2013 College Football Strength of Schedule

Nov 24, 2011; College Station, TX, USA; Detail view of Nike footballs on the field before a game between the Texas Longhorns and Texas A /

Strength of schedule can be misleading, but that doesn’t stop us all from glancing over the rankings before the start of every season to see where our favorite team comes in. This year a pair of bottom feeders in the SEC top the list with Kentucky and Arkansas having the toughest road ahead in 2013. The Florida Gators also have a tough schedule in their future, but they have the talent to deal with nearly every team in the nation.

On the opposite side of the rankings, Oregon, who many believe to be a national title contender, has the 113th ranked schedule. For a team with a roster of their talent, the road to a title berth is all but paved. Barring a slip up against their easy schedule, the Ducks should be right in the mix at seasons end. The same goes for Ohio State, who ranks just a few spots higher at 105.

To be fair, strength of schedule is based off of last year’s records, so it could all change, but things look promising for Oregon and Ohio State.

If the past few years have been any indication of what to expect, we could be on our way to watching Oregon or Ohio State take on the SEC champions — because the SEC is always in the title game, right?

Where does your team rank on the list? Here is the 2013 strength of schedule:

Rank	Team	OPP WINS	OPP LOSSES	WIN%
1	Kentucky	103	50	67.32%
2	Arkansas	99	54	64.71%
3	Purdue	96	56	63.16%
3	Missouri	96	56	63.16%
5	Kansas	96	57	62.75%
6	Akron	97	58	62.58%
7	Florida	96	58	62.34%
8	Oklahoma	96	60	61.54%
9	California	93	60	60.78%
9	South Carolina	93	60	60.78%
11	Illinois	92	60	60.53%
12	LSU	93	61	60.39%
13	Pittsburgh	91	63	59.09%
14	Colorado	90	63	58.82%
14	TCU	90	63	58.82%
16	NC State	88	62	58.67%
17	Oklahoma St	89	63	58.55%
18	Utah	90	64	58.44%
19	Memphis	87	62	58.39%
20	Eastern Michigan	88	63	58.28%
21	Iowa St	89	64	58.17%
21	Tennessee	89	64	58.17%
23	Notre Dame	90	65	58.06%
24	Georgia Tech	87	63	58.00%
25	BYU	88	64	57.89%
26	SMU	87	64	57.62%
27	Stanford	88	65	57.52%
28	Virginia	87	65	57.24%
29	Baylor	88	66	57.14%
29	Nevada	88	66	57.14%
31	Michigan	86	65	56.95%
31	Mississippi St	86	65	56.95%
31	Georgia	86	65	56.95%
34	Iowa	80	61	56.74%
35	Houston	85	65	56.67%
35	USF	85	65	56.67%
37	Colorado St	94	72	56.63%
38	Auburn	86	66	56.58%
39	Arizona St	87	67	56.49%
40	Kansas St	88	68	56.41%
41	Georgia St	84	65	56.38%
42	Indiana	85	66	56.29%
43	Texas A&M	87	68	56.13%
44	Penn St	87	69	55.77%
45	Clemson	84	67	55.63%
46	Buffalo	83	68	54.97%
47	UNLV	84	69	54.90%
48	Temple	82	68	54.67%
48	South Alabama	82	68	54.67%
50	Texas Tech	83	69	54.61%
51	Connecticut	81	68	54.36%
52	West Virginia	82	69	54.30%
53	Syracuse	83	70	54.25%
53	Hawaii	83	70	54.25%
55	Mississippi	81	69	54.00%
56	Air Force	82	70	53.95%
56	San Diego St	82	70	53.95%
56	Massachusetts	82	70	53.95%
59	Toledo	82	71	53.59%
60	North Carolina	81	71	53.29%
60	San Jose St	81	71	53.29%
62	Texas	82	72	53.25%
63	Boston College	80	71	52.98%
63	Washington St	80	71	52.98%
65	Oregon St	81	72	52.94%
66	UCLA	81	73	52.60%
67	Maryland	79	72	52.32%
67	Wyoming	79	72	52.32%
67	North Texas	79	72	52.32%
70	USC	86	79	52.12%
71	Florida St	78	72	52.00%
71	Idaho	78	72	52.00%
73	Washington	79	73	51.97%
74	Wake Forest	78	73	51.66%
74	Tulane	78	73	51.66%
76	Kent St	77	73	51.33%
77	Northwestern	77	74	50.99%
77	Boise St	77	74	50.99%
79	Alabama	75	73	50.68%
80	Michigan St	76	74	50.67%
81	Western Michigan	77	75	50.66%
82	Vanderbilt	75	74	50.34%
83	Minnesota	76	76	50.00%
83	Rutgers	74	74	50.00%
85	Duke	74	75	49.66%
85	Tulsa	74	75	49.66%
87	Central Michigan	75	77	49.34%
88	FIU	73	75	49.32%
89	New Mexico	74	77	49.01%
90	Louisville	72	75	48.98%
91	Arizona	73	77	48.67%
92	Wisconsin	72	76	48.65%
92	Southern Miss	72	76	48.65%
94	Miami, Fl	73	78	48.34%
94	Navy	73	78	48.34%
94	Troy	73	78	48.34%
97	UTEP	72	77	48.32%
98	UCF	71	76	48.30%
99	Nebraska	73	79	48.03%
100	ULM	71	78	47.65%
101	UAB	70	77	47.62%
102	Virginia Tech	71	79	47.33%
103	Army	70	78	47.30%
104	Fresno St	71	80	47.02%
105	Ohio St	70	79	46.98%
106	Old Dominion	60	68	46.88%
107	Bowling Green	69	81	46.00%
107	UTSA	69	81	46.00%
109	Miami, Oh	69	82	45.70%
109	Ball St	69	82	45.70%
111	Marshall	67	81	45.27%
112	New Mexico St	68	83	45.03%
113	Oregon	67	83	44.67%
113	Utah St	67	83	44.67%
115	Arkansas St	66	82	44.59%
115	Western Kentucky	66	82	44.59%
117	East Carolina	65	83	43.92%
118	Cincinnati	64	82	43.84%
119	Texas St	65	84	43.62%
120	Louisiana	62	86	41.89%
121	Rice	61	86	41.50%
122	Northern Illinois	62	88	41.33%
123	Ohio	60	88	40.54%
124	Louisiana Tech	54	93	36.73%
125	Middle Tennessee	50	95	34.48%
126	Florida Atlantic	50	96	34.25%

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