First, here is the overall non-conference strength of schedule for all ten FBS football conferences (and the independent's grouped as a conference) along with the number of non-conference games played against FCS teams for each conference.
| Conf | SOS | FCS |
| IND | 66.138 | 7 |
| MidAmerican | 71.192 | 12 |
| CUSA | 71.895 | 7 |
| MountainWest | 77.589 | 18 |
| SEC | 78.375 | 14 |
| ACC | 79.911 | 16 |
| P12 | 82.649 | 10 |
| Big10 | 83.458 | 11 |
| AAC | 83.650 | 9 |
| SunBelt | 85.450 | 11 |
| Big12 | 88.367 | 8 |
As you can see the "lower" conferences had a tougher (i.e. lower SOS number) non-conference strength of schedule (except for the Sun Belt conference). Of the five major conferences, the SEC has a slight tougher non-conference schedule than the ACC, and the Big 12 has the easiest non-conference schedule last season.
Tomorrow I will look at non-conference SOS for the top five conference against other top five conferences.
Here are all the FBS-FCS games from 2013.
| Team | Opp | Date | Location |
| Air Force | Colgate | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Akron | James Madison | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Alabama | Chattanooga | 11/23/2013 | Home |
| Arizona | Northern Ariz. | 8/30/2013 | Home |
| Arizona St. | Sacramento St. | 9/5/2013 | Home |
| Arkansas | Samford | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Arkansas St. | Ark.-Pine Bluff | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Army | Morgan St. | 8/30/2013 | Home |
| Auburn | Western Caro. | 10/12/2013 | Home |
| Ball St. | Illinois St. | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| Baylor | Wofford | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Boise St. | UT Martin | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Boston College | Villanova | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Bowling Green | Murray St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Buffalo | Stony Brook | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| BYU | Idaho St. | 11/16/2013 | Home |
| California | Portland St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Central Mich. | New Hampshire | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Cincinnati | Northwestern St. | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Clemson | South Carolina St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Clemson | Citadel | 11/23/2013 | Home |
| Colorado | Central Ark. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Colorado | Charlestown So | 10/19/2013 | Home |
| Colorado St. | Cal Poly | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Connecticut | Towson | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| Duke | N.C. Central | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| East Carolina | Old Dominion | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Eastern Mich. | Howard | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| FIU | Bethune-Cookman | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Florida | Ga. Southern | 11/23/2013 | Home |
| Florida St. | Bethune-Cookman | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Fresno St. | Cal Poly | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Georgia | Appalachian St. | 11/9/2013 | Home |
| Georgia St. | Samford | 8/30/2013 | Home |
| Georgia St. | Chattanooga | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Georgia St. | Jacksonville St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Georgia Tech | Elon | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Georgia Tech | Alabama A&M | 11/23/2013 | Home |
| Houston | Southern U. | 8/30/2013 | Home |
| Idaho | Old Dominion | 11/9/2013 | Home |
| Illinois | Southern Ill. | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Indiana | Indiana St. | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| Iowa | Missouri St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Iowa St. | UNI | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Kansas | South Dakota | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Kansas St. | North Dakota St. | 8/30/2013 | Home |
| Kent St. | Liberty | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| Kentucky | Alabama St. | 11/2/2013 | Home |
| La.-Lafayette | Nicholls St. | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| La.-Monroe | Grambling | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Louisiana Tech | Lamar | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Louisville | Eastern Ky. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| LSU | Furman | 10/26/2013 | Home |
| Marshall | Gardner-Webb | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Maryland | Old Dominion | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Massachusetts | Maine | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Memphis | UT Martin | 11/9/2013 | Home |
| Miami (FL) | Savannah St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Michigan St. | Youngstown St. | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Middle Tenn. | Western Caro. | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| Minnesota | Western Ill. | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Mississippi St. | Alcorn | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Missouri | Murray St. | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Navy | Delaware | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Nebraska | South Dakota St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Nevada | UC Davis | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| New Mexico St. | Abilene Christian | 10/26/2013 | Home |
| North Carolina | Old Dominion | 11/23/2013 | Home |
| North Carolina St. | Richmond | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Northern Ill. | Eastern Ill. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Northwestern | Maine | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Ohio | Austin Peay | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Ohio St. | Florida A&M | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Oklahoma St. | Lamar | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Ole Miss | Southeast Mo. St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Oregon | Nicholls St. | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Oregon St. | Eastern Wash. | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Pittsburgh | Old Dominion | 10/19/2013 | Home |
| Purdue | Indiana St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Rutgers | Norfolk St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| San Diego St. | Eastern Ill. | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| San Jose St. | Sacramento St. | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| SMU | Montana St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| South Ala. | Southern Utah | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| South Carolina | Coastal Caro. | 11/23/2013 | Home |
| South Fla. | McNeese St. | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Syracuse | Wagner | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| TCU | Southeastern La. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Temple | Fordham | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Tennessee | Austin Peay | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Texas A&M | Sam Houston St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Texas St. | Praire Vew A&M | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Texas Tech | Stephen F. Austin | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Toledo | Eastern Wash. | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Troy | Savannah St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Tulane | Jackson St. | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| UAB | Northwestern St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| UNLV | Western Ill. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Utah | Weber St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Utah St. | Weber St. | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| Vanderbilt | Austin Peay | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Virginia | VMI | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Virginia Tech | Western Caro. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Wake Forest | Presbyterian | 8/29/2013 | Home |
| Washington | Idaho St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Washington St. | Southern Utah | 9/14/2013 | Home |
| West Virginia | William & Mary | 8/31/2013 | Home |
| Western Ky. | Morgan St. | 9/21/2013 | Home |
| Western Mich. | Nicholls St. | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Wisconsin | Tennessee Tech | 9/7/2013 | Home |
| Wyoming | Northern Colo. | 9/14/2013 | Home |