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

-0.03
1.00 0.97
0 teams

ACC

+0.05
0.80 0.85
14 teams

Pac-12

+0.10
0.60 0.70
12 teams

American

-0.03
0.70 0.67
0 teams

Sun Belt

-0.05
0.60 0.55
14 teams

Mountain West

-0.09
0.60 0.51
12 teams

Conference USA

-0.11
0.60 0.49
11 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 0.86 0.92 0.96 0.89 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.88 0.87 0.87 0.88 0.85 0.85 0.85 +0.05
American 0.70 0.65 0.65 0.66 0.68 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.67 0.68 0.68 0.68 0.67 -0.03
Big 12 0.90 0.98 1.01 1.05 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 1.31 1.33 1.30 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 0.49 0.52 0.50 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 -0.11
Independents 1.00 0.95 0.91 0.87 0.92 0.94 0.94 0.93 0.94 0.95 0.97 0.97 0.96 0.96 0.96 0.97 -0.03
MAC 0.60 0.49 0.43 0.40 0.39 0.42 0.42 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 0.65 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.71 0.70 0.70 0.70 +0.10
SEC 1.20 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.40 1.40 1.41 1.41 1.41 1.41 +0.21
Sun Belt 0.60 0.55 0.58 0.51 0.54 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.55 0.55 0.54 0.56 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 -0.05

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 Georgia
13-0 461.6
3 Tennessee
10-2 274.3
5 Alabama
10-2 252.9
6 LSU
9-4 239.8
10 South Carolina
8-4 173.2
15 Mississippi State
8-4 141.4
17 Ole Miss
8-4 127.7
18 Kentucky
7-5 127.3
23 Arkansas
6-6 106.8
28 Missouri
6-6 93.9
30 Florida
6-6 88.1
50 Texas A&M
5-7 56.1
57 Vanderbilt
5-7 48.5
69 Auburn
5-7 28.4
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

2 Michigan
13-0 401.5
4 Ohio State
11-1 269.5
7 Penn State
10-2 228.1
13 Purdue
8-5 153.9
16 Illinois
8-4 132.9
21 Iowa
7-5 118.8
25 Minnesota
8-4 100.6
42 Maryland
7-5 67.3
46 Wisconsin
6-6 63.0
55 Michigan State
5-7 51.2
73 Indiana
4-8 16.6
75 Nebraska
4-8 15.4
106 Rutgers
4-8 -27.3
124 Northwestern
1-11 -65.6
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

8 TCU
12-1 197.9
9 Kansas State
10-3 178.6
20 Texas
8-4 120.4
51 Texas Tech
7-5 54.4
56 Oklahoma
6-6 50.0
60 Oklahoma State
7-5 46.4
61 Baylor
6-6 39.4
66 Kansas
6-6 33.5
77 Iowa State
4-8 13.4
85 West Virginia
5-7 8.4
+ 2 more teams

ACC

11 Clemson
11-2 168.4
14 Florida State
9-3 151.7
31 NC State
8-4 82.3
33 North Carolina
9-4 78.6
35 Wake Forest
7-5 77.1
38 Syracuse
7-5 73.8
40 Louisville
7-5 72.8
45 Pittsburgh
8-4 63.2
53 Duke
8-4 53.0
79 Georgia Tech
5-7 10.8
96 Miami
5-7 -13.7
107 Virginia Tech
3-8 -32.3
108 Boston College
3-9 -36.7
109 Virginia
3-7 -37.1
+ 6 more teams

American Athletic

12 Tulane
11-2 136.6
34 Cincinnati
9-3 77.4
36 UCF
9-4 76.5
59 Houston
7-5 46.5
64 SMU
7-5 34.8
68 East Carolina
7-5 28.6
83 Memphis
6-6 10.1
98 Navy
4-8 -14.7
100 Tulsa
5-7 -17.8
120 Temple
3-9 -60.8
129 South Florida
1-11 -87.5
+ 3 more teams

Pac-12

19 USC
11-2 124.2
24 Utah
10-3 104.2
29 Washington
10-2 93.3
32 Oregon
9-3 81.8
41 Oregon State
9-3 67.8
47 UCLA
9-3 61.6
65 Washington State
7-5 33.9
99 Arizona
5-7 -15.0
111 California
4-8 -39.5
114 Stanford
3-9 -45.6
119 Arizona State
3-9 -58.8
130 Colorado
1-11 -93.6
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

22 Troy
11-2 107.3
39 South Alabama
10-2 73.7
48 Coastal Carolina
9-3 58.3
52 James Madison
8-3 53.6
58 Marshall
8-4 48.0
80 App State
6-6 10.5
82 Louisiana
6-6 10.1
86 Southern Miss
6-6 7.6
88 Georgia Southern
6-6 6.6
104 Georgia State
4-8 -23.6
110 UL Monroe
4-8 -39.0
112 Texas State
4-8 -43.8
113 Old Dominion
3-9 -44.5
121 Arkansas State
3-9 -62.7
+ 6 more teams

Conference USA

26 UTSA
11-2 99.9
63 Western Kentucky
8-5 36.0
71 North Texas
7-6 21.7
74 Middle Tennessee
7-5 16.5
84 UAB
6-6 9.2
95 UTEP
5-7 -11.8
97 Florida Atlantic
5-7 -14.1
105 Rice
5-7 -24.7
115 Florida International
4-8 -46.1
117 Louisiana Tech
3-9 -55.6
122 Charlotte
3-9 -63.1
+ 3 more teams

FBS Independents

27 Notre Dame
8-4 98.1
37 Liberty
8-4 76.1
70 BYU
7-5 27.7
87 UConn
6-6 7.2
91 Army
6-6 -5.5
92 New Mexico State
6-6 -6.5
131 Massachusetts
1-11 -101.4

Mountain West

44 Boise State
9-4 63.4
43 Fresno State
9-4 63.3
54 Air Force
9-3 52.9
67 San José State
7-4 28.7
78 Wyoming
7-5 11.2
81 San Diego State
7-5 10.2
89 Utah State
6-6 4.0
102 UNLV
5-7 -22.4
123 Colorado State
3-9 -63.2
125 Hawai'i
3-10 -72.2
126 Nevada
2-10 -73.4
128 New Mexico
2-10 -82.8
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

49 Ohio
9-4 56.5
62 Toledo
8-5 38.5
72 Eastern Michigan
8-4 19.0
76 Buffalo
6-6 14.1
90 Bowling Green
6-6 3.0
93 Miami (OH)
6-6 -7.8
94 Kent State
5-7 -11.6
101 Ball State
5-7 -21.2
103 Western Michigan
5-7 -22.8
116 Central Michigan
4-8 -46.4
118 Northern Illinois
3-9 -58.7
127 Akron
2-10 -78.2
+ 4 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Georgia (#1 overall)
9-0 421.9
2
Tennessee (#3 overall)
6-2 236.2
3
LSU (#6 overall)
6-3 225.6
4
Alabama (#5 overall)
6-2 202.8
5
South Carolina (#10 overall)
4-4 122.1
6
Mississippi State (#15 overall)
4-4 103.1
7
Kentucky (#18 overall)
3-5 94.9
8
Ole Miss (#17 overall)
4-4 83.3
9
Arkansas (#23 overall)
3-5 78.5
10
Missouri (#28 overall)
3-5 78.4
11
Florida (#30 overall)
3-5 74.4
12
Texas A&M (#50 overall)
2-6 50.3
13
Vanderbilt (#57 overall)
2-6 36.6
14
Auburn (#69 overall)
2-6 10.3
+ 6 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Michigan (#2 overall)
10-0 368.6
2
Ohio State (#4 overall)
8-1 226.7
3
Penn State (#7 overall)
7-2 176.9
4
Purdue (#13 overall)
6-4 153.5
5
Iowa (#21 overall)
5-4 123.2
6
Illinois (#16 overall)
5-4 111.8
7
Minnesota (#25 overall)
5-4 78.1
8
Wisconsin (#46 overall)
4-5 59.4
9
Michigan State (#55 overall)
3-6 37.4
10
Nebraska (#75 overall)
3-6 37.3
11
Maryland (#42 overall)
4-5 33.9
12
Indiana (#73 overall)
2-7 10.4
13
Northwestern (#124 overall)
1-8 -35.8
14
Rutgers (#106 overall)
1-8 -46.2
+ 6 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
TCU (#8 overall)
9-1 169.1
2
Kansas State (#9 overall)
8-2 149.2
3
Texas (#20 overall)
6-3 97.1
4
Texas Tech (#51 overall)
5-4 50.0
5
Baylor (#61 overall)
4-5 38.0
6
Oklahoma State (#60 overall)
4-5 30.9
7
Oklahoma (#56 overall)
3-6 -0.5
8
Kansas (#66 overall)
3-6 -4.7
9
West Virginia (#85 overall)
3-6 -4.9
10
Iowa State (#77 overall)
1-8 -48.9
+ 2 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Clemson (#11 overall)
9-0 171.9
2
North Carolina (#33 overall)
6-3 63.6
3
Florida State (#14 overall)
5-3 59.7
4
Pittsburgh (#45 overall)
5-3 43.2
5
Duke (#53 overall)
5-3 38.4
6
NC State (#31 overall)
4-4 34.7
7
Louisville (#40 overall)
4-4 34.4
8
Syracuse (#38 overall)
4-4 26.8
9
Georgia Tech (#79 overall)
4-4 26.5
10
Wake Forest (#35 overall)
3-5 18.7
11
Miami (#96 overall)
3-5 -11.2
12
Boston College (#108 overall)
2-6 -17.4
13
Virginia (#109 overall)
1-6 -38.8
14
Virginia Tech (#107 overall)
1-6 -39.6
+ 6 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Tulane (#12 overall)
8-1 102.9
2
UCF (#36 overall)
6-3 59.1
3
Cincinnati (#34 overall)
6-2 50.0
4
Houston (#59 overall)
5-3 31.1
5
SMU (#64 overall)
5-3 28.0
6
Navy (#98 overall)
4-4 14.6
7
East Carolina (#68 overall)
4-4 4.7
8
Memphis (#83 overall)
3-5 -5.5
9
Tulsa (#100 overall)
3-5 -15.2
10
Temple (#120 overall)
1-7 -55.3
11
South Florida (#129 overall)
0-8 -67.8
+ 3 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Utah (#24 overall)
8-2 96.4
2
USC (#19 overall)
8-2 79.5
3
Oregon (#32 overall)
7-2 68.3
4
Washington (#29 overall)
7-2 64.2
5
Oregon State (#41 overall)
6-3 37.6
6
UCLA (#47 overall)
6-3 37.3
7
Washington State (#65 overall)
4-5 -3.3
8
Arizona (#99 overall)
3-6 -25.8
9
Arizona State (#119 overall)
2-7 -42.2
10
California (#111 overall)
2-7 -44.7
11
Stanford (#114 overall)
1-8 -64.1
12
Colorado (#130 overall)
1-8 -73.8
+ 4 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Troy (#22 overall)
8-1 87.9
2
South Alabama (#39 overall)
7-1 60.4
3
James Madison (#52 overall)
6-2 47.1
4
Coastal Carolina (#48 overall)
6-3 37.5
5
Marshall (#58 overall)
5-3 26.2
6
Louisiana (#82 overall)
4-4 10.8
7
Southern Miss (#86 overall)
4-4 -1.2
8
App State (#80 overall)
3-5 -7.7
9
Georgia State (#104 overall)
3-5 -14.5
10
Georgia Southern (#88 overall)
3-5 -16.0
11
UL Monroe (#110 overall)
3-5 -20.7
12
Old Dominion (#113 overall)
2-6 -33.2
13
Texas State (#112 overall)
2-6 -38.4
14
Arkansas State (#121 overall)
1-7 -57.2
+ 6 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
UTSA (#26 overall)
9-0 102.0
2
North Texas (#71 overall)
6-3 47.4
3
Western Kentucky (#63 overall)
6-2 46.6
4
UAB (#84 overall)
4-4 7.9
5
Florida Atlantic (#97 overall)
4-4 2.4
6
Middle Tennessee (#74 overall)
4-4 -1.5
7
UTEP (#95 overall)
3-5 -21.8
8
Rice (#105 overall)
3-5 -25.0
9
Louisiana Tech (#117 overall)
2-6 -38.5
10
Charlotte (#122 overall)
2-6 -45.5
11
Florida International (#115 overall)
2-6 -45.6
+ 3 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
New Mexico State (#92 overall)
2-0 39.8
2
Army (#91 overall)
2-0 25.0
3
Notre Dame (#27 overall)
1-0 20.9
4
UConn (#87 overall)
2-1 17.5
5
Liberty (#37 overall)
2-2 11.8
6
BYU (#70 overall)
0-2 -14.6
7
Massachusetts (#131 overall)
0-4 -40.4

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#44 overall)
8-1 87.7
2
Fresno State (#43 overall)
8-1 85.4
3
Air Force (#54 overall)
5-3 25.5
4
San José State (#67 overall)
5-3 23.4
5
San Diego State (#81 overall)
5-3 18.5
6
Utah State (#89 overall)
5-3 16.7
7
Wyoming (#78 overall)
5-3 14.3
8
UNLV (#102 overall)
3-5 -22.0
9
Colorado State (#123 overall)
3-5 -25.6
10
Hawai'i (#125 overall)
2-6 -40.4
11
New Mexico (#128 overall)
0-8 -82.9
12
Nevada (#126 overall)
0-8 -83.5
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Ohio (#49 overall)
7-2 62.5
2
Toledo (#62 overall)
6-3 41.6
3
Buffalo (#76 overall)
5-3 27.2
4
Bowling Green (#90 overall)
5-3 14.1
5
Eastern Michigan (#72 overall)
5-3 12.6
6
Kent State (#94 overall)
4-4 5.1
7
Western Michigan (#103 overall)
4-4 -2.6
8
Miami (OH) (#93 overall)
4-4 -6.5
9
Ball State (#101 overall)
3-5 -22.6
10
Central Michigan (#116 overall)
3-5 -27.9
11
Northern Illinois (#118 overall)
2-6 -41.2
12
Akron (#127 overall)
1-7 -61.1
+ 4 more teams