2026-27 Southern Strength of Schedule
How tough Southern’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 31, 2026, 8:07 PM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Remaining
Toughest stretch · Jan 2 – Jan 23
- Jan 2@ TXSO#347
- Jan 4@ PV#288
- Jan 9FAMU#317
- Jan 11BCU#296
- Jan 16GRAM#356
- Jan 23@ UAPB#353
Average opponent rank 326.2
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–122)
- –
- 8 left · 8 on road
- vs Middle (123–244)
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- 3 left · 3 on road
- vs Bottom (245–365)
- –
- 18 left · 9 on road
8 of Southern’s 8 remaining games against the top third are on the road.
SWAC conference schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Mississippi Valley State0-0 | – | – | 241 | 218.1 |
 Jackson State0-0 | – | – | 278 | 231.1 |
 Southern0-0 | – | – | 291 | 234.9 |
 Bethune-Cookman0-0 | – | – | 292 | 235.0 |
 Alcorn State0-0 | – | – | 301 | 239.1 |
 Arkansas-Pine Bluff0-0 | – | – | 313 | 242.1 |
 Alabama State0-0 | – | – | tied for 332 | 254.0 |
 Prairie View A&M0-0 | – | – | 344 | 258.9 |
 Texas Southern0-0 | – | – | 350 | 260.1 |
 Grambling0-0 | – | – | 358 | 268.9 |
 Florida A&M0-0 | – | – | 359 | 269.5 |
 Alabama A&M0-0 | – | – | 364 | 284.0 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank