Best overall
Big Ten Conference
100.0 index
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1945 College Football Conference Comparison
Compare every FBS conference in 1945 by power, depth, resume, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
In 1945, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 in the CFBTrack Conference Index at 100/100. The table also separates power, depth, resume, efficiency, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft, and postseason coverage.
Deepest
Big Ten Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Big Ten Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Big Ten Conference
7-3 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
0 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Conference 9 FBS members · Power Four | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7-3 70% | 0 0 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 15-8 65.2% | 0 0 first round |
| 3 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 35.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 97.4 | 15-7 68.2% | 0 0 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 17 FBS members · Power Four | 27.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 64.3 | 13-16-1 45% | 0 0 first round |
| 5 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 26.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 2-3-1 41.7% | 0 0 first round |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 25.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 57.7 | 10-15-1 40.4% | 0 0 first round |
| 7 | Mid-American Conference 11 FBS members · Group of Five | 22.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.6 | 1-2 33.3% | 0 0 first round |
| 8 | Pac-12 Conference 6 FBS members · Other | 12.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 | 0-4-1 10% | 0 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-3 0% | 0 0 first round |
| 10 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-2 0% | 0 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- American Athletic Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Big Ten Conference
- Deepest league
- Big Ten Conference
- Strongest top end
- Big Ten Conference
- Best non-conference
- Big Ten Conference
- NFL factory
- Big Ten Conference
- Coverage note
- Partial metrics
Power curve
Teams are sorted within each conference by the latest available team rating or final ranking proxy.
Big Ten Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference9 top-25 · 9 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mid-American Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Pac-12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Southeastern Conference | American Athletic Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mountain West Conference | Big 12 Conference | Mid-American Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Conference USA | Sun Belt Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 0 games | 1-325% · -17.7 margin · -0.9 adj | 4-0100% · 19.5 margin · 1.4 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 12.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Southeastern Conference | 0 games | — | 2-250% · 9.0 margin · 0.2 adj | 6-554.5% · -1.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 0 games | 2-166.7% · 3.3 margin · 0.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 2-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 3-0100% · 42.7 margin · 1.9 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 3-175% · 17.8 margin · 0.9 adj | 2-250% · -9.0 margin · -0.2 adj | — | 5-183.3% · 19.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 1-0100% · 40.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 4-357.1% · 7.0 margin · 0.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-40% · -19.5 margin · -1.4 adj | 5-645.5% · 1.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-516.7% · -19.0 margin · -1.1 adj | — | 1-0100% · 13.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 5-183.3% · 15.3 margin · 1.0 adj | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0-0-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -40.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0-10% · -13.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — | 2-1-162.5% · 6.0 margin · 0.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-10% · -12.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-233.3% · -3.3 margin · -0.4 adj | 3-442.9% · -7.0 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-516.7% · -15.3 margin · -1.0 adj | 1-2-137.5% · -6.0 margin · -0.4 adj | — | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 4-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | — | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-0-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0-40% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | — | 0 games | 0 games |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0-20% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — | 0 games |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 0-30% · -42.7 margin · -1.9 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — |
Game receipts
1945-09-22Illinois 23, Pittsburgh 6regular
1945-09-22Northwestern 18, Iowa State 6regular
1945-09-28Temple 7, Syracuse 6regular
1945-09-29Georgia 20, Clemson 0regular
1945-09-29North Carolina 14, Georgia Tech 20regular
1945-09-29Kentucky 13, Cincinnati 7regular
1945-09-29LSU 42, Rice 0regular
1945-09-29Mississippi State 31, Louisiana 0regular
1945-09-29Utah 14, Nevada 33regular
1945-09-29Pittsburgh 20, West Virginia 0regular
1945-09-29Tennessee 7, Wake Forest 6regular
1945-10-05Miami 21, Georgia 27regular
1945-10-06Army 54, Wake Forest 0regular
1945-10-06Duke 0, Navy 21regular
1945-10-12Oklahoma State 26, SMU 12regular
1945-10-12Syracuse 12, West Virginia 0regular
1945-10-13Army 28, Michigan 7regular
1945-10-13Colorado State 6, Colorado 21regular
1945-10-13Ole Miss 26, Louisiana Tech 21regular
1945-10-13Rice 13, Tulane 7regular
1945-10-13Texas Tech 7, Tulsa 18regular
1945-10-19Miami 7, Florida 6regular
1945-10-19Temple 28, West Virginia 12regular
1945-10-20Navy 20, Georgia Tech 6regular
1945-10-20SMU 21, Rice 18regular
1945-10-20Tulsa 40, Nevada 0regular
1945-10-26Miami 27, Miami (OH) 13regular
1945-10-27Army 48, Duke 13regular
1945-10-27California 19, Nevada 6regular
1945-10-27Cincinnati 16, Kentucky 7regular
1945-10-27Florida 45, Louisiana 0regular
1945-10-27Indiana 7, Tulsa 2regular
1945-10-27Pittsburgh 0, Temple 6regular
1945-10-27Tulane 19, SMU 7regular
1945-10-27Colorado State 0, Utah 28regular
1945-11-03Georgia Tech 6, Duke 14regular
1945-11-03New Mexico 12, Colorado 6regular
1945-11-03Purdue 28, Pittsburgh 0regular
1945-11-03Rice 13, Texas Tech 0regular
1945-11-03Tennessee 20, North Carolina 6regular
1945-11-03Virginia 13, West Virginia 7regular
1945-11-03Washington State 7, California 7regular
1945-11-10Auburn 52, Louisiana 0regular
1945-11-10Colorado 14, Utah State 7regular
1945-11-10West Virginia 6, Kentucky 19regular
1945-11-10Navy 33, Michigan 7regular
1945-11-10Pittsburgh 0, Ohio State 14regular
1945-11-10Oklahoma State 12, Tulsa 6regular
1945-11-10Purdue 21, Miami (OH) 7regular
1945-11-10New Mexico 20, Utah 21regular
1945-11-17Tulane 20, Clemson 47regular
1945-11-17Pittsburgh 0, Indiana 19regular
1945-11-17Navy 36, Wisconsin 7regular
1945-11-17West Virginia 0, Ohio 14regular
1945-11-17Baylor 7, Tulsa 26regular
1945-11-22Utah 24, Utah State 6regular
1945-11-24Auburn 29, Louisiana Tech 0regular
1945-11-24Georgia Tech 7, Clemson 21regular
1945-11-24SMU 34, Baylor 0regular
1945-11-24TCU 14, Rice 13regular
1945-11-24Texas Tech 6, New Mexico 6regular
1945-11-30Miami 33, Auburn 7regular
1945-12-01Rice 14, Baylor 17regular
1945-12-01TCU 0, SMU 34regular
1946-01-01Georgia 20, Tulsa 6Neutral
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 33-29-4 · 53%
- Non-conference
- 7-3 · 70%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 19-12-2 / 14-17-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-7-4 / 11-13
- FBS games
- 32-29-4
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 46-39-2 · 54%
- Non-conference
- 15-8 · 65.2%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 26-19-1 / 19-20-1 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 12-10-2 / 18-15
- FBS games
- 40-38-2
- Non-FBS games
- 6-1
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 16-8 · 66.7%
- Non-conference
- 15-7 · 68.2%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-1 / 4-6 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 3-5 / 7-1
- FBS games
- 15-8
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 28-31-1 · 47.5%
- Non-conference
- 13-16-1 · 45%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 18-12 / 10-19-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-12-1 / 5-5
- FBS games
- 26-31-1
- Non-FBS games
- 2-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 2-3-1 · 41.7%
- Non-conference
- 2-3-1 · 41.7%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-1 / 1-2-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-1-1 / 0-1
- FBS games
- 1-1-1
- Non-FBS games
- 1-2
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 19-24-5 · 44.8%
- Non-conference
- 10-15-1 · 40.4%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 11-10-3 / 8-14-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 7-5-5 / 5-6
- FBS games
- 18-21-5
- Non-FBS games
- 1-3
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Non-conference
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 1-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-0 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 1-2
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 3-7-1 · 31.8%
- Non-conference
- 0-4-1 · 10%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 2-3-1 / 1-4 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-2-1 / 1-2
- FBS games
- 3-7-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 0-2 · 0%
- Non-conference
- 0-2 · 0%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 0-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-1 / 0-1
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 0-2
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 0-3 · 0%
- Non-conference
- 0-3 · 0%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 0-3 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-0 / 0-3
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 0-3
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Big Ten Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
American Athletic Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Mountain West Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Big 12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Mid-American Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Conference USA
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Offense / defense / special teams
Big Ten Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
American Athletic Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Mountain West Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Big 12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Mid-American Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Conference USA
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Big Ten Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Southeastern Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
American Athletic Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Mountain West Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Big 12 Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Mid-American Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Pac-12 Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Conference USA
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Sun Belt Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
NFL Draft pipeline
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 131 | 20 |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 95 | 20 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 14 | 27 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 74 | 21 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 28 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 68 | 66 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
Realignment & geography
Big Ten Conference
- Current members
- 9
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 1
- States
- IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 45.0
- Longitude spread
- 93.2
Southeastern Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 2
- States
- AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.4
- Longitude spread
- 8.8
American Athletic Conference
- Current members
- 13
- Join / departure events
- 20 / 7
- States
- AL, FL, LA, MD, NC, NY, OK, PA, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 15.0
- Longitude spread
- 23.2
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 17
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- CA, FL, GA, KY, MA, NC, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/Los_Angeles, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 17.1
- Longitude spread
- 51.1
Mountain West Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 14
- States
- CO, HI, IL, NM, NV, TX, WY
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 20.6
- Longitude spread
- 69.0
Big 12 Conference
- Current members
- 16
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 6
- States
- AZ, CO, FL, IA, KS, OH, OK, TX, UT, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York, America/Phoenix
- Latitude spread
- 13.4
- Longitude spread
- 32.0
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- IN, MI, NY, OH
- Time zones
- America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 4.3
- Longitude spread
- 6.8
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 6
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, WA
- Time zones
- America/Boise, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 14.0
- Longitude spread
- 18.2
Conference USA
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, NM, TN, TX, VA
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 37.4
- Longitude spread
- 106.7
Sun Belt Conference
- Current members
- 13
- Join / departure events
- 21 / 8
- States
- AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.5
- Longitude spread
- 19.1
Realignment impact uses current tracked membership, state/time-zone footprint, and conference directory churn. Scenario modeling still lives in the Realignment Tool.
Tables / export
rank,conference,season,index,power,depth,resume,efficiency,schedule,talent,nfl,postseason,record,nonConferenceRecord,postseasonRecord,top25Teams,top40Teams,draftPicks,firstRoundPicks,states 1,Big Ten Conference,1945,100,100,100,100,,,,100,,33-29-4,7-3,0-0,9,9,0,0,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 2,Southeastern Conference,1945,98,100,100,93.1,,,,100,100,46-39-2,15-8,1-0,12,12,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 3,American Athletic Conference,1945,35,0,0,97.4,,,,100,0,16-8,15-7,0-1,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,1945,27.5,0,0,64.3,,,,100,,28-31-1,13-16-1,0-0,0,0,0,0,CA; FL; GA; KY; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC; TX; VA 5,Mountain West Conference,1945,26,0,0,59.6,,,,100,,2-3-1,2-3-1,0-0,0,0,0,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 6,Big 12 Conference,1945,25.4,0,0,57.7,,,,100,,19-24-5,10-15-1,0-0,0,0,0,0,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 7,Mid-American Conference,1945,22.3,0,0,47.6,,,,100,,1-2,1-2,0-0,0,0,0,0,IN; MI; NY; OH 8,Pac-12 Conference,1945,12.1,0,0,14.3,,,,100,,3-7-1,0-4-1,0-0,0,0,0,0,CA; CO; ID; OR; UT; WA 9,Conference USA,1945,7.7,0,0,0,,,,100,,0-2,0-2,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 10,Sun Belt Conference,1945,7.7,0,0,0,,,,100,,0-3,0-3,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV
Custom formula
Weights are stored in the URL. Categories without data are skipped for that conference.
Methodology & sources
Power
Default weight: 25
Depth
Default weight: 15
Resume
Default weight: 20
Efficiency
Default weight: 15
Schedule
Default weight: 8
Talent
Default weight: 7
NFL
Default weight: 5
Postseason
Default weight: 5
Conference membership is season-aware when a season standings page exists. Otherwise the comparison falls back to current FBS members and marks affected categories as partial where appropriate.
Power uses team ratings when available and final ranking proxies when ratings are sparse. Resume uses completed games, with non-conference records separated from same-conference games.
Recruiting uses team recruiting ranking points/ranks. NFL pipeline uses draft picks from the selected draft year, including a first-round count.
SP+, FPI, transfer portal net movement, returning production, active NFL player counts, and NFL salary data are not shown unless they exist in CFBTrack source data for this route.
FAQ
What is the CFBTrack Conference Index?
It is a 0-100 composite built from available power, depth, resume, efficiency, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft, and postseason components. Missing categories are excluded instead of scored as zero.
Are conference records based on current alignment?
The default comparison uses season-based conference membership when standings data exists, then falls back to current FBS membership with partial coverage labels.
Do bowl games count?
Postseason results are shown as their own component and record split so regular-season strength and bowl/CFP performance can be compared separately.
Are FCS games included?
Raw records include completed games available in the schedule feed. The page separates FBS and non-FBS splits when opponent classifications are present.