2026 College Football Strength of Schedule

Strength of schedule played and remaining for all 138 teams.

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:33 AM ET

At a glance

Hardest played: TEXPUR; Tied · avg opp rank 30.5
Easiest played: Wyoming; Avg opp rank 112.5
Hardest remaining: Texas A&M; Avg opp rank 17.0
Easiest remaining: Kent State; Avg opp rank 122.2
Biggest schedule swing: Kent State; 53rd-hardest played → easiest 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
tied for 1	Texas4-2	30.5	.714	1763	1894
tied for 1	Purdue3-4	30.5	.742	1658	1592
3	Florida5-2	32.5	.675	1690	1747
4	Arkansas3-4	32.7	.714	1698	1649
5	Colorado2-4	32.8	.767	1676	1502
6	Oregon4-2	33.6	.814	1637	1896
7	Kentucky6-1	33.7	.595	1674	1808
8	North Carolina4-2	35.0	.681	1678	1641
9	Alabama5-2	35.3	.667	1746	1907
10	LSU5-2	35.5	.710	1649	1860
11	Florida State3-4	40.8	.687	1654	1602
12	Oklahoma3-3	41.7	.671	1696	1790
tied for 13	Auburn4-2	42.8	.615	1698	1745
tied for 13	Mississippi State4-2	42.8	.552	1702	1710
tied for 13	Vanderbilt3-4	42.8	.619	1636	1699
tied for 16	Georgia6-1	43.7	.528	1610	1998
tied for 16	Maryland2-5	43.7	.687	1645	1483
18	South Carolina3-3	44.2	.648	1600	1725
19	Ole Miss5-1	44.3	.548	1670	1972
20	Stanford3-4	45.0	.643	1641	1542
21	Iowa State3-3	45.4	.738	1617	1677
22	Iowa5-1	45.8	.519	1601	1883
tied for 23	Texas A&M4-3	46.2	.583	1595	1766
tied for 23	Louisville4-3	46.2	.631	1631	1752
25	Missouri5-2	47.2	.603	1626	1836
26	Tennessee6-1	47.7	.496	1600	1901
27	BYU6-0	48.2	.605	1585	1902
28	Kansas2-4	48.6	.690	1589	1548
29	Indiana6-1	50.2	.639	1602	2019
30	Clemson4-2	50.2	.648	1602	1713
31	Michigan State2-5	50.7	.684	1643	1531
32	NC State3-3	51.4	.619	1573	1627
33	Boston College3-3	52.2	.652	1560	1542
34	California3-4	52.3	.690	1573	1508
35	UCF3-3	54.2	.681	1579	1569
36	Georgia Tech2-4	54.6	.600	1569	1587
37	Michigan4-2	55.0	.548	1590	1807
38	TCU3-3	55.6	.652	1561	1710
tied for 39	Wisconsin4-2	56.0	.614	1594	1699
tied for 39	San Diego State3-4	56.0	.750	1582	1472
tied for 41	Oklahoma State4-2	56.8	.633	1590	1598
tied for 41	Utah State2-4	56.8	.610	1589	1436
43	Washington State1-6	57.2	.615	1595	1446
44	Arizona State3-3	57.2	.543	1579	1631
45	Minnesota4-2	57.6	.495	1540	1671
46	Illinois3-3	58.0	.562	1578	1673
47	USC6-1	58.6	.551	1609	1850
48	West Virginia4-3	59.2	.587	1537	1577
49	Houston6-1	60.0	.663	1572	1796
50	Duke4-2	60.2	.486	1531	1724
51	Washington4-3	60.5	.544	1559	1756
52	Penn State3-4	60.9	.636	1622	1708
tied for 53	Ohio State6-1	61.0	.531	1639	2036
tied for 53	Baylor4-2	61.0	.533	1539	1674
tied for 53	Syracuse2-4	61.0	.557	1557	1459
tied for 53	Kent State2-5	61.0	.631	1591	1324
57	Colorado State2-4	63.2	.729	1538	1321
58	Rice1-6	63.5	.679	1558	1307
59	Kansas State4-2	63.6	.500	1503	1689
60	Miami6-0	64.0	.562	1551	1971
61	Nebraska5-2	64.3	.516	1556	1746
tied for 62	Boise State5-1	64.4	.600	1558	1725
tied for 62	Cincinnati4-2	64.4	.629	1531	1629
64	Georgia Southern3-4	64.7	.635	1574	1529
65	Northern Illinois0-6	64.8	.748	1587	1227
66	Rutgers2-4	65.4	.614	1552	1559
67	Louisiana Tech4-2	66.2	.552	1531	1538
68	Wake Forest6-1	66.6	.500	1619	1795
69	Notre Dame6-1	66.9	.517	1592	1883
70	UCLA6-0	67.3	.484	1608	1796
71	Texas State3-3	68.2	.590	1514	1587
72	UTEP1-6	70.3	.603	1529	1185
73	Northwestern5-1	71.2	.438	1523	1765
74	SMU5-1	71.4	.471	1496	1785
75	Charlotte1-6	71.5	.647	1556	1270
tied for 76	Tulane3-3	72.0	.575	1569	1639
tied for 76	Virginia4-3	72.0	.516	1502	1626
78	Southern Miss1-5	72.6	.519	1522	1315
79	Central Michigan3-4	73.7	.663	1520	1404
80	Ball State2-5	74.0	.635	1574	1269
81	Old Dominion2-5	74.2	.663	1519	1468
82	Temple2-5	75.0	.528	1477	1356
83	Utah6-0	75.2	.386	1486	1895
84	Arizona5-1	75.6	.476	1505	1812
85	North Texas4-2	76.4	.529	1525	1627
86	Texas Tech6-0	76.6	.510	1469	1883
87	South Alabama4-3	77.7	.512	1507	1492
88	Pittsburgh5-2	78.7	.548	1477	1643
89	Akron1-6	79.7	.599	1517	1269
90	Missouri State2-5	80.2	.500	1520	1348
91	Memphis5-2	81.2	.508	1497	1578
92	UTSA6-1	81.3	.448	1489	1663
93	Virginia Tech5-2	81.8	.425	1487	1639
94	UL Monroe0-6	82.4	.629	1492	1214
95	UAB4-3	82.5	.460	1472	1480
tied for 96	Army4-2	83.8	.567	1453	1616
tied for 96	Kennesaw State1-5	83.8	.590	1496	1383
98	Oregon State5-2	84.5	.484	1469	1559
99	Western Kentucky3-4	84.7	.484	1537	1449
100	Florida Atlantic4-2	85.2	.429	1465	1483
101	Bowling Green2-5	85.3	.488	1455	1338
102	Buffalo4-3	85.4	.571	1431	1448
103	Navy2-4	85.6	.700	1502	1538
104	Marshall4-3	85.7	.524	1470	1504
105	Tulsa4-3	86.7	.397	1466	1449
106	Arkansas State3-4	87.2	.472	1482	1471
107	East Carolina3-3	87.4	.476	1479	1548
108	UNLV4-3	87.9	.541	1509	1574
109	Hawai'i1-6	88.3	.558	1495	1353
tied for 110	Western Michigan5-2	88.7	.488	1477	1592
tied for 110	Sam Houston1-6	88.7	.627	1474	1223
112	Louisiana5-2	88.8	.528	1464	1574
113	Georgia State4-2	90.0	.390	1450	1478
114	Delaware3-4	90.7	.496	1450	1430
115	Fresno State4-3	91.1	.446	1504	1593
116	Coastal Carolina2-5	92.0	.583	1460	1384
117	Troy3-3	93.0	.414	1439	1464
118	Sacramento State1-6	93.5	.583	1431	1262
119	James Madison7-0	94.0	.536	1453	1806
120	Jacksonville State5-2	94.2	.528	1441	1528
121	Miami (OH)4-3	94.5	.480	1419	1458
122	San José State4-3	94.8	.464	1445	1395
123	Air Force5-1	95.8	.419	1400	1544
124	App State4-2	97.4	.343	1424	1460
125	Ohio5-2	98.3	.476	1440	1592
126	South Florida5-2	98.7	.468	1414	1598
127	Florida International3-4	99.3	.611	1424	1423
128	New Mexico State3-4	99.7	.401	1428	1358
129	Nevada2-4	101.4	.567	1402	1347
130	Middle Tennessee4-3	101.5	.468	1443	1375
131	North Dakota State6-1	102.7	.528	1406	1608
132	Eastern Michigan4-4	102.7	.442	1409	1398
133	Liberty5-1	103.6	.429	1393	1540
134	New Mexico5-1	103.8	.329	1390	1626
135	Massachusetts4-3	107.8	.424	1365	1312
136	Toledo5-2	110.7	.393	1379	1552
137	UConn3-3	110.8	.329	1387	1562
138	Wyoming4-3	112.5	.389	1376	1412

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&M4-3	17.0	.648	1858	1766
2	Vanderbilt3-4	20.6	.762	1829	1699
3	Ohio State6-1	21.0	.748	1798	2036
tied for 4	LSU5-2	21.4	.667	1833	1860
tied for 4	Missouri5-2	21.4	.662	1813	1836
tied for 6	Ole Miss5-1	22.2	.671	1707	1972
tied for 6	Arkansas3-4	22.2	.652	1798	1649
8	Auburn4-2	22.6	.671	1724	1745
9	Mississippi State4-2	23.0	.619	1701	1710
10	Minnesota4-2	24.5	.770	1812	1671
11	South Carolina3-3	24.8	.647	1803	1725
12	Texas4-2	25.2	.655	1799	1894
13	Oklahoma3-3	25.5	.667	1793	1790
14	Kentucky6-1	25.6	.657	1772	1808
15	Tennessee6-1	27.6	.614	1786	1901
16	Alabama5-2	29.3	.595	1649	1907
17	Florida5-2	30.2	.614	1794	1747
18	Georgia6-1	31.2	.619	1759	1998
19	Cincinnati4-2	31.3	.782	1776	1629
20	Michigan State2-5	31.6	.648	1777	1531
21	Northwestern5-1	32.2	.643	1786	1765
22	West Virginia4-3	32.4	.738	1781	1577
23	USC6-1	32.6	.733	1821	1850
24	Nebraska5-2	33.2	.619	1796	1746
25	Michigan4-2	33.3	.667	1806	1807
tied for 26	Arizona5-1	33.5	.694	1724	1812
tied for 26	Illinois3-3	33.5	.722	1761	1673
28	Washington4-3	34.2	.590	1794	1756
tied for 29	Oregon4-2	35.3	.619	1761	1896
tied for 29	Utah6-0	35.3	.738	1738	1895
31	Indiana6-1	36.0	.638	1721	2019
32	Georgia Tech2-4	38.0	.694	1740	1587
33	Purdue3-4	38.4	.614	1773	1592
34	TCU3-3	39.2	.734	1710	1710
35	Baylor4-2	40.0	.698	1753	1674
36	Rutgers2-4	41.5	.599	1709	1559
37	Virginia Tech5-2	41.8	.700	1742	1639
38	Maryland2-5	42.2	.576	1690	1483
39	Iowa5-1	43.7	.635	1691	1883
40	Duke4-2	44.2	.683	1736	1724
41	Syracuse2-4	44.8	.671	1699	1459
42	Wake Forest6-1	47.3	.601	1580	1795
43	Miami6-0	48.0	.687	1655	1971
44	Boston College3-3	48.3	.603	1728	1542
45	Texas Tech6-0	48.5	.651	1667	1883
tied for 46	Iowa State3-3	49.8	.667	1662	1677
tied for 46	Arizona State3-3	49.8	.667	1679	1631
48	Kansas2-4	50.0	.651	1672	1548
49	Virginia4-3	51.0	.667	1647	1626
tied for 50	Pittsburgh5-2	51.4	.552	1698	1643
tied for 50	Stanford3-4	51.4	.610	1676	1542
52	Kansas State4-2	51.7	.556	1679	1689
53	Florida State3-4	51.8	.619	1640	1602
54	Colorado2-4	52.0	.643	1652	1502
55	Wisconsin4-2	52.8	.567	1673	1699
56	BYU6-0	53.2	.611	1658	1902
57	UCF3-3	53.8	.556	1632	1569
58	Oklahoma State4-2	54.3	.556	1655	1598
59	Louisville4-3	54.4	.600	1659	1752
60	California3-4	54.8	.610	1659	1508
tied for 61	Houston6-1	55.0	.648	1670	1796
tied for 61	North Carolina4-2	55.0	.579	1642	1641
63	UCLA6-0	56.8	.552	1622	1796
64	Clemson4-2	59.8	.496	1623	1713
65	Notre Dame6-1	61.0	.600	1645	1883
66	SMU5-1	61.5	.603	1637	1785
67	Penn State3-4	63.4	.457	1598	1708
68	Oregon State5-2	69.8	.560	1585	1559
69	NC State3-3	71.2	.492	1579	1627
70	Navy2-4	75.5	.556	1531	1538
71	Rice1-6	76.8	.557	1559	1307
72	Tulsa4-3	77.2	.567	1520	1449
73	Coastal Carolina2-5	78.8	.619	1574	1384
tied for 74	South Florida5-2	79.2	.590	1531	1598
tied for 74	Texas State3-3	79.2	.519	1538	1587
76	Florida Atlantic4-2	80.8	.575	1532	1483
77	UTSA6-1	81.2	.595	1550	1663
78	Memphis5-2	82.4	.500	1517	1578
79	Washington State1-6	82.5	.524	1526	1446
80	UConn3-3	82.8	.655	1506	1562
81	Colorado State2-4	83.4	.462	1549	1321
82	UAB4-3	84.0	.533	1517	1480
83	Charlotte1-6	84.4	.495	1516	1270
84	North Texas4-2	84.7	.512	1518	1627
85	Wyoming4-3	85.6	.576	1484	1412
86	Southern Miss1-5	85.7	.540	1515	1315
87	Utah State2-4	87.8	.510	1521	1436
tied for 88	Troy3-3	88.0	.516	1508	1464
tied for 88	Nevada2-4	88.0	.520	1495	1347
90	App State4-2	88.5	.540	1504	1460
91	San José State4-3	89.0	.571	1464	1395
92	Tulane3-3	89.2	.516	1486	1639
93	East Carolina3-3	90.3	.532	1484	1548
94	Army4-2	92.7	.516	1494	1616
95	Temple2-5	93.0	.452	1505	1356
96	Eastern Michigan4-4	93.3	.536	1478	1398
97	Air Force5-1	93.7	.548	1466	1544
98	New Mexico5-1	94.8	.623	1480	1626
99	San Diego State3-4	95.0	.411	1482	1472
100	Georgia State4-2	95.8	.516	1487	1478
101	Miami (OH)4-3	96.2	.543	1486	1458
102	Fresno State4-3	96.3	.470	1476	1593
103	Georgia Southern3-4	96.4	.614	1474	1529
104	Boise State5-1	96.6	.424	1463	1725
105	South Alabama4-3	98.8	.543	1456	1492
106	Akron1-6	99.2	.571	1439	1269
107	UL Monroe0-6	99.8	.508	1465	1214
108	Old Dominion2-5	100.0	.438	1475	1468
109	Bowling Green2-5	101.8	.571	1460	1338
110	Louisiana Tech4-2	102.3	.397	1456	1538
111	UTEP1-6	102.6	.481	1443	1185
112	Toledo5-2	104.2	.486	1405	1552
113	Western Kentucky3-4	104.6	.543	1437	1449
114	James Madison7-0	105.2	.424	1451	1806
tied for 115	Marshall4-3	105.6	.410	1444	1504
tied for 115	New Mexico State3-4	105.6	.567	1430	1358
117	Northern Illinois0-6	105.7	.437	1410	1227
118	Arkansas State3-4	108.2	.424	1401	1471
119	Missouri State2-5	108.6	.510	1400	1348
120	Massachusetts4-3	109.0	.386	1412	1312
tied for 121	UNLV4-3	109.4	.462	1387	1574
tied for 121	Delaware3-4	109.4	.433	1443	1430
123	Ball State2-5	110.2	.486	1389	1269
124	Western Michigan5-2	111.2	.443	1389	1592
125	Kennesaw State1-5	111.7	.472	1407	1383
126	Sam Houston1-6	112.4	.433	1426	1223
127	Ohio5-2	112.8	.443	1375	1592
128	Middle Tennessee4-3	113.2	.400	1376	1375
129	North Dakota State6-1	114.0	.338	1372	1608
130	Florida International3-4	114.6	.371	1399	1423
tied for 131	Louisiana5-2	114.8	.338	1391	1574
tied for 131	Sacramento State1-6	114.8	.371	1395	1262
133	Liberty5-1	116.5	.385	1389	1540
134	Hawai'i1-6	118.4	.295	1340	1353
135	Central Michigan3-4	119.0	.414	1382	1404
136	Jacksonville State5-2	119.4	.343	1376	1528
137	Buffalo4-3	121.8	.343	1362	1448
138	Kent State2-5	122.2	.329	1360	1324

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