Why does this differ from other strength-of-schedule rankings?

Many popular lists rate opponents by predicted power or point margin. Ours uses only real results: how often a team's opponents have won, plus how often those opponents' own opponents have won.

2025 College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings

Ranked by opponents' records, adjusted for who those opponents played.

How this works

Results through Jan 19, 2026

Conference

RankTeamAdjusted scoreOpponents' combined record

2025 strength of schedule rankings
Rank	Team	Adjusted for opponents' schedules	Opponents' combined record	Team's record	Opponents' winning percentage	Opponents' record before playing them	Opponents' record since playing them
1	OregonBig Ten	.635	131-71	13-2	64.9%	81-24	48-34
2	WisconsinBig Ten	.628	110-53	4-8	67.5%	51-16	51-33
3	MiamiACC	.623	130-77	13-3	62.8%	88-35	39-29
4	IndianaBig Ten	.621	127-86	16-0	59.6%	80-38	47-32
5	FloridaSEC	.617	104-55	4-8	65.4%	48-19	48-32
6	PurdueBig Ten	.615	105-51	2-10	67.3%	48-16	47-33
7	OklahomaSEC	.614	108-67	10-3	61.7%	57-22	48-35
8	Ohio StateBig Ten	.609	111-72	12-2	60.7%	60-33	49-27
9	UCLABig Ten	.608	105-54	3-9	66.0%	51-17	45-34
10	LSUSEC	.608	108-62	7-6	63.5%	58-20	44-35
11	South CarolinaSEC	.606	101-57	4-8	63.9%	51-14	42-39
12	AlabamaSEC	.605	117-77	11-4	60.3%	78-27	35-39
13	DukeACC	.602	112-70	9-5	61.5%	66-26	41-35
14	Virginia TechACC	.599	101-56	3-9	64.3%	44-19	48-34
15	KentuckySEC	.597	98-57	5-7	63.2%	47-24	44-28
16	GeorgiaSEC	.595	107-77	12-2	58.2%	63-29	42-36
17	ColoradoBig 12	.593	97-56	3-9	63.4%	40-23	48-30
18	Arizona StateBig 12	.589	99-67	8-5	59.6%	52-27	42-32
19	Penn StateBig Ten	.588	105-68	7-6	60.7%	51-28	48-33
20	BYUBig 12	.586	103-75	12-2	57.9%	66-29	35-34
21	Ole MissSEC	.586	108-88	13-2	55.1%	74-31	32-44
22	USCBig Ten	.584	96-71	9-4	57.5%	53-26	39-36
23	NC StateACC	.581	100-69	8-5	59.2%	46-31	49-30
24	IllinoisBig Ten	.580	99-71	9-4	58.2%	45-31	50-31
25	West VirginiaBig 12	.580	95-59	4-8	61.7%	45-19	42-36
26	South FloridaAmerican Athletic	.576	98-72	9-4	57.6%	48-30	46-33
27	ArkansasSEC	.575	96-59	2-10	61.9%	43-22	43-35
28	TCUBig 12	.575	94-71	9-4	57.0%	53-31	37-31
29	MichiganBig Ten	.572	94-72	9-4	56.6%	50-28	40-35
30	AuburnSEC	.572	91-62	5-7	59.5%	45-19	39-38
31	Texas TechBig 12	.565	97-80	12-2	54.8%	60-30	35-38
32	Mississippi StateSEC	.565	100-68	5-8	59.5%	49-25	43-38
33	TulaneAmerican Athletic	.564	103-80	11-3	56.3%	56-35	44-34
34	Iowa StateBig 12	.563	86-69	8-4	55.5%	34-26	48-35
35	North TexasAmerican Athletic	.562	98-82	12-2	54.4%	51-37	45-33
36	CharlotteAmerican Athletic	.562	95-61	1-11	60.9%	45-21	39-39
37	UABAmerican Athletic	.561	92-61	4-8	60.1%	40-28	44-29
38	StanfordACC	.561	93-63	4-8	59.6%	40-23	45-36
39	SyracuseACC	.559	93-63	3-9	59.6%	34-29	50-31
40	Michigan StateBig Ten	.559	92-65	4-8	58.6%	39-27	45-34
41	IowaBig Ten	.557	93-75	9-4	55.4%	53-26	36-40
42	RutgersBig Ten	.557	90-67	5-7	57.3%	40-24	43-38
43	ArmyAmerican Athletic	.554	95-71	7-6	57.2%	49-36	40-28
44	RiceAmerican Athletic	.554	98-70	5-8	58.3%	47-27	43-38
45	VirginiaACC	.553	95-84	11-3	53.1%	48-37	44-36
46	Notre DameFBS Independents	.553	82-73	10-2	52.9%	40-31	40-32
47	Washington StatePac-12	.552	98-72	7-6	57.6%	43-33	49-32
48	Boise StateMountain West	.552	100-79	9-5	55.9%	53-37	42-33
49	LouisvilleACC	.552	94-75	9-4	55.6%	47-36	43-30
50	WashingtonBig Ten	.550	88-79	9-4	52.7%	48-33	36-37
51	Oregon StatePac-12	.548	93-63	2-10	59.6%	30-32	53-29
52	PittsburghACC	.547	90-75	8-5	54.5%	52-26	33-41
53	NorthwesternBig Ten	.547	92-76	7-6	54.8%	48-30	38-39
53	TexasSEC	.547	87-78	10-3	52.7%	50-27	34-41
55	Georgia TechACC	.546	88-78	9-4	53.0%	48-32	36-37
56	ArizonaBig 12	.546	87-76	9-4	53.4%	53-30	30-37
57	Oklahoma StateBig 12	.544	90-62	1-11	59.2%	41-27	38-34
58	Kansas StateBig 12	.544	83-69	6-6	54.6%	35-26	42-37
59	Wake ForestACC	.544	89-78	9-4	53.3%	44-39	41-30
60	UTSAAmerican Athletic	.541	91-76	7-6	54.5%	45-32	40-37
61	KansasBig 12	.540	85-66	5-7	56.3%	37-23	41-38
62	Florida StateACC	.539	86-71	5-7	54.8%	32-36	47-30
63	TempleAmerican Athletic	.539	86-68	5-7	55.8%	42-22	37-41
64	TennesseeSEC	.538	86-79	8-5	52.1%	47-30	34-41
65	Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic	.535	86-67	4-8	56.2%	45-23	33-40
66	CincinnatiBig 12	.534	88-75	7-6	54.0%	56-24	26-44
67	Texas A&MSEC	.533	82-84	11-2	49.4%	45-35	35-38
68	Colorado StateMountain West	.532	90-65	2-10	58.1%	41-29	39-34
69	SMUACC	.531	87-80	9-4	52.1%	44-32	39-39
70	VanderbiltSEC	.530	82-83	10-3	49.7%	51-26	28-47
71	James MadisonSun Belt	.530	92-89	12-2	50.8%	52-40	38-37
72	Kennesaw StateConference USA	.530	99-84	10-4	54.1%	50-41	45-33
73	BaylorBig 12	.529	81-70	5-7	53.6%	42-22	32-43
74	UtahBig 12	.529	80-83	11-2	49.1%	50-28	28-44
75	Georgia SouthernSun Belt	.528	91-77	7-6	54.2%	38-40	47-30
76	Old DominionSun Belt	.524	87-81	10-3	51.8%	39-41	45-30
77	Utah StateMountain West	.523	91-75	6-7	54.8%	45-33	39-36
78	MinnesotaBig Ten	.523	85-81	8-5	51.2%	51-28	29-45
79	NebraskaBig Ten	.522	85-79	7-6	51.8%	48-28	31-44
80	HoustonBig 12	.522	81-84	10-3	49.1%	40-38	38-36
81	NavyAmerican Athletic	.521	80-83	11-2	49.1%	53-29	25-43
82	Georgia StateSun Belt	.520	89-68	1-11	56.7%	36-30	42-37
83	CaliforniaACC	.519	85-79	7-6	51.8%	44-30	35-42
84	LibertyConference USA	.518	86-69	4-8	55.5%	34-29	44-36
85	North CarolinaACC	.517	80-73	4-8	52.3%	37-32	35-37
86	Western MichiganMid-American	.517	95-87	10-4	52.2%	50-39	41-38
87	East CarolinaAmerican Athletic	.517	83-83	9-4	50.0%	41-37	38-37
88	MissouriSEC	.516	83-83	8-5	50.0%	51-29	27-46
89	NevadaMountain West	.514	85-69	3-9	55.2%	38-29	38-37
90	Air ForceMountain West	.514	84-70	4-8	54.5%	39-31	37-35
91	ClemsonACC	.512	82-83	7-6	49.7%	43-36	33-40
92	MarylandBig Ten	.509	79-73	4-8	52.0%	43-25	28-44
93	Boston CollegeACC	.508	80-71	2-10	53.0%	39-25	31-44
94	MemphisAmerican Athletic	.507	81-84	8-5	49.1%	45-29	31-47
95	Southern MissSun Belt	.507	87-81	7-6	51.8%	40-39	41-35
96	MarshallSun Belt	.507	81-74	5-7	52.3%	31-35	43-34
97	San Diego StateMountain West	.504	83-82	9-4	50.3%	50-33	29-40
98	Florida InternationalConference USA	.502	84-82	7-6	50.6%	40-40	38-35
99	Miami (Ohio)Mid-American	.502	92-85	7-7	52.0%	50-44	35-34
100	Coastal CarolinaSun Belt	.502	84-81	6-7	50.9%	41-37	36-38
101	UCFBig 12	.501	77-75	5-7	50.7%	43-29	27-41
102	Missouri StateConference USA	.498	83-81	7-6	50.6%	36-42	41-32
103	TroySun Belt	.495	90-89	8-6	50.3%	51-42	33-39
104	Louisiana TechConference USA	.493	81-85	8-5	48.8%	39-40	37-37
105	San José StateMountain West	.489	78-73	3-9	51.7%	35-34	34-36
106	TulsaAmerican Athletic	.489	75-77	4-8	49.3%	32-33	35-40
107	New MexicoMountain West	.487	76-88	9-4	46.3%	38-40	34-39
108	Texas StateSun Belt	.487	80-86	7-6	48.2%	37-43	37-36
109	LouisianaSun Belt	.485	82-84	6-7	49.4%	37-40	38-38
110	South AlabamaSun Belt	.482	77-78	4-8	49.7%	30-35	39-39
111	ToledoMid-American	.482	79-85	8-5	48.2%	36-43	38-34
112	UNLVMountain West	.481	82-96	10-4	46.1%	45-44	33-42
113	Sam HoustonConference USA	.480	80-74	2-10	51.9%	27-40	43-32
114	DelawareConference USA	.480	79-85	7-6	48.2%	35-45	38-33
115	Arkansas StateSun Belt	.478	78-88	7-6	47.0%	42-34	30-47
116	App StateSun Belt	.478	80-86	5-8	48.2%	38-41	34-40
117	Ball StateMid-American	.476	75-77	4-8	49.3%	31-39	36-34
118	Jacksonville StateConference USA	.472	82-97	9-5	45.8%	46-44	31-44
119	Middle TennesseeConference USA	.471	74-78	3-9	48.7%	30-36	35-39
120	OhioMid-American	.469	75-89	9-4	45.7%	36-43	35-37
121	UTEPConference USA	.468	76-77	2-10	49.7%	30-35	36-40
122	Western KentuckyConference USA	.468	74-91	9-4	44.8%	36-36	34-46
123	Eastern MichiganMid-American	.464	73-79	4-8	48.0%	28-34	37-41
124	UL MonroeSun Belt	.464	75-80	3-9	48.4%	31-37	35-40
125	WyomingMountain West	.462	71-79	4-8	47.3%	34-31	29-44
126	UConnFBS Independents	.460	69-94	9-4	42.3%	31-42	34-43
127	Bowling GreenMid-American	.456	71-78	4-8	47.7%	23-43	40-31
128	Hawai'iMountain West	.455	70-93	9-4	42.9%	37-34	29-50
129	Central MichiganMid-American	.452	73-89	7-6	45.1%	33-45	34-37
130	Fresno StateMountain West	.449	68-96	9-4	41.5%	36-38	28-49
131	New Mexico StateConference USA	.447	69-82	4-8	45.7%	31-37	30-41
132	Kent StateMid-American	.444	67-82	5-7	45.0%	30-36	30-41
133	MassachusettsMid-American	.442	73-77	0-12	48.7%	29-40	32-37
134	Northern IllinoisMid-American	.439	68-84	3-9	44.7%	28-40	31-41
135	BuffaloMid-American	.426	66-85	5-7	43.7%	27-40	32-40
136	AkronMid-American	.422	62-87	5-7	41.6%	22-38	33-44

136 teams shown.

Finished games only. Each opponent counts once per game played, so a team met twice counts twice. Ties count as half a win. FBS teams only.

Opponents' combined record adds up three parts: their record before playing the team, their record in the games against the team, and their record since.

Adjusted for opponents' schedules = (2 × opponents' winning percentage + opponents' opponents' winning percentage) ÷ 3, from finished games only. Each opponent's winning percentage leaves out its games against the team being ranked. Ties count as half a win.

Questions

Why does this differ from other strength-of-schedule rankings?: Many popular lists rate opponents by predicted power or point margin. Ours uses only real results: how often a team's opponents have won, plus how often those opponents' own opponents have won.