2026 College Football Strength of Schedule

Strength of schedule played and remaining for all 138 teams.

Updated Oct 28, 2026, 4:34 AM ET

At a glance

Hardest played: Texas; Avg opp rank 25.0
Easiest played: UConn; Avg opp rank 112.7
Hardest remaining: Texas A&M; Avg opp rank 16.3
Easiest remaining: North Dakota State; Avg opp rank 128.5
Biggest schedule swing: Northwestern; 60th-easiest played → 5th-hardest remaining

Schedule played

How strong the opponents each team has played have been.

Opp RkAverage Opponent Rank: The average current Power Rank of the opponents. Lower is harder. Quick to read, but a rank hides how far apart teams are.
Opp W%Average Opponent Win%: The opponents’ combined winning percentage. Records only: it doesn’t weigh who those wins came against or where the games were played.
Opp EloAverage Opponent Elo: The opponents’ average rating, adjusted for where each game is played: a road game counts the opponent as stronger, a home game as weaker.

Rank	Team
1	Texas5-2	25.0	.722	1787	1927
2	Purdue3-4	26.3	.762	1672	1592
3	Florida5-2	32.0	.667	1690	1747
4	Kentucky7-1	33.7	.584	1678	1829
5	Arkansas3-4	34.3	.664	1689	1649
6	Oregon4-3	34.5	.768	1661	1837
7	Alabama6-2	35.8	.623	1733	1922
8	Mississippi State4-3	36.0	.602	1734	1679
9	LSU6-2	36.9	.645	1657	1898
10	Texas A&M4-4	38.4	.638	1660	1750
11	Ole Miss5-2	38.9	.569	1719	1939
12	Auburn4-3	39.1	.615	1713	1706
tied for 13	South Carolina4-3	39.5	.673	1633	1754
tied for 13	Iowa State3-4	39.5	.717	1651	1653
15	Vanderbilt3-5	39.9	.625	1664	1677
16	Oklahoma4-3	40.6	.656	1712	1821
tied for 17	Florida State3-4	41.0	.685	1656	1602
tied for 17	Colorado2-5	41.0	.714	1663	1474
19	Michigan State2-6	43.0	.739	1691	1521
20	Maryland2-5	43.3	.696	1651	1483
21	Louisville4-3	45.8	.619	1627	1752
22	Georgia6-1	46.0	.512	1601	1998
23	Michigan4-3	46.7	.582	1644	1790
24	California3-5	46.9	.719	1613	1496
25	Indiana7-1	47.1	.625	1632	2037
26	Iowa5-2	47.3	.524	1614	1851
27	Stanford4-4	48.0	.628	1629	1565
28	Kansas3-4	48.5	.667	1591	1561
29	North Carolina4-3	48.7	.604	1630	1623
30	Clemson4-3	49.0	.646	1605	1678
31	Wisconsin5-2	49.3	.622	1611	1756
32	Tennessee6-2	50.0	.495	1617	1872
33	BYU6-1	50.2	.595	1602	1839
34	UCF4-3	50.7	.658	1597	1632
35	Missouri5-2	50.8	.560	1608	1836
36	Houston6-2	51.1	.694	1622	1779
37	Illinois4-3	51.5	.565	1606	1731
tied for 38	Minnesota5-2	51.8	.497	1564	1703
tied for 38	Cincinnati5-2	51.8	.685	1576	1695
40	NC State3-4	54.7	.586	1582	1604
41	TCU3-4	55.0	.616	1557	1671
42	Boston College4-3	55.5	.586	1578	1606
43	Georgia Tech2-5	55.7	.595	1567	1524
44	Washington State1-7	55.7	.633	1602	1427
45	West Virginia5-3	56.1	.561	1572	1617
46	Rutgers2-5	56.3	.640	1597	1543
47	Arizona State4-3	57.7	.530	1574	1668
48	Ohio State6-1	58.3	.559	1659	2036
49	USC6-2	58.6	.533	1617	1793
50	Penn State3-4	59.6	.625	1624	1708
51	Utah State2-5	60.2	.592	1594	1428
52	Oklahoma State5-2	60.7	.551	1565	1626
53	Washington4-3	60.8	.503	1547	1756
54	Pittsburgh5-3	61.3	.645	1571	1635
55	Syracuse3-4	62.3	.536	1573	1477
tied for 56	Miami7-0	63.0	.560	1549	1979
tied for 56	Kansas State4-3	63.0	.503	1536	1653
58	Virginia4-4	63.1	.569	1535	1608
59	Baylor4-3	65.5	.500	1546	1662
60	San Diego State3-5	65.6	.702	1564	1431
tied for 61	Nebraska5-2	65.7	.497	1548	1746
tied for 61	Duke5-2	65.7	.476	1545	1742
63	Tulane3-4	66.7	.640	1588	1585
64	Notre Dame6-1	66.9	.492	1589	1883
65	Wake Forest6-1	67.4	.490	1615	1795
66	Georgia Southern3-4	67.7	.574	1556	1529
67	Colorado State3-4	68.7	.670	1519	1362
68	Arizona6-1	69.0	.458	1513	1836
69	Rice1-7	69.3	.653	1557	1301
70	Charlotte1-6	69.5	.634	1559	1270
71	UTEP1-6	69.8	.607	1533	1185
72	Utah7-0	70.0	.435	1511	1912
73	UCLA7-0	71.1	.429	1578	1806
74	SMU6-1	71.7	.470	1495	1797
75	Texas State4-3	72.0	.565	1508	1595
76	Texas Tech6-1	72.3	.527	1508	1817
77	Kent State3-5	72.4	.574	1543	1350
78	Louisiana Tech5-2	72.7	.509	1516	1567
79	Northwestern6-1	73.3	.417	1517	1780
80	Old Dominion2-6	73.7	.640	1533	1438
tied for 81	Temple2-5	74.2	.554	1485	1356
tied for 81	Northern Illinois0-7	74.2	.622	1545	1184
83	Boise State6-1	74.3	.488	1539	1744
tied for 84	Virginia Tech6-2	77.6	.423	1514	1674
tied for 84	Central Michigan3-5	77.6	.658	1508	1393
86	South Alabama4-3	78.3	.545	1516	1492
87	North Texas5-2	78.8	.491	1534	1660
88	UTSA7-1	79.1	.467	1515	1717
89	Southern Miss2-5	79.3	.521	1496	1356
90	Ball State3-5	80.4	.582	1534	1303
91	Navy2-5	80.7	.682	1514	1505
92	Kennesaw State1-6	81.3	.628	1496	1347
tied for 93	UAB4-3	82.0	.467	1478	1480
tied for 93	Tulsa4-4	82.0	.444	1478	1435
95	Coastal Carolina2-5	82.8	.616	1484	1384
96	East Carolina3-4	83.2	.527	1509	1526
97	Memphis6-2	84.7	.500	1490	1600
tied for 98	Western Kentucky3-5	85.3	.513	1528	1398
tied for 98	Akron1-7	85.3	.566	1509	1243
100	Marshall4-3	86.3	.518	1467	1504
101	Western Michigan5-3	86.7	.526	1502	1563
102	Oregon State5-2	86.8	.446	1454	1559
103	UL Monroe1-6	87.0	.595	1490	1275
104	Missouri State3-5	88.1	.439	1466	1369
105	UNLV4-3	88.6	.526	1507	1574
106	Bowling Green2-6	88.7	.515	1464	1322
107	App State5-2	88.8	.402	1452	1501
108	Army5-2	90.3	.560	1458	1631
109	Georgia State4-3	91.2	.390	1455	1454
110	Florida Atlantic5-2	92.2	.402	1437	1489
111	Arkansas State4-4	92.3	.482	1463	1495
112	Delaware4-4	92.9	.477	1455	1481
113	Hawai'i2-6	93.0	.507	1476	1396
114	Buffalo5-3	93.3	.497	1407	1464
115	James Madison7-1	94.0	.538	1460	1765
116	Louisiana5-3	94.4	.485	1452	1533
117	North Dakota State6-2	94.9	.577	1446	1588
tied for 118	Fresno State4-3	95.3	.408	1479	1593
tied for 118	Sam Houston1-7	95.3	.546	1451	1201
120	New Mexico6-1	96.2	.420	1417	1645
121	Jacksonville State5-2	96.3	.512	1434	1528
122	Middle Tennessee4-3	96.8	.512	1458	1375
tied for 123	Miami (OH)5-3	97.1	.452	1427	1469
tied for 123	San José State4-4	97.1	.459	1450	1355
125	South Florida5-2	97.2	.488	1425	1598
126	Eastern Michigan4-5	97.5	.464	1434	1390
tied for 127	Florida International3-4	98.7	.628	1427	1423
tied for 127	New Mexico State3-4	98.7	.411	1427	1358
129	Air Force5-2	99.0	.443	1411	1493
130	Troy3-4	99.8	.363	1401	1403
131	Ohio6-2	100.9	.474	1422	1600
132	Sacramento State1-7	101.3	.520	1419	1229
133	Massachusetts4-4	102.3	.446	1396	1301
134	Liberty6-1	105.8	.384	1400	1576
135	Toledo6-2	106.6	.426	1392	1581
136	Nevada3-4	109.8	.509	1368	1386
137	Wyoming5-3	111.1	.431	1378	1462
138	UConn4-3	112.7	.402	1374	1573

Opp Rk: Average Opponent Rank
Opp W%: Average Opponent Win%
Opp Elo: Average Opponent Elo

Schedule remaining

How strong each team’s remaining opponents are.

Rank	Team
1	Texas A&M4-4	16.3	.652	1843	1750
2	LSU6-2	19.3	.661	1842	1898
3	Missouri5-2	19.4	.689	1830	1836
4	Arkansas3-4	20.0	.664	1810	1649
5	Northwestern6-1	21.2	.686	1846	1780
6	Kentucky7-1	22.5	.688	1802	1829
7	Minnesota5-2	22.8	.775	1832	1703
8	Oklahoma4-3	23.0	.643	1791	1821
9	Vanderbilt3-5	23.5	.696	1805	1677
tied for 10	Ohio State6-1	24.0	.693	1775	2036
tied for 10	Mississippi State4-3	24.0	.594	1685	1679
12	Tennessee6-2	25.8	.625	1789	1872
13	Ole Miss5-2	26.0	.643	1647	1939
14	Auburn4-3	27.0	.616	1702	1706
15	Florida5-2	29.4	.621	1800	1747
tied for 16	USC6-2	30.0	.754	1840	1793
tied for 16	South Carolina4-3	30.0	.586	1793	1754
18	Texas5-2	30.4	.593	1777	1927
19	Georgia Tech2-5	31.0	.696	1786	1524
20	Alabama6-2	31.3	.565	1633	1922
21	Nebraska5-2	32.2	.600	1798	1746
22	Baylor4-3	33.0	.693	1758	1662
23	West Virginia5-3	33.3	.759	1767	1617
24	Oregon4-3	33.4	.621	1762	1837
25	Georgia6-1	34.0	.600	1746	1998
26	Arizona6-1	34.8	.686	1730	1836
27	TCU3-4	35.0	.743	1741	1671
28	Washington4-3	35.2	.568	1784	1756
tied for 29	Utah7-0	35.6	.696	1746	1912
tied for 29	Purdue3-4	35.6	.604	1781	1592
31	Michigan State2-6	37.0	.500	1732	1521
32	Illinois4-3	37.6	.714	1748	1731
tied for 33	Iowa5-2	39.0	.657	1707	1851
tied for 33	Duke5-2	39.0	.686	1747	1742
35	Maryland2-5	39.6	.579	1702	1483
36	Cincinnati5-2	39.8	.664	1746	1695
37	Syracuse3-4	40.0	.657	1699	1477
38	Indiana7-1	40.5	.616	1675	2037
39	Virginia Tech6-2	41.0	.714	1737	1674
40	Michigan4-3	41.2	.593	1763	1790
41	Miami7-0	42.6	.693	1691	1979
tied for 42	Boston College4-3	42.8	.686	1751	1606
tied for 42	Rutgers2-5	42.8	.536	1690	1543
44	Colorado2-5	44.8	.636	1671	1474
45	BYU6-1	45.4	.657	1685	1839
46	Texas Tech6-1	46.0	.639	1668	1817
47	Kansas3-4	46.8	.639	1691	1561
48	North Carolina4-3	47.0	.614	1689	1623
49	Stanford4-4	47.5	.638	1716	1565
50	UCLA7-0	48.4	.607	1666	1806
51	Arizona State4-3	48.8	.657	1696	1668
52	Oklahoma State5-2	50.0	.571	1685	1626
53	SMU6-1	51.2	.679	1693	1797
54	Wake Forest6-1	51.3	.589	1570	1795
tied for 55	Iowa State3-4	51.4	.629	1639	1653
tied for 55	Florida State3-4	51.4	.582	1640	1602
57	Kansas State4-3	54.6	.543	1666	1653
58	Virginia4-4	54.8	.638	1647	1608
59	Notre Dame6-1	55.2	.629	1658	1883
60	Louisville4-3	59.2	.571	1649	1752
61	Wisconsin5-2	60.4	.486	1649	1756
62	Houston6-2	63.0	.549	1612	1779
63	Clemson4-3	63.4	.486	1634	1678
64	Penn State3-4	63.6	.457	1601	1708
65	California3-5	64.3	.513	1603	1496
66	UCF4-3	65.8	.457	1589	1632
67	Pittsburgh5-3	68.5	.415	1593	1635
68	Florida Atlantic5-2	69.6	.646	1601	1489
69	NC State3-4	70.2	.504	1574	1604
70	Oregon State5-2	70.3	.571	1590	1559
71	Texas State4-3	73.8	.567	1581	1595
72	Troy3-4	75.2	.618	1584	1403
73	Rice1-7	75.5	.536	1558	1301
74	Navy2-5	77.6	.550	1534	1505
75	UConn4-3	78.0	.607	1542	1573
76	Nevada3-4	80.2	.536	1535	1386
77	Colorado State3-4	80.8	.460	1584	1362
78	UAB4-3	82.2	.546	1534	1480
79	Coastal Carolina2-5	82.8	.564	1551	1384
80	South Florida5-2	83.6	.579	1522	1598
81	Memphis6-2	84.0	.500	1522	1600
82	San Diego State3-5	84.7	.423	1509	1431
83	Tulsa4-4	84.8	.540	1515	1435
84	Wyoming5-3	85.5	.536	1494	1462
85	San José State4-4	86.4	.579	1454	1355
86	North Texas5-2	87.2	.543	1500	1660
87	Southern Miss2-5	87.4	.511	1522	1356
88	UTSA7-1	88.0	.625	1516	1717
89	Air Force5-2	89.8	.557	1464	1493
90	Charlotte1-6	90.6	.443	1492	1270
91	Army5-2	93.0	.461	1471	1631
92	Georgia State4-3	93.2	.525	1476	1454
93	Miami (OH)5-3	93.5	.594	1494	1469
94	Temple2-5	94.0	.432	1497	1356
tied for 95	Boise State6-1	94.5	.522	1451	1744
tied for 95	Akron1-7	94.5	.625	1446	1243
tied for 97	Fresno State4-3	94.8	.500	1486	1593
tied for 97	Utah State2-5	94.8	.522	1486	1428
99	Georgia Southern3-4	95.0	.600	1471	1529
100	East Carolina3-4	95.2	.514	1454	1526
101	UL Monroe1-6	96.2	.539	1463	1275
102	South Alabama4-3	97.4	.554	1458	1492
103	Tulane3-4	97.6	.439	1467	1585
104	Missouri State3-5	98.0	.607	1471	1369
105	Washington State1-7	99.0	.458	–	1427
106	New Mexico State3-4	99.2	.604	1452	1358
107	App State5-2	101.2	.457	1465	1501
108	Western Kentucky3-5	101.3	.571	1456	1398
109	Louisiana Tech5-2	101.6	.443	1469	1567
tied for 110	Old Dominion2-6	102.0	.429	1454	1438
tied for 110	Bowling Green2-6	102.0	.563	1449	1322
112	New Mexico6-1	103.0	.568	1469	1645
113	Ball State3-5	103.5	.563	1440	1303
114	Marshall4-3	103.6	.421	1454	1504
115	UTEP1-6	104.2	.468	1439	1185
116	Northern Illinois0-7	105.0	.479	1432	1184
117	Eastern Michigan4-5	106.7	.458	1412	1390
118	Sacramento State1-7	107.0	.438	1430	1229
119	James Madison7-1	107.5	.393	1429	1765
120	UNLV4-3	107.6	.482	1392	1574
121	Ohio6-2	109.5	.469	1399	1600
122	Arkansas State4-4	109.8	.393	1407	1495
123	Sam Houston1-7	110.5	.464	1418	1201
124	Florida International3-4	111.0	.400	1409	1423
125	Delaware4-4	111.3	.429	1414	1481
126	Louisiana5-3	112.5	.393	1401	1533
127	Middle Tennessee4-3	114.4	.386	1362	1375
128	Toledo6-2	114.8	.406	1363	1581
129	Hawai'i2-6	115.0	.362	1347	1396
130	Kennesaw State1-6	115.4	.400	1390	1347
131	Massachusetts4-4	116.0	.375	1362	1301
132	Liberty6-1	117.0	.436	1370	1576
133	Jacksonville State5-2	117.8	.361	1376	1528
tied for 134	Western Michigan5-3	120.0	.361	1320	1563
tied for 134	Buffalo5-3	120.0	.375	1388	1464
136	Kent State3-5	120.3	.361	1389	1350
137	Central Michigan3-5	120.8	.392	1382	1393
138	North Dakota State6-2	128.5	.223	1280	1588

Opp Rk: Average Opponent Rank
Opp W%: Average Opponent Win%
Opp Elo: Average Opponent Elo