Much has been made about the Oklahoma Sooners schedule. It would have looked better if not for the cancellation of the Georgia game. That nonconference powerhouse matchup was canceled in the wake of the announcement Oklahoma and Texas were joining the SEC.
The Sooners replaced the two-time defending national champions with the SMU Mustangs. SMU is a solid Group of Five program, but certainly not the stature of the Bulldogs.
College Football News created a scoring system based on its initial 1-133 Football Bowl Subdivision rankings, giving weight to where teams were ranked and whether the game is at home or not. In its scoring system, the lowest score represents the most difficult schedule.
Here’s how the Big 12 stacks up from strongest to weakest schedules of 2023.
1
West Virginia Mountaineers
Nov. 26, 2022; Stillwater, Oklahoma; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Marcis Floyd (24) gestures after an Oklahoma State incompletion late in the fourth quarter of a college football game between Oklahoma State and West Virginia at Boone Pickens Stadium. Bryan Terry-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 Rank: 1
National Rank: 4
Notable Games: at Penn State, home vs. Pitt, and at Oklahoma
2
Iowa State Cyclones
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Big 12 Rank: 2
National Rank: 11
Notable games: Home vs. Iowa, at Oklahoma, and home vs. Texas
3
Kansas Jayhawks
Nov. 5, 2022; Lawrence, Kansas; Kansas Jayhawks fans celebrate against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second half of the game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Big 12 Rank: 3
National Rank: 12
Notable Games: Home vs. Illinois, at Texas, home vs. Oklahoma.
4
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Oct. 22, 2022; Lubbock, Texas; Texas Tech Red Raiders head coach Joey McGuire sings the school song…
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