AAC College Football Strength of Schedule Rankings: 2025 Spring Version

Originally posted on College Football News
By Pete Fiutak | Last updated Mar 31, 2025 5:27 PM ET

It was the craziest conference race in college football last season.

Really, who knew Army and Navy would be powerhouses? No one thought that in the spring of 2024, so take all of this with a grain of salt as we look ahead to the 2025 college football season.

Who plays Tulane and USF on the road, who gets Rice and UAB at home, and everything in between? We rank every game on every team's schedule based on our Offseason First Look 1-136 Rankings.

For example, if Charlotte is 128th, a team gets 128 points for playing the 49ers at home. Because we put a heavy influence on road games, cut it in half - playing an away game against Charlotte gets a team 64 points. The lower the score, the harder the game and the overall schedule.

AAC Strength of Schedule Rankings: Spring

Again, the lower the score, the tougher the schedule and ranking.

The No. 1 team has the hardest schedule, 14 has the easiest, and next to each team is the toughest game to easiest.

1 Temple Owls

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 766.5
1 Sept 20 at Georgia Tech
2 Sept 13 Oklahoma
3 Nov 8 at Army
4 Nov 29 at North Texas
5 Nov 22 Tulane
6 Oct 18 at Charlotte
7 Oct 25 at Tulsa
8 Aug 30 at UMass
9 Oct 11 Navy
10 Oct 4 UTSA
11 Nov 1 East Carolina
12 Sept 6 Howard
Missing: Charlotte, Memphis, Rice, UAB, USF

2 UAB Blazers

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 796.5
1 Sept 20 at Tennessee
2 Nov 8 at Rice
3 Sept 6 at Navy
4 Nov 1 at UConn
5 Nov 22 USF
6 Oct 11 at Florida Atlantic
7 Nov 29 at Tulsa
8 Oct 18 Memphis
9 Oct 4 Army
10 Nov 15 North Texas
11 Sept 13 Akron
12 Aug 28 Alabama State.
Missing: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Temple, UTSA

3 Tulane Green Wave

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 798
1 Sept 20 at Ole Miss
2 Nov 7 at Memphis
3 Oct 30 at UTSA
4 Sept 6 at South Alabama
5 Nov 22 at Temple
6 Sept 13 Duke
7 Aug 30 Northwestern
8 Sept 27 at Tulsa
9 Oct 18 Army
10 Oct 9 East Carolina
11 Nov 15 Florida Atlantic
12 Nov 29 Charlotte
Missing: Army, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Tulsa, UTSA

4 Charlotte 49ers

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 806
1 Nov 22 at Georgia
2 Oct. 3 at USF
3 Nov 29 at Tulane
4 Oct 11 at Army
5 Nov 8 at East Carolina
6 Sept 6 North Carolina
7 Sept 18 Rice
8 Nov 15 UTSA
9 Oct. 24 North Texas
10 Aug 29 App State (in Charlotte)
11 Oct 18 Temple
12 Sept 13 Monmouth
Missing: Army, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa, UTSA

5 Memphis Tigers

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 808.5
1 Oct 31 at Rice
2 Sept 20 Arkansas
3 Sept 13 at Troy
4 Nov 15 at East Carolina
5 Sept 6 at Georgia State
6 Oct 25 USF
7 Sept 27 at Florida Atlantic
8 Oct 18 at UAB
9 Nov 7 Tulane
10 Nov 28 Navy
11 Oct 4 Tulsa
12 Aug 30 Chattanooga
Missing: Army, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Temple, Tulsa

6 USF Bulls

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 831
1 Sept 13 at Miami
2 Sept 6 at Florida
3 Oct 25 at Memphis
4 Nov 15 at Navy
5 Aug 28 Boise State
6 Oct 10 at North Texas
7 Nov 22 at UAB
8 Nov 6 UTSA
9 Oct 18 Florida Atlantic
10 Oct 3 Charlotte
11 Nov 29 Rice
12 Sept 20 South Carolina State
Missing: Army, East Carolina, North Texas, Temple, UTSA

7 East Carolina Pirates

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 843
1 Aug 28 at NC State
2 Oct 9 at Tulane
3 Nov 22 at UTSA
4 Sept 20 BYU
5 Sept 13 at Coastal Carolina
6 Nov 1 at Temple
7 Nov 29 at Florida Atlantic
8 Nov 15 Memphis
9 Sept 27 Army
10 Nov 8 Charlotte
11 Oct 16 Tulsa
12 Sept 6 Campbell
Missing: Memphis, Rice, Tulane, UAB, USF

8 Florida Atlantic Owls

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 856
1 Aug 30 at Maryland
2 Oct 18 at USF
3 Nov 15 at Tulane
4 Oct 4 at Rice
5 Oct 25 at Navy
6 Sept 13 at FIU
7 Sept 27 Memphis
8 Nov 22 UConn
9 Nov 29 East Carolina
10 Oct 11 UAB
11 Nov 8 Tulsa
12 Sept 6 Florida A&M
Missing: Memphis, Navy, Rice, Tulane, UAB

9 UTSA Roadrunners

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 857.5
1 Aug 30 at Texas A&M
2 Nov 6 at USF
3 Oct 30 at Tulane
4 Oct 11 at Rice
5 Nov 29 at Army
6 Sept 20 at Colorado State
7 Oct 18 at North Texas
8 Nov 22 at East Carolina
9 Sept 6 at Texas State
10 Oct 4 at Temple
11 Nov 15 at Charlotte
12 Sept 13 at Incarnate Word
Missing: Charlotte, Navy, Tulane, UAB, USF

10 Tulsa Golden Hurricane

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 858
1 Sept 20 at Oklahoma State
2 Oct 4 at Memphis
3 Nov 22 at Army
4 Oct 16 at East Carolina
5 Sept 6 at New Mexico State
6 Nov 8 at Florida Atlantic
7 Sept 27 Tulane
8 Nov 15 Oregon State
9 Sept 13 Navy
10 Oct 25 Temple
11 Nov 29 UAB
12 Aug 30 Abilene Christian
Missing: Charlotte, Memphis, Navy, Rice, Tulane

11 Navy Midshipmen

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 879
1 Nov 8 at Notre Dame
2 Nov 28 at Memphis
3 Nov 1 at North Texas
4 Nov 15 USF
5 Oct 11 at Temple
6 Sept 13 at Tulsa
7 Sept 27 Rice
8 Dec 13 vs Army (in East Rutherford)
9 Oct 4 Air Force
10 Oct 25 Florida Atlantic
11 Sept 6 UAB
12 Aug 30 VMI
Missing: Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Tulsa, UTSA

12 North Texas Mean Green

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 892
1 Nov 22 at Rice
2 Sept 20 at Army
3 Sept 6 at Western Michigan
4 Oct 10 USF
5 Nov 15 at UAB
6 Oct 24 at Charlotte
7 Nov 1 Navy
8 Oct 18 UTSA
9 Sept 13 Washington State
10 Sept 27 South Alabama
11 Nov 29 Temple
12 Aug 30 Lamar
Missing: Charlotte, Navy, Rice, UAB, USF

13 Army Knights

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 916
1 Sept 6 at Kansas State
2 Oct 18 at Tulane
3 Nov 29 at UTSA
4 Nov 1 at Air Force
5 Sept 27 at East Carolina
6 Oct 4 at UAB
7 Dec 13 vs Navy (in East Rutherford)
8 Sept 20 North Texas
9 Nov 8 Temple
10 Oct 11 Charlotte
11 Nov 22 Tulsa
12 Aug 29 Tarleton State
Missing: Charlotte, Memphis, Tulane, USF

14 Rice Owls

Spring Strength of Schedule Score: 937.5
1 Nov 29 at USF
2 Sept 27 at Navy
3 Oct 11 at UTSA
4 Sept 6 Houston
5 Sept 18 at Charlotte
6 Oct 31 Memphis
7 Oct 25 UConn
8 Nov 22 North Texas
9 Aug 30 Louisiana
10 Oct 4 Florida Atlantic
11 Nov 8 UAB
12 Sept 13 Prairie View A&M
Missing: East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Temple, Tulsa

- 2025 Spring AAC Rankings