2016 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.12
1.20 1.32
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.16
1.15 1.31
14 teams

Big 12

+0.05
0.90 0.95
10 teams

Independents

-0.07
1.00 0.93
0 teams

ACC

+0.12
0.80 0.92
14 teams

American

+0.04
0.70 0.74
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.12
0.60 0.72
12 teams

Mountain West

-0.05
0.60 0.55
12 teams

MAC

-0.06
0.60 0.54
0 teams

Conference USA

-0.12
0.60 0.48
13 teams

Sun Belt

-0.13
0.60 0.47
11 teams

Week-by-Week Evolution

Track how each conference's strength modifier changes throughout the season

Conference Base W1 W2 W3 W4 W5 W6 W7 W8 W9 W10 W11 W12 W13 W14 W15 Change
ACC 0.80 0.88 0.90 0.88 0.93 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.95 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 0.92 +0.12
American 0.70 0.76 0.76 0.77 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.74 +0.04
Big 12 0.90 0.92 0.88 0.90 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 +0.05
Big Ten 1.15 1.27 1.31 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 +0.16
Conference USA 0.60 0.62 0.51 0.45 0.43 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.48 -0.12
Independents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.94 0.95 0.93 0.93 0.91 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 -0.07
MAC 0.60 0.56 0.52 0.56 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 -0.06
Mountain West 0.60 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.53 0.53 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.55 0.55 -0.05
Pac-12 0.60 0.60 0.68 0.72 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.72 0.72 0.72 +0.12
SEC 1.20 1.20 1.29 1.32 1.34 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.34 1.34 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.32 1.32 1.32 +0.12
Sun Belt 0.60 0.56 0.52 0.46 0.47 0.48 0.48 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 -0.13

Conference Standings

Ranked by total points from all games (overall record shown)

Ranked by points earned in conference games only (conference record shown)

SEC

1 Alabama
13-0 430.8
7 Auburn
8-4 199.8
8 LSU
7-4 177.1
9 Tennessee
8-4 176.8
15 Vanderbilt
6-6 165.7
16 Florida
8-4 164.9
17 Texas A&M
8-4 151.0
22 Georgia
7-5 118.3
26 Arkansas
7-5 113.8
39 Ole Miss
5-7 86.3
43 Mississippi State
5-7 84.1
47 Kentucky
7-5 74.2
58 South Carolina
6-6 53.5
72 Missouri
4-8 28.9
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

2 Penn State
11-2 293.9
3 Ohio State
11-1 289.8
4 Wisconsin
10-3 271.2
6 Michigan
10-2 200.5
10 Iowa
8-4 175.1
18 Nebraska
9-3 146.7
20 Minnesota
8-4 127.2
50 Northwestern
6-6 70.7
57 Indiana
6-6 55.0
69 Maryland
6-6 33.1
99 Purdue
3-9 -21.2
100 Michigan State
3-9 -24.9
108 Illinois
3-9 -39.7
124 Rutgers
2-10 -66.5
+ 6 more teams

ACC

5 Clemson
12-1 236.9
13 Florida State
9-3 171.5
19 Louisville
9-3 128.0
25 Miami
8-4 114.2
29 Georgia Tech
8-4 108.5
30 Virginia Tech
9-4 108.3
37 North Carolina
8-4 87.9
38 Pittsburgh
8-4 86.8
61 NC State
6-6 38.7
67 Wake Forest
6-6 34.4
77 Boston College
6-6 13.2
83 Duke
4-8 6.4
95 Syracuse
4-8 -17.0
113 Virginia
2-10 -44.3
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

11 Washington
12-1 156.1
27 USC
9-3 110.5
28 Colorado
10-3 108.9
45 Stanford
9-3 78.1
52 Washington State
8-4 65.0
54 Utah
8-4 63.4
76 California
5-7 14.9
82 Arizona State
5-7 6.9
91 UCLA
4-8 -9.3
97 Oregon State
4-8 -18.9
102 Oregon
4-8 -26.2
118 Arizona
3-9 -54.3
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

12 Western Michigan
13-0 170.9
49 Toledo
9-3 70.8
64 Ohio
8-5 36.2
75 Eastern Michigan
7-5 17.0
79 Miami (OH)
6-6 9.1
81 Central Michigan
6-6 8.5
86 Northern Illinois
5-7 3.7
92 Akron
5-7 -14.6
101 Ball State
4-8 -25.6
106 Bowling Green
4-8 -35.6
117 Kent State
3-9 -53.6
123 Buffalo
2-10 -64.9
+ 4 more teams

Big 12

14 Oklahoma
10-2 167.9
21 Oklahoma State
9-3 120.8
23 West Virginia
10-2 117.2
35 Kansas State
8-4 94.0
68 TCU
6-6 33.8
71 Baylor
6-6 30.0
74 Texas
5-7 24.9
78 Texas Tech
5-7 12.4
105 Iowa State
3-9 -30.8
126 Kansas
2-10 -71.8
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

24 Houston
9-3 116.1
32 South Florida
10-2 106.1
33 Tulsa
9-3 102.7
34 Temple
10-3 99.7
41 Navy
9-4 85.4
44 Memphis
8-4 79.8
70 UCF
6-6 32.6
88 SMU
5-7 2.5
90 Tulane
4-8 -8.2
96 Cincinnati
4-8 -16.3
111 East Carolina
3-9 -42.6
122 UConn
3-9 -61.2
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

31 Western Kentucky
10-3 106.7
46 Louisiana Tech
8-5 74.8
48 Middle Tennessee
8-4 73.0
59 Old Dominion
9-3 49.7
62 UTSA
6-6 39.0
84 Southern Miss
6-6 6.3
93 North Texas
5-7 -14.7
98 UTEP
4-8 -21.1
107 Florida International
4-8 -36.1
114 Florida Atlantic
3-9 -48.9
115 Charlotte
4-8 -49.0
120 Rice
3-9 -58.0
121 Marshall
3-9 -58.1
+ 5 more teams

Mountain West

36 Boise State
10-2 90.5
53 San Diego State
10-3 64.7
55 Air Force
9-3 63.0
56 Colorado State
7-5 59.2
60 Wyoming
8-5 48.0
63 New Mexico
8-4 36.4
94 Hawai'i
6-7 -15.8
103 Nevada
5-7 -27.2
109 UNLV
4-8 -39.9
112 San José State
4-8 -43.2
119 Utah State
3-9 -56.4
128 Fresno State
1-11 -96.8
+ 4 more teams

FBS Independents

40 BYU
8-4 85.8
73 Army
7-5 26.0
89 Notre Dame
4-8 -1.4
127 Massachusetts
2-10 -80.9

Sun Belt

42 App State
9-3 84.8
51 Troy
9-3 68.0
65 Idaho
8-4 35.0
66 Arkansas State
7-5 34.7
80 South Alabama
6-6 8.8
85 Georgia Southern
5-7 5.8
87 Louisiana
6-6 3.5
104 UL Monroe
4-8 -28.1
110 New Mexico State
3-9 -41.4
116 Georgia State
3-9 -51.6
125 Texas State
2-10 -79.5
+ 3 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
9-0 369.1
2
LSU (#8 overall)
5-3 159.7
3
Florida (#16 overall)
6-3 140.4
4
Auburn (#7 overall)
5-3 124.8
5
Texas A&M (#17 overall)
4-4 113.3
6
Georgia (#22 overall)
4-4 93.9
7
Tennessee (#9 overall)
4-4 92.2
8
Vanderbilt (#15 overall)
3-5 85.6
9
Mississippi State (#43 overall)
3-5 82.1
10
Arkansas (#26 overall)
3-5 61.5
11
Ole Miss (#39 overall)
2-6 57.9
12
Kentucky (#47 overall)
4-4 44.6
13
South Carolina (#58 overall)
3-5 35.7
14
Missouri (#72 overall)
2-6 27.3
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Penn State (#2 overall)
9-1 270.7
2
Ohio State (#3 overall)
8-1 232.0
3
Wisconsin (#4 overall)
7-3 214.3
4
Iowa (#10 overall)
6-3 162.0
5
Michigan (#6 overall)
7-2 144.2
6
Nebraska (#18 overall)
6-3 102.4
7
Minnesota (#20 overall)
5-4 80.8
8
Northwestern (#50 overall)
5-4 72.4
9
Indiana (#57 overall)
4-5 34.0
10
Maryland (#69 overall)
3-6 4.8
11
Illinois (#108 overall)
2-7 -19.9
12
Michigan State (#100 overall)
1-8 -35.6
13
Purdue (#99 overall)
1-8 -40.0
14
Rutgers (#124 overall)
0-9 -67.7
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#5 overall)
8-1 157.8
2
Louisville (#19 overall)
7-1 122.4
3
Virginia Tech (#30 overall)
6-3 84.4
4
Florida State (#13 overall)
5-3 75.3
5
North Carolina (#37 overall)
5-3 67.7
6
Pittsburgh (#38 overall)
5-3 66.9
7
Miami (#25 overall)
5-3 56.5
8
Georgia Tech (#29 overall)
4-4 33.5
9
NC State (#61 overall)
3-5 23.8
10
Wake Forest (#67 overall)
3-5 9.0
11
Syracuse (#95 overall)
2-6 -16.5
12
Boston College (#77 overall)
2-6 -16.8
13
Virginia (#113 overall)
1-7 -37.7
14
Duke (#83 overall)
1-7 -38.0
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Washington (#11 overall)
9-1 139.6
2
USC (#27 overall)
7-2 98.1
3
Colorado (#28 overall)
8-2 92.4
4
Washington State (#52 overall)
7-2 74.4
5
Stanford (#45 overall)
6-3 48.2
6
Utah (#54 overall)
5-4 24.0
7
California (#76 overall)
3-6 -14.6
8
Oregon State (#97 overall)
3-6 -21.5
9
Oregon (#102 overall)
2-7 -33.1
10
UCLA (#91 overall)
2-7 -38.6
11
Arizona State (#82 overall)
2-7 -39.9
12
Arizona (#118 overall)
1-8 -65.4
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Western Michigan (#12 overall)
9-0 121.2
2
Toledo (#49 overall)
6-2 54.4
3
Miami (OH) (#79 overall)
6-2 37.5
4
Northern Illinois (#86 overall)
5-3 34.8
5
Ohio (#64 overall)
6-3 33.4
6
Eastern Michigan (#75 overall)
4-4 0.5
7
Central Michigan (#81 overall)
3-5 -16.5
8
Bowling Green (#106 overall)
3-5 -19.2
9
Akron (#92 overall)
3-5 -21.8
10
Kent State (#117 overall)
2-6 -40.4
11
Ball State (#101 overall)
1-7 -61.7
12
Buffalo (#123 overall)
1-7 -62.7
+ 4 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#14 overall)
9-0 168.4
2
Oklahoma State (#21 overall)
7-2 102.8
3
West Virginia (#23 overall)
7-2 92.2
4
Kansas State (#35 overall)
6-3 73.0
5
TCU (#68 overall)
4-5 19.1
6
Texas Tech (#78 overall)
3-6 2.1
7
Texas (#74 overall)
3-6 1.7
8
Baylor (#71 overall)
3-6 -10.6
9
Iowa State (#105 overall)
2-7 -30.1
10
Kansas (#126 overall)
1-8 -54.3
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Temple (#34 overall)
8-1 112.7
2
South Florida (#32 overall)
7-1 97.3
3
Navy (#41 overall)
7-2 92.4
4
Tulsa (#33 overall)
6-2 70.6
5
Houston (#24 overall)
5-3 55.1
6
Memphis (#44 overall)
5-3 50.2
7
UCF (#70 overall)
4-4 18.5
8
SMU (#88 overall)
3-5 2.1
9
Tulane (#90 overall)
1-7 -50.2
10
Cincinnati (#96 overall)
1-7 -51.0
11
East Carolina (#111 overall)
1-7 -52.1
12
UConn (#122 overall)
1-7 -52.2
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Western Kentucky (#31 overall)
8-1 94.7
2
Old Dominion (#59 overall)
7-1 61.0
3
Louisiana Tech (#46 overall)
6-3 47.4
4
UTSA (#62 overall)
5-3 30.7
5
Middle Tennessee (#48 overall)
5-3 19.0
6
Southern Miss (#84 overall)
4-4 1.0
7
Florida International (#107 overall)
4-4 -2.8
8
North Texas (#93 overall)
3-5 -23.2
9
Charlotte (#115 overall)
3-5 -27.8
10
Marshall (#121 overall)
2-6 -38.8
11
UTEP (#98 overall)
2-6 -42.1
12
Rice (#120 overall)
2-6 -46.4
13
Florida Atlantic (#114 overall)
2-6 -48.6
+ 5 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
San Diego State (#53 overall)
7-2 58.6
2
Wyoming (#60 overall)
6-3 53.5
3
Boise State (#36 overall)
6-2 49.8
4
New Mexico (#63 overall)
6-2 45.3
5
Colorado State (#56 overall)
5-3 34.4
6
Air Force (#55 overall)
5-3 23.4
7
Hawai'i (#94 overall)
4-4 -4.5
8
UNLV (#109 overall)
3-5 -18.2
9
Nevada (#103 overall)
3-5 -24.3
10
San José State (#112 overall)
3-5 -25.1
11
Utah State (#119 overall)
1-7 -54.9
12
Fresno State (#128 overall)
0-8 -86.9
+ 4 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Notre Dame (#89 overall)
1-0 19.4
2
BYU (#40 overall)
1-0 10.4
3
Massachusetts (#127 overall)
0-1 -7.7
4
Army (#73 overall)
0-1 -9.2

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Arkansas State (#66 overall)
7-1 75.0
2
App State (#42 overall)
7-1 71.0
3
Troy (#51 overall)
6-2 45.2
4
Idaho (#65 overall)
6-2 42.8
5
Louisiana (#87 overall)
5-3 25.2
6
Georgia Southern (#85 overall)
4-4 19.4
7
UL Monroe (#104 overall)
3-5 -23.6
8
Georgia State (#116 overall)
2-6 -37.5
9
New Mexico State (#110 overall)
2-6 -39.8
10
South Alabama (#80 overall)
2-6 -39.9
11
Texas State (#125 overall)
0-8 -89.4
+ 3 more teams