2024 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.19
1.20 1.39
16 teams

Big Ten

+0.14
1.15 1.29
18 teams

Independents

+0.03
1.00 1.03
0 teams

Big 12

+0.08
0.90 0.98
16 teams

ACC

+0.06
0.80 0.86
17 teams

American

-0.10
0.70 0.60
0 teams

Pac-12

+0.00
0.60 0.60
2 teams

Mountain West

-0.09
0.60 0.51
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.09
0.60 0.51
14 teams

MAC

-0.14
0.60 0.46
0 teams

Conference USA

-0.15
0.60 0.45
10 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 0.85 0.92 0.91 0.91 0.90 0.91 0.90 0.89 0.90 0.90 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.86 0.86 +0.06
American 0.70 0.66 0.60 0.57 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.61 0.62 0.61 0.61 0.60 0.60 0.60 -0.10
Big 12 0.90 0.92 0.93 1.00 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 +0.08
Big Ten 1.15 1.32 1.35 1.32 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.29 +0.14
Conference USA 0.60 0.52 0.48 0.43 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.45 0.45 0.45 -0.15
Independents 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.93 0.97 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98 1.01 1.01 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.03 +0.03
MAC 0.60 0.52 0.49 0.49 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 -0.14
Mountain West 0.60 0.55 0.49 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.47 0.49 0.49 0.51 0.51 -0.09
Pac-12 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.68 0.66 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.66 0.66 0.66 0.63 0.63 0.60 0.60 +0.00
SEC 1.20 1.27 1.31 1.33 1.36 1.37 1.37 1.37 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.38 1.39 1.39 1.39 1.39 +0.19
Sun Belt 0.60 0.53 0.54 0.53 0.49 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.52 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.51 0.51 -0.09

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 Oregon
13-0 373.5
4 Ohio State
10-2 264.4
5 Penn State
11-2 263.2
15 Indiana
11-1 199.9
18 Michigan
7-5 155.6
21 Illinois
9-3 143.2
22 Iowa
8-4 140.4
23 Minnesota
7-5 135.3
26 USC
6-6 120.8
34 Rutgers
7-5 89.6
42 Washington
6-6 76.6
46 UCLA
5-7 66.9
54 Nebraska
6-6 52.0
70 Wisconsin
5-7 29.6
74 Michigan State
5-7 23.9
88 Maryland
4-8 4.5
91 Northwestern
4-8 0.7
131 Purdue
1-11 -83.1
+ 10 more teams

SEC

2 Georgia
11-2 332.4
3 Texas
11-2 313.9
6 Alabama
9-3 255.7
9 South Carolina
9-3 223.2
8 Ole Miss
9-3 211.8
13 Tennessee
10-2 210.6
14 LSU
8-4 200.5
16 Texas A&M
8-4 166.9
25 Missouri
9-3 127.2
29 Florida
7-5 106.0
43 Vanderbilt
6-6 75.7
44 Oklahoma
6-6 71.8
52 Arkansas
6-6 62.8
67 Auburn
5-7 33.3
73 Kentucky
4-8 25.0
122 Mississippi State
2-10 -60.3
+ 8 more teams

FBS Independents

7 Notre Dame
11-1 226.2
68 UConn
8-4 32.4
132 Massachusetts
2-10 -87.7

ACC

17 Miami
10-2 155.6
20 SMU
11-2 147.1
10 Clemson
10-3 123.1
30 Louisville
8-4 100.7
31 Syracuse
9-3 99.3
41 Duke
9-3 79.7
55 Boston College
7-5 49.0
58 Virginia Tech
6-6 47.6
60 Georgia Tech
6-5 45.9
61 North Carolina
6-6 43.3
63 Pittsburgh
7-5 39.6
80 California
6-6 14.2
79 NC State
6-6 11.0
95 Virginia
5-7 -2.5
103 Wake Forest
4-8 -22.2
110 Stanford
3-9 -33.9
124 Florida State
2-9 -63.0
+ 9 more teams

Big 12

11 Arizona State
11-2 175.9
19 Iowa State
10-3 154.0
24 BYU
10-2 135.2
28 Colorado
9-3 107.1
32 Kansas State
8-4 90.3
33 Baylor
8-4 90.0
36 Texas Tech
8-4 87.4
47 Kansas
5-7 66.8
49 TCU
8-4 65.2
77 West Virginia
6-6 19.1
78 Cincinnati
5-7 17.1
90 Houston
4-8 1.9
94 Utah
5-7 -0.1
97 UCF
4-8 -8.8
109 Arizona
4-8 -30.7
115 Oklahoma State
3-9 -42.5
+ 8 more teams

Mountain West

12 Boise State
12-1 134.2
35 UNLV
10-3 89.0
69 Colorado State
8-4 31.6
81 San José State
7-5 10.6
85 Fresno State
6-6 5.8
98 New Mexico
5-6 -9.3
105 Air Force
5-7 -23.2
107 Hawai'i
5-7 -28.1
114 Utah State
4-8 -41.8
117 Wyoming
3-9 -50.0
125 Nevada
3-10 -66.5
126 San Diego State
3-9 -67.5
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

27 Army
11-1 112.7
37 Tulane
9-4 87.1
39 Memphis
10-2 83.3
48 Navy
8-3 66.6
76 East Carolina
7-5 20.5
82 UTSA
6-6 7.8
89 South Florida
6-6 4.5
93 North Texas
6-6 0.2
100 Charlotte
5-7 -19.4
108 Rice
4-8 -28.7
118 Temple
3-9 -52.5
119 UAB
3-9 -53.0
123 Florida Atlantic
3-9 -61.1
128 Tulsa
3-9 -69.7
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

38 Marshall
10-3 87.0
45 Louisiana
10-3 71.7
59 James Madison
8-4 47.4
62 Georgia Southern
8-4 39.9
72 Texas State
7-5 25.8
83 Arkansas State
7-5 7.4
84 South Alabama
6-6 7.2
86 Old Dominion
5-7 4.7
92 Coastal Carolina
6-6 0.3
96 App State
5-6 -6.4
101 UL Monroe
5-7 -21.8
112 Troy
4-8 -38.2
113 Georgia State
3-9 -39.4
133 Southern Miss
1-11 -107.5
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

40 Ohio
10-3 83.0
56 Northern Illinois
7-5 48.9
57 Miami (OH)
8-5 48.7
66 Buffalo
8-4 37.6
71 Toledo
7-5 26.3
75 Bowling Green
7-5 23.5
87 Western Michigan
6-6 4.6
106 Eastern Michigan
5-7 -27.9
111 Akron
4-8 -37.4
116 Central Michigan
4-8 -47.1
121 Ball State
3-9 -59.0
134 Kent State
0-12 -116.8
+ 4 more teams

Pac-12

50 Washington State
8-4 63.4
99 Oregon State
5-7 -12.7

Conference USA

51 Jacksonville State
9-4 62.9
53 Sam Houston
9-3 56.5
64 Western Kentucky
8-5 39.1
65 Liberty
8-3 38.6
102 Louisiana Tech
5-7 -21.9
104 Florida International
4-8 -22.6
120 UTEP
3-9 -58.0
127 New Mexico State
3-9 -69.5
129 Middle Tennessee
3-9 -70.7
130 Kennesaw State
2-10 -77.5
+ 2 more teams

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Oregon (#1 overall)
10-0 339.9
2
Ohio State (#4 overall)
7-2 223.0
3
Penn State (#5 overall)
8-2 222.9
4
Indiana (#15 overall)
8-1 178.5
5
Michigan (#18 overall)
5-4 137.9
6
Iowa (#22 overall)
6-3 136.9
7
Minnesota (#23 overall)
5-4 134.9
8
Illinois (#21 overall)
6-3 132.3
9
USC (#26 overall)
4-5 75.3
10
Washington (#42 overall)
4-5 72.9
11
UCLA (#46 overall)
3-6 63.2
12
Rutgers (#34 overall)
4-5 62.5
13
Wisconsin (#70 overall)
3-6 39.1
14
Nebraska (#54 overall)
3-6 27.1
15
Michigan State (#74 overall)
3-6 21.9
16
Northwestern (#91 overall)
2-7 -11.0
17
Maryland (#88 overall)
1-8 -33.4
18
Purdue (#131 overall)
0-9 -68.3
+ 10 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Georgia (#2 overall)
7-2 273.6
2
Texas (#3 overall)
7-2 222.9
3
Alabama (#6 overall)
5-3 200.4
4
South Carolina (#9 overall)
5-3 177.6
5
Tennessee (#13 overall)
6-2 177.2
6
Ole Miss (#8 overall)
5-3 174.2
7
LSU (#14 overall)
5-3 171.6
8
Texas A&M (#16 overall)
5-3 152.8
9
Florida (#29 overall)
4-4 93.1
10
Missouri (#25 overall)
5-3 87.4
11
Vanderbilt (#43 overall)
3-5 64.6
12
Arkansas (#52 overall)
3-5 50.9
13
Oklahoma (#44 overall)
2-6 34.7
14
Auburn (#67 overall)
2-6 22.2
15
Kentucky (#73 overall)
1-7 11.7
16
Mississippi State (#122 overall)
0-8 -54.8
+ 8 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
UConn (#68 overall)
1-0 9.4
2
Notre Dame (#7 overall)
0-0 0.0
3
Massachusetts (#132 overall)
0-1 -10.3

ACC

Conference games only
1
SMU (#20 overall)
8-1 125.4
2
Clemson (#10 overall)
8-1 119.8
3
Miami (#17 overall)
6-2 77.8
4
Louisville (#30 overall)
5-3 68.9
5
Syracuse (#31 overall)
5-3 51.2
6
Georgia Tech (#60 overall)
4-3 43.5
7
Duke (#41 overall)
5-3 35.1
8
Virginia Tech (#58 overall)
4-4 28.3
9
Boston College (#55 overall)
4-4 25.0
10
Pittsburgh (#63 overall)
3-5 6.4
11
NC State (#79 overall)
3-5 -2.9
12
Virginia (#95 overall)
3-5 -3.8
13
North Carolina (#61 overall)
3-5 -4.3
14
Stanford (#110 overall)
2-6 -15.0
15
Wake Forest (#103 overall)
2-6 -29.8
16
California (#80 overall)
2-6 -30.0
17
Florida State (#124 overall)
1-6 -42.3
+ 9 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Arizona State (#11 overall)
8-2 142.3
2
Colorado (#28 overall)
7-2 96.9
3
BYU (#24 overall)
7-2 92.5
4
Iowa State (#19 overall)
7-3 92.2
5
Texas Tech (#36 overall)
6-3 81.2
6
Baylor (#33 overall)
6-4 79.3
7
Kansas (#47 overall)
4-5 72.0
8
Kansas State (#32 overall)
6-4 70.2
9
TCU (#49 overall)
6-3 60.5
10
West Virginia (#77 overall)
5-4 29.3
11
Cincinnati (#78 overall)
3-6 6.5
12
Houston (#90 overall)
3-6 2.7
13
Utah (#94 overall)
3-7 -11.9
14
UCF (#97 overall)
2-7 -21.9
15
Arizona (#109 overall)
2-8 -42.8
16
Oklahoma State (#115 overall)
0-9 -76.4
+ 8 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#12 overall)
8-0 94.8
2
UNLV (#35 overall)
6-2 51.9
3
Colorado State (#69 overall)
6-1 46.5
4
Fresno State (#85 overall)
4-3 14.9
5
Hawai'i (#107 overall)
3-4 -9.1
6
San José State (#81 overall)
3-4 -10.7
7
Utah State (#114 overall)
3-4 -11.3
8
Air Force (#105 overall)
3-4 -14.5
9
New Mexico (#98 overall)
3-4 -15.5
10
Wyoming (#117 overall)
2-5 -31.6
11
San Diego State (#126 overall)
2-5 -34.0
12
Nevada (#125 overall)
0-7 -65.6
+ 4 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Army (#27 overall)
9-0 108.8
2
Tulane (#37 overall)
7-2 81.9
3
Navy (#48 overall)
6-2 59.2
4
Memphis (#39 overall)
6-2 55.8
5
East Carolina (#76 overall)
5-3 26.9
6
UTSA (#82 overall)
4-4 14.2
7
South Florida (#89 overall)
4-4 10.4
8
Charlotte (#100 overall)
4-4 2.2
9
Rice (#108 overall)
3-5 -7.3
10
North Texas (#93 overall)
3-5 -16.7
11
UAB (#119 overall)
2-6 -31.9
12
Temple (#118 overall)
2-6 -39.9
13
Florida Atlantic (#123 overall)
1-7 -59.1
14
Tulsa (#128 overall)
1-7 -63.5
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
Marshall (#38 overall)
8-1 89.0
2
Louisiana (#45 overall)
7-2 58.7
3
Georgia Southern (#62 overall)
6-2 45.8
4
South Alabama (#84 overall)
5-3 28.8
5
Texas State (#72 overall)
5-3 24.2
6
Old Dominion (#86 overall)
4-4 11.0
7
Arkansas State (#83 overall)
5-3 10.5
8
James Madison (#59 overall)
4-4 5.8
9
Troy (#112 overall)
3-5 -14.6
10
App State (#96 overall)
3-5 -15.4
11
Coastal Carolina (#92 overall)
3-5 -17.1
12
UL Monroe (#101 overall)
3-5 -19.2
13
Georgia State (#113 overall)
1-7 -57.6
14
Southern Miss (#133 overall)
0-8 -82.2
+ 6 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Ohio (#40 overall)
8-1 87.5
2
Miami (OH) (#57 overall)
7-2 66.6
3
Buffalo (#66 overall)
6-2 42.0
4
Bowling Green (#75 overall)
6-2 40.3
5
Western Michigan (#87 overall)
5-3 19.8
6
Northern Illinois (#56 overall)
4-4 7.0
7
Toledo (#71 overall)
4-4 6.8
8
Akron (#111 overall)
3-5 -20.3
9
Central Michigan (#116 overall)
2-6 -38.9
10
Ball State (#121 overall)
2-6 -42.3
11
Eastern Michigan (#106 overall)
2-6 -44.6
12
Kent State (#134 overall)
0-8 -86.7
+ 4 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Oregon State (#99 overall)
1-0 10.6
2
Washington State (#50 overall)
0-1 -7.5

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Jacksonville State (#51 overall)
8-1 83.2
2
Western Kentucky (#64 overall)
6-3 39.2
3
Sam Houston (#53 overall)
6-2 32.0
4
Liberty (#65 overall)
5-3 18.9
5
Louisiana Tech (#102 overall)
4-4 2.3
6
Florida International (#104 overall)
3-5 -10.9
7
UTEP (#120 overall)
3-5 -27.5
8
Kennesaw State (#130 overall)
2-6 -41.4
9
New Mexico State (#127 overall)
2-6 -45.1
10
Middle Tennessee (#129 overall)
2-6 -51.7
+ 2 more teams