2019 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

Big Ten

+0.18
1.15 1.33
14 teams

SEC

+0.10
1.20 1.30
14 teams

Big 12

+0.14
0.90 1.04
10 teams

Independents

-0.08
1.00 0.92
0 teams

ACC

+0.04
0.80 0.84
14 teams

American

+0.08
0.70 0.78
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.07
0.60 0.67
12 teams

Mountain West

+0.04
0.60 0.64
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.03
0.60 0.57
10 teams

Conference USA

-0.13
0.60 0.47
14 teams

MAC

-0.19
0.60 0.41
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 0.80 0.92 0.89 0.93 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.84 0.84 +0.04
American 0.70 0.72 0.70 0.74 0.72 0.76 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.78 0.78 0.78 +0.08
Big 12 0.90 0.90 0.98 1.05 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 1.28 1.37 1.32 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33 1.33 +0.18
Conference USA 0.60 0.48 0.38 0.46 0.45 0.43 0.44 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.47 -0.13
Independents 1.00 0.96 0.92 0.95 0.90 0.93 0.93 0.91 0.92 0.89 0.90 0.91 0.91 0.92 0.92 0.92 -0.08
MAC 0.60 0.52 0.41 0.38 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 0.41 -0.19
Mountain West 0.60 0.65 0.66 0.62 0.64 0.64 0.62 0.63 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.64 0.64 +0.04
Pac-12 0.60 0.65 0.69 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.67 +0.07
SEC 1.20 1.25 1.29 1.30 1.29 1.29 1.31 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.31 1.29 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.30 +0.10
Sun Belt 0.60 0.53 0.57 0.50 0.56 0.56 0.54 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.56 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.57 -0.03

Conference Standings

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

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

Big Ten

1 Ohio State
13-0 428.9
4 Wisconsin
10-3 254.3
6 Penn State
10-2 225.9
7 Michigan
9-3 206.8
13 Minnesota
10-2 170.4
14 Iowa
9-3 164.7
30 Indiana
8-4 80.9
34 Illinois
6-6 69.3
41 Michigan State
6-6 55.9
67 Nebraska
5-7 27.5
78 Purdue
4-8 7.2
96 Northwestern
3-9 -20.4
108 Maryland
3-9 -36.0
119 Rutgers
2-10 -59.3
+ 6 more teams

SEC

2 LSU
13-0 388.0
3 Georgia
11-2 301.2
8 Alabama
10-2 203.5
10 Florida
9-2 195.0
11 Auburn
9-3 172.5
23 Tennessee
7-5 92.3
37 Texas A&M
7-5 63.2
39 South Carolina
4-8 58.2
44 Kentucky
7-5 53.7
47 Mississippi State
6-6 51.6
64 Missouri
6-6 32.0
91 Ole Miss
4-8 -15.9
114 Vanderbilt
3-9 -45.4
122 Arkansas
2-10 -71.1
+ 6 more teams

ACC

5 Clemson
13-0 226.5
31 Virginia
9-4 78.8
46 Louisville
7-5 52.5
48 Wake Forest
8-4 50.6
50 Virginia Tech
8-4 49.0
53 Miami
6-5 42.7
59 Pittsburgh
7-5 33.8
65 North Carolina
6-6 28.7
72 Boston College
6-6 19.8
71 Florida State
6-6 17.3
82 Syracuse
5-7 3.9
85 Duke
5-7 0.6
107 NC State
4-8 -35.7
113 Georgia Tech
3-9 -45.0
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

9 Oklahoma
12-1 199.2
15 Baylor
11-2 150.0
28 Kansas State
8-4 85.7
32 Oklahoma State
8-4 76.0
33 Texas
7-5 70.6
42 Iowa State
7-5 55.6
73 TCU
5-7 17.1
83 West Virginia
5-7 1.0
97 Texas Tech
4-8 -20.9
115 Kansas
3-9 -51.4
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

12 Memphis
12-1 150.0
21 SMU
10-2 105.7
22 Cincinnati
10-3 100.6
25 Navy
9-2 91.0
29 UCF
9-3 84.5
49 Temple
8-4 49.3
75 Tulane
6-6 13.8
90 Tulsa
4-8 -14.7
101 South Florida
4-8 -26.0
104 Houston
4-8 -29.4
118 East Carolina
4-8 -58.3
125 UConn
2-10 -84.4
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

16 App State
12-1 147.2
26 Louisiana
10-3 87.9
45 Georgia State
7-5 52.7
57 Georgia Southern
7-5 37.9
69 Arkansas State
7-5 23.9
93 UL Monroe
5-7 -16.1
99 Troy
5-7 -21.6
98 Coastal Carolina
5-7 -24.6
120 Texas State
3-9 -64.3
123 South Alabama
2-10 -73.4
+ 2 more teams

FBS Independents

17 Notre Dame
10-2 135.8
35 BYU
7-5 68.0
79 Liberty
7-5 5.6
103 Army
5-7 -28.1
126 New Mexico State
2-10 -85.0
129 Massachusetts
1-11 -112.9

Mountain West

18 Boise State
12-1 133.1
24 Air Force
10-2 91.7
38 San Diego State
9-3 62.3
58 Hawai'i
9-5 37.6
62 Wyoming
7-5 33.4
66 Utah State
7-5 27.8
74 Nevada
7-5 14.6
95 San José State
5-7 -20.4
105 Fresno State
4-8 -31.1
109 UNLV
4-8 -37.1
112 Colorado State
4-8 -41.7
124 New Mexico
2-10 -82.2
+ 4 more teams

Pac-12

20 Utah
11-2 120.7
19 Oregon
11-2 120.4
36 USC
8-4 67.6
51 Washington
7-5 45.6
55 Arizona State
7-5 39.0
70 California
7-5 23.4
86 Washington State
6-6 -0.4
88 Colorado
5-7 -5.7
92 Oregon State
5-7 -16.0
100 UCLA
4-8 -24.8
102 Stanford
4-8 -26.9
110 Arizona
4-8 -40.4
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

27 Florida Atlantic
10-3 87.2
40 Western Kentucky
8-4 57.4
43 Louisiana Tech
9-3 54.1
52 Marshall
8-4 45.1
54 UAB
9-4 40.6
68 Southern Miss
7-5 24.2
77 Charlotte
7-5 11.2
87 Florida International
6-6 -2.5
106 Middle Tennessee
4-8 -33.9
111 North Texas
4-8 -41.0
116 Rice
3-9 -53.6
117 UTSA
4-8 -53.7
127 Old Dominion
1-11 -101.5
128 UTEP
1-11 -110.3
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

56 Miami (OH)
8-5 38.5
60 Buffalo
7-5 33.7
61 Central Michigan
8-5 33.5
63 Western Michigan
7-5 33.1
76 Eastern Michigan
6-6 13.2
80 Toledo
6-6 5.1
81 Kent State
6-6 4.7
84 Ohio
6-6 0.9
89 Ball State
5-7 -10.1
94 Northern Illinois
5-7 -18.9
121 Bowling Green
3-9 -65.8
130 Akron
0-12 -121.6
+ 4 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#1 overall)
10-0 373.8
2
Wisconsin (#4 overall)
7-3 211.8
3
Penn State (#6 overall)
7-2 199.2
4
Michigan (#7 overall)
6-3 168.3
5
Minnesota (#13 overall)
7-2 154.3
6
Iowa (#14 overall)
6-3 124.8
7
Illinois (#34 overall)
4-5 64.4
8
Indiana (#30 overall)
5-4 61.0
9
Michigan State (#41 overall)
4-5 44.4
10
Nebraska (#67 overall)
3-6 28.3
11
Purdue (#78 overall)
3-6 10.5
12
Northwestern (#96 overall)
1-8 -18.1
13
Maryland (#108 overall)
1-8 -46.3
14
Rutgers (#119 overall)
0-9 -72.0
+ 6 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
LSU (#2 overall)
9-0 333.9
2
Georgia (#3 overall)
7-2 253.7
3
Florida (#10 overall)
6-2 192.6
4
Alabama (#8 overall)
6-2 177.9
5
Auburn (#11 overall)
5-3 129.9
6
Tennessee (#23 overall)
5-3 104.8
7
South Carolina (#39 overall)
3-5 77.9
8
Texas A&M (#37 overall)
4-4 56.1
9
Mississippi State (#47 overall)
3-5 25.5
10
Missouri (#64 overall)
3-5 20.9
11
Kentucky (#44 overall)
3-5 16.6
12
Ole Miss (#91 overall)
2-6 -11.6
13
Vanderbilt (#114 overall)
1-7 -34.6
14
Arkansas (#122 overall)
0-8 -59.1
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#5 overall)
9-0 152.3
2
Virginia (#31 overall)
6-3 62.3
3
Louisville (#46 overall)
5-3 47.0
4
Virginia Tech (#50 overall)
5-3 45.9
5
Miami (#53 overall)
4-4 35.1
6
Wake Forest (#48 overall)
5-4 29.6
7
Boston College (#72 overall)
4-4 26.3
8
Florida State (#71 overall)
4-4 22.0
9
North Carolina (#65 overall)
4-5 14.0
10
Pittsburgh (#59 overall)
4-4 11.5
11
Duke (#85 overall)
3-5 1.6
12
Syracuse (#82 overall)
2-6 -21.8
13
Georgia Tech (#113 overall)
2-6 -29.0
14
NC State (#107 overall)
1-7 -51.6
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#9 overall)
9-1 173.8
2
Baylor (#15 overall)
8-2 130.7
3
Kansas State (#28 overall)
5-4 51.1
4
Oklahoma State (#32 overall)
5-4 49.3
5
Texas (#33 overall)
5-4 48.5
6
Iowa State (#42 overall)
5-4 48.0
7
TCU (#73 overall)
3-6 -0.0
8
West Virginia (#83 overall)
3-6 -2.6
9
Texas Tech (#97 overall)
2-7 -19.5
10
Kansas (#115 overall)
1-8 -60.6
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Memphis (#12 overall)
8-1 111.4
2
Navy (#25 overall)
7-1 79.7
3
Cincinnati (#22 overall)
7-2 65.8
4
UCF (#29 overall)
6-2 59.6
5
SMU (#21 overall)
6-2 57.8
6
Temple (#49 overall)
5-3 37.5
7
Tulane (#75 overall)
3-5 -8.0
8
Tulsa (#90 overall)
2-6 -23.8
9
Houston (#104 overall)
2-6 -29.2
10
South Florida (#101 overall)
2-6 -29.7
11
East Carolina (#118 overall)
1-7 -57.4
12
UConn (#125 overall)
0-8 -81.6
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
App State (#16 overall)
8-1 92.2
2
Louisiana (#26 overall)
7-2 66.3
3
Georgia Southern (#57 overall)
5-3 34.7
4
Arkansas State (#69 overall)
5-3 21.8
5
Georgia State (#45 overall)
4-4 3.4
6
UL Monroe (#93 overall)
4-4 2.5
7
Troy (#99 overall)
3-5 -12.8
8
Coastal Carolina (#98 overall)
2-6 -36.7
9
Texas State (#120 overall)
2-6 -42.8
10
South Alabama (#123 overall)
1-7 -53.6
+ 2 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
BYU (#35 overall)
2-0 25.7
2
Liberty (#79 overall)
3-1 22.9
3
Army (#103 overall)
1-0 8.9
4
Notre Dame (#17 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
New Mexico State (#126 overall)
0-2 -19.2
6
Massachusetts (#129 overall)
0-3 -33.9

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#18 overall)
9-0 111.0
2
Air Force (#24 overall)
7-1 75.8
3
Utah State (#66 overall)
6-2 47.3
4
San Diego State (#38 overall)
5-3 20.7
5
Hawai'i (#58 overall)
5-4 17.0
6
Wyoming (#62 overall)
4-4 11.5
7
Nevada (#74 overall)
4-4 -1.4
8
Colorado State (#112 overall)
3-5 -16.6
9
Fresno State (#105 overall)
2-6 -33.1
10
San José State (#95 overall)
2-6 -35.4
11
UNLV (#109 overall)
2-6 -37.8
12
New Mexico (#124 overall)
0-8 -78.4
+ 4 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Oregon (#19 overall)
9-1 109.6
2
Utah (#20 overall)
8-2 84.3
3
USC (#36 overall)
7-2 67.5
4
Washington (#51 overall)
4-5 1.6
5
Arizona State (#55 overall)
4-5 -0.1
6
Oregon State (#92 overall)
4-5 -2.4
7
UCLA (#100 overall)
4-5 -3.1
8
California (#70 overall)
4-5 -4.5
9
Washington State (#86 overall)
3-6 -20.0
10
Colorado (#88 overall)
3-6 -25.2
11
Stanford (#102 overall)
3-6 -30.0
12
Arizona (#110 overall)
2-7 -49.0
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Florida Atlantic (#27 overall)
8-1 88.2
2
Marshall (#52 overall)
6-2 50.2
3
Western Kentucky (#40 overall)
6-2 49.7
4
Louisiana Tech (#43 overall)
6-2 40.9
5
UAB (#54 overall)
6-3 31.8
6
Southern Miss (#68 overall)
5-3 24.0
7
Charlotte (#77 overall)
5-3 13.1
8
Middle Tennessee (#106 overall)
3-5 -13.5
9
Florida International (#87 overall)
3-5 -17.8
10
North Texas (#111 overall)
3-5 -18.2
11
Rice (#116 overall)
3-5 -25.4
12
UTSA (#117 overall)
3-5 -31.8
13
Old Dominion (#127 overall)
0-8 -80.0
14
UTEP (#128 overall)
0-8 -85.3
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Miami (OH) (#56 overall)
7-2 52.5
2
Central Michigan (#61 overall)
6-3 37.6
3
Western Michigan (#63 overall)
5-3 32.4
4
Buffalo (#60 overall)
5-3 29.6
5
Kent State (#81 overall)
5-3 22.5
6
Ohio (#84 overall)
5-3 19.8
7
Ball State (#89 overall)
4-4 10.8
8
Northern Illinois (#94 overall)
4-4 -0.4
9
Toledo (#80 overall)
3-5 -19.3
10
Eastern Michigan (#76 overall)
3-5 -22.0
11
Bowling Green (#121 overall)
2-6 -43.2
12
Akron (#130 overall)
0-8 -85.8
+ 4 more teams