tigers |
637.17 | #6 ACC | 5 | #53 Middle Tennessee #6 TCU |
| 9. |  Bowling Green Falcons |
627.84 | #12 MAC | 5 | #54 Troy @ #12 Missouri @ #71 Marshall #7 Boise State |
| 10. |  Florida State Seminoles |
624.91 | #6 ACC | 5 | [FCS] Jacksonville State @ #23 BYU #20 USF |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 11. |  Washington State Cougars |
618.82 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | #89 Hawaii #91 SMU |
| 12. |  San Jose State Spartans |
616.58 | #10 WAC | 4 | @ #11 USC #28 Utah @ #24 Stanford [FCS] Cal Poly |
| 13. |  FAU Owls |
613.12 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #19 Nebraska @ #29 South Carolina #77 Wyoming |
| 14. |  Michigan State Spartans |
609.80 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | [FCS] Montana State #40 Central Michigan @ #25 Notre Dame |
| 15. |  Arkansas State Red Wolves |
608.34 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | [FCS] Miss Valley State @ #19 Nebraska @ #4 Iowa |
| 16. |  Mississippi State Bulldogs |
603.04 | #1 SEC | 5 | [FCS] Jackson State #26 Georgia Tech |
| 17. |  Nevada Wolfpack |
601.85 | #10 WAC | 4 | @ #25 Notre Dame @ #63 Colorado State #12 Missouri #97 UNLV |
| 18. |  Arkansas Razorbacks |
597.40 | #1 SEC | 4 | [FCS] Missouri State % #50 Texas A&M |
| 19. |  UTEP Miners |
596.65 | #9 C-USA | 5 | #102 Buffalo #16 Kansas @ #111 New Mexico State @ #1 Texas |
| 20. |  Purdue Boilermakers |
592.80 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | #64 Toledo @ #18 Oregon #55 Northern Illinois #25 Notre Dame |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 21. |  Oklahoma Sooners |
591.33 | #2 Big XII | 4 | % #23 BYU [FCS] Idaho State #37 Tulsa @ #15 Miami |
| 22. |  Arizona Wildcats |
587.06 | #4 Pac-10 | 4 | #40 Central Michigan [FCS] Northern Arizona @ #4 Iowa |
| 23. |  Miami (OH) Red Hawks |
584.56 | #12 MAC | 5 | % #56 Kentucky @ #7 Boise State #8 Cincinnati |
| 24. |  Tennessee Volunteers |
579.28 | #1 SEC | 5 | #120 Western Kentucky #39 UCLA #74 Ohio |
| 25. |  UL Lafayette Ragin Cajuns |
579.25 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | [FCS] Southern #80 Kansas State @ #5 LSU @ #19 Nebraska |
| 26. |  Utah State Aggies |
569.88 | #10 WAC | 4 | @ #28 Utah @ #50 Texas A&M [FCS] Southern Utah @ #23 BYU |
| 27. |  Oregon Ducks |
559.93 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | @ #7 Boise State #95 Purdue #28 Utah |
| 28. |  Kentucky Wildcats |
558.95 | #1 SEC | 4 | % #117 Miami (OH) #100 Louisville |
| 29. |  California Golden Bears |
556.65 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | #87 Maryland [FCS] Eastern Washington @ #46 Minnesota |
| 30. |  Minnesota Golden Gophers |
554.33 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | @ #88 Syracuse #61 Air Force #42 California |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 31. |  Ohio State Buckeyes |
553.91 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | #44 Navy #11 USC % #64 Toledo |
| 32. |  Rice Owls |
552.38 | #9 C-USA | 5 | @ #48 Texas Tech @ #35 Oklahoma State #82 Vanderbilt |
| 33. |  Syracuse Orange |
550.08 | #3 Big East | 5 | #46 Minnesota @ #17 Penn State #73 Northwestern [FCS] Maine |
| 34. |  Buffalo Bulls |
544.76 | #12 MAC | 5 | @ #72 UTEP #27 Pittsburgh @ #79 UCF |
| 35. |  Louisville Cardinals |
542.46 | #3 Big East | 4 | [FCS] Indiana State @ #56 Kentucky @ #28 Utah |
| 36. |  Colorado Buffaloes |
540.00 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #63 Colorado State @ #64 Toledo #77 Wyoming @ #34 West Virginia |
| 37. |  Virginia Cavaliers |
538.67 | #6 ACC | 4 | [FCS] William & Mary #6 TCU @ #58 Southern Miss |
| 38. |  Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
537.42 | #6 ACC | 5 | #43 Baylor #24 Stanford [FCS] Elon |
| 39. |  Akron Zips |
535.67 | #12 MAC | 4 | @ #17 Penn State [FCS] Morgan State #69 Indiana |
| 40. |  Troy Trojans |
521.76 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #94 Bowling Green @ #3 Florida #90 UAB |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 41. |  New Mexico Lobos |
521.26 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | @ #50 Texas A&M #37 Tulsa #111 New Mexico State @ #48 Texas Tech |
| 42. |  USC Trojans |
519.20 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | #103 San Jose State @ #13 Ohio State |
| 43. |  North Texas Mean Green |
518.75 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #119 Ball State #74 Ohio @ #2 Alabama |
| 44. |  Navy Midshipmen |
518.06 | #7 Independent | 5 | @ #13 Ohio State #78 Louisiana Tech @ #27 Pittsburgh #120 Western Kentucky #61 Air Force |
| 45. |  Maryland Terrapins |
515.66 | #6 ACC | 5 | @ #42 California [FCS] James Madison #53 Middle Tennessee #38 Rutgers |
| 46. |  Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |
514.29 | #6 ACC | 5 | [FCS] Jacksonville State @ #83 Mississippi State |
| 47. |  Louisiana Tech Bulldogs |
513.32 | #10 WAC | 4 | @ #9 Auburn @ #44 Navy [FCS] Nicholls State |
| 48. |  Oregon State Beavers |
510.52 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | [FCS] Portland State @ #97 UNLV #8 Cincinnati |
| 49. |  Iowa Hawkeyes |
509.85 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | [FCS] Northern Iowa @ #76 Iowa State #22 Arizona #92 Arkansas State |
| 50. |  LSU Tigers |
508.68 | #1 SEC | 5 | @ #65 Washington #70 UL Lafayette |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 51. |  Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
508.35 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #67 Tennessee #20 USF [FCS] Central Arkansas @ #44 Navy |
| 52. |  Texas Longhorns |
497.64 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #68 UL Monroe @ #77 Wyoming #72 UTEP |
| 53. |  UCLA Bruins |
496.38 | #4 Pac-10 | 4 | #105 San Diego State @ #67 Tennessee #80 Kansas State |
| 54. |  North Carolina Tar Heels |
494.80 | #6 ACC | 5 | [FCS] The Citadel @ #36 Connecticut #62 East Carolina |
| 55. |  Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
490.44 | #7 Independent | 5 | #84 Nevada @ #31 Michigan #66 Michigan State @ #95 Purdue #65 Washington |
| 56. |  Houston Cougars |
488.60 | #9 C-USA | 4 | [FCS] Northwestern State @ #35 Oklahoma State #48 Texas Tech |
| 57. |  Memphis Tigers |
487.02 | #9 C-USA | 5 | #21 Ole Miss @ #53 Middle Tennessee [FCS] UT Martin |
| 58. |  Arizona State Sun Devils |
485.84 | #4 Pac-10 | 4 | [FCS] Idaho State #68 UL Monroe @ #33 Georgia |
| 59. |  Vanderbilt Commodores |
484.90 | #1 SEC | 5 | [FCS] Western Carolina @ #115 Rice |
| 60. |  East Carolina Pirates |
484.73 | #9 C-USA | 5 | [FCS] Appalachian State @ #34 West Virginia @ #51 North Carolina |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 61. |  Alabama Crimson Tide |
482.61 | #1 SEC | 5 | % #10 Virginia Tech #114 FIU #110 North Texas |
| 62. |  Nebraska Cornhuskers |
481.89 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #112 FAU #92 Arkansas State @ #10 Virginia Tech #70 UL Lafayette |
| 63. |  South Carolina Gamecocks |
477.43 | #1 SEC | 5 | @ #59 NC State #112 FAU [FCS] SC State |
| 64. |  Eastern Michigan Eagles |
476.53 | #12 MAC | 4 | #109 Army @ #73 Northwestern @ #31 Michigan |
| 65. |  West Virginia Mountaineers |
476.13 | #3 Big East | 4 | [FCS] Liberty #62 East Carolina @ #9 Auburn #96 Colorado |
| 66. |  NC State Wolfpack |
471.83 | #6 ACC | 5 | #29 South Carolina [FCS] Murray State [FCS] Gardner-Webb #27 Pittsburgh |
| 67. |  Penn State Nittany Lions |
471.81 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | #108 Akron #88 Syracuse #81 Temple |
| 68. |  Stanford Cardinal |
470.35 | #4 Pac-10 | 5 | @ #49 Wake Forest #103 San Jose State |
| 69. |  Northern Illinois Huskies |
466.99 | #12 MAC | 5 | @ #14 Wisconsin [FCS] Western Illinois @ #95 Purdue #47 Idaho |
| 70. |  Colorado State Rams |
466.80 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | @ #96 Colorado [FCS] Weber State #84 Nevada @ #47 Idaho |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 71. |  Indiana Hoosiers |
466.30 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | [FCS] Eastern Kentucky #93 Western Michigan @ #108 Akron |
| 72. |  Connecticut Huskies |
465.52 | #3 Big East | 4 | @ #74 Ohio #51 North Carolina @ #43 Baylor [FCS] Rhode Island |
| 73. |  BYU Cougars |
463.85 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | % #41 Oklahoma @ #99 Tulane #60 Florida State #106 Utah State |
| 74. |  Duke Blue Devils |
455.62 | #6 ACC | 5 | [FCS] Richmond @ #109 Army @ #16 Kansas [FCS] NC Central |
| 75. |  UAB Blazers |
454.20 | #9 C-USA | 5 | @ #54 Troy @ #50 Texas A&M |
| 76. |  Tulane Green Wave |
454.14 | #9 C-USA | 4 | #23 BYU [FCS] McNeese State @ #109 Army |
| 77. |  Texas Tech Red Raiders |
452.97 | #2 Big XII | 5 | [FCS] North Dakota #115 Rice @ #32 Houston #116 New Mexico |
| 78. |  San Diego State Aztecs |
452.96 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | @ #39 UCLA [FCS] Southern Utah @ #47 Idaho #111 New Mexico State |
| 79. |  Wisconsin Badgers |
443.10 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | #55 Northern Illinois #85 Fresno State [FCS] Wofford |
| 80. |  SMU Mustangs |
442.74 | #9 C-USA | 4 | [FCS] Stephen F. Austin @ #107 Washington State @ #6 TCU |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 81. |  Utah Utes |
442.25 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | #106 Utah State @ #103 San Jose State @ #18 Oregon #100 Louisville |
| 82. |  Florida Gators |
439.71 | #1 SEC | 4 | [FCS] Charleston Southern #54 Troy |
| 83. |  Baylor Bears |
439.07 | #2 Big XII | 4 | @ #49 Wake Forest #36 Connecticut [FCS] Northwestern State #104 Kent State |
| 84. |  Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
439.06 | #9 C-USA | 5 | [FCS] Alcorn State #98 Virginia @ #16 Kansas |
| 85. |  Boston College Eagles |
437.09 | #6 ACC | 5 | [FCS] Northeastern #104 Kent State |
| 86. |  Michigan Wolverines |
434.05 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | #93 Western Michigan #25 Notre Dame #118 Eastern Michigan |
| 87. |  UL Monroe Warhawks |
429.87 | #11 Sun Belt | 5 | @ #1 Texas [FCS] Texas Southern @ #75 Arizona State |
| 88. |  Marshall Thundering Herd |
428.04 | #9 C-USA | 5 | [FCS] Southern Illinois @ #10 Virginia Tech #94 Bowling Green |
| 89. |  Idaho Vandals |
426.66 | #10 WAC | 5 | @ #65 Washington #105 San Diego State @ #55 Northern Illinois #63 Colorado State |
| 90. |  Oklahoma State Cowboys |
424.69 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #33 Georgia #32 Houston #115 Rice [FCS] Grambling State |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 91. |  Kent State Golden Flashes |
424.19 | #12 MAC | 5 | [FCS] Coastal Carolina @ #30 Boston College #76 Iowa State @ #43 Baylor |
| 92. |  Ball State Cardinals |
423.12 | #12 MAC | 5 | #110 North Texas [FCS] New Hampshire @ #109 Army @ #9 Auburn |
| 93. |  Auburn Tigers |
422.35 | #1 SEC | 5 | #78 Louisiana Tech #34 West Virginia #119 Ball State |
| 94. |  Western Michigan Broncos |
421.54 | #12 MAC | 5 | @ #31 Michigan @ #69 Indiana [FCS] Hofstra |
| 95. |  Iowa State Cyclones |
416.19 | #2 Big XII | 5 | [FCS] North Dakota State #4 Iowa @ #104 Kent State #109 Army |
| 96. |  Central Michigan Chippewas |
415.98 | #12 MAC | 5 | @ #22 Arizona @ #66 Michigan State [FCS] Alcorn State |
| 97. |  Wyoming Cowboys |
415.72 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | [FCS] Weber State #1 Texas @ #96 Colorado @ #112 FAU |
| 98. |  UNLV Rebels |
411.23 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | [FCS] Sacramento State #45 Oregon State #89 Hawaii @ #84 Nevada |
| 99. |  Rutgers Scarlet Knights |
408.30 | #3 Big East | 4 | [FCS] Howard #114 FIU @ #87 Maryland |
| 100. |  Cincinnati Bearcats |
407.04 | #3 Big East | 5 | [FCS] SE Missouri State @ #45 Oregon State #85 Fresno State @ #117 Miami (OH) |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 101. |  Kansas State Wildcats |
403.38 | #2 Big XII | 5 | [FCS] UMass @ #70 UL Lafayette @ #39 UCLA [FCS] Tennessee Tech |
| 102. |  Ohio Bobcats |
401.24 | #12 MAC | 5 | #36 Connecticut @ #110 North Texas [FCS] Cal Poly @ #67 Tennessee |
| 103. |  Ole Miss Rebels |
400.77 | #1 SEC | 4 | @ #113 Memphis [FCS] SE Louisiana |
| 104. |  Pittsburgh Panthers |
400.28 | #3 Big East | 5 | [FCS] Youngstown State @ #102 Buffalo #44 Navy @ #59 NC State |
| 105. |  Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders |
384.67 | #11 Sun Belt | 4 | @ #52 Clemson #113 Memphis @ #87 Maryland |
| 106. |  Kansas Jayhawks |
384.31 | #2 Big XII | 4 | [FCS] Northern Colorado @ #72 UTEP #101 Duke #58 Southern Miss |
| 107. |  TCU Horned Frogs |
382.71 | #8 Mountain West | 4 | @ #98 Virginia [FCS] Texas State @ #52 Clemson #91 SMU |
| 108. |  Air Force Falcons |
381.23 | #8 Mountain West | 5 | [FCS] Nicholls State @ #46 Minnesota @ #44 Navy |
| 109. |  Boise State Broncos |
375.99 | #10 WAC | 5 | #18 Oregon #117 Miami (OH) @ #94 Bowling Green [FCS] UC Davis |
| 110. |  Toledo Rockets |
371.38 | #12 MAC | 5 | @ #95 Purdue #96 Colorado % #13 Ohio State @ #114 FIU |
| Rank | Program | Score | Conference | # Games | Non-Conference Games |
| 111. |  UCF Knights |
366.36 | #9 C-USA | 5 | [FCS] Samford #102 Buffalo |
| 112. |  Temple Owls |
361.78 | #12 MAC | 4 | [FCS] Villanova @ #17 Penn State |
| 113. |  Texas A&M Aggies |
346.93 | #2 Big XII | 4 | #116 New Mexico #106 Utah State #90 UAB % #57 Arkansas |
| 114. |  Missouri Tigers |
346.74 | #2 Big XII | 4 | % #86 Illinois #94 Bowling Green [FCS] Furman @ #84 Nevada |
| 115. |  New Mexico State Aggies |
344.60 | #10 WAC | 5 | [FCS] Prairie View A&M #72 UTEP @ #116 New Mexico @ #105 San Diego State |
| 116. |  Northwestern Wildcats |
337.15 | #5 Big Ten | 5 | [FCS] Towson #118 Eastern Michigan @ #88 Syracuse |
| 117. |  Hawaii Warriors |
333.37 | #10 WAC | 4 | [FCS] Central Arkansas @ #107 Washington State @ #97 UNLV |
| 118. |  Tulsa Golden Hurricane |
316.40 | #9 C-USA | 5 | @ #116 New Mexico @ #41 Oklahoma [FCS] Sam Houston State |
| 119. |  USF Bulls |
277.57 | #3 Big East | 5 | [FCS] Wofford @ #120 Western Kentucky [FCS] Charleston Southern @ #60 Florida State |
| 120. |  Army Black Knights |
277.31 | #7 Independent | 5 | @ #118 Eastern Michigan #101 Duke #119 Ball State @ #76 Iowa State #99 Tulane |
@ indicates an away game
% indicates a neutral site game
[FCS] indicates an opponent from the Football Championship Subdivision (I-AA)