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ESPN Ranks College Football’s 15 Unbeaten Teams by Strength of Schedule

Frank LaBella

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Are these Rankings Fair?
Did ESPN hit it on the dot? Is your team in the top ten projections?

Is any team's schedule ahead of them underrated? Let us know in the comments!
15 Undefeated Ranked by SOS
We're five weeks into the college football season, and fifteen teams still remain without a loss. ESPN's Power Index provides all the estimations needed to predict how the rest of the season will go for each of these teams. Let's look at how they rank in terms of the difficulty of their upcoming opponents, from hardest to easiest.
#1: Texas Longhorns
Texas' FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 4
- Projected Record: 10.8-1.8
- Playoff Probability: 96.3%
- Win Conference Probability: 32.1%
- Win-Out Probability: 21.0%
- Make National Championship Game: 28.9%
ESPN ranks Texas' strength of schedule 2nd in CFB.
#2: Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 6
- Projected Record: 10.7-1.9
- Playoff Probability: 93.8%
- Win Conference Probability: 27.5%
- Win-Out Probability: 14.7%
- Make National Championship Game: 24.8%
ESPN ranks Alabama's strength of schedule 24th in CFB.
#3: Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 3
- Projected Record: 11.2-0.8
- Playoff Probability: 94.6%
- Win Conference Probability: 0.0%
- Win-Out Probability: 39.5%
- Make National Championship Game: 25.1%
ESPN ranks Notre Dame's strength of schedule 60th in CFB.
#4: Miami Hurricanes
Miami's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 5
- Projected Record: 11.7-1.3
- Playoff Probability: 95.0%
- Win Conference Probability: 81.0%
- Win-Out Probability: 25.8%
- Make National Championship Game: 24.4%
ESPN ranks Miami's strength of schedule 69th in CFB.
#5: Texas Tech Red Raiders
Texas Tech's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 11
- Projected Record: 10.9-1.7
- Playoff Probability: 60.5%
- Win Conference Probability: 35.4%
- Win-Out Probability: 23.0%
- Make National Championship Game: 4.3%
ESPN ranks Texas Tech's strength of schedule 86th in CFB.
#6: BYU Cougars
BYU's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 16
- Projected Record: 9.3-3.1
- Playoff Probability: 34.5%
- Win Conference Probability: 20.2%
- Win-Out Probability: 1.5%
- Make National Championship Game: 1.6%
ESPN ranks BYU's strength of schedule 93rd in CFB.
#7: Georgia Bulldogs
Georgia's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 2
- Projected Record: 11.0-1.6
- Playoff Probability: 90.4%
- Win Conference Probability: 32.5%
- Win-Out Probability: 22.4%
- Make National Championship Game: 26.2%
ESPN ranks Georgia's strength of schedule 97th in CFB.
#8: Pittsburgh Panthers
Pittsburgh's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 23
- Projected Record: 9.6-2.7
- Playoff Probability: 28.1%
- Win Conference Probability: 7.6%
- Win-Out Probability: 1.7%
- Make National Championship Game: 0.8%
ESPN ranks Pittsburgh's strength of schedule 101st in CFB.
#9: Indiana Hoosiers
Indiana's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 7
- Projected Record: 10.9-1.7
- Playoff Probability: 81.5%
- Win Conference Probability: 30.2%
- Win-Out Probability: 18.8%
- Make National Championship Game: 16.7%
ESPN ranks Indiana's strength of schedule 107th in CFB.
#10: Utah Utes
Utah's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 12
- Projected Record: 10.5-2.0
- Playoff Probability: 48.3%
- Win Conference Probability: 27.9%
- Win-Out Probability: 14.7%
- Make National Championship Game: 3.7%
ESPN ranks Utah's strength of schedule 111th in CFB.
#11: UCLA Bruins
UCLA's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 35
- Projected Record: 8.7-3.4
- Playoff Probability: 9.7%
- Win Conference Probability: 1.4%
- Win-Out Probability: 0.5%
- Make National Championship Game: 0.2%
ESPN ranks UCLA's strength of schedule 113th in CFB.
#12: Duke Blue Devils
Duke's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 37
- Projected Record: 8.5-3.6
- Playoff Probability: 8.2%
- Win Conference Probability: 2.1%
- Win-Out Probability: 0.3%
- Make National Championship Game: 0.2%
ESPN ranks Duke's strength of schedule 114th in CFB.
#13: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 13
- Projected Record: 8.9-3.2
- Playoff Probability: 25.8%
- Win Conference Probability: 3.5%
- Win-Out Probability: 0.7%
- Make National Championship Game: 1.6%
ESPN ranks Nebraska's strength of schedule 126th in CFB.
#14: James Madison Dukes
James Madison's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 49
- Projected Record: 11.3-1.4
- Playoff Probability: 31.2%
- Win Conference Probability: 54.9%
- Win-Out Probability: 29.8%
- Make National Championship Game: 0.2%
ESPN ranks James Madison's strength of schedule 131st in CFB.
#15: North Dakota State Bison
North Dakota State's FPI Profile
- FPI Rank: 64
- Projected Record: 10.1-2.5
- Playoff Probability: 7.2%
- Win Conference Probability: 21.8%
- Win-Out Probability: 3.9%
- Make National Championship Game: 0.0%
ESPN ranks North Dakota State's strength of schedule 137th in CFB.
Are these Rankings Fair?
Did ESPN hit it on the dot? Is your team in the top ten projections?

Is any team's schedule ahead of them underrated? Let us know in the comments!
15 Undefeated Ranked by SOS
We're five weeks into the college football season, and fifteen teams still remain without a loss. ESPN's Power Index provides all the estimations needed to predict how the rest of the season will go for each of these teams. Let's look at how they rank in terms of the difficulty of their upcoming opponents, from hardest to easiest.