The 2019 college football regular-season is nearly complete with only the conference championship games and the Army-Navy Game remaining.
With all of the College Football Playoff contenders having completed their regular-season schedules, we can now get a clearer picture of which teams have played the toughest schedule.
Utilizing the five computer indexes that were formerly included in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) rankings, below are the current strength of schedule rankings for the College Football Playoff Top 10 (as of the Nov. 25 CFP rankings).
For simplicity, we averaged the five strength of schedule ratings for each team. Teams are listed beginning with the toughest schedule played first.
College Football Strength of Rankings
Ohio State – Average SOS: 17.2
Anderson & Hester: 15
Billingsley Report: 29
Colley Matrix: 6
Jeff Sagarin: 29
Massey Ratings: 7
Penn State – Average SOS: 20.0
Anderson & Hester: 10
Billingsley Report: 10
Colley Matrix: 23
Jeff Sagarin: 41
Massey Ratings: 16
LSU – Average SOS: 22.2
Anderson & Hester: 39
Billingsley Report: 9
Colley Matrix: 35
Jeff Sagarin: 25
Massey Ratings: 3
Oklahoma – Average SOS: 34.8
Anderson & Hester: 32
Billingsley Report: 27
Colley Matrix: 75
Jeff Sagarin: 22
Massey Ratings: 18
Georgia – Average SOS: 35.2
Anderson & Hester: 31
Billingsley Report: 49
Colley Matrix: 40
Jeff Sagarin: 36
Massey Ratings: 20
Baylor – Average SOS: 55.8
Anderson & Hester: 57
Billingsley Report: 55
Colley Matrix: 87
Jeff Sagarin: 42
Massey Ratings: 38
Minnesota – Average SOS: 56.8
Anderson & Hester: 52
Billingsley Report: 51
Colley Matrix: 78
Jeff Sagarin: 59
Massey Ratings: 44
Alabama – Average SOS: 58.8
Anderson & Hester: 71
Billingsley Report: 66
Colley Matrix: 82
Jeff Sagarin: 53
Massey Ratings: 22
Utah – Average SOS: 62.6
Anderson & Hester: 75
Billingsley Report: 60
Colley Matrix: 81
Jeff Sagarin: 54
Massey Ratings: 43
Clemson – Average SOS: 74.0
Anderson & Hester: 78
Billingsley Report: 74
Colley Matrix: 90
Jeff Sagarin: 66
Massey Ratings: 62
With the latest College Football Playoff rankings set for release on Tuesday evening, let’s also take a look at the strength of schedule of a few teams that could make their way into the Top 10:
Auburn – Average SOS: 5.8
Anderson & Hester: 16
Billingsley Report: 5
Colley Matrix: 5
Jeff Sagarin: 2
Massey Ratings: 1
Wisconsin – Average SOS: 18.0
Anderson & Hester: 11
Billingsley Report: 21
Colley Matrix: 9
Jeff Sagarin: 38
Massey Ratings: 11
Florida – Average SOS: 35.2
Anderson & Hester: 51
Billingsley Report: 40
Colley Matrix: 37
Jeff Sagarin: 36
Massey Ratings: 12
Additionally, below are the strength of schedule rankings for the three highest ranked Group of Five teams:
Cincinnati – Average SOS: 50.0
Anderson & Hester: 36
Billingsley Report: 58
Colley Matrix: 32
Jeff Sagarin: 70
Massey Ratings: 54
Memphis – Average SOS: 71.2
Anderson & Hester: 61
Billingsley Report: 90
Colley Matrix: 67
Jeff Sagarin: 72
Massey Ratings: 66
Boise State – Average SOS: 89.0
Anderson & Hester: 83
Billingsley Report: 105
Colley Matrix: 86
Jeff Sagarin: 88
Massey Ratings: 83
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