2026 Season

Conference Strength

How conference modifiers evolve based on cross-conference results

Overview

SEC

+0.26
1.20 1.46
16 teams

Big Ten

+0.16
1.15 1.31
18 teams

Independents

+0.08
1.00 1.08
0 teams

Big 12

+0.16
0.90 1.06
16 teams

ACC

+0.08
0.80 0.88
17 teams

American

-0.05
0.70 0.65
0 teams

Mountain West

-0.06
0.60 0.54
10 teams

Pac-12

-0.06
0.60 0.54
8 teams

Sun Belt

-0.07
0.60 0.53
14 teams

Conference USA

-0.15
0.60 0.45
10 teams

MAC

-0.16
0.60 0.44
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 0.83 0.92 0.88 0.91 0.89 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 0.88 +0.08
American 0.70 0.68 0.68 0.64 0.66 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 -0.05
Big 12 0.90 0.95 0.96 1.03 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 1.06 +0.16
Big Ten 1.15 1.35 1.30 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 1.31 +0.16
Conference USA 0.60 0.51 0.43 0.47 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 -0.15
Independents 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.07 1.06 1.05 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 1.08 +0.08
MAC 0.60 0.48 0.44 0.43 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 0.44 -0.16
Mountain West 0.60 0.57 0.58 0.51 0.53 0.55 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 -0.06
Pac-12 0.60 0.52 0.50 0.51 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 0.54 -0.06
SEC 1.20 1.39 1.45 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 1.46 +0.26
Sun Belt 0.60 0.58 0.54 0.53 0.52 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 0.53 -0.07

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
5-1 160.4
2 Georgia
6-0 141.4
5 Mississippi State
4-1 110.0
7 Texas
4-1 103.0
8 Missouri
5-1 102.2
9 Kentucky
5-1 98.1
13 Florida
4-2 76.6
15 Ole Miss
4-1 73.4
17 Tennessee
5-1 66.3
20 Oklahoma
3-2 65.5
28 LSU
4-2 54.2
29 South Carolina
3-3 54.0
46 Auburn
3-2 34.9
54 Texas A&M
3-3 23.6
80 Vanderbilt
3-3 2.3
95 Arkansas
2-4 -6.8
+ 8 more teams

FBS Independents

3 Notre Dame
6-0 125.8
82 UConn
3-3 1.4

Big Ten

4 Indiana
6-0 115.6
6 UCLA
5-0 108.4
10 Ohio State
5-1 96.2
12 USC
6-1 79.7
19 Nebraska
5-1 65.9
22 Iowa
5-1 63.3
26 Wisconsin
4-1 55.7
34 Oregon
3-2 46.1
35 Northwestern
4-1 45.4
40 Purdue
3-3 39.8
44 Minnesota
4-2 36.0
56 Michigan
3-2 22.0
63 Penn State
3-3 16.7
75 Illinois
3-3 4.5
79 Michigan State
2-4 2.8
102 Washington
3-3 -10.6
110 Maryland
2-4 -13.0
126 Rutgers
1-4 -30.6
+ 10 more teams

ACC

11 Miami
5-0 82.5
14 Wake Forest
5-1 75.3
32 Pittsburgh
5-1 48.6
42 Duke
4-1 36.5
45 North Carolina
3-2 35.8
52 Virginia Tech
4-2 23.8
58 SMU
4-1 21.3
59 Clemson
3-2 20.5
60 Virginia
4-2 19.1
62 Louisville
3-3 16.9
72 California
3-3 7.0
77 Florida State
3-3 3.3
93 NC State
3-3 -5.3
97 Boston College
2-3 -7.8
99 Georgia Tech
2-3 -8.6
104 Syracuse
2-3 -11.3
116 Stanford
2-4 -20.0
+ 9 more teams

Big 12

16 Utah
5-0 67.3
23 BYU
5-0 60.6
24 Oklahoma State
4-1 59.4
25 Houston
5-1 58.2
27 Texas Tech
5-0 55.5
30 Arizona
5-1 52.8
37 Baylor
4-1 43.1
50 Cincinnati
4-1 27.1
65 UCF
3-3 13.8
69 Iowa State
3-3 11.1
84 Arizona State
3-2 1.2
87 Kansas State
3-2 -0.2
94 West Virginia
3-3 -6.1
98 Kansas
2-3 -7.9
106 Colorado
2-3 -12.0
109 TCU
2-3 -12.7
+ 8 more teams

Sun Belt

18 James Madison
6-0 66.0
49 Georgia State
4-1 28.3
55 Louisiana
4-2 22.4
57 South Alabama
4-2 21.5
68 Louisiana Tech
3-2 13.3
76 Troy
3-2 3.6
92 App State
3-2 -4.2
112 Georgia Southern
2-4 -14.5
115 Coastal Carolina
2-4 -18.4
118 Marshall
3-3 -21.5
119 Old Dominion
2-4 -22.2
123 Arkansas State
2-4 -26.9
128 Southern Miss
1-4 -32.4
135 UL Monroe
0-5 -48.0
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

21 Boise State
5-1 64.7
39 Oregon State
4-2 40.8
43 Fresno State
4-2 36.2
100 Texas State
2-3 -9.7
105 Utah State
2-4 -11.8
111 Colorado State
2-3 -13.8
120 San Diego State
2-4 -24.2
130 Washington State
1-5 -36.9

American Athletic

31 Memphis
5-1 49.1
41 UTSA
5-1 38.3
47 North Texas
4-2 28.4
51 Florida Atlantic
4-1 24.0
70 South Florida
4-2 9.9
74 Army
3-2 4.9
81 Tulsa
3-3 1.9
85 Tulane
2-3 0.6
86 East Carolina
3-2 0.5
96 UAB
3-3 -7.4
101 Navy
2-3 -9.8
113 Temple
2-4 -15.3
129 Rice
1-5 -35.9
138 Charlotte
0-6 -57.3
+ 6 more teams

Conference USA

33 Liberty
5-1 47.0
66 Jacksonville State
4-2 13.4
67 Florida International
3-2 13.3
107 Middle Tennessee
2-3 -12.0
114 Delaware
2-3 -16.5
117 Western Kentucky
2-4 -21.3
121 New Mexico State
2-4 -25.5
122 Sam Houston
1-4 -25.6
125 Kennesaw State
1-4 -30.2
127 Missouri State
1-4 -31.5
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

36 North Dakota State
5-1 43.7
38 New Mexico
4-1 41.6
48 UNLV
4-2 34.7
64 Air Force
4-1 14.2
90 San José State
3-3 -2.6
89 Wyoming
3-3 -3.0
103 Nevada
2-3 -10.7
132 Hawai'i
1-5 -42.0
133 Northern Illinois
0-5 -46.1
137 UTEP
1-5 -53.4
+ 2 more teams

Mid-American

53 Ohio
4-2 23.6
61 Western Michigan
4-2 18.7
71 Eastern Michigan
4-3 9.2
73 Toledo
4-2 6.0
78 Massachusetts
4-2 3.1
83 Buffalo
3-3 1.3
88 Miami (OH)
3-3 -1.4
91 Central Michigan
3-3 -4.1
108 Bowling Green
2-4 -12.4
124 Kent State
2-4 -27.1
131 Ball State
1-5 -37.5
134 Akron
1-5 -46.9
136 Sacramento State
1-5 -50.7
+ 5 more teams

SEC

Conference games only
1
Alabama (#1 overall)
3-1 180.8
2
Georgia (#2 overall)
4-0 157.9
3
Kentucky (#9 overall)
3-1 95.8
4
Mississippi State (#5 overall)
2-1 77.1
5
Florida (#13 overall)
2-2 72.7
6
Missouri (#8 overall)
2-1 66.8
7
Ole Miss (#15 overall)
2-1 58.5
8
Oklahoma (#20 overall)
1-1 48.0
9
Texas (#7 overall)
1-1 47.0
10
Tennessee (#17 overall)
2-1 46.8
11
South Carolina (#29 overall)
1-3 37.6
12
LSU (#28 overall)
1-2 14.9
13
Auburn (#46 overall)
1-2 3.0
14
Texas A&M (#54 overall)
1-3 -7.0
15
Vanderbilt (#80 overall)
0-3 -20.7
16
Arkansas (#95 overall)
0-3 -23.5
+ 8 more teams

FBS Independents

Conference games only
1
Notre Dame (#3 overall)
0-0 0.0
2
UConn (#82 overall)
0-0 0.0

Big Ten

Conference games only
1
Indiana (#4 overall)
3-0 99.3
2
Ohio State (#10 overall)
3-0 95.8
3
UCLA (#6 overall)
3-0 92.5
4
Purdue (#40 overall)
2-1 52.3
5
Oregon (#34 overall)
1-1 51.8
6
Wisconsin (#26 overall)
2-0 49.1
7
Iowa (#22 overall)
2-1 45.4
8
Nebraska (#19 overall)
2-1 42.2
9
USC (#12 overall)
3-1 38.2
10
Minnesota (#44 overall)
2-1 34.1
11
Northwestern (#35 overall)
1-1 22.4
12
Illinois (#75 overall)
1-2 1.5
13
Rutgers (#126 overall)
0-2 -13.2
14
Michigan (#56 overall)
0-2 -14.3
15
Washington (#102 overall)
0-3 -23.4
16
Penn State (#63 overall)
0-3 -26.1
17
Maryland (#110 overall)
0-3 -26.3
18
Michigan State (#79 overall)
0-3 -28.5
+ 10 more teams

ACC

Conference games only
1
Miami (#11 overall)
3-0 74.5
2
Wake Forest (#14 overall)
3-1 48.1
3
Clemson (#59 overall)
2-1 22.8
4
Pittsburgh (#32 overall)
2-1 19.3
5
California (#72 overall)
2-1 18.2
6
North Carolina (#45 overall)
1-1 16.9
7
SMU (#58 overall)
2-1 14.6
8
Louisville (#62 overall)
2-2 14.2
9
Virginia (#60 overall)
2-1 11.6
10
Georgia Tech (#99 overall)
1-1 6.3
11
Duke (#42 overall)
1-1 5.6
12
Florida State (#77 overall)
1-2 -0.6
13
Virginia Tech (#52 overall)
1-2 -6.8
14
Boston College (#97 overall)
0-2 -10.5
15
NC State (#93 overall)
1-2 -11.2
16
Syracuse (#104 overall)
0-3 -21.2
17
Stanford (#116 overall)
1-3 -22.0
+ 9 more teams

Big 12

Conference games only
1
BYU (#23 overall)
3-0 49.5
2
Arizona (#30 overall)
2-1 39.4
3
Texas Tech (#27 overall)
2-0 37.1
4
Baylor (#37 overall)
2-0 35.7
5
Oklahoma State (#24 overall)
2-0 34.6
6
Utah (#16 overall)
2-0 32.7
7
Houston (#25 overall)
2-1 31.8
8
Cincinnati (#50 overall)
1-1 4.1
9
UCF (#65 overall)
1-2 0.1
10
Arizona State (#84 overall)
1-1 -1.3
11
Iowa State (#69 overall)
1-2 -5.8
12
Kansas (#98 overall)
0-2 -13.7
13
TCU (#109 overall)
0-2 -17.2
14
Colorado (#106 overall)
0-2 -18.8
15
Kansas State (#87 overall)
0-2 -21.7
16
West Virginia (#94 overall)
0-3 -31.6
+ 8 more teams

Sun Belt

Conference games only
1
James Madison (#18 overall)
3-0 37.6
2
South Alabama (#57 overall)
2-0 19.0
3
Georgia State (#49 overall)
1-0 12.7
4
Troy (#76 overall)
1-0 10.4
5
Louisiana Tech (#68 overall)
1-0 9.7
6
Georgia Southern (#112 overall)
1-1 2.9
7
Louisiana (#55 overall)
1-1 0.5
8
Coastal Carolina (#115 overall)
1-1 -0.2
9
Old Dominion (#119 overall)
1-2 -7.6
10
UL Monroe (#135 overall)
0-1 -8.3
11
Southern Miss (#128 overall)
0-1 -10.6
12
App State (#92 overall)
0-1 -16.9
13
Arkansas State (#123 overall)
0-2 -18.8
14
Marshall (#118 overall)
0-2 -26.5
+ 6 more teams

Pac-12

Conference games only
1
Oregon State (#39 overall)
2-0 30.3
2
Boise State (#21 overall)
2-0 24.9
3
Fresno State (#43 overall)
1-1 4.1
4
San Diego State (#120 overall)
1-1 -0.1
5
Utah State (#105 overall)
1-1 -2.1
6
Texas State (#100 overall)
0-1 -10.9
7
Colorado State (#111 overall)
0-1 -15.1
8
Washington State (#130 overall)
0-2 -21.2

American Athletic

Conference games only
1
Memphis (#31 overall)
2-0 26.2
2
North Texas (#47 overall)
2-0 23.8
3
UTSA (#41 overall)
2-0 17.0
4
Florida Atlantic (#51 overall)
1-0 12.0
5
East Carolina (#86 overall)
1-0 9.0
6
Temple (#113 overall)
1-1 7.5
7
Army (#74 overall)
2-1 6.5
8
UAB (#96 overall)
1-1 1.2
9
South Florida (#70 overall)
1-2 -4.7
10
Tulane (#85 overall)
0-1 -5.8
11
Navy (#101 overall)
1-2 -5.9
12
Rice (#129 overall)
0-2 -14.9
13
Tulsa (#81 overall)
0-2 -18.4
14
Charlotte (#138 overall)
0-2 -24.6
+ 6 more teams

Conference USA

Conference games only
1
Liberty (#33 overall)
2-0 26.4
2
Jacksonville State (#66 overall)
2-0 16.3
3
Florida International (#67 overall)
1-0 11.2
4
New Mexico State (#121 overall)
1-1 1.2
5
Western Kentucky (#117 overall)
1-1 -1.8
6
Middle Tennessee (#107 overall)
0-1 -7.9
7
Kennesaw State (#125 overall)
0-1 -10.2
8
Sam Houston (#122 overall)
0-1 -10.7
9
Missouri State (#127 overall)
0-1 -11.8
10
Delaware (#114 overall)
0-1 -13.2
+ 2 more teams

Mountain West

Conference games only
1
UNLV (#48 overall)
2-0 26.6
2
North Dakota State (#36 overall)
2-1 22.6
3
Wyoming (#89 overall)
2-1 14.2
4
New Mexico (#38 overall)
1-0 11.7
5
Air Force (#64 overall)
2-1 8.6
6
Nevada (#103 overall)
1-1 2.1
7
San José State (#90 overall)
1-1 -5.2
8
Northern Illinois (#133 overall)
0-1 -14.4
9
UTEP (#137 overall)
0-2 -26.6
10
Hawai'i (#132 overall)
0-3 -39.5
+ 2 more teams

Mid-American

Conference games only
1
Eastern Michigan (#71 overall)
3-0 33.4
2
Bowling Green (#108 overall)
2-0 27.1
3
Ohio (#53 overall)
2-0 23.5
4
Western Michigan (#61 overall)
2-0 22.8
5
Buffalo (#83 overall)
1-1 12.1
6
Central Michigan (#91 overall)
1-1 0.5
7
Miami (OH) (#88 overall)
1-1 -4.2
8
Toledo (#73 overall)
1-1 -8.0
9
Kent State (#124 overall)
1-2 -12.1
10
Massachusetts (#78 overall)
1-2 -12.7
11
Ball State (#131 overall)
0-2 -21.6
12
Akron (#134 overall)
0-2 -22.2
13
Sacramento State (#136 overall)
0-3 -36.0
+ 5 more teams