2020 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.00
1.20 1.20
14 teams

Independents

+0.18
1.00 1.18
0 teams

Big Ten

+0.00
1.15 1.15
14 teams

Big 12

+0.05
0.90 0.95
10 teams

ACC

-0.09
0.80 0.71
14 teams

American

+0.00
0.70 0.70
0 teams

MAC

+0.00
0.60 0.60
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.00
0.60 0.60
12 teams

Sun Belt

+0.00
0.60 0.60
10 teams

Mountain West

-0.04
0.60 0.56
12 teams

Conference USA

-0.08
0.60 0.52
14 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 W16 Change
ACC 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.80 0.82 0.82 0.80 0.76 0.75 0.75 0.72 0.70 0.72 0.71 0.69 0.69 0.71 -0.09
American 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.74 0.77 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.72 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.70 +0.00
Big 12 0.90 0.90 0.92 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.94 0.95 0.95 +0.05
Big Ten 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 +0.00
Conference USA 0.60 0.62 0.57 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.53 0.52 0.50 0.48 0.51 0.51 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.52 -0.08
Independents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.12 1.13 1.15 1.19 1.23 1.25 1.25 1.24 1.22 1.19 1.20 1.19 1.19 1.18 +0.18
MAC 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 +0.00
Mountain West 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.56 -0.04
Pac-12 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 +0.00
SEC 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 +0.00
Sun Belt 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.54 0.55 0.55 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.56 0.56 0.59 0.59 0.60 +0.00

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
11-0 419.8
2 Texas A&M
8-1 243.6
3 Georgia
7-2 237.0
4 Florida
8-3 201.2
14 LSU
5-5 140.0
22 Auburn
6-4 105.1
27 Missouri
5-5 83.0
35 Kentucky
4-6 59.1
41 Arkansas
3-7 48.7
60 Ole Miss
4-5 21.0
66 Mississippi State
3-7 16.0
88 Tennessee
3-7 -2.0
100 South Carolina
2-8 -11.6
129 Vanderbilt
0-9 -85.8
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

5 BYU
10-1 199.7
13 Notre Dame
10-1 152.2
19 Liberty
9-1 110.0
38 Army
9-2 58.2
85 New Mexico State
0-0 0.0
113 Massachusetts
0-4 -29.3

Big Ten

6 Ohio State
6-0 197.5
8 Indiana
6-1 153.6
16 Northwestern
6-2 122.9
18 Iowa
6-2 111.0
36 Penn State
4-5 58.9
42 Michigan State
2-5 48.2
45 Wisconsin
3-3 46.2
61 Minnesota
3-4 20.8
67 Nebraska
3-5 15.1
72 Rutgers
3-6 10.9
79 Michigan
2-4 3.5
91 Illinois
2-6 -6.9
92 Maryland
2-3 -7.0
99 Purdue
2-4 -11.2
+ 6 more teams

ACC

7 Clemson
10-1 177.5
17 North Carolina
8-3 120.4
21 Miami
8-2 106.2
26 NC State
8-3 86.7
49 Virginia Tech
5-6 29.5
53 Boston College
6-5 26.2
52 Pittsburgh
6-5 26.0
69 Virginia
5-5 13.5
75 Wake Forest
4-4 8.7
77 Louisville
4-7 3.7
105 Florida State
3-6 -17.5
106 Georgia Tech
3-7 -18.2
117 Duke
2-9 -42.2
127 Syracuse
1-10 -66.8
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

9 Coastal Carolina
11-0 152.8
23 Louisiana
9-1 102.6
31 App State
9-3 68.8
51 Georgia Southern
7-5 28.8
56 Georgia State
5-4 24.2
71 Troy
5-6 12.0
104 Arkansas State
4-7 -15.9
111 South Alabama
4-7 -25.0
125 Texas State
2-10 -58.8
130 UL Monroe
0-10 -91.7
+ 2 more teams

Big 12

10 Oklahoma
8-2 132.3
20 Iowa State
8-3 109.1
24 Texas
6-3 101.8
25 Oklahoma State
7-3 93.3
30 TCU
6-4 70.2
37 West Virginia
5-4 58.9
57 Kansas State
4-6 23.9
80 Texas Tech
4-6 3.2
112 Baylor
2-7 -28.6
128 Kansas
0-9 -73.6
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

11 San José State
7-0 91.5
40 Nevada
7-2 49.8
44 Boise State
5-2 46.7
68 San Diego State
4-4 14.8
74 Air Force
3-3 9.9
78 Hawai'i
4-4 3.7
90 Fresno State
3-3 -3.8
97 Wyoming
2-4 -10.4
103 Colorado State
1-3 -14.3
109 New Mexico
2-5 -24.7
118 Utah State
1-5 -43.5
124 UNLV
0-6 -56.3
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

12 Ball State
6-1 59.7
39 Buffalo
5-1 53.4
50 Western Michigan
4-2 29.5
62 Toledo
4-2 17.4
65 Kent State
3-1 16.3
73 Miami (OH)
2-1 10.0
76 Ohio
2-1 4.4
89 Central Michigan
3-3 -3.8
101 Eastern Michigan
2-4 -13.2
116 Akron
1-5 -40.9
119 Bowling Green
0-5 -45.2
123 Northern Illinois
0-6 -53.5
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

15 Cincinnati
9-0 130.9
28 Tulsa
6-2 77.2
32 UCF
6-3 67.4
33 SMU
7-3 62.9
46 Memphis
7-3 41.7
48 Tulane
6-6 36.7
70 Houston
3-4 12.8
83 UConn
0-0 0.0
96 Navy
3-7 -9.8
98 East Carolina
3-6 -11.2
120 Temple
1-6 -45.8
126 South Florida
1-8 -66.6
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

29 Marshall
7-2 75.0
34 UAB
6-3 59.3
55 UTSA
7-4 25.4
58 Louisiana Tech
5-4 23.5
64 Florida Atlantic
5-3 16.9
81 Southern Miss
3-7 3.1
82 Rice
2-3 2.6
84 Old Dominion
0-0 0.0
93 Western Kentucky
5-6 -7.8
102 Charlotte
2-4 -13.4
107 Middle Tennessee
3-6 -21.9
110 North Texas
4-6 -24.8
114 UTEP
3-5 -32.2
122 Florida International
0-5 -48.6
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

43 USC
5-1 47.9
47 Oregon
4-2 39.9
54 Stanford
4-2 25.9
59 Utah
3-2 21.6
63 Colorado
4-1 17.4
86 Washington
3-1 -0.2
87 Arizona State
2-2 -0.5
94 UCLA
3-4 -8.1
95 Washington State
1-3 -9.2
108 California
1-3 -22.1
115 Oregon State
2-5 -34.1
121 Arizona
0-5 -47.6
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
11-0 403.7
2
Texas A&M (#2 overall)
8-1 234.2
3
Georgia (#3 overall)
7-2 227.9
4
Florida (#4 overall)
8-3 193.4
5
LSU (#14 overall)
5-5 134.6
6
Auburn (#22 overall)
6-4 101.0
7
Missouri (#27 overall)
5-5 79.8
8
Kentucky (#35 overall)
4-6 56.8
9
Arkansas (#41 overall)
3-7 46.8
10
Ole Miss (#60 overall)
4-5 20.2
11
Mississippi State (#66 overall)
3-7 15.4
12
Tennessee (#88 overall)
3-7 -1.9
13
South Carolina (#100 overall)
2-8 -11.1
14
Vanderbilt (#129 overall)
0-9 -82.5
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Liberty (#19 overall)
1-0 8.5
2
BYU (#5 overall)
0-0 0.0
3
Notre Dame (#13 overall)
0-0 0.0
4
Army (#38 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
New Mexico State (#85 overall)
0-0 0.0
6
Massachusetts (#113 overall)
0-1 -7.0

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#6 overall)
6-0 191.8
2
Indiana (#8 overall)
6-1 149.2
3
Northwestern (#16 overall)
6-2 119.3
4
Iowa (#18 overall)
6-2 107.8
5
Penn State (#36 overall)
4-5 57.2
6
Michigan State (#42 overall)
2-5 46.8
7
Wisconsin (#45 overall)
3-3 44.9
8
Minnesota (#61 overall)
3-4 20.2
9
Nebraska (#67 overall)
3-5 14.6
10
Rutgers (#72 overall)
3-6 10.6
11
Michigan (#79 overall)
2-4 3.4
12
Illinois (#91 overall)
2-6 -6.7
13
Maryland (#92 overall)
2-3 -6.8
14
Purdue (#99 overall)
2-4 -10.9
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#7 overall)
8-0 145.0
2
North Carolina (#17 overall)
7-2 131.0
3
Miami (#21 overall)
7-2 90.9
4
NC State (#26 overall)
7-3 64.5
5
Virginia Tech (#49 overall)
5-5 34.9
6
Pittsburgh (#52 overall)
5-4 33.9
7
Boston College (#53 overall)
5-4 26.3
8
Virginia (#69 overall)
4-5 14.1
9
Wake Forest (#75 overall)
3-4 9.0
10
Georgia Tech (#106 overall)
3-5 -3.2
11
Louisville (#77 overall)
3-6 -4.7
12
Florida State (#105 overall)
2-5 -14.6
13
Duke (#117 overall)
1-8 -53.4
14
Syracuse (#127 overall)
1-8 -59.3
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Coastal Carolina (#9 overall)
8-0 116.1
2
Louisiana (#23 overall)
7-1 68.1
3
App State (#31 overall)
6-2 54.6
4
Georgia State (#56 overall)
4-4 20.0
5
Georgia Southern (#51 overall)
4-4 4.0
6
Troy (#71 overall)
3-4 2.6
7
South Alabama (#111 overall)
3-5 -23.4
8
Texas State (#125 overall)
2-6 -37.0
9
Arkansas State (#104 overall)
2-6 -39.3
10
UL Monroe (#130 overall)
0-7 -78.3
+ 2 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Iowa State (#20 overall)
8-2 123.4
2
Oklahoma (#10 overall)
7-2 116.3
3
Texas (#24 overall)
5-3 90.0
4
Oklahoma State (#25 overall)
6-3 83.5
5
TCU (#30 overall)
5-4 57.3
6
West Virginia (#37 overall)
4-4 41.1
7
Kansas State (#57 overall)
4-5 39.5
8
Texas Tech (#80 overall)
3-6 -9.7
9
Baylor (#112 overall)
2-7 -29.2
10
Kansas (#128 overall)
0-8 -63.4
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
San José State (#11 overall)
7-0 99.4
2
Boise State (#44 overall)
5-1 57.6
3
Nevada (#40 overall)
6-2 37.6
4
San Diego State (#68 overall)
4-2 26.0
5
Hawai'i (#78 overall)
4-4 4.0
6
Air Force (#74 overall)
2-2 -1.0
7
Fresno State (#90 overall)
3-3 -4.1
8
Wyoming (#97 overall)
2-4 -11.3
9
Colorado State (#103 overall)
1-3 -15.5
10
New Mexico (#109 overall)
2-5 -26.9
11
Utah State (#118 overall)
1-5 -47.2
12
UNLV (#124 overall)
0-6 -61.2
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Ball State (#12 overall)
6-1 64.9
2
Buffalo (#39 overall)
5-1 58.1
3
Western Michigan (#50 overall)
4-2 32.1
4
Toledo (#62 overall)
4-2 19.0
5
Kent State (#65 overall)
3-1 17.7
6
Miami (OH) (#73 overall)
2-1 10.8
7
Ohio (#76 overall)
2-1 4.8
8
Central Michigan (#89 overall)
3-3 -4.1
9
Eastern Michigan (#101 overall)
2-4 -14.4
10
Akron (#116 overall)
1-5 -44.5
11
Bowling Green (#119 overall)
0-5 -49.1
12
Northern Illinois (#123 overall)
0-6 -58.1
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Cincinnati (#15 overall)
7-0 117.7
2
Tulsa (#28 overall)
6-1 86.7
3
UCF (#32 overall)
5-3 41.9
4
Memphis (#46 overall)
5-3 33.8
5
SMU (#33 overall)
4-3 29.0
6
Houston (#70 overall)
3-3 19.1
7
Navy (#96 overall)
3-4 12.3
8
UConn (#83 overall)
0-0 0.0
9
East Carolina (#98 overall)
3-5 -3.2
10
Tulane (#48 overall)
3-5 -5.9
11
Temple (#120 overall)
1-6 -48.7
12
South Florida (#126 overall)
0-7 -66.5
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UAB (#34 overall)
4-1 49.8
2
UTSA (#55 overall)
5-2 31.3
3
Marshall (#29 overall)
4-2 30.7
4
Louisiana Tech (#58 overall)
4-2 23.3
5
Florida Atlantic (#64 overall)
4-2 16.1
6
Western Kentucky (#93 overall)
4-3 8.9
7
Rice (#82 overall)
2-3 2.8
8
Charlotte (#102 overall)
2-2 1.1
9
Old Dominion (#84 overall)
0-0 0.0
10
Southern Miss (#81 overall)
2-4 -20.9
11
Middle Tennessee (#107 overall)
2-4 -22.4
12
North Texas (#110 overall)
3-4 -25.5
13
Florida International (#122 overall)
0-3 -36.4
14
UTEP (#114 overall)
0-4 -36.9
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
USC (#43 overall)
5-1 52.1
2
Oregon (#47 overall)
4-2 43.4
3
Stanford (#54 overall)
4-2 28.1
4
Utah (#59 overall)
3-2 23.5
5
Colorado (#63 overall)
3-1 6.4
6
Washington (#86 overall)
3-1 -0.2
7
Arizona State (#87 overall)
2-2 -0.5
8
UCLA (#94 overall)
3-4 -8.8
9
Washington State (#95 overall)
1-3 -10.1
10
California (#108 overall)
1-3 -24.0
11
Oregon State (#115 overall)
2-5 -37.1
12
Arizona (#121 overall)
0-5 -51.8
+ 4 more teams