Joe Arpasi
May 29, 2025
It’s important to understand that strength of schedule matters in College Fantasy Football. In his 17 years of CFF experience Purple Reign knows to identify teams with favorable schedules and to target players from those teams in fantasy drafts. Joe Arpasi hands out grades for his Top 30 teams for passing and rushing fantasy schedules covering season long, first month of season, and the fantasy playoffs schedule match-ups.
Honorable Mentions
SEASON LONG PASSING
Ohio State: Grade B
Penn State: Grade B
LSU: Grade B
Syracuse: Grade B
TCU: Grade B
Clemson: Grade B
Texas: Grade B
Iowa State: Grade B
Texas Tech: Grade B
UTSA: Grade B
SEASON LONG RUSHING
Ohio State: Grade B
Iowa: Grade B
Texas: Grade B
Texas A&M: Grade B
Minnesota: Grade B
Baylor: Grade B
North Carolina: Grade B
FIRST MONTH PASSING
Syracuse: Grade B
Texas: Grade B
FIRST MONTH RUSHING
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FANTASY PLAYOFFS PASSING
Miami, FL: Grade B
Clemson: Grade B
Alabama: Grade B
Iowa State: Grade B (bye Week 12)
South Alabama: Grade B
Oregon: Grade B-
Ohio State: Grade B-
LSU: Grade B-
TCU: Grade B-
USC: Grade B-
Western Kentucky: Grade B-
UTSA: Grade B-
San Jose State: Grade B-
FANTASY PLAYOFFS RUSHING
Iowa: Grade B
Missouri: Grade B
Texas A&M: Grade B
Kansas State: Grade B
Arizona State: Grade B
Michigan: Grade B
Jacksonville State: Grade B
Oregon State: Grade B (bye Week 13)
Northern Illinois: Grade B
TOP SCHEDULES
SEASON LONG PASSING
Memphis: Grade A-
Texas State: Grade A-
Mississippi: Grade B+
Oregon: Grade B+
Miami, FL: Grade B+
Indiana: Grade B+
SMU: Grade B+
Colorado: Grade B+
Louisville: Grade B+
Tennessee: Grade B+
Arizona State: Grade B+
Washington: Grade B+
Nebraska: Grade B+
Western Kentucky: Grade B+
Cincinnati: Grade B+
Coastal Carolina: Grade B+
Ohio: Grade B+
Colorado State: Grade B+
East Carolina: Grade B+
North Texas: Grade B+
SEASON LONG RUSHING
Army: Grade A+
Navy: Grade A
Boise State: Grade A-
Memphis: Grade A-
Notre Dame: Grade B+
Oregon: Grade B+
Penn State: Grade B+
Missouri: Grade B+
Kansas State: Grade B+
Arizona State: Grade B+
Kansas: Grade B+
LSU: Grade B+
Syracuse: Grade B+
Jacksonville State: Grade B+
Washington State: Grade B+
Wake Forest: Grade B+
Oregon State: Grade B+
Western Michigan: Grade B+
Air Force: Grade B+
Buffalo: Grade B+
Georgia Southern: Grade B+
Troy: Grade B+
Fresno State: Grade B+
FIRST MONTH PASSING
Oregon: Grade A
Indiana: Grade A
Penn State: Grade A
SMU: Grade A-
Colorado: Grade A-
Louisville: Grade A-
Arizona State: Grade A-
Memphis: Grade A-
BYU: Grade A-
Texas State: Grade A-
Mississippi: Grade B+
Miami, FL: Grade B+
Ohio State: Grade B+
LSU: Grade B+
TCU: Grade B+
Clemson: Grade B+
Arkansas: Grade B+
USC: Grade B+
Iowa State: Grade B+
Texas Tech: Grade B+
Washington: Grade B+
Western Kentucky: Grade B+
Oklahoma: Grade B+
Georgia Southern: Grade B+
Colorado State: Grade B+
Toledo: Grade B+
East Carolina: Grade B+
North Texas: Grade B+
FIRST MONTH RUSHING
Penn State: Grade A+
Navy: Grade A+
Oregon: Grade A
Army: Grade A-
Iowa: Grade A-
Missouri: Grade A-
USC: Grade A-
Arizona State: Grade A-
Boise State: Grade A-
BYU: Grade A-
Notre Dame: Grade B+
Ohio State: Grade B+
Texas: Grade B+
Texas A&M: Grade B+
Kansas State: Grade B+
Minnesota: Grade B+
Alabama: Grade B+
Memphis: Grade B+
Kansas: Grade B+
Georgia: Grade B+
Louisville: Grade B+
North Carolina: Grade B+
Utah: Grade B+
Texas Tech: Grade B+
Wisconsin: Grade B+
Oklahoma: Grade B+
TCU: Grade B+
Ohio: Grade B+
West Virgina: Grade B+
Buffalo: Grade B+
FANTASY PLAYOFFS PASSING
Louisiana-Lafayette: Grade A- (bye Week 12)
Mississippi: Grade B+ (bye Week 13)
Indiana: Grade B+ (bye Week 13)
Syracuse: Grade B+ (bye Week 12)
Tennessee: Grade B+
Texas: Grade B+
Arizona State: Grade B+
Notre Dame: Grade B+
Arkansas: Grade B+
BYU: Grade B+
Texas State: Grade B+
Texas Tech: Grade B+ (bye Week 13)
Washington: Grade B+
Cincinnati: Grade B+
Wake Forest: Grade B+
Toledo: Grade B+
Sam Houston State: Grade B+
FANTASY PLAYOFFS RUSHING
Army: Grade A (bye Week 12)
Boise State: Grade A-
Notre Dame: Grade B+
Texas: Grade B+
Florida: Grade B+
USC: Grade B+
Navy: Grade B+ (bye Week 13)
Vanderbilt: Grade B+ (bye Week 12)
Louisville: Grade B+
LSU: Grade B+
Tulane: Grade B+
BYU: Grade B+
Utah: Grade B+
Illinois: Grade B+
Texas Tech: Grade B+ (bye Week 13)
UTSA: Grade B+
Boston College: Grade B+ (bye Week 13)
Washington State: Grade B+
Air Force: Grade B+
Georgia Southern: Grade B+
Sam Houston State: Grade B+