2019 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

Big Ten

+0.17
1.15 1.32
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

+0.10
0.70 0.80
0 teams

Mountain West

+0.04
0.60 0.64
12 teams

Pac-12

+0.04
0.60 0.64
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.03
0.60 0.57
10 teams

Conference USA

-0.11
0.60 0.49
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 0.80 0.89 0.87 0.91 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.88 0.86 0.87 0.86 0.84 0.84 +0.04
American 0.70 0.72 0.72 0.77 0.75 0.78 0.79 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 +0.10
Big 12 0.90 1.01 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 1.27 1.36 1.31 1.30 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 +0.17
Conference USA 0.60 0.53 0.43 0.49 0.47 0.45 0.46 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 -0.11
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 0.54 0.44 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 -0.16
Mountain West 0.60 0.67 0.68 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.64 0.64 +0.04
Pac-12 0.60 0.63 0.65 0.65 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.64 0.64 +0.04
SEC 1.20 1.25 1.29 1.32 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.32 1.30 1.30 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
13-0 430.9
4 Wisconsin
10-3 247.2
6 Penn State
10-2 218.7
9 Michigan
9-3 207.0
10 Iowa
9-3 197.1
15 Minnesota
10-2 154.6
23 Indiana
8-4 111.1
37 Illinois
6-6 77.6
50 Michigan State
6-6 56.0
73 Nebraska
5-7 31.6
84 Purdue
4-8 8.8
88 Northwestern
3-9 3.0
110 Maryland
3-9 -22.0
118 Rutgers
2-10 -48.4
+ 6 more teams

SEC

2 LSU
13-0 396.4
3 Georgia
11-2 277.4
7 Florida
9-2 213.9
13 Auburn
9-3 165.9
14 Alabama
10-2 159.3
25 Tennessee
7-5 107.3
35 Kentucky
7-5 83.4
40 Texas A&M
7-5 72.5
47 Missouri
6-6 61.4
56 Mississippi State
6-6 47.4
66 South Carolina
4-8 35.5
83 Ole Miss
4-8 9.2
93 Vanderbilt
3-9 -4.8
123 Arkansas
2-10 -68.7
+ 6 more teams

ACC

5 Clemson
13-0 237.3
34 Louisville
7-5 83.7
36 Virginia
9-4 82.8
39 Florida State
6-6 76.7
42 Wake Forest
8-4 68.4
45 Virginia Tech
8-4 64.8
49 Pittsburgh
7-5 56.0
59 Miami
6-5 42.4
60 North Carolina
6-6 40.5
68 Boston College
6-6 33.9
74 Duke
5-7 30.5
82 Syracuse
5-7 10.9
112 NC State
4-8 -31.6
115 Georgia Tech
3-9 -44.0
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

8 Oklahoma
12-1 213.3
16 Baylor
11-2 149.2
22 Kansas State
8-4 115.3
29 Iowa State
7-5 95.3
30 Oklahoma State
8-4 93.3
38 Texas
7-5 77.5
61 TCU
5-7 39.0
76 West Virginia
5-7 29.7
97 Texas Tech
4-8 -7.7
109 Kansas
3-9 -23.0
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

11 Memphis
12-1 178.4
19 SMU
10-2 128.5
24 UCF
9-3 110.3
26 Cincinnati
10-3 105.8
28 Navy
9-2 97.5
43 Temple
8-4 67.5
55 Tulane
6-6 47.7
87 Tulsa
4-8 4.5
100 South Florida
4-8 -10.3
107 Houston
4-8 -20.1
119 East Carolina
4-8 -48.7
125 UConn
2-10 -75.8
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

12 App State
12-1 174.9
31 Louisiana
10-3 90.1
57 Arkansas State
7-5 46.6
64 Georgia Southern
7-5 36.8
71 Georgia State
7-5 32.8
95 Coastal Carolina
5-7 -6.0
99 UL Monroe
5-7 -9.1
103 Troy
5-7 -14.8
120 Texas State
3-9 -54.5
122 South Alabama
2-10 -64.6
+ 2 more teams

FBS Independents

17 Notre Dame
10-2 139.8
65 BYU
7-5 35.6
85 Liberty
7-5 8.1
108 Army
5-7 -20.6
126 New Mexico State
2-10 -80.6
129 Massachusetts
1-11 -109.7

Pac-12

18 Oregon
11-2 137.5
21 Utah
11-2 126.7
32 USC
8-4 89.8
41 Washington
7-5 70.7
46 Arizona State
7-5 63.5
54 California
7-5 50.5
78 Washington State
6-6 23.1
79 Colorado
5-7 14.4
94 UCLA
4-8 -5.2
98 Oregon State
5-7 -8.3
104 Stanford
4-8 -17.5
106 Arizona
4-8 -18.8
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

20 Boise State
12-1 127.9
27 Air Force
10-2 105.1
51 San Diego State
9-3 53.5
53 Hawai'i
9-5 51.8
63 Wyoming
7-5 37.2
72 Utah State
7-5 32.2
77 Nevada
7-5 23.4
89 San José State
5-7 1.9
102 Colorado State
4-8 -13.0
105 UNLV
4-8 -19.7
113 Fresno State
4-8 -33.7
124 New Mexico
2-10 -65.8
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

33 Florida Atlantic
10-3 84.9
44 UAB
9-4 65.4
48 Western Kentucky
8-4 58.0
52 Louisiana Tech
9-3 52.6
62 Marshall
8-4 39.0
70 Southern Miss
7-5 33.1
80 Charlotte
7-5 13.2
96 Florida International
6-6 -6.2
111 Middle Tennessee
4-8 -25.1
114 North Texas
4-8 -36.2
116 UTSA
4-8 -44.5
117 Rice
3-9 -45.5
127 UTEP
1-11 -90.4
128 Old Dominion
1-11 -97.4
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

58 Miami (OH)
8-5 43.5
67 Central Michigan
8-5 34.2
69 Western Michigan
7-5 33.4
75 Buffalo
7-5 29.7
81 Eastern Michigan
6-6 11.6
86 Kent State
6-6 4.9
91 Toledo
6-6 1.8
90 Ohio
6-6 -3.1
92 Northern Illinois
5-7 -3.5
101 Ball State
5-7 -11.3
121 Bowling Green
3-9 -59.6
130 Akron
0-12 -112.9
+ 4 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#1 overall)
10-0 376.1
2
Wisconsin (#4 overall)
7-3 196.2
3
Penn State (#6 overall)
7-2 186.3
4
Michigan (#9 overall)
6-3 150.8
5
Iowa (#10 overall)
6-3 135.0
6
Minnesota (#15 overall)
7-2 134.4
7
Indiana (#23 overall)
5-4 64.3
8
Illinois (#37 overall)
4-5 57.0
9
Michigan State (#50 overall)
4-5 36.7
10
Nebraska (#73 overall)
3-6 13.6
11
Purdue (#84 overall)
3-6 10.0
12
Northwestern (#88 overall)
1-8 -9.4
13
Maryland (#110 overall)
1-8 -41.6
14
Rutgers (#118 overall)
0-9 -67.2
+ 6 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
LSU (#2 overall)
9-0 319.9
2
Georgia (#3 overall)
7-2 220.0
3
Florida (#7 overall)
6-2 189.4
4
Auburn (#13 overall)
5-3 121.1
5
Alabama (#14 overall)
6-2 112.5
6
Tennessee (#25 overall)
5-3 111.3
7
South Carolina (#66 overall)
3-5 55.5
8
Texas A&M (#40 overall)
4-4 50.9
9
Kentucky (#35 overall)
3-5 32.8
10
Mississippi State (#56 overall)
3-5 24.2
11
Missouri (#47 overall)
3-5 8.8
12
Ole Miss (#83 overall)
2-6 0.2
13
Vanderbilt (#93 overall)
1-7 -16.2
14
Arkansas (#123 overall)
0-8 -56.1
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#5 overall)
9-0 177.0
2
Virginia (#36 overall)
6-3 66.4
3
Virginia Tech (#45 overall)
5-3 57.5
4
Louisville (#34 overall)
5-3 55.3
5
Wake Forest (#42 overall)
5-4 51.9
6
Miami (#59 overall)
4-4 38.5
7
Florida State (#39 overall)
4-4 34.4
8
Boston College (#68 overall)
4-4 31.3
9
Pittsburgh (#49 overall)
4-4 22.5
10
North Carolina (#60 overall)
4-5 19.3
11
Duke (#74 overall)
3-5 -1.7
12
Syracuse (#82 overall)
2-6 -14.2
13
Georgia Tech (#115 overall)
2-6 -26.9
14
NC State (#112 overall)
1-7 -48.6
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma (#8 overall)
9-1 196.4
2
Baylor (#16 overall)
8-2 131.6
3
Iowa State (#29 overall)
5-4 65.9
4
Oklahoma State (#30 overall)
5-4 63.3
5
Texas (#38 overall)
5-4 62.8
6
Kansas State (#22 overall)
5-4 58.8
7
West Virginia (#76 overall)
3-6 19.3
8
TCU (#61 overall)
3-6 9.1
9
Texas Tech (#97 overall)
2-7 -16.0
10
Kansas (#109 overall)
1-8 -50.3
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Memphis (#11 overall)
8-1 124.8
2
Navy (#28 overall)
7-1 95.2
3
Cincinnati (#26 overall)
7-2 75.2
4
UCF (#24 overall)
6-2 68.5
5
SMU (#19 overall)
6-2 68.2
6
Temple (#43 overall)
5-3 51.1
7
Tulane (#55 overall)
3-5 -8.3
8
Tulsa (#87 overall)
2-6 -20.3
9
South Florida (#100 overall)
2-6 -25.7
10
Houston (#107 overall)
2-6 -25.9
11
East Carolina (#119 overall)
1-7 -55.4
12
UConn (#125 overall)
0-8 -79.1
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
App State (#12 overall)
8-1 100.6
2
Louisiana (#31 overall)
7-2 66.9
3
Georgia Southern (#64 overall)
5-3 39.5
4
Arkansas State (#57 overall)
5-3 24.0
5
UL Monroe (#99 overall)
4-4 8.8
6
Georgia State (#71 overall)
4-4 8.2
7
Troy (#103 overall)
3-5 -9.3
8
Coastal Carolina (#95 overall)
2-6 -36.8
9
Texas State (#120 overall)
2-6 -43.3
10
South Alabama (#122 overall)
1-7 -54.8
+ 2 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
BYU (#65 overall)
2-0 23.7
2
Liberty (#85 overall)
3-1 20.7
3
Army (#108 overall)
1-0 9.0
4
Notre Dame (#17 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
New Mexico State (#126 overall)
0-2 -17.0
6
Massachusetts (#129 overall)
0-3 -32.7

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Oregon (#18 overall)
9-1 130.1
2
Utah (#21 overall)
8-2 99.0
3
USC (#32 overall)
7-2 91.7
4
Washington (#41 overall)
4-5 19.0
5
Arizona State (#46 overall)
4-5 17.1
6
UCLA (#94 overall)
4-5 16.3
7
California (#54 overall)
4-5 8.5
8
Oregon State (#98 overall)
4-5 3.1
9
Colorado (#79 overall)
3-6 -7.3
10
Washington State (#78 overall)
3-6 -17.0
11
Stanford (#104 overall)
3-6 -24.4
12
Arizona (#106 overall)
2-7 -39.9
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#20 overall)
9-0 117.6
2
Air Force (#27 overall)
7-1 87.6
3
Utah State (#72 overall)
6-2 54.0
4
San Diego State (#51 overall)
5-3 24.0
5
Hawai'i (#53 overall)
5-4 20.6
6
Wyoming (#63 overall)
4-4 14.5
7
Nevada (#77 overall)
4-4 5.0
8
Colorado State (#102 overall)
3-5 -11.2
9
San José State (#89 overall)
2-6 -33.3
10
Fresno State (#113 overall)
2-6 -34.1
11
UNLV (#105 overall)
2-6 -34.9
12
New Mexico (#124 overall)
0-8 -79.6
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Florida Atlantic (#33 overall)
8-1 89.8
2
Western Kentucky (#48 overall)
6-2 50.1
3
Marshall (#62 overall)
6-2 47.2
4
Louisiana Tech (#52 overall)
6-2 39.9
5
UAB (#44 overall)
6-3 30.3
6
Southern Miss (#70 overall)
5-3 26.6
7
Charlotte (#80 overall)
5-3 12.9
8
North Texas (#114 overall)
3-5 -17.1
9
Middle Tennessee (#111 overall)
3-5 -19.9
10
Rice (#117 overall)
3-5 -24.1
11
Florida International (#96 overall)
3-5 -24.8
12
UTSA (#116 overall)
3-5 -29.3
13
Old Dominion (#128 overall)
0-8 -84.2
14
UTEP (#127 overall)
0-8 -87.3
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Miami (OH) (#58 overall)
7-2 50.5
2
Central Michigan (#67 overall)
6-3 42.2
3
Western Michigan (#69 overall)
5-3 30.8
4
Buffalo (#75 overall)
5-3 26.3
5
Kent State (#86 overall)
5-3 20.5
6
Ohio (#90 overall)
5-3 18.2
7
Ball State (#101 overall)
4-4 13.1
8
Northern Illinois (#92 overall)
4-4 -2.1
9
Toledo (#91 overall)
3-5 -20.4
10
Eastern Michigan (#81 overall)
3-5 -24.6
11
Bowling Green (#121 overall)
2-6 -42.0
12
Akron (#130 overall)
0-8 -91.0
+ 4 more teams