2021 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.20
1.20 1.40
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.15
1.15 1.30
14 teams

Big 12

+0.15
0.90 1.05
10 teams

Independents

-0.02
1.00 0.98
0 teams

ACC

+0.03
0.80 0.83
14 teams

American

-0.01
0.70 0.69
0 teams

Mountain West

+0.04
0.60 0.64
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.02
0.60 0.58
10 teams

Pac-12

-0.10
0.60 0.50
12 teams

Conference USA

-0.11
0.60 0.49
14 teams

MAC

-0.12
0.60 0.48
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 0.77 0.86 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.83 0.83 0.83 +0.03
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 1.00 1.09 1.04 1.04 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 +0.15
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 0.60 0.54 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.48 0.49 -0.11
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 0.42 0.41 0.47 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.48 -0.12
Mountain West 0.60 0.62 0.65 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 0.64 +0.04
Pac-12 0.60 0.58 0.55 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.52 0.50 0.50 0.50 -0.10
SEC 1.20 1.38 1.44 1.39 1.38 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.41 1.40 1.40 1.40 +0.20
Sun Belt 0.60 0.60 0.57 0.60 0.59 0.58 0.58 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.59 0.57 0.57 0.57 0.58 -0.02

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
12-1 365.9
2 Georgia
12-1 357.1
4 Ole Miss
10-2 260.8
9 Mississippi State
7-5 189.8
14 Auburn
6-6 167.3
15 Arkansas
8-4 165.0
17 Texas A&M
8-4 160.9
21 Kentucky
9-3 143.5
24 Tennessee
7-5 123.2
40 LSU
6-6 79.5
46 South Carolina
6-6 65.8
54 Missouri
6-6 50.1
64 Florida
6-6 39.1
124 Vanderbilt
2-10 -63.3
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

3 Michigan
12-1 309.9
5 Ohio State
10-2 241.4
6 Iowa
10-3 232.6
7 Michigan State
10-2 202.9
13 Wisconsin
8-4 172.4
16 Purdue
8-4 162.8
20 Penn State
7-5 145.0
23 Minnesota
8-4 130.3
34 Illinois
5-7 90.8
63 Maryland
6-6 39.3
75 Rutgers
5-7 23.4
94 Nebraska
3-9 -8.9
102 Northwestern
3-9 -29.2
117 Indiana
2-10 -54.7
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

8 Baylor
11-2 199.1
10 Oklahoma State
11-2 182.1
22 Oklahoma
10-2 134.2
33 Iowa State
7-5 94.5
44 Kansas State
7-5 67.3
61 West Virginia
6-6 40.2
71 Texas
5-7 28.8
72 Texas Tech
6-6 28.4
88 TCU
5-7 4.8
120 Kansas
2-10 -58.4
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

11 Cincinnati
13-0 181.3
32 Houston
11-2 94.8
43 SMU
8-4 70.6
58 East Carolina
7-5 45.1
59 UCF
8-4 43.1
76 Memphis
6-6 21.5
83 Tulsa
6-6 14.1
89 Navy
4-8 -1.0
103 South Florida
2-10 -29.2
122 Temple
3-9 -60.5
123 Tulane
2-10 -62.9
+ 3 more teams

ACC

19 Clemson
9-3 157.5
12 Pittsburgh
11-2 155.6
27 Wake Forest
10-3 117.6
30 NC State
9-3 101.8
50 Miami
7-5 53.0
57 Louisville
6-6 47.0
66 Virginia
6-6 33.8
70 North Carolina
6-6 30.3
73 Virginia Tech
6-6 27.7
79 Florida State
5-7 19.0
81 Boston College
6-6 17.2
87 Syracuse
5-7 7.8
106 Georgia Tech
3-9 -31.0
113 Duke
3-9 -41.9
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

18 Notre Dame
11-1 160.7
29 BYU
10-2 104.0
49 Army
8-4 56.8
60 Liberty
7-5 41.4
119 New Mexico State
2-10 -58.0
129 UConn
1-11 -102.4
128 Massachusetts
1-11 -105.3

Sun Belt

25 Louisiana
12-1 122.5
37 Coastal Carolina
11-2 88.7
39 App State
10-3 79.7
62 Georgia State
7-5 39.8
90 Troy
5-7 -3.0
97 South Alabama
5-7 -20.4
101 UL Monroe
4-8 -27.9
107 Texas State
4-8 -31.3
116 Georgia Southern
3-9 -53.7
125 Arkansas State
2-10 -63.8
+ 2 more teams

Conference USA

26 UTSA
12-1 120.3
52 UAB
8-4 51.4
53 Western Kentucky
8-5 50.2
68 Marshall
7-5 31.5
69 North Texas
6-6 31.5
77 UTEP
7-5 21.3
80 Middle Tennessee
7-6 17.4
92 Old Dominion
6-6 -4.5
93 Florida Atlantic
5-7 -7.1
98 Rice
4-8 -23.7
105 Charlotte
5-7 -30.8
112 Louisiana Tech
3-9 -43.7
121 Southern Miss
3-9 -59.2
130 Florida International
1-11 -108.4
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

28 Oregon
10-3 114.5
31 Utah
10-3 98.5
45 UCLA
8-4 66.3
48 Arizona State
8-4 62.2
67 Oregon State
7-5 31.7
74 Washington State
7-5 25.8
95 California
5-7 -14.3
99 Stanford
3-9 -24.1
100 Colorado
4-8 -25.2
104 USC
4-8 -30.2
109 Washington
4-8 -33.2
127 Arizona
1-11 -89.1
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

35 San Diego State
11-2 90.1
36 Fresno State
9-3 88.8
38 Boise State
7-5 80.2
41 Utah State
10-3 79.0
42 Air Force
9-3 72.5
56 Nevada
8-4 48.0
86 Wyoming
6-6 12.0
91 Hawai'i
6-7 -4.5
96 San José State
5-7 -11.1
111 Colorado State
3-9 -40.7
114 New Mexico
3-9 -48.5
118 UNLV
2-10 -56.8
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

47 Western Michigan
7-5 62.8
51 Northern Illinois
9-5 53.0
55 Central Michigan
8-4 48.2
65 Ball State
6-6 37.5
78 Kent State
7-6 19.2
82 Miami (OH)
6-6 16.5
84 Toledo
7-6 13.0
85 Eastern Michigan
7-5 12.4
108 Bowling Green
4-8 -31.6
110 Buffalo
4-8 -39.9
115 Ohio
3-9 -50.9
126 Akron
2-10 -82.7
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
8-1 312.7
2
Georgia (#2 overall)
8-1 292.2
3
Ole Miss (#4 overall)
6-2 203.1
4
Mississippi State (#9 overall)
4-4 128.8
5
Texas A&M (#17 overall)
4-4 109.3
6
Arkansas (#15 overall)
4-4 106.1
7
Auburn (#14 overall)
3-5 97.9
8
Kentucky (#21 overall)
5-3 95.1
9
Tennessee (#24 overall)
4-4 84.8
10
LSU (#40 overall)
3-5 63.5
11
South Carolina (#46 overall)
3-5 39.0
12
Missouri (#54 overall)
3-5 16.4
13
Florida (#64 overall)
2-6 7.2
14
Vanderbilt (#124 overall)
0-8 -51.8
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Michigan (#3 overall)
9-1 270.4
2
Ohio State (#5 overall)
8-1 226.6
3
Iowa (#6 overall)
7-3 166.9
4
Michigan State (#7 overall)
7-2 165.6
5
Wisconsin (#13 overall)
6-3 143.9
6
Purdue (#16 overall)
6-3 143.0
7
Minnesota (#23 overall)
6-3 117.1
8
Illinois (#34 overall)
4-5 94.5
9
Penn State (#20 overall)
4-5 76.8
10
Maryland (#63 overall)
3-6 13.6
11
Rutgers (#75 overall)
2-7 -13.0
12
Nebraska (#94 overall)
1-8 -20.6
13
Northwestern (#102 overall)
1-8 -38.9
14
Indiana (#117 overall)
0-9 -59.4
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Oklahoma State (#10 overall)
8-2 154.8
2
Baylor (#8 overall)
8-2 146.7
3
Oklahoma (#22 overall)
7-2 110.5
4
Iowa State (#33 overall)
5-4 66.8
5
West Virginia (#61 overall)
4-5 26.3
6
Kansas State (#44 overall)
4-5 23.5
7
Texas (#71 overall)
3-6 12.0
8
TCU (#88 overall)
3-6 8.5
9
Texas Tech (#72 overall)
3-6 1.8
10
Kansas (#120 overall)
1-8 -48.8
+ 2 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Cincinnati (#11 overall)
9-0 121.1
2
Houston (#32 overall)
8-1 88.3
3
East Carolina (#58 overall)
5-3 32.2
4
UCF (#59 overall)
5-3 28.6
5
Tulsa (#83 overall)
5-3 26.5
6
SMU (#43 overall)
4-4 14.2
7
Navy (#89 overall)
3-5 -3.8
8
Memphis (#76 overall)
3-5 -11.9
9
South Florida (#103 overall)
1-7 -50.2
10
Tulane (#123 overall)
1-7 -50.3
11
Temple (#122 overall)
1-7 -57.7
+ 3 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Pittsburgh (#12 overall)
8-1 133.2
2
Wake Forest (#27 overall)
7-3 89.4
3
NC State (#30 overall)
6-2 87.5
4
Clemson (#19 overall)
6-2 82.7
5
Miami (#50 overall)
5-3 51.2
6
Florida State (#79 overall)
4-4 32.4
7
Virginia (#66 overall)
4-4 28.2
8
North Carolina (#70 overall)
4-5 25.4
9
Virginia Tech (#73 overall)
4-4 24.7
10
Louisville (#57 overall)
4-4 22.9
11
Georgia Tech (#106 overall)
2-6 -10.6
12
Syracuse (#87 overall)
2-6 -19.1
13
Boston College (#81 overall)
2-6 -26.7
14
Duke (#113 overall)
0-8 -75.3
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Army (#49 overall)
3-0 40.5
2
New Mexico State (#119 overall)
1-0 7.6
3
Notre Dame (#18 overall)
0-0 0.0
4
BYU (#29 overall)
0-0 0.0
5
Liberty (#60 overall)
1-1 -1.0
6
UConn (#129 overall)
0-2 -15.5
7
Massachusetts (#128 overall)
1-3 -17.1

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Louisiana (#25 overall)
9-0 105.5
2
App State (#39 overall)
7-2 72.6
3
Georgia State (#62 overall)
6-2 51.0
4
Coastal Carolina (#37 overall)
6-2 45.0
5
Troy (#90 overall)
3-5 -16.5
6
Texas State (#107 overall)
3-5 -21.8
7
South Alabama (#97 overall)
2-6 -34.9
8
UL Monroe (#101 overall)
2-6 -37.6
9
Georgia Southern (#116 overall)
2-6 -38.2
10
Arkansas State (#125 overall)
1-7 -59.4
+ 2 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UTSA (#26 overall)
8-1 83.5
2
Western Kentucky (#53 overall)
7-2 69.2
3
UAB (#52 overall)
6-2 57.1
4
North Texas (#69 overall)
5-3 26.1
5
Marshall (#68 overall)
5-3 23.9
6
Old Dominion (#92 overall)
5-3 19.1
7
Middle Tennessee (#80 overall)
4-4 2.3
8
UTEP (#77 overall)
4-4 2.0
9
Florida Atlantic (#93 overall)
3-5 -12.0
10
Rice (#98 overall)
3-5 -18.4
11
Charlotte (#105 overall)
3-5 -29.9
12
Louisiana Tech (#112 overall)
2-6 -40.0
13
Southern Miss (#121 overall)
2-6 -42.8
14
Florida International (#130 overall)
0-8 -92.0
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Utah (#31 overall)
9-1 115.3
2
Oregon (#28 overall)
7-3 50.9
3
Arizona State (#48 overall)
6-3 49.1
4
UCLA (#45 overall)
6-3 46.6
5
Washington State (#74 overall)
6-3 44.5
6
Oregon State (#67 overall)
5-4 29.0
7
California (#95 overall)
4-5 -2.3
8
Colorado (#100 overall)
3-6 -29.2
9
Washington (#109 overall)
3-6 -31.5
10
Stanford (#99 overall)
2-7 -32.2
11
USC (#104 overall)
3-6 -36.7
12
Arizona (#127 overall)
1-8 -69.0
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Utah State (#41 overall)
7-2 65.3
2
San Diego State (#35 overall)
7-2 64.8
3
Air Force (#42 overall)
6-2 63.3
4
Fresno State (#36 overall)
6-2 62.6
5
Boise State (#38 overall)
5-3 47.3
6
Nevada (#56 overall)
5-3 31.8
7
Hawai'i (#91 overall)
3-5 -10.3
8
San José State (#96 overall)
3-5 -23.4
9
Wyoming (#86 overall)
2-6 -32.2
10
Colorado State (#111 overall)
2-6 -32.6
11
UNLV (#118 overall)
2-6 -35.8
12
New Mexico (#114 overall)
1-7 -61.5
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Northern Illinois (#51 overall)
7-2 62.5
2
Central Michigan (#55 overall)
6-2 56.0
3
Kent State (#78 overall)
6-3 32.8
4
Miami (OH) (#82 overall)
5-3 32.2
5
Toledo (#84 overall)
5-3 31.4
6
Ball State (#65 overall)
4-4 13.9
7
Western Michigan (#47 overall)
4-4 9.3
8
Eastern Michigan (#85 overall)
4-4 1.3
9
Ohio (#115 overall)
3-5 -18.2
10
Buffalo (#110 overall)
2-6 -41.6
11
Bowling Green (#108 overall)
2-6 -46.4
12
Akron (#126 overall)
1-7 -65.9
+ 4 more teams