2017 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.16
1.20 1.36
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.15
1.15 1.30
14 teams

Independents

+0.00
1.00 1.00
0 teams

Big 12

+0.09
0.90 0.99
10 teams

ACC

+0.10
0.80 0.90
14 teams

Pac-12

+0.15
0.60 0.75
12 teams

American

+0.00
0.70 0.70
0 teams

Conference USA

-0.09
0.60 0.51
14 teams

Mountain West

-0.10
0.60 0.50
12 teams

MAC

-0.13
0.60 0.47
0 teams

Sun Belt

-0.21
0.60 0.39
12 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 0.83 0.83 0.88 0.90 0.91 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.88 0.87 0.88 0.89 0.90 0.90 +0.10
American 0.70 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.76 0.74 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.70 +0.00
Big 12 0.90 0.96 0.99 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 0.99 +0.09
Big Ten 1.15 1.28 1.31 1.31 1.30 1.30 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 0.51 0.46 0.48 0.49 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.51 -0.09
Independents 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.90 0.89 0.89 0.92 0.93 0.96 0.99 0.99 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99 1.00 +0.00
MAC 0.60 0.47 0.49 0.51 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 -0.13
Mountain West 0.60 0.58 0.52 0.47 0.47 0.51 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.50 -0.10
Pac-12 0.60 0.75 0.77 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 +0.15
SEC 1.20 1.33 1.35 1.34 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.36 1.36 1.36 +0.16
Sun Belt 0.60 0.49 0.44 0.37 0.41 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.39 -0.21

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 Georgia
12-1 352.7
3 Auburn
10-3 311.4
5 Alabama
11-1 284.1
10 LSU
9-3 193.9
13 Mississippi State
8-4 169.1
21 South Carolina
8-4 123.1
25 Kentucky
7-5 110.4
28 Texas A&M
7-5 103.1
30 Ole Miss
6-6 96.5
38 Missouri
7-5 76.6
51 Florida
4-7 46.5
72 Vanderbilt
5-7 13.8
85 Arkansas
4-8 2.3
99 Tennessee
4-8 -20.1
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

2 Ohio State
11-2 331.3
4 Wisconsin
12-1 298.5
8 Penn State
10-2 262.3
9 Michigan State
9-3 206.5
11 Northwestern
9-3 186.3
16 Michigan
8-4 152.5
19 Iowa
7-5 131.3
24 Purdue
6-6 117.8
67 Nebraska
4-8 25.7
73 Indiana
5-7 13.5
74 Minnesota
5-7 12.3
78 Maryland
4-8 6.7
94 Rutgers
4-8 -7.4
118 Illinois
2-10 -65.3
+ 6 more teams

ACC

6 Clemson
12-1 274.1
18 Miami
10-2 132.5
22 Louisville
8-4 122.7
31 Virginia Tech
9-3 92.7
35 NC State
8-4 80.8
42 Boston College
7-5 70.3
41 Wake Forest
7-5 61.7
50 Duke
6-6 47.0
56 Florida State
6-6 38.2
70 Georgia Tech
5-6 15.8
75 Virginia
6-6 10.5
83 Pittsburgh
5-7 4.2
95 Syracuse
4-8 -9.8
110 North Carolina
3-9 -51.2
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

7 Oklahoma
12-1 269.6
17 TCU
10-3 148.3
23 Oklahoma State
9-3 118.4
36 Iowa State
7-5 78.9
48 Texas
6-6 49.5
49 Kansas State
7-5 47.4
52 West Virginia
7-5 44.7
69 Texas Tech
6-6 16.9
123 Baylor
1-11 -88.4
129 Kansas
1-11 -107.2
+ 2 more teams

Pac-12

12 USC
11-2 118.6
26 Washington
10-2 104.8
34 Stanford
9-4 88.9
39 Washington State
9-3 73.3
57 UCLA
6-6 37.2
60 Arizona State
7-5 33.9
62 Oregon
7-5 31.6
68 Arizona
7-5 20.8
79 Utah
6-6 5.2
81 California
5-7 4.9
100 Colorado
5-7 -22.4
128 Oregon State
1-11 -102.9
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

14 UCF
12-0 165.8
32 Memphis
10-2 91.6
40 South Florida
9-2 71.5
46 Houston
7-4 52.8
61 Navy
6-6 31.6
65 SMU
7-5 30.0
80 Temple
6-6 4.9
91 Tulane
5-7 -3.8
106 Cincinnati
4-8 -41.0
113 UConn
3-9 -55.1
112 East Carolina
3-9 -57.3
115 Tulsa
2-10 -60.9
+ 4 more teams

FBS Independents

15 Notre Dame
9-3 163.2
45 Army
9-3 57.3
107 Massachusetts
4-8 -43.7
111 BYU
4-9 -51.8

Sun Belt

20 Troy
10-2 123.9
55 App State
8-4 38.9
64 Arkansas State
7-4 30.9
90 New Mexico State
6-6 -3.4
93 Georgia State
6-5 -4.7
102 UL Monroe
4-8 -29.9
103 Louisiana
5-7 -30.2
105 South Alabama
4-8 -33.6
108 Idaho
4-8 -44.3
114 Coastal Carolina
3-9 -57.8
120 Georgia Southern
2-10 -67.6
124 Texas State
2-10 -91.0
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

27 Boise State
10-3 103.6
37 San Diego State
10-2 78.7
43 Fresno State
9-4 61.4
71 Wyoming
7-5 15.2
77 Colorado State
7-5 10.2
88 Utah State
6-6 -1.5
97 Air Force
5-7 -17.0
98 UNLV
5-7 -19.6
109 Nevada
3-9 -50.0
116 Hawai'i
3-9 -65.0
117 New Mexico
3-9 -65.0
126 San José State
2-11 -93.5
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

29 Toledo
11-2 96.5
47 Northern Illinois
8-4 50.6
54 Ohio
8-4 44.1
53 Central Michigan
8-4 39.1
76 Akron
7-6 10.2
84 Western Michigan
6-6 2.8
86 Buffalo
6-6 1.1
87 Eastern Michigan
5-7 0.2
101 Miami (OH)
5-7 -22.4
119 Bowling Green
2-10 -65.6
121 Ball State
2-10 -83.0
122 Kent State
2-10 -83.9
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

33 Florida Atlantic
10-3 89.8
44 North Texas
9-4 59.6
59 Southern Miss
8-4 34.0
58 UAB
8-4 33.9
63 Florida International
8-4 31.3
66 Marshall
7-5 28.5
82 Middle Tennessee
6-6 4.3
89 UTSA
6-5 -2.7
92 Louisiana Tech
6-6 -4.0
96 Western Kentucky
6-6 -10.9
104 Old Dominion
5-7 -31.7
125 Charlotte
1-11 -93.5
127 Rice
1-11 -94.0
130 UTEP
0-12 -116.4
+ 6 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Auburn (#3 overall)
7-2 299.1
2
Georgia (#1 overall)
8-1 288.8
3
Alabama (#5 overall)
7-1 241.3
4
LSU (#10 overall)
6-2 179.7
5
Mississippi State (#13 overall)
4-4 131.9
6
South Carolina (#21 overall)
5-3 105.1
7
Kentucky (#25 overall)
4-4 96.7
8
Texas A&M (#28 overall)
4-4 90.7
9
Ole Miss (#30 overall)
3-5 85.4
10
Missouri (#38 overall)
4-4 62.5
11
Florida (#51 overall)
3-5 48.1
12
Arkansas (#85 overall)
1-7 -6.3
13
Vanderbilt (#72 overall)
1-7 -29.1
14
Tennessee (#99 overall)
0-8 -56.0
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#2 overall)
9-1 306.4
2
Wisconsin (#4 overall)
9-1 256.1
3
Penn State (#8 overall)
7-2 225.8
4
Michigan State (#9 overall)
7-2 197.4
5
Northwestern (#11 overall)
7-2 178.0
6
Michigan (#16 overall)
5-4 108.3
7
Iowa (#19 overall)
4-5 82.1
8
Purdue (#24 overall)
4-5 61.1
9
Nebraska (#67 overall)
3-6 28.2
10
Rutgers (#94 overall)
3-6 12.2
11
Maryland (#78 overall)
2-7 -10.4
12
Indiana (#73 overall)
2-7 -12.4
13
Minnesota (#74 overall)
2-7 -18.3
14
Illinois (#118 overall)
0-9 -75.5
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#6 overall)
8-1 159.2
2
Miami (#18 overall)
7-2 86.1
3
NC State (#35 overall)
6-2 77.2
4
Virginia Tech (#31 overall)
5-3 49.6
5
Boston College (#42 overall)
4-4 40.1
6
Wake Forest (#41 overall)
4-4 39.2
7
Georgia Tech (#70 overall)
4-4 29.2
8
Louisville (#22 overall)
4-4 22.6
9
Pittsburgh (#83 overall)
3-5 10.2
10
Florida State (#56 overall)
3-5 3.7
11
Duke (#50 overall)
3-5 -0.5
12
Virginia (#75 overall)
3-5 -9.9
13
Syracuse (#95 overall)
2-6 -12.2
14
North Carolina (#110 overall)
1-7 -48.5
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#7 overall)
9-1 178.1
2
TCU (#17 overall)
7-3 111.2
3
Oklahoma State (#23 overall)
6-3 79.0
4
Iowa State (#36 overall)
5-4 67.2
5
Texas (#48 overall)
5-4 56.6
6
Kansas State (#49 overall)
5-4 46.0
7
West Virginia (#52 overall)
5-4 40.1
8
Texas Tech (#69 overall)
3-6 -12.9
9
Baylor (#123 overall)
1-8 -59.3
10
Kansas (#129 overall)
0-9 -91.5
+ 2 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
USC (#12 overall)
9-1 99.6
2
Washington (#26 overall)
7-2 68.1
3
Stanford (#34 overall)
7-3 58.3
4
Washington State (#39 overall)
6-3 50.9
5
Arizona State (#60 overall)
6-3 40.3
6
Arizona (#68 overall)
5-4 19.7
7
UCLA (#57 overall)
4-5 1.3
8
Oregon (#62 overall)
4-5 -1.8
9
Utah (#79 overall)
3-6 -14.8
10
California (#81 overall)
2-7 -36.5
11
Colorado (#100 overall)
2-7 -45.7
12
Oregon State (#128 overall)
0-9 -84.9
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
UCF (#14 overall)
9-0 126.2
2
Memphis (#32 overall)
7-2 73.8
3
South Florida (#40 overall)
6-2 51.2
4
Houston (#46 overall)
5-3 40.8
5
Navy (#61 overall)
4-4 9.2
6
SMU (#65 overall)
4-4 6.3
7
Temple (#80 overall)
4-4 4.8
8
Tulane (#91 overall)
3-5 -11.8
9
UConn (#113 overall)
2-6 -35.1
10
Cincinnati (#106 overall)
2-6 -37.6
11
East Carolina (#112 overall)
2-6 -37.7
12
Tulsa (#115 overall)
1-7 -48.2
+ 4 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Massachusetts (#107 overall)
1-0 12.3
2
Notre Dame (#15 overall)
0-0 0.0
3
Army (#45 overall)
0-0 0.0
4
BYU (#111 overall)
0-1 -11.6

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Troy (#20 overall)
7-1 60.6
2
App State (#55 overall)
7-1 56.7
3
Arkansas State (#64 overall)
6-2 43.5
4
Georgia State (#93 overall)
5-3 5.1
5
UL Monroe (#102 overall)
4-4 -4.5
6
New Mexico State (#90 overall)
4-4 -6.2
7
Louisiana (#103 overall)
4-4 -9.7
8
South Alabama (#105 overall)
3-5 -12.8
9
Idaho (#108 overall)
3-5 -19.7
10
Georgia Southern (#120 overall)
2-6 -39.2
11
Coastal Carolina (#114 overall)
2-6 -47.1
12
Texas State (#124 overall)
1-7 -63.8
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#27 overall)
8-1 89.7
2
Fresno State (#43 overall)
7-2 63.8
3
San Diego State (#37 overall)
6-2 39.2
4
Wyoming (#71 overall)
5-3 23.2
5
Colorado State (#77 overall)
5-3 16.0
6
Air Force (#97 overall)
4-4 1.3
7
Utah State (#88 overall)
4-4 -1.0
8
UNLV (#98 overall)
4-4 -1.1
9
Nevada (#109 overall)
3-5 -18.6
10
New Mexico (#117 overall)
1-7 -57.8
11
Hawai'i (#116 overall)
1-7 -62.0
12
San José State (#126 overall)
1-7 -63.6
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Toledo (#29 overall)
8-1 87.5
2
Central Michigan (#53 overall)
6-2 42.8
3
Northern Illinois (#47 overall)
6-2 41.2
4
Akron (#76 overall)
6-3 29.7
5
Ohio (#54 overall)
5-3 29.5
6
Western Michigan (#84 overall)
4-4 3.3
7
Miami (OH) (#101 overall)
4-4 2.2
8
Buffalo (#86 overall)
4-4 -2.7
9
Eastern Michigan (#87 overall)
3-5 -18.2
10
Bowling Green (#119 overall)
2-6 -41.1
11
Kent State (#122 overall)
1-7 -64.9
12
Ball State (#121 overall)
0-8 -85.1
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Florida Atlantic (#33 overall)
9-0 112.7
2
North Texas (#44 overall)
7-2 55.0
3
UAB (#58 overall)
6-2 44.4
4
Southern Miss (#59 overall)
6-2 35.4
5
Florida International (#63 overall)
5-3 16.1
6
Marshall (#66 overall)
4-4 6.4
7
Middle Tennessee (#82 overall)
4-4 2.4
8
Louisiana Tech (#92 overall)
4-4 -3.2
9
Western Kentucky (#96 overall)
4-4 -5.8
10
UTSA (#89 overall)
3-5 -20.7
11
Old Dominion (#104 overall)
3-5 -23.6
12
Charlotte (#125 overall)
1-7 -57.0
13
Rice (#127 overall)
1-7 -63.3
14
UTEP (#130 overall)
0-8 -86.9
+ 6 more teams