2016 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.13
1.20 1.33
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.15
1.15 1.30
14 teams

Big 12

+0.03
0.90 0.93
10 teams

Independents

-0.07
1.00 0.93
0 teams

ACC

+0.12
0.80 0.92
14 teams

American

+0.03
0.70 0.73
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.11
0.60 0.71
12 teams

MAC

-0.05
0.60 0.55
0 teams

Mountain West

-0.05
0.60 0.55
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.15
0.60 0.45
11 teams

Conference USA

-0.17
0.60 0.43
13 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 0.74 0.73 0.75 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.73 +0.03
Big 12 0.90 0.90 0.87 0.89 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 0.93 +0.03
Big Ten 1.15 1.27 1.31 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 +0.15
Conference USA 0.60 0.56 0.46 0.41 0.39 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 -0.17
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 0.58 0.57 0.58 0.57 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 -0.05
Mountain West 0.60 0.56 0.55 0.55 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 -0.05
Pac-12 0.60 0.62 0.68 0.70 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.71 0.71 0.71 +0.11
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 1.36 1.33 1.33 1.33 +0.13
Sun Belt 0.60 0.54 0.50 0.44 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 -0.15

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
13-0 436.0
6 Florida
8-4 224.2
8 Texas A&M
8-4 183.6
9 Tennessee
8-4 169.8
13 Auburn
8-4 164.9
14 LSU
7-4 162.1
17 Georgia
7-5 142.0
24 Vanderbilt
6-6 106.1
27 Kentucky
7-5 100.9
31 Arkansas
7-5 91.9
41 South Carolina
6-6 77.9
43 Ole Miss
5-7 70.9
50 Mississippi State
5-7 60.5
66 Missouri
4-8 25.0
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

2 Ohio State
11-1 308.1
3 Penn State
11-2 286.7
4 Wisconsin
10-3 257.9
7 Michigan
10-2 220.6
10 Iowa
8-4 168.7
18 Nebraska
9-3 139.9
34 Northwestern
6-6 89.6
37 Minnesota
8-4 86.0
63 Indiana
6-6 31.3
68 Maryland
6-6 24.8
97 Michigan State
3-9 -34.0
105 Illinois
3-9 -44.4
107 Purdue
3-9 -45.1
118 Rutgers
2-10 -63.4
+ 6 more teams

ACC

5 Clemson
12-1 255.0
16 Florida State
9-3 146.0
21 Georgia Tech
8-4 119.5
20 Pittsburgh
8-4 118.0
22 Louisville
9-3 110.5
28 Virginia Tech
9-4 97.8
35 Miami
8-4 88.7
38 North Carolina
8-4 85.9
69 NC State
6-6 23.0
74 Wake Forest
6-6 11.3
78 Boston College
6-6 2.9
92 Duke
4-8 -22.1
94 Syracuse
4-8 -27.9
119 Virginia
2-10 -65.4
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

11 Western Michigan
13-0 160.6
48 Toledo
9-3 65.9
65 Ohio
8-5 30.2
72 Eastern Michigan
7-5 17.6
73 Central Michigan
6-6 13.4
76 Miami (OH)
6-6 4.4
83 Northern Illinois
5-7 -2.1
93 Akron
5-7 -24.7
101 Bowling Green
4-8 -38.6
110 Ball State
4-8 -48.0
117 Kent State
3-9 -61.8
125 Buffalo
2-10 -78.9
+ 4 more teams

Pac-12

12 Washington
12-1 139.5
32 USC
9-3 90.9
36 Colorado
10-3 87.8
40 Stanford
9-3 81.2
51 Washington State
8-4 59.6
57 Utah
8-4 46.7
84 California
5-7 -5.0
88 UCLA
4-8 -15.1
91 Arizona State
5-7 -17.8
96 Oregon
4-8 -31.6
100 Oregon State
4-8 -37.9
115 Arizona
3-9 -59.9
+ 4 more teams

Big 12

15 Oklahoma
10-2 161.4
19 West Virginia
10-2 122.8
23 Oklahoma State
9-3 110.3
49 Kansas State
8-4 64.7
70 TCU
6-6 22.0
71 Baylor
6-6 18.2
79 Texas
5-7 2.6
81 Texas Tech
5-7 -0.5
102 Iowa State
3-9 -42.3
124 Kansas
2-10 -76.8
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

25 Boise State
10-2 105.8
44 Air Force
9-3 68.2
45 San Diego State
10-3 68.1
58 Wyoming
8-5 44.2
59 New Mexico
8-4 39.3
62 Colorado State
7-5 33.4
90 Hawai'i
6-7 -16.6
95 Nevada
5-7 -31.5
106 UNLV
4-8 -44.6
109 San José State
4-8 -47.7
114 Utah State
3-9 -54.9
128 Fresno State
1-11 -102.3
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

26 Houston
9-3 102.3
29 South Florida
10-2 97.7
30 Temple
10-3 95.4
42 Tulsa
9-3 72.1
46 Navy
9-4 66.0
53 Memphis
8-4 57.2
75 UCF
6-6 10.8
85 SMU
5-7 -8.2
98 Cincinnati
4-8 -35.5
99 Tulane
4-8 -37.8
113 East Carolina
3-9 -51.6
120 UConn
3-9 -65.8
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

33 Western Kentucky
10-3 89.9
54 Old Dominion
9-3 57.1
55 Louisiana Tech
8-5 49.8
56 Middle Tennessee
8-4 47.3
61 Southern Miss
6-6 34.2
77 UTSA
6-6 3.7
89 North Texas
5-7 -16.3
104 Florida International
4-8 -43.1
111 UTEP
4-8 -50.4
112 Charlotte
4-8 -50.8
121 Marshall
3-9 -67.1
122 Florida Atlantic
3-9 -69.0
123 Rice
3-9 -69.6
+ 5 more teams

Sun Belt

39 App State
9-3 84.7
47 Troy
9-3 65.9
60 Idaho
8-4 38.1
64 Arkansas State
7-5 30.6
80 Louisiana
6-6 0.1
82 South Alabama
6-6 -0.5
87 Georgia Southern
5-7 -11.9
103 UL Monroe
4-8 -42.6
108 New Mexico State
3-9 -46.4
116 Georgia State
3-9 -61.4
127 Texas State
2-10 -85.1
+ 3 more teams

FBS Independents

52 BYU
8-4 57.3
67 Army
7-5 25.0
86 Notre Dame
4-8 -11.0
126 Massachusetts
2-10 -78.9

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
9-0 404.3
2
Florida (#6 overall)
6-3 212.3
3
LSU (#14 overall)
5-3 160.6
4
Auburn (#13 overall)
5-3 157.5
5
Texas A&M (#8 overall)
4-4 156.6
6
Tennessee (#9 overall)
4-4 123.5
7
Georgia (#17 overall)
4-4 122.1
8
Vanderbilt (#24 overall)
3-5 90.9
9
Mississippi State (#50 overall)
3-5 80.8
10
Kentucky (#27 overall)
4-4 76.2
11
South Carolina (#41 overall)
3-5 70.2
12
Arkansas (#31 overall)
3-5 64.0
13
Ole Miss (#43 overall)
2-6 55.9
14
Missouri (#66 overall)
2-6 25.3
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Penn State (#3 overall)
9-1 261.4
2
Ohio State (#2 overall)
8-1 251.3
3
Wisconsin (#4 overall)
7-3 197.1
4
Michigan (#7 overall)
7-2 181.5
5
Iowa (#10 overall)
6-3 141.2
6
Nebraska (#18 overall)
6-3 114.3
7
Northwestern (#34 overall)
5-4 98.4
8
Minnesota (#37 overall)
5-4 75.9
9
Indiana (#63 overall)
4-5 22.9
10
Maryland (#68 overall)
3-6 -3.8
11
Illinois (#105 overall)
2-7 -27.8
12
Michigan State (#97 overall)
1-8 -39.6
13
Purdue (#107 overall)
1-8 -43.7
14
Rutgers (#118 overall)
0-9 -71.6
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#5 overall)
8-1 152.2
2
Louisville (#22 overall)
7-1 102.8
3
Virginia Tech (#28 overall)
6-3 79.2
4
North Carolina (#38 overall)
5-3 72.5
5
Pittsburgh (#20 overall)
5-3 68.2
6
Miami (#35 overall)
5-3 65.6
7
Florida State (#16 overall)
5-3 52.9
8
Georgia Tech (#21 overall)
4-4 24.1
9
NC State (#69 overall)
3-5 5.5
10
Wake Forest (#74 overall)
3-5 -11.3
11
Syracuse (#94 overall)
2-6 -21.5
12
Boston College (#78 overall)
2-6 -25.9
13
Virginia (#119 overall)
1-7 -47.1
14
Duke (#92 overall)
1-7 -48.9
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Western Michigan (#11 overall)
9-0 107.2
2
Toledo (#48 overall)
6-2 48.2
3
Ohio (#65 overall)
6-3 37.5
4
Miami (OH) (#76 overall)
6-2 36.6
5
Northern Illinois (#83 overall)
5-3 26.1
6
Eastern Michigan (#72 overall)
4-4 0.8
7
Central Michigan (#73 overall)
3-5 -17.9
8
Bowling Green (#101 overall)
3-5 -18.8
9
Akron (#93 overall)
3-5 -21.7
10
Kent State (#117 overall)
2-6 -41.9
11
Ball State (#110 overall)
1-7 -60.8
12
Buffalo (#125 overall)
1-7 -65.5
+ 4 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Washington (#12 overall)
9-1 114.1
2
Colorado (#36 overall)
8-2 76.1
3
USC (#32 overall)
7-2 75.5
4
Washington State (#51 overall)
7-2 61.3
5
Stanford (#40 overall)
6-3 40.8
6
Utah (#57 overall)
5-4 18.3
7
California (#84 overall)
3-6 -24.4
8
Oregon State (#100 overall)
3-6 -26.8
9
Oregon (#96 overall)
2-7 -37.6
10
UCLA (#88 overall)
2-7 -46.3
11
Arizona State (#91 overall)
2-7 -46.4
12
Arizona (#115 overall)
1-8 -66.4
+ 4 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#15 overall)
9-0 163.3
2
Oklahoma State (#23 overall)
7-2 101.2
3
West Virginia (#19 overall)
7-2 83.6
4
Kansas State (#49 overall)
6-3 61.0
5
TCU (#70 overall)
4-5 9.2
6
Baylor (#71 overall)
3-6 -4.0
7
Texas Tech (#81 overall)
3-6 -5.6
8
Texas (#79 overall)
3-6 -8.4
9
Iowa State (#102 overall)
2-7 -35.1
10
Kansas (#124 overall)
1-8 -60.0
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
San Diego State (#45 overall)
7-2 56.3
2
Boise State (#25 overall)
6-2 53.1
3
Wyoming (#58 overall)
6-3 48.3
4
New Mexico (#59 overall)
6-2 43.6
5
Colorado State (#62 overall)
5-3 33.2
6
Air Force (#44 overall)
5-3 22.0
7
Hawai'i (#90 overall)
4-4 -0.8
8
UNLV (#106 overall)
3-5 -20.7
9
San José State (#109 overall)
3-5 -24.0
10
Nevada (#95 overall)
3-5 -25.1
11
Utah State (#114 overall)
1-7 -55.2
12
Fresno State (#128 overall)
0-8 -82.7
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Temple (#30 overall)
8-1 100.4
2
South Florida (#29 overall)
7-1 79.8
3
Navy (#46 overall)
7-2 69.6
4
Tulsa (#42 overall)
6-2 61.0
5
Memphis (#53 overall)
5-3 42.4
6
Houston (#26 overall)
5-3 34.2
7
UCF (#75 overall)
4-4 10.9
8
SMU (#85 overall)
3-5 -4.9
9
Cincinnati (#98 overall)
1-7 -52.8
10
Tulane (#99 overall)
1-7 -52.9
11
East Carolina (#113 overall)
1-7 -55.8
12
UConn (#120 overall)
1-7 -56.2
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Western Kentucky (#33 overall)
8-1 86.1
2
Old Dominion (#54 overall)
7-1 62.1
3
Louisiana Tech (#55 overall)
6-3 44.8
4
UTSA (#77 overall)
5-3 25.9
5
Middle Tennessee (#56 overall)
5-3 19.0
6
Southern Miss (#61 overall)
4-4 0.7
7
Florida International (#104 overall)
4-4 -4.5
8
North Texas (#89 overall)
3-5 -22.9
9
Charlotte (#112 overall)
3-5 -27.9
10
Marshall (#121 overall)
2-6 -38.2
11
UTEP (#111 overall)
2-6 -41.0
12
Florida Atlantic (#122 overall)
2-6 -44.2
13
Rice (#123 overall)
2-6 -46.7
+ 5 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
App State (#39 overall)
7-1 71.1
2
Arkansas State (#64 overall)
7-1 67.3
3
Troy (#47 overall)
6-2 46.8
4
Idaho (#60 overall)
6-2 41.4
5
Louisiana (#80 overall)
5-3 20.9
6
Georgia Southern (#87 overall)
4-4 2.5
7
UL Monroe (#103 overall)
3-5 -24.5
8
New Mexico State (#108 overall)
2-6 -38.7
9
Georgia State (#116 overall)
2-6 -40.0
10
South Alabama (#82 overall)
2-6 -41.3
11
Texas State (#127 overall)
0-8 -85.8
+ 3 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Notre Dame (#86 overall)
1-0 22.4
2
BYU (#52 overall)
1-0 10.1
3
Massachusetts (#126 overall)
0-1 -8.4
4
Army (#67 overall)
0-1 -9.1