2021 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.19
1.20 1.39
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.15
1.15 1.30
14 teams

Big 12

+0.16
0.90 1.06
10 teams

Independents

-0.02
1.00 0.98
0 teams

ACC

+0.05
0.80 0.85
14 teams

American

-0.01
0.70 0.69
0 teams

Mountain West

+0.03
0.60 0.63
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.03
0.60 0.57
10 teams

Pac-12

-0.08
0.60 0.52
12 teams

MAC

-0.13
0.60 0.47
0 teams

Conference USA

-0.14
0.60 0.46
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 Change
ACC 0.80 0.77 0.87 0.86 0.89 0.90 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.87 0.85 0.85 0.85 +0.05
American 0.70 0.63 0.64 0.66 0.66 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.66 0.66 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.69 -0.01
Big 12 0.90 1.01 1.01 1.09 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 +0.16
Big Ten 1.15 1.22 1.29 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.29 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 +0.15
Conference USA 0.60 0.58 0.49 0.42 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.46 -0.14
Independents 1.00 0.98 1.00 1.05 1.02 0.99 0.99 0.97 0.97 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 -0.02
MAC 0.60 0.51 0.40 0.39 0.45 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.47 -0.13
Mountain West 0.60 0.58 0.63 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 0.63 +0.03
Pac-12 0.60 0.62 0.58 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.52 0.52 0.52 -0.08
SEC 1.20 1.36 1.42 1.38 1.37 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.39 1.39 1.39 +0.19
Sun Belt 0.60 0.58 0.55 0.59 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.56 0.56 0.56 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)

SEC

1 Alabama
12-1 382.7
3 Georgia
12-1 324.9
5 Ole Miss
10-2 242.4
15 Arkansas
8-4 153.6
17 Texas A&M
8-4 151.7
18 Mississippi State
7-5 149.9
21 Kentucky
9-3 136.3
22 Auburn
6-6 134.8
28 Tennessee
7-5 109.8
31 LSU
6-6 92.6
52 Florida
6-6 46.9
51 South Carolina
6-6 46.4
62 Missouri
6-6 33.0
116 Vanderbilt
2-10 -66.3
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

2 Michigan
12-1 339.3
4 Ohio State
10-2 270.5
6 Wisconsin
8-4 203.6
8 Iowa
10-3 196.2
9 Michigan State
10-2 193.1
13 Purdue
8-4 175.6
16 Minnesota
8-4 152.5
19 Penn State
7-5 141.0
36 Illinois
5-7 85.5
46 Maryland
6-6 51.2
68 Rutgers
5-7 23.9
94 Nebraska
3-9 -20.3
104 Northwestern
3-9 -39.2
113 Indiana
2-10 -55.4
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

7 Notre Dame
11-1 196.6
33 BYU
10-2 88.3
45 Army
8-4 60.1
60 Liberty
7-5 35.9
125 New Mexico State
2-10 -83.4
129 UConn
1-11 -106.0
128 Massachusetts
1-11 -106.5

American Athletic

10 Cincinnati
13-0 184.3
29 Houston
11-2 102.5
48 SMU
8-4 48.7
56 UCF
8-4 40.4
63 East Carolina
7-5 31.0
71 Memphis
6-6 23.0
83 Tulsa
6-6 8.2
87 Navy
4-8 -2.0
118 Tulane
2-10 -67.6
120 Temple
3-9 -68.5
122 South Florida
2-10 -70.6
+ 3 more teams

Big 12

11 Baylor
11-2 162.6
14 Oklahoma State
11-2 159.0
26 Oklahoma
10-2 112.2
41 Iowa State
7-5 69.4
57 Kansas State
7-5 40.0
67 Texas
5-7 24.7
69 West Virginia
6-6 23.4
72 Texas Tech
6-6 22.4
88 TCU
5-7 -2.8
123 Kansas
2-10 -71.1
+ 2 more teams

ACC

12 Pittsburgh
11-2 166.9
25 Wake Forest
10-3 121.0
27 Clemson
9-3 110.6
32 NC State
9-3 91.0
44 Miami
7-5 60.2
59 Virginia
6-6 36.7
65 North Carolina
6-6 28.3
70 Louisville
6-6 23.3
75 Virginia Tech
6-6 16.9
82 Boston College
6-6 10.7
84 Florida State
5-7 7.0
89 Syracuse
5-7 -5.1
105 Georgia Tech
3-9 -44.6
115 Duke
3-9 -62.7
+ 6 more teams

Conference USA

20 UTSA
12-1 137.9
47 Western Kentucky
8-5 50.5
55 UAB
8-4 40.7
66 Marshall
7-5 25.9
78 Middle Tennessee
7-6 15.1
80 UTEP
7-5 13.7
86 North Texas
6-6 3.3
91 Old Dominion
6-6 -8.0
96 Florida Atlantic
5-7 -21.2
101 Charlotte
5-7 -33.0
102 Rice
4-8 -36.5
111 Louisiana Tech
3-9 -53.6
121 Southern Miss
3-9 -68.9
130 Florida International
1-11 -112.5
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

23 Oregon
10-3 126.8
30 Utah
10-3 93.9
43 UCLA
8-4 67.2
58 Arizona State
8-4 38.9
64 Oregon State
7-5 28.7
73 Washington State
7-5 21.6
93 California
5-7 -17.2
99 USC
4-8 -30.9
103 Colorado
4-8 -39.1
106 Washington
4-8 -45.1
110 Stanford
3-9 -48.1
127 Arizona
1-11 -92.3
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

24 Louisiana
12-1 122.7
35 App State
10-3 85.9
37 Coastal Carolina
11-2 82.6
61 Georgia State
7-5 33.3
95 South Alabama
5-7 -20.8
97 Troy
5-7 -25.4
100 UL Monroe
4-8 -32.6
109 Texas State
4-8 -47.1
114 Georgia Southern
3-9 -59.4
124 Arkansas State
2-10 -82.6
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

34 San Diego State
11-2 87.8
38 Utah State
10-3 79.5
39 Fresno State
9-3 73.3
40 Boise State
7-5 72.8
42 Air Force
9-3 67.6
53 Nevada
8-4 44.9
85 Wyoming
6-6 5.9
90 Hawai'i
6-7 -7.7
98 San José State
5-7 -29.2
107 Colorado State
3-9 -46.6
117 New Mexico
3-9 -67.3
119 UNLV
2-10 -68.1
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

49 Central Michigan
8-4 47.2
50 Northern Illinois
9-5 47.0
54 Western Michigan
7-5 44.0
74 Eastern Michigan
7-5 17.4
76 Miami (OH)
6-6 16.8
77 Ball State
6-6 15.2
79 Toledo
7-6 14.4
81 Kent State
7-6 13.7
92 Bowling Green
4-8 -13.5
108 Buffalo
4-8 -46.8
112 Ohio
3-9 -53.9
126 Akron
2-10 -90.8
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
8-1 343.1
2
Georgia (#3 overall)
8-1 272.1
3
Ole Miss (#5 overall)
6-2 199.9
4
Mississippi State (#18 overall)
4-4 131.4
5
Arkansas (#15 overall)
4-4 122.0
6
Texas A&M (#17 overall)
4-4 121.0
7
Auburn (#22 overall)
3-5 118.9
8
Kentucky (#21 overall)
5-3 95.4
9
Tennessee (#28 overall)
4-4 95.3
10
LSU (#31 overall)
3-5 76.9
11
South Carolina (#51 overall)
3-5 31.9
12
Florida (#52 overall)
2-6 16.7
13
Missouri (#62 overall)
3-5 15.8
14
Vanderbilt (#116 overall)
0-8 -58.4
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Michigan (#2 overall)
9-1 303.9
2
Ohio State (#4 overall)
8-1 261.1
3
Wisconsin (#6 overall)
6-3 168.1
4
Michigan State (#9 overall)
7-2 160.2
5
Purdue (#13 overall)
6-3 150.2
6
Iowa (#8 overall)
7-3 144.6
7
Minnesota (#16 overall)
6-3 142.2
8
Penn State (#19 overall)
4-5 95.3
9
Illinois (#36 overall)
4-5 92.7
10
Maryland (#46 overall)
3-6 18.1
11
Rutgers (#68 overall)
2-7 -10.6
12
Nebraska (#94 overall)
1-8 -26.6
13
Northwestern (#104 overall)
1-8 -40.3
14
Indiana (#113 overall)
0-9 -65.1
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Army (#45 overall)
3-0 41.5
2
New Mexico State (#125 overall)
1-0 7.5
3
Notre Dame (#7 overall)
0-0 0.0
4
BYU (#33 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
Liberty (#60 overall)
1-1 -1.8
6
UConn (#129 overall)
0-2 -17.0
7
Massachusetts (#128 overall)
1-3 -18.1

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Cincinnati (#10 overall)
9-0 117.5
2
Houston (#29 overall)
8-1 86.9
3
East Carolina (#63 overall)
5-3 29.7
4
UCF (#56 overall)
5-3 25.5
5
Tulsa (#83 overall)
5-3 24.3
6
SMU (#48 overall)
4-4 14.2
7
Navy (#87 overall)
3-5 -4.6
8
Memphis (#71 overall)
3-5 -11.2
9
Tulane (#118 overall)
1-7 -49.5
10
South Florida (#122 overall)
1-7 -51.7
11
Temple (#120 overall)
1-7 -59.1
+ 3 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma State (#14 overall)
8-2 134.5
2
Baylor (#11 overall)
8-2 131.2
3
Oklahoma (#26 overall)
7-2 93.5
4
Iowa State (#41 overall)
5-4 64.3
5
West Virginia (#69 overall)
4-5 16.5
6
Kansas State (#57 overall)
4-5 16.3
7
Texas (#67 overall)
3-6 -0.3
8
TCU (#88 overall)
3-6 -1.1
9
Texas Tech (#72 overall)
3-6 -6.0
10
Kansas (#123 overall)
1-8 -59.3
+ 2 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Pittsburgh (#12 overall)
8-1 123.9
2
Wake Forest (#25 overall)
7-3 80.5
3
NC State (#32 overall)
6-2 79.1
4
Clemson (#27 overall)
6-2 70.2
5
Miami (#44 overall)
5-3 58.1
6
Louisville (#70 overall)
4-4 21.7
7
Florida State (#84 overall)
4-4 19.3
8
Virginia (#59 overall)
4-4 18.7
9
North Carolina (#65 overall)
4-5 17.1
10
Virginia Tech (#75 overall)
4-4 15.9
11
Syracuse (#89 overall)
2-6 -22.3
12
Georgia Tech (#105 overall)
2-6 -23.8
13
Boston College (#82 overall)
2-6 -30.9
14
Duke (#115 overall)
0-8 -78.3
+ 6 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UTSA (#20 overall)
8-1 83.3
2
Western Kentucky (#47 overall)
7-2 69.4
3
UAB (#55 overall)
6-2 49.5
4
Marshall (#66 overall)
5-3 25.8
5
North Texas (#86 overall)
5-3 23.7
6
Old Dominion (#91 overall)
5-3 19.8
7
Middle Tennessee (#78 overall)
4-4 3.0
8
UTEP (#80 overall)
4-4 1.9
9
Rice (#102 overall)
3-5 -18.3
10
Florida Atlantic (#96 overall)
3-5 -18.6
11
Charlotte (#101 overall)
3-5 -29.8
12
Louisiana Tech (#111 overall)
2-6 -38.9
13
Southern Miss (#121 overall)
2-6 -44.2
14
Florida International (#130 overall)
0-8 -88.8
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Utah (#30 overall)
9-1 105.8
2
Oregon (#23 overall)
7-3 48.1
3
Washington State (#73 overall)
6-3 36.3
4
Arizona State (#58 overall)
6-3 35.8
5
UCLA (#43 overall)
6-3 32.6
6
Oregon State (#64 overall)
5-4 22.1
7
California (#93 overall)
4-5 -3.1
8
Colorado (#103 overall)
3-6 -30.3
9
USC (#99 overall)
3-6 -31.0
10
Washington (#106 overall)
3-6 -35.9
11
Stanford (#110 overall)
2-7 -47.6
12
Arizona (#127 overall)
1-8 -68.9
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Louisiana (#24 overall)
9-0 94.6
2
App State (#35 overall)
7-2 70.6
3
Georgia State (#61 overall)
6-2 46.9
4
Coastal Carolina (#37 overall)
6-2 40.6
5
Troy (#97 overall)
3-5 -20.6
6
Texas State (#109 overall)
3-5 -25.7
7
South Alabama (#95 overall)
2-6 -34.8
8
Georgia Southern (#114 overall)
2-6 -37.5
9
UL Monroe (#100 overall)
2-6 -39.9
10
Arkansas State (#124 overall)
1-7 -60.7
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Utah State (#38 overall)
7-2 61.6
2
San Diego State (#34 overall)
7-2 56.9
3
Fresno State (#39 overall)
6-2 53.0
4
Air Force (#42 overall)
6-2 49.9
5
Boise State (#40 overall)
5-3 41.0
6
Nevada (#53 overall)
5-3 32.2
7
Hawai'i (#90 overall)
3-5 -13.9
8
San José State (#98 overall)
3-5 -20.5
9
Wyoming (#85 overall)
2-6 -33.5
10
Colorado State (#107 overall)
2-6 -34.7
11
UNLV (#119 overall)
2-6 -37.1
12
New Mexico (#117 overall)
1-7 -63.6
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Northern Illinois (#50 overall)
7-2 59.0
2
Central Michigan (#49 overall)
6-2 53.5
3
Miami (OH) (#76 overall)
5-3 29.2
4
Toledo (#79 overall)
5-3 28.9
5
Kent State (#81 overall)
6-3 28.7
6
Western Michigan (#54 overall)
4-4 6.4
7
Ball State (#77 overall)
4-4 5.6
8
Eastern Michigan (#74 overall)
4-4 3.1
9
Ohio (#112 overall)
3-5 -17.9
10
Buffalo (#108 overall)
2-6 -44.2
11
Bowling Green (#92 overall)
2-6 -47.7
12
Akron (#126 overall)
1-7 -66.7
+ 4 more teams