Big Ten Strength of Schedule Rankings: Springhttps://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/big-ten-football-2025-strength-of-schedule-rankingsAgain, the lower the score, the tougher the schedule and ranking.
The No. 1 team has the hardest schedule, 18 has the easiest, and next to each team is the toughest game to easiest.
1 UCLA Bruins
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 376.5
2 Wisconsin Badgers
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 368.5
3 Purdue Boilermakers
4 Iowa Hawkeyes
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 452.5
5 Ohio State Buckeyes
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 455.5
6 USC Trojans
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 458.5
7 Washington Huskies
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 471.5
8 Oregon Ducks
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 473.5
9 Michigan Wolverines
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 478.5
10 Michigan State Spartans
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 484.5
11 Northwestern Wildcats
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 498.5
12 Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 501.5
13 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 518
14 Nebraska CornhuskersSpring Strength of Schedule Score: 526.5
- 2025 Nebraska Schedule Analysis
1 Nov 22 at Penn State
2 Sept 20 Michigan
3 Oct 18 at Minnesota
4 Oct 11 at Maryland
5 Nov 1 USC
6 Oct 4 Michigan State
7 Nov 29 Iowa
8 Nov 8 at UCLA
9 Aug 30 vs Cincinnati (in Kansas City)
10 Oct 25 Northwestern
11 Sept 6 Akron
12 Sept 13 Houston Christian
Missing: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, Rutgers, Washington, Wisconsin
15 Illinois Fighting Illini
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 539
16 Indiana Hoosiers
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 566
17 Maryland Terrapins
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 563
18 Penn State Nittany Lions
Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 601
