SCHED RANK
|
TEAM
|
CONF
|
OVERALL PRES RANK
|
TOP 25 OPPs
|
AVG OPP RANK
|
1
|
Notre Dame
|
Independents
|
27
|
5
|
36.2
|
2
|
Baylor
|
Big 12
|
39
|
6
|
44.3
|
3
|
Miami FL
|
ACC
|
47
|
3
|
45.1
|
4
|
TCU
|
Big 12
|
19
|
5
|
45.8
|
5
|
California
|
Pac 12
|
41
|
4
|
46.3
|
6
|
West Virginia
|
Big 12
|
11
|
5
|
46.7
|
7
|
Iowa St
|
Big 12
|
54
|
6
|
47.4
|
8
|
Southern Cal
|
Pac 12
|
2
|
2
|
48
|
9
|
South Carolina
|
SEC
|
10
|
5
|
48.1
|
10
|
Kansas
|
Big 12
|
89
|
6
|
48.5
|
11
|
Florida
|
SEC
|
22
|
4
|
48.6
|
12
|
LSU
|
SEC
|
1
|
4
|
49.8
|
13
|
Arkansas
|
SEC
|
8
|
3
|
49.9
|
14
|
Stanford
|
Pac 12
|
21
|
2
|
50.1
|
15
|
Texas A&M
|
SEC
|
26
|
4
|
50.8
|
16
|
Michigan
|
Big 10
|
6
|
4
|
50.9
|
17
|
Mississippi
|
SEC
|
70
|
5
|
51.1
|
18
|
UCLA
|
Pac 12
|
48
|
3
|
51.3
|
19
|
Maryland
|
ACC
|
78
|
3
|
51.3
|
20
|
Penn State
|
Big 10
|
31
|
3
|
51.7
|
21
|
Kentucky
|
SEC
|
63
|
5
|
52.2
|
22
|
Texas
|
Big 12
|
13
|
5
|
52.8
|
23
|
Washington
|
Pac 12
|
33
|
4
|
52.8
|
24
|
Missouri
|
SEC
|
29
|
4
|
53.1
|
25
|
Boston College
|
ACC
|
75
|
3
|
53.2
|
26
|
Arizona
|
Pac 12
|
50
|
4
|
53.3
|
27
|
Kansas St
|
Big 12
|
23
|
5
|
53.5
|
28
|
Ohio State
|
Big 10
|
12
|
4
|
54.2
|
29
|
Michigan St
|
Big 10
|
16
|
5
|
54.6
|
30
|
Arizona St
|
Pac 12
|
56
|
2
|
55.1
|
31
|
Oregon St
|
Pac 12
|
61
|
3
|
55.3
|
32
|
Syracuse
|
Big East
|
73
|
2
|
55.5
|
33
|
Virginia
|
ACC
|
34
|
2
|
55.9
|
34
|
Minnesota
|
Big 10
|
72
|
4
|
56.3
|
35
|
Washington St
|
Pac 12
|
57
|
2
|
56.8
|
36
|
Oklahoma
|
Big 12
|
5
|
5
|
56.9
|
37
|
Colorado
|
Pac 12
|
86
|
3
|
57.2
|
38
|
Clemson
|
ACC
|
18
|
3
|
57.7
|
39
|
Purdue
|
Big 10
|
53
|
3
|
59.4
|
40
|
Northwestern
|
Big 10
|
52
|
3
|
60.3
|
41
|
Iowa
|
Big 10
|
40
|
3
|
60.6
|
42
|
Nebraska
|
Big 10
|
20
|
4
|
61.2
|
43
|
Wake Forest
|
ACC
|
59
|
2
|
62
|
44
|
Wisconsin
|
Big 10
|
14
|
3
|
62.2
|
45
|
Auburn
|
SEC
|
28
|
5
|
62.9
|
46
|
Oregon
|
Pac 12
|
4
|
2
|
63.8
|
47
|
Georgia
|
SEC
|
7
|
2
|
63.9
|
48
|
South Florida
|
Big East
|
49
|
2
|
64.8
|
49
|
Temple
|
Big East
|
100
|
1
|
66.2
|
50
|
Indiana
|
Big 10
|
106
|
3
|
66.2
|
51
|
North Carolina
|
ACC
|
37
|
2
|
66.6
|
52
|
Alabama
|
SEC
|
3
|
3
|
67
|
53
|
Texas Tech
|
Big 12
|
44
|
6
|
68.8
|
54
|
North Carolina St
|
ACC
|
32
|
2
|
68.9
|
55
|
Vanderbilt
|
SEC
|
51
|
3
|
69.8
|
56
|
Louisville
|
Big East
|
25
|
0
|
70
|
57
|
Virginia Tech
|
ACC
|
15
|
2
|
70.4
|
58
|
Georgia Tech
|
ACC
|
35
|
3
|
71.7
|
59
|
Tennessee
|
SEC
|
38
|
4
|
72.2
|
60
|
Utah
|
Pac 12
|
30
|
1
|
72.9
|
61
|
Mississippi St
|
SEC
|
42
|
3
|
73.9
|
62
|
Connecticut
|
Big East
|
62
|
1
|
75.6
|
63
|
Oklahoma St
|
Big 12
|
17
|
5
|
76.4
|
64
|
Illinois
|
Big 10
|
55
|
3
|
76.5
|
65
|
UTEP
|
C-USA
|
128
|
2
|
77.9
|
66
|
Brigham Young
|
Independents
|
36
|
1
|
81.1
|
67
|
Duke
|
ACC
|
81
|
4
|
81.8
|
68
|
Pittsburgh
|
Big East
|
45
|
2
|
83.6
|
69
|
Fresno St
|
MWC
|
91
|
2
|
88.3
|
70
|
SMU
|
C-USA
|
67
|
1
|
88.5
|
71
|
Southern Miss
|
C-USA
|
71
|
3
|
89.8
|
72
|
Florida St
|
ACC
|
9
|
3
|
90.4
|
73
|
East Carolina
|
C-USA
|
101
|
1
|
90.9
|
74
|
Boise St
|
MWC
|
24
|
1
|
92
|
75
|
Eastern Michigan
|
MAC
|
143
|
1
|
92.5
|
76
|
Army
|
Independents
|
121
|
0
|
93
|
77
|
Ball St
|
MAC
|
119
|
1
|
93.3
|
78
|
Rutgers
|
Big East
|
43
|
2
|
95.1
|
79
|
UNLV
|
MWC
|
150
|
1
|
95.1
|
80
|
San Diego St
|
MWC
|
88
|
1
|
96.7
|
81
|
Alabama-Birmingham
|
C-USA
|
136
|
2
|
96.7
|
82
|
Wyoming
|
MWC
|
80
|
2
|
98.3
|
83
|
Central Florida
|
C-USA
|
58
|
1
|
98.5
|
84
|
Colorado St
|
MWC
|
109
|
1
|
99.3
|
85
|
Buffalo
|
MAC
|
157
|
1
|
100.6
|
86
|
Tulane
|
C-USA
|
158
|
0
|
100.8
|
87
|
Marshall
|
C-USA
|
74
|
1
|
100.9
|
88
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
Sun Belt
|
112
|
1
|
101
|
89
|
Idaho
|
WAC
|
130
|
1
|
101.1
|
90
|
Massachusetts
|
MAC
|
167
|
1
|
101.3
|
91
|
Hawai`i
|
MWC
|
107
|
2
|
102.9
|
92
|
Tulsa
|
C-USA
|
66
|
1
|
103.2
|
93
|
Troy
|
Sun Belt
|
120
|
0
|
105.3
|
94
|
Rice
|
C-USA
|
127
|
0
|
106.1
|
95
|
Houston
|
C-USA
|
64
|
0
|
106.3
|
96
|
Nevada
|
MWC
|
60
|
1
|
106.7
|
97
|
Akron
|
MAC
|
226
|
0
|
109.3
|
98
|
Texas St-San Marcos
|
WAC
|
174
|
0
|
109.4
|
99
|
Memphis
|
C-USA
|
196
|
0
|
109.5
|
100
|
Cincinnati
|
Big East
|
46
|
2
|
110.1
|
101
|
Miami OH
|
MAC
|
114
|
2
|
111.7
|
102
|
New Mexico
|
MWC
|
182
|
2
|
111.7
|
103
|
Louisiana Tech
|
WAC
|
68
|
0
|
112.2
|
104
|
San Jose St
|
WAC
|
111
|
1
|
112.2
|
105
|
Kent St
|
MAC
|
102
|
0
|
112.8
|
106
|
Air Force
|
MWC
|
94
|
1
|
113
|
107
|
Florida Atlantic
|
Sun Belt
|
171
|
2
|
113.3
|
108
|
Western Kentucky
|
Sun Belt
|
122
|
1
|
113.8
|
109
|
Utah St
|
WAC
|
97
|
1
|
114.3
|
110
|
Florida Int'l
|
Sun Belt
|
76
|
1
|
116.3
|
111
|
Louisiana-Lafayette
|
Sun Belt
|
99
|
2
|
117.1
|
112
|
Central Michigan
|
MAC
|
139
|
1
|
117.1
|
113
|
Middle Tennessee St
|
Sun Belt
|
140
|
0
|
117.2
|
114
|
North Texas
|
Sun Belt
|
129
|
2
|
117.6
|
115
|
Bowling Green
|
MAC
|
115
|
2
|
119.7
|
116
|
Western Michigan
|
MAC
|
92
|
0
|
120.5
|
117
|
New Mexico St
|
WAC
|
134
|
0
|
120.7
|
118
|
Toledo
|
MAC
|
87
|
0
|
121.6
|
119
|
South Alabama
|
Sun Belt
|
163
|
0
|
124.9
|
120
|
Navy
|
Independents
|
69
|
0
|
129
|
121
|
Arkansas St
|
Sun Belt
|
79
|
2
|
131.8
|
122
|
Ohio U.
|
MAC
|
65
|
0
|
132.3
|
123
|
Northern Illinois
|
MAC
|
83
|
0
|
133.5
|
124
|
Texas-San Antonio
|
WAC
|
244
|
0
|
196.3
|
Here are the 2012-2013 strength
of schedule rankings for the FBS conferences. To compute the average, I totaled
up the average opponent rankings of the teams in each conference and divided by
the number of teams in each conference. As you can see, the Big 12 conference
is considered to have the toughest schedule again this year. Keep in mind,
these schedule rankings include opponents outside of the conference.
CONF
|
TOTAL
|
TEAMS
|
AVG
|
Big 12
|
230
|
10
|
23.00
|
Pac 12
|
333
|
12
|
27.75
|
SEC
|
441
|
14
|
31.50
|
Big 10
|
447
|
12
|
37.25
|
ACC
|
520
|
12
|
43.33
|
Big East
|
493
|
8
|
61.63
|
Independents
|
263
|
4
|
65.75
|
C-USA
|
996
|
12
|
83.00
|
MWC
|
863
|
10
|
86.30
|
MAC
|
1336
|
13
|
102.77
|
WAC
|
744
|
7
|
106.29
|
Sun Belt
|
1084
|
10
|
108.40
|
