2026 Rutgers Strength of Schedule
How tough Rutgers’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
- Remaining
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–46)
- 0-5
- 2 left · 1 on road
- vs Middle (47–92)
- 1-1
- 1 left · all at home
- vs Bottom (93–138)
- 0-1
- Home 0-1
Big Ten conference schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | Remaining | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ||||
 Michigan5-4 | 39 | 52.4 | 1 | 11.3 |
 Purdue3-6 | 8 | 33.3 | 4 | 14.3 |
 Illinois6-3 | tied for 42 | 52.9 | 10 | 21.0 |
 UCLA9-0 | 72 | 72.6 | tied for 13 | 25.3 |
 Washington5-4 | 46 | 54.8 | tied for 13 | 25.3 |
 Maryland3-6 | tied for 36 | 52.1 | tied for 13 | 25.3 |
 Northwestern6-3 | 45 | 54.0 | tied for 18 | 28.7 |
 Minnesota5-4 | 23 | 45.6 | 23 | 33.7 |
 USC7-2 | 38 | 52.3 | 24 | 35.0 |
 Nebraska5-4 | 41 | 52.8 | tied for 26 | 35.7 |
 Ohio State6-3 | 25 | 45.8 | 31 | 38.3 |
 Michigan State3-6 | 17 | 43.3 | tied for 37 | 41.7 |
 Indiana8-1 | 44 | 53.0 | 40 | 42.7 |
 Oregon6-3 | 2 | 27.5 | tied for 41 | 43.3 |
 Rutgers2-7 | 35 | 52.0 | tied for 45 | 46.3 |
 Iowa7-2 | 29 | 48.1 | tied for 51 | 52.0 |
 Wisconsin6-3 | 19 | 44.4 | 70 | 73.7 |
 Penn State5-4 | 57 | 60.7 | 72 | 74.3 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank