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

+0.08
1.15 1.23
14 teams

Big 12

+0.14
0.90 1.04
10 teams

Independents

+0.02
1.00 1.02
0 teams

ACC

+0.04
0.80 0.84
14 teams

American

-0.02
0.70 0.68
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.03
0.60 0.63
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.02
0.60 0.58
10 teams

Mountain West

-0.03
0.60 0.57
12 teams

Conference USA

-0.13
0.60 0.47
14 teams

MAC

-0.16
0.60 0.44
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 0.82 0.89 0.88 0.89 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.83 0.84 0.84 +0.04
American 0.70 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.71 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.68 -0.02
Big 12 0.90 0.94 1.00 1.03 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 1.31 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 +0.08
Conference USA 0.60 0.52 0.46 0.48 0.50 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 -0.13
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 0.41 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 -0.16
Mountain West 0.60 0.56 0.55 0.58 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 0.69 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.63 +0.03
SEC 1.20 1.34 1.38 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.43 1.42 1.42 1.42 +0.22
Sun Belt 0.60 0.54 0.60 0.57 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 -0.02

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
13-0 445.7
3 Georgia
11-2 325.9
5 LSU
9-3 243.8
8 Texas A&M
8-4 202.6
11 Florida
9-3 182.0
14 Kentucky
9-3 164.8
16 Mississippi State
8-4 160.4
17 Auburn
7-5 156.2
18 Missouri
8-4 150.9
39 South Carolina
7-5 88.8
42 Vanderbilt
6-6 77.2
47 Tennessee
5-7 68.4
75 Ole Miss
5-7 28.2
111 Arkansas
2-10 -42.3
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

2 Ohio State
12-1 345.6
7 Michigan
10-2 205.7
10 Penn State
9-3 186.7
13 Northwestern
8-5 167.2
15 Iowa
8-4 161.3
19 Michigan State
7-5 141.4
22 Purdue
6-6 128.2
23 Wisconsin
7-5 125.3
33 Minnesota
6-6 96.8
71 Maryland
5-7 33.3
73 Indiana
5-7 29.9
85 Nebraska
4-8 15.3
95 Illinois
4-8 3.1
122 Rutgers
1-11 -63.4
+ 6 more teams

ACC

4 Clemson
13-0 277.7
34 Duke
7-5 96.2
37 Syracuse
9-3 90.5
38 NC State
9-3 90.1
50 Virginia
7-5 63.2
52 Pittsburgh
7-6 61.5
54 Miami
7-5 56.2
53 Boston College
7-5 56.1
58 Georgia Tech
7-5 52.5
66 Virginia Tech
6-6 40.9
68 Wake Forest
6-6 35.7
91 Florida State
5-7 7.3
114 Louisville
2-10 -46.7
117 North Carolina
2-9 -51.6
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

6 Notre Dame
12-0 232.7
35 Army
10-2 91.6
60 BYU
6-6 49.5
94 Liberty
6-6 4.9
108 Massachusetts
4-8 -39.1
123 New Mexico State
3-9 -67.5

Big 12

9 Oklahoma
12-1 194.6
20 Texas
9-4 128.9
24 West Virginia
8-3 111.9
27 Iowa State
8-4 105.6
49 Oklahoma State
6-6 65.7
69 Texas Tech
5-7 34.8
70 TCU
6-6 33.4
79 Baylor
6-6 23.8
90 Kansas State
5-7 7.4
103 Kansas
3-9 -33.1
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

12 UCF
12-0 178.4
21 Cincinnati
10-2 128.3
40 Temple
8-4 87.5
45 Houston
8-4 71.8
63 Memphis
8-5 43.5
67 South Florida
7-5 37.4
86 Tulane
6-6 14.4
88 SMU
5-7 10.0
109 Tulsa
3-9 -40.4
115 Navy
3-10 -48.2
116 East Carolina
3-9 -48.6
129 UConn
1-11 -93.6
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

25 Utah State
10-2 109.5
26 Fresno State
11-2 107.2
30 Boise State
10-3 98.5
77 Hawai'i
8-5 25.4
78 San Diego State
7-5 24.2
81 Nevada
7-5 23.4
89 Wyoming
6-6 9.1
99 Air Force
5-7 -14.5
105 UNLV
4-8 -36.6
107 Colorado State
3-9 -37.6
120 New Mexico
3-9 -57.1
126 San José State
1-11 -80.2
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

28 App State
10-2 104.3
32 Troy
9-3 96.8
36 Georgia Southern
9-3 91.3
43 Arkansas State
8-4 73.8
74 UL Monroe
6-6 28.4
82 Louisiana
7-6 21.3
96 South Alabama
3-9 -4.6
100 Coastal Carolina
5-7 -17.7
119 Texas State
3-9 -52.6
124 Georgia State
2-10 -72.3
+ 2 more teams

Pac-12

29 Washington
10-3 102.4
31 Washington State
10-2 98.3
46 Utah
9-4 69.9
55 Stanford
8-4 55.9
56 Arizona State
7-5 54.4
61 Oregon
8-4 47.5
76 California
7-5 27.4
87 USC
5-7 11.3
93 Arizona
5-7 5.5
98 Colorado
5-7 -11.2
110 UCLA
3-9 -41.9
121 Oregon State
2-10 -60.7
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

41 UAB
10-3 77.5
48 North Texas
9-3 65.7
51 Marshall
8-4 61.8
62 Middle Tennessee
8-5 46.0
64 Louisiana Tech
7-5 43.0
65 Florida International
8-4 42.8
84 Southern Miss
6-5 15.7
97 Florida Atlantic
5-7 -7.2
101 Charlotte
5-7 -25.9
106 Old Dominion
4-8 -37.5
112 Western Kentucky
3-9 -43.1
118 UTSA
3-9 -52.9
127 Rice
2-11 -83.4
128 UTEP
1-11 -92.5
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

44 Buffalo
10-3 71.8
57 Ohio
8-4 53.7
59 Northern Illinois
8-5 52.4
72 Miami (OH)
6-6 32.7
80 Toledo
7-5 23.6
83 Eastern Michigan
7-5 18.3
92 Western Michigan
7-5 5.7
102 Bowling Green
3-9 -29.1
104 Akron
4-8 -36.3
113 Ball State
4-8 -44.2
125 Kent State
2-10 -74.3
130 Central Michigan
1-11 -98.2
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
9-0 371.0
2
Georgia (#3 overall)
7-2 272.8
3
LSU (#5 overall)
5-3 178.8
4
Florida (#11 overall)
5-3 145.9
5
Texas A&M (#8 overall)
5-3 145.2
6
Kentucky (#14 overall)
5-3 122.4
7
Missouri (#18 overall)
4-4 111.7
8
Mississippi State (#16 overall)
4-4 99.0
9
South Carolina (#39 overall)
4-4 67.0
10
Auburn (#17 overall)
3-5 62.5
11
Tennessee (#47 overall)
2-6 46.3
12
Vanderbilt (#42 overall)
3-5 36.1
13
Ole Miss (#75 overall)
1-7 -32.0
14
Arkansas (#111 overall)
0-8 -49.8
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#2 overall)
9-1 290.0
2
Michigan (#7 overall)
8-1 188.0
3
Northwestern (#13 overall)
8-2 184.9
4
Penn State (#10 overall)
6-3 135.4
5
Michigan State (#19 overall)
5-4 126.1
6
Purdue (#22 overall)
5-4 117.1
7
Wisconsin (#23 overall)
5-4 104.8
8
Iowa (#15 overall)
5-4 96.0
9
Minnesota (#33 overall)
3-6 58.9
10
Nebraska (#85 overall)
3-6 32.9
11
Maryland (#71 overall)
3-6 20.9
12
Indiana (#73 overall)
2-7 -13.4
13
Illinois (#95 overall)
2-7 -19.8
14
Rutgers (#122 overall)
0-9 -57.2
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#4 overall)
9-0 173.5
2
Pittsburgh (#52 overall)
6-3 76.7
3
Syracuse (#37 overall)
6-2 74.6
4
Georgia Tech (#58 overall)
5-3 54.5
5
Virginia (#50 overall)
4-4 43.1
6
Virginia Tech (#66 overall)
4-4 43.1
7
NC State (#38 overall)
5-3 42.6
8
Boston College (#53 overall)
4-4 37.7
9
Miami (#54 overall)
4-4 29.6
10
Wake Forest (#68 overall)
3-5 20.1
11
Florida State (#91 overall)
3-5 7.8
12
Duke (#34 overall)
3-5 -5.4
13
North Carolina (#117 overall)
1-7 -39.5
14
Louisville (#114 overall)
0-8 -75.4
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
BYU (#60 overall)
2-0 26.1
2
Army (#35 overall)
1-0 20.5
3
Massachusetts (#108 overall)
1-1 0.2
4
Notre Dame (#6 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
New Mexico State (#123 overall)
1-2 -2.4
6
Liberty (#94 overall)
1-3 -17.0

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#9 overall)
9-1 162.7
2
Texas (#20 overall)
7-3 111.1
3
Iowa State (#27 overall)
6-3 94.6
4
West Virginia (#24 overall)
6-3 93.5
5
Texas Tech (#69 overall)
3-6 24.3
6
Baylor (#79 overall)
4-5 21.6
7
TCU (#70 overall)
4-5 15.3
8
Oklahoma State (#49 overall)
3-6 14.4
9
Kansas State (#90 overall)
3-6 6.1
10
Kansas (#103 overall)
1-8 -47.7
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
UCF (#12 overall)
9-0 129.9
2
Temple (#40 overall)
7-1 90.5
3
Cincinnati (#21 overall)
6-2 58.0
4
Houston (#45 overall)
5-3 41.2
5
Tulane (#86 overall)
5-3 33.9
6
Memphis (#63 overall)
5-4 31.7
7
SMU (#88 overall)
4-4 12.8
8
South Florida (#67 overall)
3-5 -16.4
9
Navy (#115 overall)
2-6 -27.3
10
Tulsa (#109 overall)
2-6 -34.2
11
East Carolina (#116 overall)
1-7 -51.6
12
UConn (#129 overall)
0-8 -77.6
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Fresno State (#26 overall)
8-1 98.4
2
Boise State (#30 overall)
7-2 73.8
3
Utah State (#25 overall)
7-1 68.6
4
Nevada (#81 overall)
5-3 26.8
5
Hawai'i (#77 overall)
5-3 16.7
6
Wyoming (#89 overall)
4-4 5.5
7
San Diego State (#78 overall)
4-4 0.7
8
Air Force (#99 overall)
3-5 -17.4
9
UNLV (#105 overall)
2-6 -35.8
10
Colorado State (#107 overall)
2-6 -44.8
11
New Mexico (#120 overall)
1-7 -56.1
12
San José State (#126 overall)
1-7 -57.6
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
App State (#28 overall)
8-1 97.0
2
Troy (#32 overall)
7-1 85.0
3
Georgia Southern (#36 overall)
6-2 54.0
4
Arkansas State (#43 overall)
5-3 32.7
5
Louisiana (#82 overall)
5-4 20.0
6
UL Monroe (#74 overall)
4-4 14.8
7
South Alabama (#96 overall)
2-6 -35.1
8
Coastal Carolina (#100 overall)
2-6 -42.5
9
Georgia State (#124 overall)
1-7 -53.4
10
Texas State (#119 overall)
1-7 -59.6
+ 2 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Washington (#29 overall)
8-2 92.5
2
Washington State (#31 overall)
7-2 70.1
3
Utah (#46 overall)
6-4 52.0
4
Stanford (#55 overall)
6-3 51.9
5
Oregon (#61 overall)
5-4 35.1
6
Arizona State (#56 overall)
5-4 25.4
7
USC (#87 overall)
4-5 11.0
8
Arizona (#93 overall)
4-5 3.7
9
California (#76 overall)
4-5 -8.4
10
UCLA (#110 overall)
3-6 -18.8
11
Colorado (#98 overall)
2-7 -48.8
12
Oregon State (#121 overall)
1-8 -71.0
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UAB (#41 overall)
8-1 89.3
2
Middle Tennessee (#62 overall)
7-2 62.8
3
Marshall (#51 overall)
6-2 46.4
4
Florida International (#65 overall)
6-2 31.9
5
Southern Miss (#84 overall)
5-3 27.9
6
Louisiana Tech (#64 overall)
5-3 26.3
7
North Texas (#48 overall)
5-3 15.4
8
Charlotte (#101 overall)
4-4 -1.1
9
Florida Atlantic (#97 overall)
3-5 -10.0
10
Western Kentucky (#112 overall)
2-6 -35.9
11
UTSA (#118 overall)
2-6 -44.0
12
Old Dominion (#106 overall)
2-6 -47.4
13
UTEP (#128 overall)
1-7 -63.2
14
Rice (#127 overall)
1-7 -64.8
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Buffalo (#44 overall)
7-2 61.3
2
Miami (OH) (#72 overall)
6-2 60.8
3
Northern Illinois (#59 overall)
7-2 60.3
4
Ohio (#57 overall)
6-2 55.8
5
Toledo (#80 overall)
5-3 29.6
6
Eastern Michigan (#83 overall)
5-3 21.2
7
Western Michigan (#92 overall)
5-3 9.5
8
Ball State (#113 overall)
3-5 -27.6
9
Bowling Green (#102 overall)
2-6 -50.9
10
Akron (#104 overall)
2-6 -52.8
11
Kent State (#125 overall)
1-7 -69.0
12
Central Michigan (#130 overall)
0-8 -84.6
+ 4 more teams