2018 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.22
1.20 1.42
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.10
1.15 1.25
14 teams

Big 12

+0.14
0.90 1.04
10 teams

Independents

+0.02
1.00 1.02
0 teams

ACC

+0.05
0.80 0.85
14 teams

Pac-12

+0.08
0.60 0.68
12 teams

American

-0.04
0.70 0.66
0 teams

Mountain West

-0.03
0.60 0.57
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.04
0.60 0.56
10 teams

Conference USA

-0.14
0.60 0.46
14 teams

MAC

-0.17
0.60 0.43
0 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 0.82 0.80 0.88 0.88 0.89 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.84 0.85 0.85 +0.05
American 0.70 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.66 -0.04
Big 12 0.90 0.92 0.98 1.02 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.04 +0.14
Big Ten 1.15 1.30 1.32 1.25 1.25 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.26 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 +0.10
Conference USA 0.60 0.52 0.46 0.48 0.50 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 -0.14
Independents 1.00 0.98 0.95 0.97 0.99 1.00 0.99 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.02 +0.02
MAC 0.60 0.48 0.44 0.39 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.43 -0.17
Mountain West 0.60 0.56 0.55 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 -0.03
Pac-12 0.60 0.65 0.72 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 +0.08
SEC 1.20 1.33 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 +0.22
Sun Belt 0.60 0.52 0.58 0.56 0.54 0.53 0.52 0.53 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 -0.04

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
13-0 401.6
2 Georgia
11-2 342.8
7 Kentucky
9-3 221.6
10 Florida
9-3 193.4
11 LSU
9-3 189.7
14 Missouri
8-4 175.1
15 Texas A&M
8-4 161.3
19 Mississippi State
8-4 132.5
24 South Carolina
7-5 103.9
33 Auburn
7-5 87.4
47 Tennessee
5-7 56.4
54 Vanderbilt
6-6 46.1
87 Ole Miss
5-7 2.2
116 Arkansas
2-10 -63.7
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

3 Ohio State
12-1 338.6
4 Michigan
10-2 270.2
8 Northwestern
8-5 220.7
13 Penn State
9-3 178.4
16 Iowa
8-4 143.9
17 Purdue
6-6 137.2
18 Michigan State
7-5 135.9
20 Wisconsin
7-5 124.2
27 Minnesota
6-6 99.1
48 Maryland
5-7 54.8
67 Nebraska
4-8 28.4
71 Indiana
5-7 24.4
94 Illinois
4-8 -11.0
121 Rutgers
1-11 -74.4
+ 6 more teams

ACC

5 Clemson
13-0 267.4
30 Duke
7-5 93.3
32 Syracuse
9-3 88.0
42 NC State
9-3 69.9
45 Pittsburgh
7-6 60.8
53 Miami
7-5 46.1
55 Virginia
7-5 46.1
56 Boston College
7-5 45.3
65 Georgia Tech
7-5 35.0
70 Wake Forest
6-6 25.1
74 Virginia Tech
6-6 21.4
92 Florida State
5-7 -5.3
111 North Carolina
2-9 -55.5
123 Louisville
2-10 -80.0
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

6 Notre Dame
12-0 255.1
35 Army
10-2 81.9
60 BYU
6-6 43.0
93 Liberty
6-6 -9.1
105 Massachusetts
4-8 -47.3
119 New Mexico State
3-9 -67.9

Big 12

9 Oklahoma
12-1 205.3
22 Texas
9-4 112.7
23 West Virginia
8-3 108.0
37 Iowa State
8-4 76.8
61 Oklahoma State
6-6 38.5
68 TCU
6-6 27.5
82 Baylor
6-6 10.9
84 Texas Tech
5-7 8.7
89 Kansas State
5-7 -2.0
106 Kansas
3-9 -47.5
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

12 UCF
12-0 143.7
31 Cincinnati
10-2 88.9
41 Temple
8-4 75.1
59 Houston
8-4 43.5
64 Memphis
8-5 37.1
69 South Florida
7-5 25.9
83 Tulane
6-6 8.7
96 SMU
5-7 -14.6
107 East Carolina
3-9 -50.1
109 Navy
3-10 -52.2
112 Tulsa
3-9 -57.9
129 UConn
1-11 -101.4
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

21 Fresno State
11-2 112.8
25 Boise State
10-3 103.8
26 Utah State
10-2 100.0
75 San Diego State
7-5 20.7
78 Hawai'i
8-5 16.1
79 Nevada
7-5 16.0
88 Wyoming
6-6 -0.4
99 Air Force
5-7 -18.9
104 UNLV
4-8 -46.9
114 New Mexico
3-9 -62.5
117 Colorado State
3-9 -64.6
126 San José State
1-11 -92.1
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

28 App State
10-2 97.7
40 Troy
9-3 75.3
43 Georgia Southern
9-3 64.9
62 Arkansas State
8-4 37.8
80 Louisiana
7-6 14.3
86 UL Monroe
6-6 4.9
98 Coastal Carolina
5-7 -18.5
115 South Alabama
3-9 -62.5
118 Texas State
3-9 -66.9
122 Georgia State
2-10 -79.3
+ 2 more teams

Pac-12

29 Washington
10-3 97.5
34 Washington State
10-2 86.3
39 Utah
9-4 75.8
50 Arizona State
7-5 53.3
51 Stanford
8-4 50.9
63 Oregon
8-4 37.7
76 California
7-5 17.8
90 USC
5-7 -4.9
97 Colorado
5-7 -15.6
101 Arizona
5-7 -20.1
103 UCLA
3-9 -46.0
125 Oregon State
2-10 -84.6
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

36 UAB
10-3 77.7
44 North Texas
9-3 61.4
57 Middle Tennessee
8-5 44.6
58 Marshall
8-4 44.6
66 Florida International
8-4 32.7
77 Louisiana Tech
7-5 16.6
85 Southern Miss
6-5 5.6
95 Florida Atlantic
5-7 -12.4
100 Charlotte
5-7 -20.0
102 Old Dominion
4-8 -43.4
110 Western Kentucky
3-9 -52.9
113 UTSA
3-9 -61.2
127 Rice
2-11 -93.9
128 UTEP
1-11 -99.0
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

38 Buffalo
10-3 76.8
46 Northern Illinois
8-5 57.2
49 Ohio
8-4 54.6
52 Eastern Michigan
7-5 50.2
72 Toledo
7-5 22.5
73 Miami (OH)
6-6 21.9
81 Western Michigan
7-5 12.5
91 Akron
4-8 -5.2
108 Ball State
4-8 -50.7
120 Bowling Green
3-9 -70.4
124 Kent State
2-10 -81.5
130 Central Michigan
1-11 -102.1
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
9-0 363.8
2
Georgia (#2 overall)
7-2 300.5
3
Kentucky (#7 overall)
5-3 190.7
4
Florida (#10 overall)
5-3 167.4
5
LSU (#11 overall)
5-3 152.7
6
Texas A&M (#15 overall)
5-3 140.8
7
Missouri (#14 overall)
4-4 105.3
8
Mississippi State (#19 overall)
4-4 89.4
9
South Carolina (#24 overall)
4-4 87.2
10
Tennessee (#47 overall)
2-6 47.5
11
Auburn (#33 overall)
3-5 44.8
12
Vanderbilt (#54 overall)
3-5 22.3
13
Ole Miss (#87 overall)
1-7 -36.6
14
Arkansas (#116 overall)
0-8 -58.7
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#3 overall)
9-1 302.0
2
Northwestern (#8 overall)
8-2 251.9
3
Michigan (#4 overall)
8-1 250.6
4
Purdue (#17 overall)
5-4 138.0
5
Penn State (#13 overall)
6-3 135.7
6
Michigan State (#18 overall)
5-4 123.8
7
Wisconsin (#20 overall)
5-4 117.5
8
Iowa (#16 overall)
5-4 111.4
9
Minnesota (#27 overall)
3-6 60.1
10
Nebraska (#67 overall)
3-6 50.5
11
Maryland (#48 overall)
3-6 25.7
12
Illinois (#94 overall)
2-7 -10.1
13
Indiana (#71 overall)
2-7 -16.3
14
Rutgers (#121 overall)
0-9 -66.7
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#5 overall)
9-0 162.5
2
Pittsburgh (#45 overall)
6-3 75.8
3
Syracuse (#32 overall)
6-2 71.2
4
Georgia Tech (#65 overall)
5-3 38.0
5
NC State (#42 overall)
5-3 35.0
6
Virginia (#55 overall)
4-4 25.5
7
Virginia Tech (#74 overall)
4-4 23.0
8
Miami (#53 overall)
4-4 22.9
9
Boston College (#56 overall)
4-4 22.5
10
Wake Forest (#70 overall)
3-5 10.6
11
Duke (#30 overall)
3-5 -3.2
12
Florida State (#92 overall)
3-5 -7.3
13
North Carolina (#111 overall)
1-7 -43.5
14
Louisville (#123 overall)
0-8 -74.6
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
BYU (#60 overall)
2-0 25.6
2
Army (#35 overall)
1-0 14.2
3
Notre Dame (#6 overall)
0-0 0.0
4
Massachusetts (#105 overall)
1-1 -1.6
5
New Mexico State (#119 overall)
1-2 -3.1
6
Liberty (#93 overall)
1-3 -14.6

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#9 overall)
9-1 166.0
2
Texas (#22 overall)
7-3 101.1
3
West Virginia (#23 overall)
6-3 80.4
4
Iowa State (#37 overall)
6-3 71.6
5
TCU (#68 overall)
4-5 14.9
6
Oklahoma State (#61 overall)
3-6 10.8
7
Baylor (#82 overall)
4-5 10.1
8
Texas Tech (#84 overall)
3-6 2.6
9
Kansas State (#89 overall)
3-6 -5.7
10
Kansas (#106 overall)
1-8 -54.1
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
UCF (#12 overall)
9-0 117.6
2
Temple (#41 overall)
7-1 74.6
3
Cincinnati (#31 overall)
6-2 52.7
4
Houston (#59 overall)
5-3 31.1
5
Tulane (#83 overall)
5-3 26.9
6
Memphis (#64 overall)
5-4 26.8
7
SMU (#96 overall)
4-4 5.8
8
South Florida (#69 overall)
3-5 -20.4
9
Navy (#109 overall)
2-6 -28.6
10
Tulsa (#112 overall)
2-6 -35.7
11
East Carolina (#107 overall)
1-7 -52.9
12
UConn (#129 overall)
0-8 -78.5
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Fresno State (#21 overall)
8-1 93.7
2
Boise State (#25 overall)
7-2 68.1
3
Utah State (#26 overall)
7-1 67.5
4
Nevada (#79 overall)
5-3 23.8
5
Hawai'i (#78 overall)
5-3 12.7
6
San Diego State (#75 overall)
4-4 3.5
7
Wyoming (#88 overall)
4-4 0.8
8
Air Force (#99 overall)
3-5 -18.4
9
UNLV (#104 overall)
2-6 -41.3
10
Colorado State (#117 overall)
2-6 -45.1
11
San José State (#126 overall)
1-7 -60.0
12
New Mexico (#114 overall)
1-7 -60.2
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
App State (#28 overall)
8-1 86.0
2
Troy (#40 overall)
7-1 69.8
3
Georgia Southern (#43 overall)
6-2 46.8
4
Arkansas State (#62 overall)
5-3 25.7
5
Louisiana (#80 overall)
5-4 14.3
6
UL Monroe (#86 overall)
4-4 5.4
7
South Alabama (#115 overall)
2-6 -40.5
8
Coastal Carolina (#98 overall)
2-6 -43.1
9
Georgia State (#122 overall)
1-7 -56.0
10
Texas State (#118 overall)
1-7 -60.1
+ 2 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Washington (#29 overall)
8-2 84.1
2
Washington State (#34 overall)
7-2 63.9
3
Stanford (#51 overall)
6-3 44.0
4
Utah (#39 overall)
6-4 43.4
5
Oregon (#63 overall)
5-4 23.6
6
Arizona State (#50 overall)
5-4 17.9
7
USC (#90 overall)
4-5 -3.1
8
Arizona (#101 overall)
4-5 -6.0
9
California (#76 overall)
4-5 -10.2
10
UCLA (#103 overall)
3-6 -23.4
11
Colorado (#97 overall)
2-7 -48.9
12
Oregon State (#125 overall)
1-8 -75.8
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UAB (#36 overall)
8-1 81.1
2
Middle Tennessee (#57 overall)
7-2 59.1
3
Marshall (#58 overall)
6-2 45.3
4
Florida International (#66 overall)
6-2 35.5
5
Southern Miss (#85 overall)
5-3 21.0
6
Louisiana Tech (#77 overall)
5-3 17.7
7
North Texas (#44 overall)
5-3 15.0
8
Charlotte (#100 overall)
4-4 2.1
9
Florida Atlantic (#95 overall)
3-5 -10.3
10
Western Kentucky (#110 overall)
2-6 -38.4
11
Old Dominion (#102 overall)
2-6 -42.3
12
UTSA (#113 overall)
2-6 -44.6
13
UTEP (#128 overall)
1-7 -63.9
14
Rice (#127 overall)
1-7 -66.4
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Northern Illinois (#46 overall)
7-2 60.4
2
Buffalo (#38 overall)
7-2 56.3
3
Ohio (#49 overall)
6-2 54.1
4
Miami (OH) (#73 overall)
6-2 48.4
5
Toledo (#72 overall)
5-3 26.6
6
Eastern Michigan (#52 overall)
5-3 21.4
7
Western Michigan (#81 overall)
5-3 17.7
8
Ball State (#108 overall)
3-5 -25.9
9
Bowling Green (#120 overall)
2-6 -47.4
10
Akron (#91 overall)
2-6 -50.0
11
Kent State (#124 overall)
1-7 -64.6
12
Central Michigan (#130 overall)
0-8 -82.2
+ 4 more teams