2020 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.00
1.20 1.20
14 teams

Independents

+0.19
1.00 1.19
0 teams

Big Ten

+0.00
1.15 1.15
14 teams

Big 12

+0.02
0.90 0.92
10 teams

ACC

-0.08
0.80 0.72
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

-0.11
0.60 0.49
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 0.71 0.71 0.72 -0.08
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 0.88 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.92 0.92 +0.02
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 0.60 0.55 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.49 0.48 0.46 0.45 0.48 0.48 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.50 0.49 -0.11
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 1.20 1.20 1.19 1.19 1.19 +0.19
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
11-0 462.3
2 Florida
8-3 229.4
3 Texas A&M
8-1 223.0
5 Georgia
7-2 196.4
15 Auburn
6-4 128.3
20 LSU
5-5 110.0
26 Missouri
5-5 67.6
39 Mississippi State
3-7 43.8
46 Ole Miss
4-5 32.5
49 Kentucky
4-6 31.0
56 Arkansas
3-7 25.8
65 Tennessee
3-7 17.1
91 South Carolina
2-8 -8.2
127 Vanderbilt
0-9 -76.8
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

4 Ohio State
6-0 205.1
7 Northwestern
6-2 144.4
13 Indiana
6-1 134.0
14 Iowa
6-2 130.2
31 Penn State
4-5 55.9
34 Wisconsin
3-3 50.0
44 Michigan State
2-5 33.4
47 Nebraska
3-5 32.5
50 Purdue
2-4 29.9
51 Minnesota
3-4 28.9
53 Maryland
2-3 26.7
59 Michigan
2-4 23.2
71 Rutgers
3-6 15.5
88 Illinois
2-6 -1.7
+ 6 more teams

ACC

6 Clemson
10-1 165.5
21 North Carolina
8-3 100.4
22 Miami
8-2 98.0
25 NC State
8-3 74.6
55 Virginia Tech
5-6 26.0
62 Pittsburgh
6-5 20.0
64 Boston College
6-5 17.6
73 Virginia
5-5 12.6
79 Wake Forest
4-4 4.0
90 Louisville
4-7 -7.1
104 Florida State
3-6 -24.6
106 Georgia Tech
3-7 -29.5
123 Duke
2-9 -59.8
128 Syracuse
1-10 -80.4
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

8 Notre Dame
10-1 140.5
19 BYU
10-1 110.5
30 Liberty
9-1 59.3
35 Army
9-2 49.2
86 New Mexico State
0-0 0.0
109 Massachusetts
0-4 -31.6

Sun Belt

9 Coastal Carolina
11-0 136.1
18 Louisiana
9-1 120.8
27 App State
9-3 63.4
68 Georgia Southern
7-5 16.3
72 Georgia State
5-4 15.1
93 Troy
5-6 -9.2
103 Arkansas State
4-7 -22.4
111 South Alabama
4-7 -32.9
126 Texas State
2-10 -68.3
130 UL Monroe
0-10 -102.5
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

10 San José State
7-0 80.4
33 Nevada
7-2 50.2
41 Boise State
5-2 41.6
74 San Diego State
4-4 10.0
76 Air Force
3-3 9.1
80 Hawai'i
4-4 2.9
89 Fresno State
3-3 -5.6
95 Wyoming
2-4 -13.4
97 Colorado State
1-3 -15.7
107 New Mexico
2-5 -29.8
116 Utah State
1-5 -47.7
124 UNLV
0-6 -62.5
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

11 Ball State
6-1 61.7
40 Buffalo
5-1 43.2
66 Western Michigan
4-2 16.8
67 Toledo
4-2 16.5
69 Kent State
3-1 15.9
70 Miami (OH)
2-1 15.6
78 Ohio
2-1 5.5
87 Central Michigan
3-3 -1.1
99 Eastern Michigan
2-4 -17.0
115 Akron
1-5 -41.6
118 Bowling Green
0-5 -49.6
122 Northern Illinois
0-6 -57.1
+ 4 more teams

Big 12

12 Oklahoma
8-2 133.5
16 Iowa State
8-3 126.4
23 Oklahoma State
7-3 91.9
24 Texas
6-3 81.2
29 TCU
6-4 61.2
52 West Virginia
5-4 27.3
61 Kansas State
4-6 20.4
101 Texas Tech
4-6 -19.8
110 Baylor
2-7 -31.6
129 Kansas
0-9 -82.8
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

17 Cincinnati
9-0 121.4
28 Tulsa
6-2 63.3
32 UCF
6-3 51.7
38 SMU
7-3 44.8
45 Tulane
6-6 33.0
48 Memphis
7-3 31.2
81 Houston
3-4 2.9
84 UConn
0-0 0.0
102 East Carolina
3-6 -20.8
105 Navy
3-7 -28.0
119 Temple
1-6 -49.9
125 South Florida
1-8 -67.9
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

36 Marshall
7-2 46.8
37 UAB
6-3 46.7
58 UTSA
7-4 25.4
60 Florida Atlantic
5-3 20.5
77 Louisiana Tech
5-4 8.3
83 Rice
2-3 0.4
85 Old Dominion
0-0 0.0
94 Western Kentucky
5-6 -11.4
96 Charlotte
2-4 -14.6
108 Middle Tennessee
3-6 -30.9
112 UTEP
3-5 -35.9
113 North Texas
4-6 -37.1
117 Southern Miss
3-7 -47.9
121 Florida International
0-5 -51.1
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

42 USC
5-1 36.3
43 Oregon
4-2 34.4
54 Stanford
4-2 26.0
57 Colorado
4-1 25.6
63 Utah
3-2 18.1
75 Washington
3-1 9.4
82 Arizona State
2-2 0.8
92 UCLA
3-4 -9.1
98 Washington State
1-3 -16.8
100 California
1-3 -18.4
114 Oregon State
2-5 -37.6
120 Arizona
0-5 -50.6
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
11-0 449.4
2
Texas A&M (#3 overall)
8-1 234.4
3
Florida (#2 overall)
8-3 207.6
4
Georgia (#5 overall)
7-2 199.1
5
Auburn (#15 overall)
6-4 128.2
6
LSU (#20 overall)
5-5 99.6
7
Missouri (#26 overall)
5-5 71.7
8
Ole Miss (#46 overall)
4-5 42.4
9
Mississippi State (#39 overall)
3-7 41.8
10
Kentucky (#49 overall)
4-6 37.5
11
Arkansas (#56 overall)
3-7 28.7
12
Tennessee (#65 overall)
3-7 13.0
13
South Carolina (#91 overall)
2-8 -10.6
14
Vanderbilt (#127 overall)
0-9 -76.8
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Ohio State (#4 overall)
6-0 211.4
2
Northwestern (#7 overall)
6-2 157.5
3
Indiana (#13 overall)
6-1 157.4
4
Iowa (#14 overall)
6-2 153.3
5
Penn State (#31 overall)
4-5 53.7
6
Wisconsin (#34 overall)
3-3 47.1
7
Maryland (#53 overall)
2-3 37.2
8
Nebraska (#47 overall)
3-5 37.1
9
Minnesota (#51 overall)
3-4 33.7
10
Purdue (#50 overall)
2-4 27.9
11
Michigan State (#44 overall)
2-5 27.3
12
Michigan (#59 overall)
2-4 21.0
13
Rutgers (#71 overall)
3-6 19.7
14
Illinois (#88 overall)
2-6 1.5
+ 6 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#6 overall)
8-0 126.6
2
North Carolina (#21 overall)
7-2 106.3
3
Miami (#22 overall)
7-2 84.9
4
NC State (#25 overall)
7-3 54.3
5
Virginia Tech (#55 overall)
5-5 32.2
6
Pittsburgh (#62 overall)
5-4 28.2
7
Boston College (#64 overall)
5-4 18.6
8
Virginia (#73 overall)
4-5 12.3
9
Wake Forest (#79 overall)
3-4 4.0
10
Georgia Tech (#106 overall)
3-5 -12.9
11
Louisville (#90 overall)
3-6 -13.4
12
Florida State (#104 overall)
2-5 -20.2
13
Syracuse (#128 overall)
1-8 -66.8
14
Duke (#123 overall)
1-8 -67.5
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Liberty (#30 overall)
1-0 8.7
2
Notre Dame (#8 overall)
0-0 0.0
3
BYU (#19 overall)
0-0 0.0
4
Army (#35 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
New Mexico State (#86 overall)
0-0 0.0
6
Massachusetts (#109 overall)
0-1 -7.8

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Coastal Carolina (#9 overall)
8-0 102.7
2
Louisiana (#18 overall)
7-1 64.5
3
App State (#27 overall)
6-2 47.3
4
Georgia State (#72 overall)
4-4 5.6
5
Troy (#93 overall)
3-4 -2.0
6
Georgia Southern (#68 overall)
4-4 -2.6
7
South Alabama (#111 overall)
3-5 -23.9
8
Arkansas State (#103 overall)
2-6 -40.3
9
Texas State (#126 overall)
2-6 -40.3
10
UL Monroe (#130 overall)
0-7 -75.8
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
San José State (#10 overall)
7-0 78.6
2
Boise State (#41 overall)
5-1 49.8
3
Nevada (#33 overall)
6-2 35.6
4
San Diego State (#74 overall)
4-2 19.7
5
Hawai'i (#80 overall)
4-4 2.9
6
Air Force (#76 overall)
2-2 1.9
7
Fresno State (#89 overall)
3-3 -5.6
8
Wyoming (#95 overall)
2-4 -14.1
9
Colorado State (#97 overall)
1-3 -16.0
10
New Mexico (#107 overall)
2-5 -29.4
11
Utah State (#116 overall)
1-5 -48.3
12
UNLV (#124 overall)
0-6 -62.0
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Ball State (#11 overall)
6-1 59.5
2
Buffalo (#40 overall)
5-1 43.5
3
Miami (OH) (#70 overall)
2-1 17.6
4
Western Michigan (#66 overall)
4-2 17.2
5
Toledo (#67 overall)
4-2 17.2
6
Kent State (#69 overall)
3-1 15.5
7
Ohio (#78 overall)
2-1 5.5
8
Central Michigan (#87 overall)
3-3 -0.7
9
Eastern Michigan (#99 overall)
2-4 -16.8
10
Akron (#115 overall)
1-5 -42.2
11
Bowling Green (#118 overall)
0-5 -50.6
12
Northern Illinois (#122 overall)
0-6 -57.7
+ 4 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Iowa State (#16 overall)
8-2 133.6
2
Oklahoma (#12 overall)
7-2 130.8
3
Oklahoma State (#23 overall)
6-3 67.4
4
Texas (#24 overall)
5-3 66.5
5
TCU (#29 overall)
5-4 50.0
6
Kansas State (#61 overall)
4-5 34.6
7
West Virginia (#52 overall)
4-4 23.5
8
Texas Tech (#101 overall)
3-6 -18.5
9
Baylor (#110 overall)
2-7 -34.2
10
Kansas (#129 overall)
0-8 -73.9
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Cincinnati (#17 overall)
7-0 98.2
2
Tulsa (#28 overall)
6-1 67.4
3
UCF (#32 overall)
5-3 36.5
4
Memphis (#48 overall)
5-3 22.9
5
SMU (#38 overall)
4-3 22.2
6
Houston (#81 overall)
3-3 10.2
7
UConn (#84 overall)
0-0 0.0
8
Navy (#105 overall)
3-4 -7.2
9
Tulane (#45 overall)
3-5 -8.1
10
East Carolina (#102 overall)
3-5 -15.0
11
Temple (#119 overall)
1-6 -50.2
12
South Florida (#125 overall)
0-7 -62.8
+ 4 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UAB (#37 overall)
4-1 45.3
2
UTSA (#58 overall)
5-2 29.8
3
Marshall (#36 overall)
4-2 25.8
4
Louisiana Tech (#77 overall)
4-2 20.6
5
Florida Atlantic (#60 overall)
4-2 19.4
6
Western Kentucky (#94 overall)
4-3 6.9
7
Charlotte (#96 overall)
2-2 0.1
8
Old Dominion (#85 overall)
0-0 0.0
9
Rice (#83 overall)
2-3 -1.3
10
North Texas (#113 overall)
3-4 -20.3
11
Southern Miss (#117 overall)
2-4 -21.6
12
Middle Tennessee (#108 overall)
2-4 -24.8
13
Florida International (#121 overall)
0-3 -34.1
14
UTEP (#112 overall)
0-4 -37.3
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
USC (#42 overall)
5-1 38.2
2
Oregon (#43 overall)
4-2 30.5
3
Stanford (#54 overall)
4-2 24.8
4
Colorado (#57 overall)
3-1 16.5
5
Utah (#63 overall)
3-2 15.8
6
Washington (#75 overall)
3-1 10.3
7
Arizona State (#82 overall)
2-2 -0.9
8
UCLA (#92 overall)
3-4 -6.7
9
Washington State (#98 overall)
1-3 -16.8
10
California (#100 overall)
1-3 -17.2
11
Oregon State (#114 overall)
2-5 -35.1
12
Arizona (#120 overall)
0-5 -50.7
+ 4 more teams