The 6 college soccer teams collaborating in in all probability essentially the most Power 5 opponents in 2023
f the 70 FBS golf tools now acknowledged as Power teams, solely six, or eight p.c, will play all nevertheless actually considered one of their 2023 regular-season fixtures vs. Power 5 opponents.
The glory roll consists of two golf tools apiece from the ACC and Pac-12 and one each from the Enormous Ten and Enormous 12. Completely missing is the SEC, which is not represented.
For the ACC members talked about (which play an eight-league sport format) it means collaborating in three of their 4 non-conference video video games vs. Power 5 foes, whereas for the Enormous Ten, Enormous 12, and Pac-12 honorees (all of which play 9 league video video games), it portions to collaborating in two of their three non-conference video video games vs. Power 5 members.
It is a important, and absolutely non-required, aggressive disadvantage which can compromise goals akin to bowl eligibility, divisional/conference titles, and, in in all probability essentially the most extreme case, a spot throughout the College Soccer Playoff bracket. It’s moreover considered one of many covert parts which wields the power to get the instructing carousel spinning.
COLORADO
Power opponents: at TCU, Nebraska, at Oregon, USC, at Arizona State, Stanford, at UCLA, Oregon State, Arizona, at Washington State, at Utah
Non-Power opponent: Colorado State
Not solely are the Buffaloes collaborating in 91 p.c of their schedule vs. Power 5 opponents, they’re actually considered one of solely two purposes listed who moreover acquired’t play an FCS faculty in 2023. It supplies as a lot as a legit uphill Battle Royale for model new head coach Deion Sanders as he tries to correct the ship at a program that’s solely posted a worthwhile file twice (with one coming in the middle of the COVID compromised 2020 season) since 2006.
It’s moreover Colorado’s third straight season to play all nevertheless actually considered one of its video video games in direction of Power foes. Last yr the one actual exception was a sport at Air Drive (a 41-10 loss), in 2021 it was a go to from FCS Northern Colorado (actually considered one of solely 4 wins that season), and in 2020 it was a home date vs. San Diego State (a 20-10 win).
Attempting ahead, the Buffs are scheduled to play 11 Power foes as soon as extra in 2025, together with Houston (a Enormous 12 member as of 2023) and Georgia Tech, in 2027 (Northwestern and Okay-State), and 2028 (Florida and Okay-State). In 2026, they’re set to play all 12 of their regular-season video video games vs. Power opponents together with Georgia Tech, Houston, and Northwestern to their nine-game conference schedule.
LOUISVILLE
Power opponents: vs. Georgia Tech (in Atlanta), vs. Indiana (in Indianapolis), Boston College, at NC State, Notre Dame, at Pitt, Duke, Virginia Tech, Virginia, at Miami Fla., Kentucky
Non-Power opponent: FCS Murray State
Exterior of its ACC slate, Louisville is about to face a Enormous Ten program at a “neutral” web page, an SEC membership, and Notre Dame. Though the Cardinals did play just one non-Power foe in the middle of the pandemic-compromised 2020 season (beating WKU throughout the opener, moreover actually considered one of solely 4 wins), that’s the major time in program historic previous that they’ve carried out 11 Power 5 opponents in the middle of the frequent season.
Louisville is scheduled to look on the respect roll as soon as extra in 2026 when it supplies Georgia, Kentucky, and Notre Dame to its eight-game ACC slate.
PITT
Power opponents: Cincinnati, at West Virginia, North Carolina, at Virginia Tech, Louisville, at Wake Forest, at Notre Dame, Florida State, Syracuse (at Yankee Stadium), Boston College, at Duke
Non-Power opponent: FCS Wofford
Cincinnati changing into a member of the Enormous 12 in 2023 makes this the first time in historic previous that Pitt has carried out 11 regular-season opponents who’ve been Power 5 members at sport time. The closest it’s come not too way back was in 2018 when it added non-conference dates vs. Penn State, Notre Dame, UCF (as members of the AAC), and FCS Albany to its eight-game ACC slate. As of now, the Panthers don’t have any future plans to reappear on the respect roll.
PURDUE
Power opponents: at Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Illinois, at Iowa, Ohio State, at Nebraska, at Michigan, Minnesota, at Northwestern, Indiana
Non-Power opponent: Fresno State
Along with Colorado, Purdue is actually considered one of solely two Power golf tools collaborating in 11 Power opponents plus a Group of 5 program versus an FCS workers. Nonetheless the place the Buffs add Colorado State, a program that’s acquired solely seven video video games over the last three seasons, the Boilermakers draw a Fresno State workers current off back-to-back ten-win campaigns. The Bulldogs are moreover the reigning MWC champs.
A relentless super-scheduler, Purdue carried out 11 Power opponents in the middle of the frequent season consecutively from 2017 to 2021 (minus the COVID-compromised 2020 season when its slate consisted of six Enormous Ten video video games). In 2021 it added Oregon State and Notre Dame to its nine-game Enormous Ten lineup, in 2019 it was Vandy and TCU, in 2018 it was Mizzou and Boston College and in 2017 it was Louisville and Mizzou.
The Boilermakers are set to make the respect roll as soon as extra in 2024 (Notre Dame, Oregon State), 2026 (Wake Forest, Notre Dame), 2027 (Notre Dame, North Carolina), and 2028 (Wake Forest, Notre Dame).
UTAH
Power opponents: Florida, at Baylor, UCLA, at Oregon State, Cal, at USC, Oregon, Arizona State, at Washington, at Arizonaf the 70 FBS golf tools now acknowledged as Power teams, solely six, or eight p.c, will play all nevertheless actually considered one of their 2023 regular-season fixtures vs. Power 5 opponents.
The glory roll consists of two golf tools apiece from the ACC and Pac-12 and one each from the Enormous Ten and Enormous 12. Completely missing is the SEC, which is not represented.
For the ACC members talked about (which play an eight-league sport format) it means collaborating in three of their 4 non-conference video video games vs. Power 5 foes, whereas for the Enormous Ten, Enormous 12, and Pac-12 honorees (all of which play 9 league video video games), it portions to collaborating in two of their three non-conference video video games vs. Power 5 members.
It is a important, and absolutely non-required, aggressive disadvantage which can compromise goals akin to bowl eligibility, divisional/conference titles, and, in in all probability essentially the most extreme case, a spot throughout the College Soccer Playoff bracket. It’s moreover considered one of many covert parts which wields the power to get the instructing carousel spinning.
COLORADO
Power opponents: at TCU, Nebraska, at Oregon, USC, at Arizona State, Stanford, at UCLA, Oregon State, Arizona, at Washington State, at Utah
Non-Power opponent: Colorado State
Not solely are the Buffaloes collaborating in 91 p.c of their schedule vs. Power 5 opponents, they’re actually considered one of solely two purposes listed who moreover acquired’t play an FCS faculty in 2023. It supplies as a lot as a legit uphill Battle Royale for model new head coach Deion Sanders as he tries to correct the ship at a program that’s solely posted a worthwhile file twice (with one coming in the middle of the COVID compromised 2020 season) since 2006.
It’s moreover Colorado’s third straight season to play all nevertheless actually considered one of its video video games in direction of Power foes. Last yr the one actual exception was a sport at Air Drive (a 41-10 loss), in 2021 it was a go to from FCS Northern Colorado (actually considered one of solely 4 wins that season), and in 2020 it was a home date vs. San Diego State (a 20-10 win).
Attempting ahead, the Buffs are scheduled to play 11 Power foes as soon as extra in 2025, together with Houston (a Enormous 12 member as of 2023) and Georgia Tech, in 2027 (Northwestern and Okay-State), and 2028 (Florida and Okay-State). In 2026, they’re set to play all 12 of their regular-season video video games vs. Power opponents together with Georgia Tech, Houston, and Northwestern to their nine-game conference schedule.
LOUISVILLE
Power opponents: vs. Georgia Tech (in Atlanta), vs. Indiana (in Indianapolis), Boston College, at NC State, Notre Dame, at Pitt, Duke, Virginia Tech, Virginia, at Miami Fla., Kentucky
Non-Power opponent: FCS Murray State
Exterior of its ACC slate, Louisville is about to face a Enormous Ten program at a “neutral” web page, an SEC membership, and Notre Dame. Though the Cardinals did play just one non-Power foe in the middle of the pandemic-compromised 2020 season (beating WKU throughout the opener, moreover actually considered one of solely 4 wins), that’s the major time in program historic previous that they’ve carried out 11 Power 5 opponents in the middle of the frequent season.
Louisville is scheduled to look on the respect roll as soon as extra in 2026 when it supplies Georgia, Kentucky, and Notre Dame to its eight-game ACC slate.
PITT
Power opponents: Cincinnati, at West Virginia, North Carolina, at Virginia Tech, Louisville, at Wake Forest, at Notre Dame, Florida State, Syracuse (at Yankee Stadium), Boston College, at Duke
Non-Power opponent: FCS Wofford
Cincinnati changing into a member of the Enormous 12 in 2023 makes this the first time in historic previous that Pitt has carried out 11 regular-season opponents who’ve been Power 5 members at sport time. The closest it’s come not too way back was in 2018 when it added non-conference dates vs. Penn State, Notre Dame, UCF (as members of the AAC), and FCS Albany to its eight-game ACC slate. As of now, the Panthers don’t have any future plans to reappear on the respect roll.
PURDUE
Power opponents: at Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Illinois, at Iowa, Ohio State, at Nebraska, at Michigan, Minnesota, at Northwestern, Indiana
Non-Power opponent: Fresno State
Along with Colorado, Purdue is actually considered one of solely two Power golf tools collaborating in 11 Power opponents plus a Group of 5 program versus an FCS workers. Nonetheless the place the Buffs add Colorado State, a program that’s acquired solely seven video video games over the last three seasons, the Boilermakers draw a Fresno State workers current off back-to-back ten-win campaigns. The Bulldogs are moreover the reigning MWC champs.
A relentless super-scheduler, Purdue carried out 11 Power opponents in the middle of the frequent season consecutively from 2017 to 2021 (minus the COVID-compromised 2020 season when its slate consisted of six Enormous Ten video video games). In 2021 it added Oregon State and Notre Dame to its nine-game Enormous Ten lineup, in 2019 it was Vandy and TCU, in 2018 it was Mizzou and Boston College and in 2017 it was Louisville and Mizzou.
The Boilermakers are set to make the respect roll as soon as extra in 2024 (Notre Dame, Oregon State), 2026 (Wake Forest, Notre Dame), 2027 (Notre Dame, North Carolina), and 2028 (Wake Forest, Notre Dame).
UTAH
Power opponents: Florida, at Baylor, UCLA, at Oregon State, Cal, at USC, Oregon, Arizona State, at Washington, at Arizona