2025 College Football Strength of Schedule Ratings

The road to the College Football Playoff is rarely easy — and for some teams in 2025, it’s going to be brutal. Using our SportsFormulator Power Ratings and proprietary strength of schedule formula, we’ve ranked all 136 FBS teams from the toughest to the easiest schedule this season with our 2025 preseason college football strength of schedule rankings.

We’ve also included conference strength of schedule rankings so you can see which leagues face the biggest grind in 2025.

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How We Calculate Strength of Schedule

SportsFormulator Power Ratings for every 2025 opponent
Home/Away adjustments
FCS opponents
Average adjusted opponent rating across each team’s schedule

Key Takeaways

SEC & Big Ten dominate the top of the toughest schedules list.
Group of Five programs with aggressive nonconference slates climb the SoS ranks.
Some preseason Top 25 teams benefit from a mid-tier SoS, giving them a smoother path to double-digit wins.

2025 College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings – All 136 FBS Teams

Rank	Team	Conference	SoS Rating
1	Wisconsin	BIG TEN	83.05
2	Texas	SEC	82.17
3	UCLA	BIG TEN	81.74
4	Florida	SEC	81.33
5	Ohio St	BIG TEN	81.22
6	Arkansas	SEC	81.02
7	Texas A&M	SEC	80.95
8	Rutgers	BIG TEN	80.83
9	Mississippi St	SEC	80.82
10	LSU	SEC	80.66
11	Syracuse	ACC	80.58
12	Purdue	BIG TEN	79.98
13	Stanford	ACC	79.88
14	USC	BIG TEN	79.87
15	South Carolina	SEC	79.84
16	Vanderbilt	SEC	79.80
17	Mississippi	SEC	79.77
18	Iowa	BIG TEN	79.73
19	Kentucky	SEC	79.55
20	Northwestern	BIG TEN	79.23
21	Georgia	SEC	79.23
22	Michigan St	BIG TEN	79.20
23	Miami	ACC	79.15
24	TCU	BIG 12	79.07
25	Boston College	ACC	78.86
26	Clemson	ACC	78.75
27	Notre Dame	IND	78.73
28	Washington	BIG TEN	78.63
29	West Virginia	BIG 12	78.30
30	NC State	ACC	78.13
31	Oregon	BIG TEN	78.12
32	Oklahoma	SEC	78.04
33	Auburn	SEC	78.03
34	Indiana	BIG TEN	78.01
35	Colorado	BIG 12	77.98
36	Alabama	SEC	77.97
37	Michigan	BIG TEN	77.96
38	Duke	ACC	77.88
39	Utah	BIG 12	77.72
40	Georgia Tech	ACC	77.72
41	Baylor	BIG 12	77.70
42	Pittsburgh	ACC	77.69
43	James Madison	SUN BELT E	77.69
44	Oklahoma St	BIG 12	77.69
45	Louisville	ACC	77.66
46	Iowa St	BIG 12	77.60
47	Arizona	BIG 12	77.60
48	Minnesota	BIG TEN	77.54
49	Maryland	BIG TEN	77.41
50	Georgia St	SUN BELT E	77.40
51	Nevada	MWC	77.37
52	Marshall	SUN BELT E	77.17
53	SMU	ACC	77.06
54	Cincinnati	BIG 12	77.04
55	Charlotte	AAC	77.04
56	Nebraska	BIG TEN	77.01
57	Penn St	BIG TEN	77.01
58	Kansas St	BIG 12	76.97
59	Cal	ACC	76.88
60	Missouri	SEC	76.84
61	Virginia Tech	ACC	76.71
62	Oregon St	IND	76.61
63	Tennessee	SEC	76.55
64	Boise St	MWC	76.49
65	Illinois	BIG TEN	76.48
66	BYU	BIG 12	76.46
67	Arizona St	BIG 12	76.42
68	USF	AAC	76.41
69	Old Dominion	SUN BELT E	76.39
70	Kansas	BIG 12	76.21
71	Florida St	ACC	76.21
72	Washington St	IND	76.19
73	Appalachian St	SUN BELT E	76.18
74	UCF	BIG 12	76.16
75	Utah St	MWC	76.13
76	Houston	BIG 12	75.97
77	UTSA	AAC	75.91
78	Virginia	ACC	75.87
79	Georgia Southern	SUN BELT E	75.80
80	Coastal Carolina	SUN BELT E	75.80
81	Air Force	MWC	75.77
82	North Carolina	ACC	75.71
83	Tulane	AAC	75.66
84	Temple	AAC	75.65
85	Sam Houston	C-USA	75.48
86	UL-Monroe	SUN BELT W	75.11
87	Colorado St	MWC	75.09
88	Kent St	MAC	75.03
89	Army	AAC	75.01
90	East Carolina	AAC	75.01
91	Fresno St	MWC	74.96
92	New Mexico	MWC	74.85
93	UAB	AAC	74.80
94	Ohio	MAC	74.77
95	Texas Tech	BIG 12	74.77
96	Western Michigan	MAC	74.73
97	Troy	SUN BELT W	74.72
98	Eastern Michigan	MAC	74.70
99	Wyoming	MWC	74.67
100	Wake Forest	ACC	74.66
101	Miami OH	MAC	74.64
102	Missouri St	C-USA	74.62
103	San Diego St	MWC	74.46
104	Rice	AAC	74.38
105	FIU	C-USA	74.12
106	Delaware	C-USA	74.11
107	Hawaii	MWC	74.02
108	Navy	AAC	73.92
109	South Alabama	SUN BELT W	73.86
110	Memphis	AAC	73.81
111	UNLV	MWC	73.81
112	Tulsa	AAC	73.72
113	New Mexico St	C-USA	73.70
114	Florida Atlantic	AAC	73.69
115	San Jose St	MWC	73.60
116	Jacksonville St	C-USA	73.51
117	Texas St	SUN BELT W	73.43
118	Louisiana Tech	C-USA	73.37
119	Central Michigan	MAC	73.11
120	Arkansas St	SUN BELT W	73.11
121	UMass	MAC	73.01
122	North Texas	AAC	73.00
123	Bowling Green	MAC	72.85
124	Ball St	MAC	72.79
125	Toledo	MAC	72.44
126	Kennesaw St	C-USA	72.22
127	Southern Miss	SUN BELT W	72.12
128	Louisiana	SUN BELT W	72.03
129	Western Kentucky	C-USA	71.71
130	Akron	MAC	71.17
131	UTEP	C-USA	71.06
132	Buffalo	MAC	71.04
133	Liberty	C-USA	71.02
134	UConn	IND	70.94
135	Northern Illinois	MAC	70.79
136	Middle Tennessee	C-USA	70.02

SoS Rating is the average adjusted power rating of all opponents on the 2025 schedule.

Why Strength of Schedule Matters

Playoff selection: quality wins and competitive losses matter.
Win totals & betting: SoS is critical for realistic projections.
Momentum swings: front-loaded schedules can lead to late-season surges.

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How We Calculate Strength of Schedule

Key Takeaways

2025 College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings – All 136 FBS Teams

Why Strength of Schedule Matters

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