Schedule Strength

Preseason projection vs. actual strength of schedule — 2026

348 teams · ranked by avg opponent Elo

#	Team	Conf	SOS	Opp W%	Proj	Win%	Conf	Elo
1	Texas	SEC	1932	61%	18-5	77%	13-2	2225	▸
2	Wisconsin	Big Ten	1926	61%	21-6	79%	15-2	2264	▸
3	Kentucky	SEC	1907	60%	21-3	86%	14-1	2319	▸
4	Texas A&M	SEC	1904	62%	22-5	83%	13-2	2269	▸
5	Louisville	ACC	1896	62%	24-8	74%	16-4	2164	▸
6	Southern California	Big Ten	1893	60%	19-8	69%	12-5	2076	▸
7	TCU	Big 12	1892	62%	15-14	51%	9-9	1900	▸
8	UCLA	Big Ten	1886	60%	15-12	55%	10-7	1933	▸
9	Minnesota	Big Ten	1878	61%	17-9	65%	11-6	2027	▸
10	SMU	ACC	1874	60%	22-7	74%	15-5	2148	▸
11	Arizona St.	Big 12	1870	60%	24-5	83%	16-2	2190	▸
12	Indiana	Big Ten	1860	59%	16-10	62%	10-7	1976	▸
13	Kansas	Big 12	1852	58%	20-8	72%	13-5	2053	▸
14	Stanford	ACC	1847	59%	24-6	82%	17-3	2227	▸
15	Penn St.	Big Ten	1845	59%	19-8	69%	11-6	2032	▸
16	Pitt	ACC	1842	59%	26-4	86%	18-2	2292	▸
17	Nebraska	Big Ten	1841	56%	26-2	92%	16-1	2384	▸
18	Purdue	Big Ten	1839	56%	19-6	77%	13-4	2134	▸
19	Baylor	Big 12	1832	58%	18-10	63%	11-7	1943	▸
20	BYU	Big 12	1828	58%	17-10	62%	11-7	1930	▸
21	Georgia Tech	ACC	1824	59%	17-14	56%	11-9	1867	▸
22	Florida	SEC	1824	58%	15-10	62%	9-6	1928	▸
23	Arizona	Big 12	1822	59%	16-13	56%	10-8	1878	▸
24	Oregon	Big Ten	1822	59%	15-12	56%	9-8	1875	▸
25	Utah	Big 12	1822	59%	15-14	51%	8-10	1829	▸
26	LSU	SEC	1813	57%	11-13	45%	6-9	1754	▸
27	Tennessee	SEC	1813	58%	16-9	65%	9-6	1940	▸
28	Washington	Big Ten	1801	55%	13-13	48%	7-10	1772	▸
29	North Carolina	ACC	1797	56%	18-10	63%	13-7	1942	▸
30	Missouri	SEC	1796	58%	14-12	55%	7-7	1849	▸
31	Colorado	Big 12	1795	56%	16-12	58%	9-9	1867	▸
32	Illinois	Big Ten	1794	55%	12-16	43%	6-11	1728	▸
33	Georgia	SEC	1791	56%	13-12	53%	7-8	1801	▸
34	Creighton	Big East	1787	60%	25-4	85%	15-1	2214	▸
35	Iowa State	Big 12	1785	55%	17-11	62%	11-7	1889	▸
36	Auburn	SEC	1784	57%	14-12	54%	7-8	1799	▸
37	Michigan	Big Ten	1783	56%	18-11	63%	9-8	1900	▸
38	Michigan St	Big Ten	1778	56%	14-14	48%	6-11	1753	▸
39	Oklahoma	SEC	1778	56%	12-12	52%	7-8	1785	▸
40	Ohio St.	Big Ten	1778	56%	8-19	31%	3-14	1569	▸
41	Florida St.	ACC	1767	56%	18-13	58%	11-9	1831	▸
42	Ole Miss	SEC	1764	55%	14-12	52%	6-9	1768	▸
43	Cincinnati	Big 12	1762	55%	13-15	48%	7-11	1748	▸
44	NC State	ACC	1761	55%	14-14	50%	9-11	1744	▸
45	Kansas St	Big 12	1761	54%	17-9	66%	11-7	1911	▸
46	South Carolina	SEC	1757	54%	11-14	43%	5-10	1675	▸
47	Northwestern	Big Ten	1749	54%	12-15	45%	5-12	1677	▸
48	Notre Dame	ACC	1747	57%	14-16	46%	8-12	1685	▸
49	Iowa	Big Ten	1742	56%	13-19	42%	5-12	1651	▸
50	Mississippi St.	SEC	1742	54%	11-14	44%	5-10	1678	▸

Preseason projection: expected-value from preseason Elo (prior season regressed) over the scheduled slate. SOS is the average preseason Elo of opponents. Seeded from ratings as of Dec 21.