2022 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.21
1.20 1.41
14 teams

Big Ten

+0.14
1.15 1.29
14 teams

Big 12

+0.17
0.90 1.07
10 teams

Independents

-0.04
1.00 0.96
0 teams

ACC

+0.05
0.80 0.85
14 teams

American

-0.02
0.70 0.68
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.08
0.60 0.68
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.02
0.60 0.58
14 teams

Conference USA

-0.07
0.60 0.53
11 teams

Mountain West

-0.09
0.60 0.51
12 teams

MAC

-0.15
0.60 0.45
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 0.87 0.92 0.95 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.89 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.87 0.85 0.85 0.85 +0.05
American 0.70 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.69 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.68 0.69 0.69 0.69 0.68 -0.02
Big 12 0.90 1.00 1.03 1.06 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.07 +0.17
Big Ten 1.15 1.29 1.29 1.31 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 1.29 +0.14
Conference USA 0.60 0.51 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 -0.07
Independents 1.00 0.93 0.89 0.85 0.91 0.93 0.93 0.92 0.93 0.95 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.96 -0.04
MAC 0.60 0.53 0.45 0.43 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 -0.15
Mountain West 0.60 0.57 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.50 0.50 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 -0.09
Pac-12 0.60 0.64 0.65 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.68 +0.08
SEC 1.20 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 +0.21
Sun Belt 0.60 0.55 0.60 0.53 0.57 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.59 0.58 0.58 0.58 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)

Big Ten

1 Michigan
13-0 389.7
6 Ohio State
11-1 247.0
9 Penn State
10-2 204.6
13 Purdue
8-5 197.7
16 Iowa
7-5 145.4
19 Minnesota
8-4 131.6
25 Illinois
8-4 114.1
38 Wisconsin
6-6 87.2
52 Maryland
7-5 68.4
57 Michigan State
5-7 62.7
72 Nebraska
4-8 34.9
86 Indiana
4-8 14.2
105 Rutgers
4-8 -20.2
124 Northwestern
1-11 -59.7
+ 6 more teams

SEC

2 Georgia
13-0 381.4
3 Tennessee
10-2 273.1
4 Alabama
10-2 268.5
5 LSU
9-4 256.6
7 Mississippi State
8-4 221.2
14 South Carolina
8-4 189.4
15 Ole Miss
8-4 162.7
18 Kentucky
7-5 131.6
27 Arkansas
6-6 112.8
32 Florida
6-6 101.4
33 Texas A&M
5-7 97.5
36 Missouri
6-6 92.0
49 Vanderbilt
5-7 69.8
82 Auburn
5-7 21.1
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

8 TCU
12-1 218.0
12 Kansas State
10-3 191.5
21 Texas
8-4 123.0
40 Oklahoma State
7-5 84.2
42 Kansas
6-6 79.9
48 Baylor
6-6 70.2
53 Texas Tech
7-5 67.9
61 Oklahoma
6-6 56.5
81 West Virginia
5-7 22.8
84 Iowa State
4-8 18.8
+ 2 more teams

ACC

10 Clemson
11-2 177.0
22 Florida State
9-3 118.2
30 Duke
8-4 109.1
31 North Carolina
9-4 103.9
39 Louisville
7-5 85.5
44 NC State
8-4 75.9
46 Wake Forest
7-5 74.5
47 Pittsburgh
8-4 72.1
64 Syracuse
7-5 52.1
80 Georgia Tech
5-7 23.0
97 Miami
5-7 -9.0
108 Virginia Tech
3-8 -28.1
111 Virginia
3-7 -30.4
113 Boston College
3-9 -35.8
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

11 Troy
11-2 138.7
45 South Alabama
10-2 74.8
56 James Madison
8-3 64.2
62 Coastal Carolina
9-3 54.6
74 App State
6-6 34.5
77 Louisiana
6-6 31.4
76 Southern Miss
6-6 31.0
78 Marshall
8-4 30.9
89 Georgia Southern
6-6 12.4
102 Georgia State
4-8 -15.2
104 Texas State
4-8 -19.2
109 UL Monroe
4-8 -28.9
112 Old Dominion
3-9 -33.5
120 Arkansas State
3-9 -51.7
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

17 USC
11-2 133.1
24 Oregon
9-3 116.7
28 Utah
10-3 111.3
29 Washington
10-2 109.3
35 UCLA
9-3 95.8
50 Oregon State
9-3 68.9
51 Washington State
7-5 68.0
94 Arizona
5-7 -4.5
110 California
4-8 -29.6
114 Arizona State
3-9 -38.1
117 Stanford
3-9 -43.7
128 Colorado
1-11 -77.6
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

20 Tulane
11-2 127.5
37 UCF
9-4 88.3
41 Cincinnati
9-3 81.1
63 Memphis
6-6 52.8
65 Houston
7-5 49.0
71 SMU
7-5 37.0
73 East Carolina
7-5 34.8
95 Tulsa
5-7 -5.5
99 Navy
4-8 -12.6
121 Temple
3-9 -52.8
129 South Florida
1-11 -82.7
+ 3 more teams

Conference USA

23 UTSA
11-2 118.0
59 Middle Tennessee
7-5 57.7
66 UAB
6-6 48.7
68 Western Kentucky
8-5 46.0
69 North Texas
7-6 45.2
90 Florida Atlantic
5-7 10.2
98 Rice
5-7 -12.6
101 UTEP
5-7 -13.7
118 Louisiana Tech
3-9 -48.5
119 Florida International
4-8 -49.2
123 Charlotte
3-9 -56.0
+ 3 more teams

FBS Independents

26 Notre Dame
8-4 113.0
34 Liberty
8-4 96.0
60 BYU
7-5 57.1
87 UConn
6-6 13.4
92 New Mexico State
6-6 2.8
100 Army
6-6 -12.9
131 Massachusetts
1-11 -102.5

Mountain West

43 Air Force
9-3 77.6
55 Fresno State
9-4 65.1
54 Boise State
9-4 64.4
75 San José State
7-4 31.5
79 Wyoming
7-5 29.1
88 San Diego State
7-5 13.4
91 Utah State
6-6 9.4
103 UNLV
5-7 -15.8
122 Colorado State
3-9 -55.3
125 Hawai'i
3-10 -68.0
126 Nevada
2-10 -70.3
130 New Mexico
2-10 -82.7
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

58 Ohio
9-4 61.1
67 Eastern Michigan
8-4 48.2
70 Toledo
8-5 38.2
83 Buffalo
6-6 20.6
85 Bowling Green
6-6 17.0
93 Miami (OH)
6-6 -2.9
96 Kent State
5-7 -8.1
107 Ball State
5-7 -21.6
106 Western Michigan
5-7 -23.9
115 Central Michigan
4-8 -39.7
116 Northern Illinois
3-9 -42.0
127 Akron
2-10 -71.8
+ 4 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Michigan (#1 overall)
10-0 347.6
2
Ohio State (#6 overall)
8-1 192.7
3
Purdue (#13 overall)
6-4 161.5
4
Iowa (#16 overall)
5-4 133.2
5
Penn State (#9 overall)
7-2 132.4
6
Minnesota (#19 overall)
5-4 89.4
7
Illinois (#25 overall)
5-4 81.8
8
Wisconsin (#38 overall)
4-5 68.2
9
Nebraska (#72 overall)
3-6 52.0
10
Michigan State (#57 overall)
3-6 39.7
11
Maryland (#52 overall)
4-5 34.2
12
Indiana (#86 overall)
2-7 4.8
13
Northwestern (#124 overall)
1-8 -31.4
14
Rutgers (#105 overall)
1-8 -45.3
+ 6 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Georgia (#2 overall)
9-0 328.1
2
LSU (#5 overall)
6-3 214.0
3
Alabama (#4 overall)
6-2 213.1
4
Tennessee (#3 overall)
6-2 210.3
5
South Carolina (#14 overall)
4-4 113.6
6
Mississippi State (#7 overall)
4-4 113.4
7
Ole Miss (#15 overall)
4-4 89.0
8
Kentucky (#18 overall)
3-5 88.6
9
Texas A&M (#33 overall)
2-6 69.9
10
Missouri (#36 overall)
3-5 68.5
11
Arkansas (#27 overall)
3-5 59.3
12
Florida (#32 overall)
3-5 57.7
13
Vanderbilt (#49 overall)
2-6 43.4
14
Auburn (#82 overall)
2-6 -3.3
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
TCU (#8 overall)
9-1 188.5
2
Kansas State (#12 overall)
8-2 183.1
3
Texas (#21 overall)
6-3 105.0
4
Baylor (#48 overall)
4-5 64.9
5
Texas Tech (#53 overall)
5-4 57.9
6
Oklahoma State (#40 overall)
4-5 34.2
7
Oklahoma (#61 overall)
3-6 20.3
8
West Virginia (#81 overall)
3-6 8.7
9
Kansas (#42 overall)
3-6 6.2
10
Iowa State (#84 overall)
1-8 -41.7
+ 2 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#10 overall)
9-0 182.7
2
North Carolina (#31 overall)
6-3 68.9
3
Florida State (#22 overall)
5-3 62.8
4
Pittsburgh (#47 overall)
5-3 51.0
5
Duke (#30 overall)
5-3 42.2
6
Georgia Tech (#80 overall)
4-4 39.5
7
Louisville (#39 overall)
4-4 37.8
8
NC State (#44 overall)
4-4 36.2
9
Syracuse (#64 overall)
4-4 28.4
10
Wake Forest (#46 overall)
3-5 19.9
11
Miami (#97 overall)
3-5 -6.0
12
Boston College (#113 overall)
2-6 -18.8
13
Virginia (#111 overall)
1-6 -35.4
14
Virginia Tech (#108 overall)
1-6 -41.0
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Troy (#11 overall)
8-1 95.5
2
South Alabama (#45 overall)
7-1 65.6
3
James Madison (#56 overall)
6-2 63.3
4
Coastal Carolina (#62 overall)
6-3 40.6
5
Marshall (#78 overall)
5-3 30.6
6
Louisiana (#77 overall)
4-4 11.7
7
Southern Miss (#76 overall)
4-4 4.6
8
Georgia State (#102 overall)
3-5 -4.7
9
App State (#74 overall)
3-5 -7.7
10
Georgia Southern (#89 overall)
3-5 -8.8
11
UL Monroe (#109 overall)
3-5 -13.6
12
Old Dominion (#112 overall)
2-6 -29.4
13
Texas State (#104 overall)
2-6 -34.1
14
Arkansas State (#120 overall)
1-7 -52.5
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Utah (#28 overall)
8-2 104.8
2
USC (#17 overall)
8-2 99.3
3
Oregon (#24 overall)
7-2 92.0
4
Washington (#29 overall)
7-2 76.7
5
UCLA (#35 overall)
6-3 44.4
6
Oregon State (#50 overall)
6-3 44.3
7
Washington State (#51 overall)
4-5 4.7
8
Arizona (#94 overall)
3-6 -17.4
9
Arizona State (#114 overall)
2-7 -39.2
10
California (#110 overall)
2-7 -39.9
11
Stanford (#117 overall)
1-8 -62.6
12
Colorado (#128 overall)
1-8 -66.2
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Tulane (#20 overall)
8-1 105.0
2
UCF (#37 overall)
6-3 58.0
3
Cincinnati (#41 overall)
6-2 52.6
4
Houston (#65 overall)
5-3 35.5
5
SMU (#71 overall)
5-3 31.8
6
Navy (#99 overall)
4-4 14.6
7
East Carolina (#73 overall)
4-4 8.6
8
Memphis (#63 overall)
3-5 -11.5
9
Tulsa (#95 overall)
3-5 -14.6
10
Temple (#121 overall)
1-7 -54.5
11
South Florida (#129 overall)
0-8 -69.3
+ 3 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UTSA (#23 overall)
9-0 116.5
2
North Texas (#69 overall)
6-3 54.6
3
Western Kentucky (#68 overall)
6-2 53.9
4
UAB (#66 overall)
4-4 11.3
5
Florida Atlantic (#90 overall)
4-4 10.8
6
Middle Tennessee (#59 overall)
4-4 -1.6
7
Rice (#98 overall)
3-5 -19.6
8
UTEP (#101 overall)
3-5 -20.6
9
Louisiana Tech (#118 overall)
2-6 -35.5
10
Charlotte (#123 overall)
2-6 -40.8
11
Florida International (#119 overall)
2-6 -45.8
+ 3 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
New Mexico State (#92 overall)
2-0 42.9
2
Army (#100 overall)
2-0 25.5
3
Notre Dame (#26 overall)
1-0 22.4
4
UConn (#87 overall)
2-1 21.0
5
Liberty (#34 overall)
2-2 9.6
6
BYU (#60 overall)
0-2 -12.8
7
Massachusetts (#131 overall)
0-4 -41.8

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#54 overall)
8-1 94.8
2
Fresno State (#55 overall)
8-1 90.9
3
Air Force (#43 overall)
5-3 32.8
4
San José State (#75 overall)
5-3 27.8
5
Wyoming (#79 overall)
5-3 24.3
6
San Diego State (#88 overall)
5-3 21.1
7
Utah State (#91 overall)
5-3 20.7
8
Colorado State (#122 overall)
3-5 -20.7
9
UNLV (#103 overall)
3-5 -21.6
10
Hawai'i (#125 overall)
2-6 -40.5
11
Nevada (#126 overall)
0-8 -87.5
12
New Mexico (#130 overall)
0-8 -89.4
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Ohio (#58 overall)
7-2 66.3
2
Toledo (#70 overall)
6-3 45.6
3
Buffalo (#83 overall)
5-3 33.2
4
Bowling Green (#85 overall)
5-3 17.0
5
Eastern Michigan (#67 overall)
5-3 10.6
6
Kent State (#96 overall)
4-4 6.4
7
Western Michigan (#106 overall)
4-4 -6.3
8
Miami (OH) (#93 overall)
4-4 -7.8
9
Ball State (#107 overall)
3-5 -24.4
10
Central Michigan (#115 overall)
3-5 -26.8
11
Northern Illinois (#116 overall)
2-6 -43.3
12
Akron (#127 overall)
1-7 -65.4
+ 4 more teams