2025 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.21
1.20 1.41
16 teams

Big Ten

+0.16
1.15 1.31
18 teams

Independents

+0.18
1.00 1.18
0 teams

Big 12

+0.15
0.90 1.05
16 teams

ACC

+0.03
0.80 0.83
17 teams

American

+0.03
0.70 0.73
0 teams

Mountain West

-0.04
0.60 0.56
12 teams

Sun Belt

-0.10
0.60 0.50
14 teams

Conference USA

-0.14
0.60 0.46
12 teams

Pac-12

-0.15
0.60 0.45
2 teams

MAC

-0.21
0.60 0.39
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 0.88 0.86 0.86 0.87 0.87 0.86 0.86 0.86 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.84 0.83 0.83 +0.03
American 0.70 0.70 0.73 0.75 0.73 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.74 0.75 0.75 0.74 0.74 0.73 0.73 0.73 +0.03
Big 12 0.90 0.98 1.00 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 +0.15
Big Ten 1.15 1.34 1.35 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 +0.16
Conference USA 0.60 0.52 0.46 0.46 0.49 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.48 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.46 -0.14
Independents 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.93 0.98 1.02 1.05 1.07 1.10 1.08 1.11 1.14 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.18 +0.18
MAC 0.60 0.46 0.39 0.41 0.40 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 0.39 -0.21
Mountain West 0.60 0.57 0.61 0.60 0.59 0.59 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.57 0.57 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 -0.04
Pac-12 0.60 0.60 0.60 0.53 0.50 0.51 0.50 0.47 0.45 0.47 0.47 0.46 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.45 -0.15
SEC 1.20 1.33 1.43 1.44 1.42 1.41 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.42 1.43 1.41 1.41 +0.21
Sun Belt 0.60 0.51 0.43 0.45 0.48 0.49 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 0.50 -0.10

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 Indiana
13-0 391.8
2 Ohio State
12-1 350.1
4 Oregon
11-1 280.9
15 USC
9-3 184.2
16 Michigan
9-3 170.1
20 Iowa
8-4 128.5
21 Illinois
8-4 117.2
23 Washington
8-4 111.8
45 Nebraska
7-5 66.2
51 Penn State
6-6 57.3
55 Minnesota
7-5 53.9
57 Northwestern
6-6 51.8
63 Wisconsin
4-8 37.1
83 Rutgers
5-7 7.3
92 UCLA
3-9 -8.6
96 Maryland
4-8 -15.7
98 Michigan State
4-8 -16.5
123 Purdue
2-10 -55.9
+ 10 more teams

SEC

3 Georgia
12-1 349.0
5 Alabama
10-3 280.2
6 Oklahoma
10-2 268.4
8 Texas
9-3 221.8
9 Texas A&M
11-1 221.3
10 Ole Miss
11-1 218.5
13 Vanderbilt
10-2 192.2
27 Tennessee
8-4 94.1
36 Missouri
8-4 83.1
50 LSU
7-5 57.3
70 Florida
4-8 26.0
74 Kentucky
5-7 19.8
79 Mississippi State
5-7 11.6
80 Auburn
5-7 10.7
89 South Carolina
4-8 -3.5
119 Arkansas
2-10 -46.0
+ 8 more teams

Big 12

7 Texas Tech
12-1 231.8
14 BYU
11-2 184.9
18 Utah
10-2 140.9
25 Arizona
9-3 106.9
28 Houston
9-3 93.6
29 Iowa State
7-4 92.6
31 Arizona State
8-4 85.5
32 TCU
8-4 84.0
60 Cincinnati
7-5 41.2
66 Kansas State
6-5 30.4
86 Baylor
5-7 -0.9
93 West Virginia
4-8 -8.8
94 UCF
5-7 -11.0
97 Kansas
4-7 -15.9
104 Colorado
3-9 -31.7
133 Oklahoma State
1-11 -99.7
+ 8 more teams

American Athletic

11 Tulane
11-2 136.1
22 North Texas
11-2 116.6
26 South Florida
9-3 102.3
38 Navy
9-2 77.9
48 East Carolina
8-4 59.6
54 Memphis
8-4 55.8
71 Army
6-5 23.1
78 UTSA
6-6 14.5
99 Rice
5-7 -17.9
100 Temple
5-7 -18.3
103 Florida Atlantic
4-8 -30.7
109 UAB
4-8 -35.0
118 Tulsa
4-8 -45.6
135 Charlotte
1-11 -103.0
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

12 James Madison
12-1 125.8
43 Old Dominion
9-3 68.1
65 Troy
8-5 32.9
73 Southern Miss
7-5 20.2
82 Texas State
6-6 8.8
88 Georgia Southern
6-6 -1.4
87 Arkansas State
6-6 -3.3
90 Coastal Carolina
6-6 -4.3
91 Louisiana
6-6 -6.4
101 Marshall
5-7 -20.0
108 App State
5-7 -34.5
117 South Alabama
4-8 -44.3
126 UL Monroe
3-9 -65.0
134 Georgia State
1-11 -101.3
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

17 Notre Dame
10-2 168.3
47 UConn
9-3 60.4

ACC

19 Miami
10-2 139.1
24 Virginia
10-3 111.6
30 Duke
8-5 88.3
33 SMU
8-4 85.3
34 Georgia Tech
9-3 84.0
35 Louisville
8-4 83.7
41 Pittsburgh
8-4 71.0
46 Wake Forest
8-4 62.6
49 NC State
7-5 58.7
56 Clemson
7-5 52.4
58 California
7-5 45.4
61 Florida State
5-7 40.8
95 Stanford
4-7 -13.6
107 North Carolina
4-8 -34.3
114 Virginia Tech
3-9 -42.3
115 Syracuse
3-9 -42.6
129 Boston College
2-10 -70.6
+ 9 more teams

Conference USA

37 Kennesaw State
10-3 81.1
64 Western Kentucky
7-4 34.2
68 Jacksonville State
8-5 27.7
72 Louisiana Tech
7-5 21.6
75 Florida International
7-5 18.1
81 Missouri State
7-5 10.6
85 Delaware
6-6 5.5
111 Liberty
4-8 -39.1
121 New Mexico State
4-8 -47.8
122 Sam Houston
2-9 -54.0
127 Middle Tennessee
3-9 -66.1
132 UTEP
2-10 -89.5
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

39 New Mexico
9-3 73.2
40 UNLV
9-3 73.0
42 Boise State
9-4 69.5
44 San Diego State
9-3 67.0
59 Fresno State
8-3 43.7
69 Hawai'i
7-4 27.2
84 Utah State
6-6 6.6
113 Air Force
4-8 -40.8
116 Wyoming
4-8 -43.5
125 San José State
3-9 -57.6
124 Nevada
3-9 -62.3
131 Colorado State
2-10 -77.6
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

52 Western Michigan
9-4 56.4
53 Toledo
8-4 55.9
62 Ohio
8-4 38.1
76 Central Michigan
7-5 18.0
77 Miami (OH)
7-6 17.1
102 Kent State
5-7 -26.9
106 Buffalo
5-7 -32.1
105 Akron
5-7 -32.4
110 Eastern Michigan
4-8 -37.1
112 Ball State
4-8 -40.4
120 Bowling Green
4-8 -47.6
128 Northern Illinois
3-9 -66.2
136 Massachusetts
0-12 -127.1
+ 5 more teams

Pac-12

67 Washington State
6-6 27.8
130 Oregon State
2-10 -72.1

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Indiana (#1 overall)
10-0 359.1
2
Ohio State (#2 overall)
9-1 292.5
3
Oregon (#4 overall)
8-1 262.3
4
USC (#15 overall)
7-2 164.4
5
Michigan (#16 overall)
7-2 145.7
6
Iowa (#20 overall)
6-3 127.0
7
Washington (#23 overall)
5-4 87.2
8
Illinois (#21 overall)
5-4 80.3
9
Minnesota (#55 overall)
5-4 51.7
10
Northwestern (#57 overall)
4-5 46.8
11
Nebraska (#45 overall)
4-5 36.1
12
Penn State (#51 overall)
3-6 35.8
13
Wisconsin (#63 overall)
2-7 20.7
14
UCLA (#92 overall)
3-6 14.2
15
Rutgers (#83 overall)
2-7 -19.5
16
Maryland (#96 overall)
1-8 -33.3
17
Michigan State (#98 overall)
1-8 -37.2
18
Purdue (#123 overall)
0-9 -63.7
+ 10 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Georgia (#3 overall)
8-1 304.3
2
Alabama (#5 overall)
7-2 259.1
3
Oklahoma (#6 overall)
6-2 197.4
4
Texas (#8 overall)
6-2 193.8
5
Ole Miss (#10 overall)
7-1 178.0
6
Texas A&M (#9 overall)
7-1 161.9
7
Vanderbilt (#13 overall)
6-2 159.5
8
Tennessee (#27 overall)
4-4 62.2
9
Missouri (#36 overall)
4-4 53.3
10
Florida (#70 overall)
2-6 24.1
11
LSU (#50 overall)
3-5 17.3
12
Kentucky (#74 overall)
2-6 4.4
13
South Carolina (#89 overall)
1-7 -18.9
14
Auburn (#80 overall)
1-7 -24.9
15
Mississippi State (#79 overall)
1-7 -32.5
16
Arkansas (#119 overall)
0-8 -48.8
+ 8 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
Texas Tech (#7 overall)
9-1 209.5
2
BYU (#14 overall)
8-2 152.7
3
Utah (#18 overall)
7-2 106.0
4
Arizona (#25 overall)
7-3 93.4
5
Arizona State (#31 overall)
6-3 83.2
6
Houston (#28 overall)
6-3 70.9
7
TCU (#32 overall)
5-4 53.4
8
Kansas State (#66 overall)
5-4 41.2
9
Iowa State (#29 overall)
4-4 41.1
10
Cincinnati (#60 overall)
5-4 37.0
11
Baylor (#86 overall)
3-6 -13.6
12
Kansas (#97 overall)
3-6 -14.1
13
West Virginia (#93 overall)
2-7 -19.5
14
UCF (#94 overall)
2-7 -35.7
15
Colorado (#104 overall)
1-8 -45.0
16
Oklahoma State (#133 overall)
0-9 -82.7
+ 8 more teams

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Tulane (#11 overall)
8-1 96.2
2
North Texas (#22 overall)
7-2 80.7
3
Navy (#38 overall)
7-1 76.9
4
South Florida (#26 overall)
6-2 72.1
5
East Carolina (#48 overall)
6-2 57.2
6
UTSA (#78 overall)
4-4 24.1
7
Memphis (#54 overall)
4-4 22.3
8
Army (#71 overall)
4-4 7.2
9
Florida Atlantic (#103 overall)
3-5 -11.0
10
Temple (#100 overall)
3-5 -13.5
11
UAB (#109 overall)
2-6 -32.6
12
Rice (#99 overall)
2-6 -40.6
13
Tulsa (#118 overall)
1-7 -52.6
14
Charlotte (#135 overall)
0-8 -77.6
+ 6 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
James Madison (#12 overall)
9-0 111.0
2
Old Dominion (#43 overall)
6-2 48.6
3
Troy (#65 overall)
6-3 36.5
4
Southern Miss (#73 overall)
5-3 21.9
5
Coastal Carolina (#90 overall)
5-3 19.8
6
Louisiana (#91 overall)
5-3 19.3
7
Arkansas State (#87 overall)
5-3 18.5
8
Georgia Southern (#88 overall)
4-4 -1.3
9
Texas State (#82 overall)
3-5 -10.4
10
Marshall (#101 overall)
3-5 -14.2
11
South Alabama (#117 overall)
3-5 -27.7
12
App State (#108 overall)
2-6 -42.0
13
UL Monroe (#126 overall)
1-7 -60.8
14
Georgia State (#134 overall)
0-8 -80.8
+ 6 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Notre Dame (#17 overall)
0-0 0.0
2
UConn (#47 overall)
0-0 0.0

ACC

Conference games only
1
Duke (#30 overall)
7-2 102.9
2
Virginia (#24 overall)
7-3 95.4
3
SMU (#33 overall)
6-2 84.3
4
Miami (#19 overall)
6-2 75.6
5
Pittsburgh (#41 overall)
6-2 73.3
6
Georgia Tech (#34 overall)
6-2 68.7
7
NC State (#49 overall)
5-4 48.8
8
Louisville (#35 overall)
4-4 33.4
9
Wake Forest (#46 overall)
4-4 30.0
10
Clemson (#56 overall)
4-4 22.1
11
California (#58 overall)
4-4 18.2
12
Stanford (#95 overall)
3-5 -8.3
13
Florida State (#61 overall)
2-6 -16.7
14
Virginia Tech (#114 overall)
2-6 -20.2
15
North Carolina (#107 overall)
2-6 -27.6
16
Boston College (#129 overall)
1-7 -50.8
17
Syracuse (#115 overall)
1-7 -53.9
+ 9 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Kennesaw State (#37 overall)
8-1 79.8
2
Jacksonville State (#68 overall)
7-2 50.0
3
Western Kentucky (#64 overall)
5-2 35.8
4
Louisiana Tech (#72 overall)
5-3 23.2
5
Florida International (#75 overall)
5-3 22.3
6
Missouri State (#81 overall)
5-3 13.8
7
Delaware (#85 overall)
4-4 1.4
8
Liberty (#111 overall)
3-5 -16.6
9
Middle Tennessee (#127 overall)
2-6 -40.8
10
Sam Houston (#122 overall)
1-6 -44.4
11
New Mexico State (#121 overall)
2-6 -45.4
12
UTEP (#132 overall)
1-7 -66.3
+ 4 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
Boise State (#42 overall)
7-2 67.8
2
San Diego State (#44 overall)
6-2 51.5
3
New Mexico (#39 overall)
6-2 46.1
4
UNLV (#40 overall)
6-3 38.5
5
Hawai'i (#69 overall)
5-3 26.3
6
Fresno State (#59 overall)
5-3 24.5
7
Utah State (#84 overall)
4-4 9.5
8
Air Force (#113 overall)
3-5 -22.5
9
Nevada (#124 overall)
2-6 -37.1
10
San José State (#125 overall)
2-6 -37.2
11
Wyoming (#116 overall)
2-6 -41.7
12
Colorado State (#131 overall)
1-7 -54.8
+ 4 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Western Michigan (#52 overall)
8-1 75.5
2
Toledo (#53 overall)
6-2 56.5
3
Miami (OH) (#77 overall)
6-3 40.2
4
Ohio (#62 overall)
6-2 38.5
5
Central Michigan (#76 overall)
5-3 20.7
6
Akron (#105 overall)
4-4 -4.7
7
Kent State (#102 overall)
4-4 -9.1
8
Buffalo (#106 overall)
4-4 -10.9
9
Eastern Michigan (#110 overall)
3-5 -19.7
10
Ball State (#112 overall)
3-5 -20.4
11
Bowling Green (#120 overall)
2-6 -44.4
12
Northern Illinois (#128 overall)
2-6 -45.0
13
Massachusetts (#136 overall)
0-8 -90.5
+ 5 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Oregon State (#130 overall)
1-1 1.1
2
Washington State (#67 overall)
1-1 -0.8