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2026 Houston Strength of Schedule

How tough Houston’s schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.

Updated Oct 22, 2026, 4:33 AM ET

Schedule strength

Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.

Played
49th hardest
Remaining
T61st hardest

Toughest stretch · Weeks 8–12

  1. Wk 8@ UTAH#10
  2. Wk 10CIN#55
  3. Wk 11@ COLO#93
  4. Wk 12@ WVU#72

Average opponent rank 57.5

Record by opponent strength

Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.

vs Top third (1–46)
1-1
2 left · 1 on road
vs Middle (47–92)
4-0
2 left · 1 on road
vs Bottom (93–138)
–
1 left · 1 on road

Big 12 conference schedule comparison

SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.

PlayedRemaining
Team
Cincinnati4-2tied for 6264.41931.3
West Virginia4-34859.22232.4
Arizona5-18475.6tied for 2633.5
Utah6-08375.2tied for 2935.3
TCU3-33855.63439.2
Baylor4-2tied for 5361.03540.0
Texas Tech6-08676.64548.5
Iowa State3-32145.4tied for 4649.8
Arizona State3-34457.2tied for 4649.8
Kansas2-42848.64850.0
Kansas State4-25963.65251.7
Colorado2-4532.85452.0
BYU6-02748.25653.2
UCF3-33554.25753.8
Oklahoma State4-2tied for 4156.85854.3
Houston6-14960.0tied for 6155.0
SoS Rk
Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
Opp Rk
Average Opponent Rank