Strength of Schedule, known as SOS, is an involved formula used to determine who is playing the higher ranker, stronger teams and who is not. However being a simple guy I like to see who schedules top 35 or so teams and who didn’t and how those who stepped up their schedule fared. There are still two weeks until Pac 12 conference play begins and thus two more weeks of non conference play against possibly tougher teams.
My simplistic ranking is as follows: 3 points for playing a top 10 team, 2 for playing a team ranked 11-25 and 3 for a team that received ranking points but in the 26 to roughly 39 ranking.
The toughest non conference schedules for Pac 12 teams in order of toughest schedules:
USC 15 points. Lost to Nebraska, lost to Georgia, Lost to Notre Dame, beat Gonzaga, will play Texas A&M.
Stanford 9 points. Lost to UConn, to play Tennessee, Wins over Gonzaga and Texas
Washington State 8 points. Lost to Penn State, lost to Michigan, lost to Gonzaga, will play Louisville and Ohio State.
Cal 7 points. Lost to Rutgers, lost to Texas, beat Virginia, to play Ohio State
UCLA 7 points. Lost to Baylor, lost to LSU, will play Tennessee
ASU 4 points. Lost to Rutgers, will play DePaul
Utah 3 points. Lost to Michigan, lost to Arkansas, lost to BYU
Arizona 1 points. Lost to BYU
Colorado, zero points
Oregon, zero points
Oregon State, zero points
Washington zero points
The Pac 12 is 4-15 against ranked teams with all of those wins against Gonzaga, two wins, Texas and Virginia. Each of these teams rank about # 25. Of course the Pac 12 Men are 0-10 against ranked teams.
So we can say congrats to those teams with the tougher schedules but on the flip side, is winning is great. Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington are a combined 29-6.
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