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Big Ten Conference
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1953 College Football Conference Comparison
Compare every FBS conference in 1953 by power, depth, resume, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
In 1953, 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
7-1 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 | Mid-American Conference 6 FBS members · Group of Five | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | — | 0-0 — | 0 0 first round |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7-1 87.5% | 0 0 first round |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference 7 FBS members · Power Four | 84.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49.5 | 6-8-1 43.3% | 0 0 first round |
| 4 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 83.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 13-13-1 50% | 0 0 first round |
| 5 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 33.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 65.7 | 11-8-1 57.5% | 0 0 first round |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 30.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.9 | 20-13-1 60.3% | 0 0 first round |
| 7 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 27.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.7 | 8-13-2 39.1% | 0 0 first round |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 26.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.6 | 3-2 60% | 0 0 first round |
| 9 | Pac-12 Conference 6 FBS members · Other | 20.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.8 | 5-9 35.7% | 0 0 first round |
| 10 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-6 0% | 0 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Mid-American Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Southeastern 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 —Mid-American Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Mid-American Conference6 top-25 · 6 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Pac-12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Mid-American Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Southeastern Conference | Mountain West Conference | Big 12 Conference | American Athletic Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Conference USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 0 games | 0-10% · -6.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 13.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 2-0100% · 35.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 0 games |
| Mid-American Conference | 0 games | — | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-0100% · 6.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | — | 4-544.4% · 3.4 margin · -0.0 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · -27.5 margin · -0.6 adj | 0-2-116.7% · -7.0 margin · -0.8 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Southeastern Conference | 0-10% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0 games | 5-455.6% · -3.4 margin · 0.0 adj | — | 0 games | 1-420% · -12.2 margin · -0.8 adj | 6-2-172.2% · 10.8 margin · 0.7 adj | 0-20% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 18.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — | 3-5-138.9% · -3.9 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 5.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 1-0100% · 23.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 3-260% · 6.2 margin · 0.3 adj | 3-0100% · 36.0 margin · 1.7 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-20% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · 27.5 margin · 0.6 adj | 4-180% · 12.2 margin · 0.8 adj | 5-3-161.1% · 3.9 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 4-357.1% · 5.7 margin · 0.3 adj | 0 games | 4-357.1% · 4.4 margin · 0.2 adj | 2-0100% · 55.0 margin · 2.1 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-10% · -13.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 2-0-183.3% · 7.0 margin · 0.8 adj | 2-6-127.8% · -10.8 margin · -0.7 adj | 0-10% · -5.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 3-442.9% · -5.7 margin · -0.3 adj | — | 1-150% · -3.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 2-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0-10% · -23.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · 3.0 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 0 games | 0 games |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-20% · -35.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 2-340% · -6.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 3-442.9% · -4.4 margin · -0.2 adj | 0 games | 0 games | — | 0 games |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -18.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-30% · -36.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0-20% · -55.0 margin · -2.1 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — |
Game receipts
1953-09-18Alabama 19, Southern Miss 25regular
1953-09-19Tulsa 7, Cincinnati 14regular
1953-09-19Memphis 6, Mississippi State 34regular
1953-09-19Rice 20, Florida 16regular
1953-09-19Wyoming 47, New Mexico State 0regular
1953-09-26North Texas 0, Arizona State 14regular
1953-09-26Colorado State 14, Kansas State 13regular
1953-09-26Northwestern 35, Iowa State 0regular
1953-09-26UTEP 6, Texas Tech 27regular
1953-09-26Utah State 6, New Mexico 0regular
1953-10-03Arizona 46, New Mexico State 7regular
1953-10-03BYU 12, New Mexico 12regular
1953-10-03Tennessee 7, Duke 21regular
1953-10-03Iowa 54, Washington State 12regular
1953-10-03Michigan 26, Tulane 7regular
1953-10-03Mississippi State 21, North Texas 6regular
1953-10-03Northwestern 33, Army 20regular
1953-10-03UTEP 28, Arizona State 27regular
1953-10-03Utah 47, Hawai'i 24regular
1953-10-03Wyoming 20, Utah State 13regular
1953-10-10Alabama 41, Tulsa 13regular
1953-10-10Arizona 20, New Mexico 0regular
1953-10-10Duke 20, Purdue 14regular
1953-10-10Maryland 40, Georgia 13regular
1953-10-10Michigan State 26, TCU 19regular
1953-10-10Utah State 13, Utah 33regular
1953-10-10Wyoming 21, Colorado State 14regular
1953-10-16BYU 7, Utah State 14regular
1953-10-17Army 14, Duke 13regular
1953-10-17Baylor 47, Vanderbilt 6regular
1953-10-17Iowa 21, Wyoming 7regular
1953-10-17New Mexico 41, San Diego State 12regular
1953-10-17UTEP 39, New Mexico State 0regular
1953-10-24Georgia 27, North Carolina 14regular
1953-10-24Texas Tech 71, New Mexico State 0regular
1953-10-24UTEP 26, North Texas 21regular
1953-10-24Utah 13, Wyoming 12regular
1953-10-31Army 0, Tulane 0regular
1953-10-31Rice 13, Kentucky 19regular
1953-10-31Michigan State 34, Oregon State 6regular
1953-10-31Oklahoma State 28, Tulsa 14regular
1953-10-31North Carolina 6, Tennessee 20regular
1953-10-31Mississippi State 20, Texas Tech 27regular
1953-10-31Wyoming 27, BYU 0regular
1953-10-31 00:00:00Memphis 27, Southern Miss 13regular
1953-11-07Army 27, NC State 7regular
1953-11-07BYU 12, Colorado State 34regular
1953-11-07Duke 0, Navy 0regular
1953-11-07Georgia Tech 20, Clemson 7regular
1953-11-07Ole Miss 40, North Texas 7regular
1953-11-07New Mexico State 6, New Mexico 28regular
1953-11-07Oklahoma State 20, Wyoming 14regular
1953-11-07Washington State 7, TCU 21regular
1953-11-07Tulsa 23, Houston 21regular
1953-11-07 00:00:00Memphis 0, Arkansas State 20regular
1953-11-14Kentucky 20, Memphis 7regular
1953-11-14Maryland 38, Ole Miss 0regular
1953-11-14West Virginia 14, South Carolina 20regular
1953-11-14Tulsa 7, Texas Tech 49regular
1953-11-14Arizona 20, UTEP 28regular
1953-11-14Utah 35, Colorado State 14regular
1953-11-21Clemson 19, Auburn 45regular
1953-11-21Colorado State 9, New Mexico 3regular
1953-11-21Georgia Tech 13, Duke 10regular
1953-11-21Maryland 21, Alabama 0regular
1953-11-21TCU 6, Rice 19regular
1953-11-21Southern Miss 14, Georgia 0regular
1953-11-21Vanderbilt 31, Middle Tennessee 13regular
1953-11-21NC State 0, West Virginia 61regular
1953-11-28Colorado State 7, Colorado 13regular
1953-11-28Rice 41, Baylor 19regular
1953-12-05Houston 33, Tennessee 19regular
1954-01-01Georgia Tech 42, West Virginia 19Neutral
1954-01-01Rice 28, Alabama 6Neutral
1954-01-01Texas Tech 35, Auburn 13Neutral
1954-01-01UTEP 37, Southern Miss 14Neutral
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 37-31-2 · 54.3%
- Non-conference
- 7-1 · 87.5%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 26-11-1 / 11-20-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 10-10-2 / 15-12
- FBS games
- 37-31-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 0-0 · —
- Non-conference
- 0-0 · —
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 0-0 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-0 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 20-22-1 · 47.7%
- Non-conference
- 6-8-1 · 43.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 13-8-1 / 7-14 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 5-5-1 / 6-5
- FBS games
- 20-22-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 44-44-17 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 13-13-1 · 50%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 26-16-8 / 17-26-9 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-9-17 / 16-17
- FBS games
- 41-42-17
- Non-FBS games
- 3-2
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 12-9-1 · 56.8%
- Non-conference
- 11-8-1 · 57.5%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 9-1 / 2-8-1 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-5-1 / 6-2
- FBS games
- 10-8-1
- Non-FBS games
- 2-1
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 41-34-3 · 54.5%
- Non-conference
- 20-13-1 · 60.3%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 21-15-2 / 19-18-1 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 14-16-3 / 16-12
- FBS games
- 39-34-3
- Non-FBS games
- 2-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 9-14-2 · 40%
- Non-conference
- 8-13-2 · 39.1%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-6-1 / 1-8-1 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 3-3-2 / 2-4
- FBS games
- 8-10-2
- Non-FBS games
- 1-4
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 4-3 · 57.1%
- Non-conference
- 3-2 · 60%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-1 / 3-1 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-0 / 1-2
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 4-3
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 7-11 · 38.9%
- Non-conference
- 5-9 · 35.7%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 4-4 / 3-7 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-5 / 1-4
- FBS games
- 7-10
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Conference USA
- Overall
- 0-6 · 0%
- Non-conference
- 0-6 · 0%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-1 / 0-5 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-0 / 0-5
- FBS games
- 0-5
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Big Ten 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
Atlantic Coast 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
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
American Athletic Conference
- 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
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
Recruiting & talent
Big Ten 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
Atlantic Coast 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
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
American Athletic Conference
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 131 | 20 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 74 | 21 |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 33.3 | 95 | 20 |
| Mountain West Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 28 | 36 |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 31 | 28 |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 14 | 27 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 26 | 29 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 68 | 66 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
Realignment & geography
Big Ten Conference
- Current members
- 10
- 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
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 6
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- MI, OH
- Time zones
- America/Detroit, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 3.0
- Longitude spread
- 4.3
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 7
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- MD, NC, SC
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.0
- Longitude spread
- 5.9
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
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
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
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
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
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,1953,100,100,100,100,,,,100,,37-31-2,7-1,0-0,10,10,0,0,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 2,Mid-American Conference,1953,100,100,100,,,,,100,,0-0,0-0,0-0,6,6,0,0,MI; OH 3,Atlantic Coast Conference,1953,84.5,100,100,49.5,,,,100,,20-22-1,6-8-1,0-0,7,7,0,0,MD; NC; SC 4,Southeastern Conference,1953,83,100,100,57.1,,,,100,33.3,44-44-17,13-13-1,1-2,12,12,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 5,Mountain West Conference,1953,33.1,0,0,65.7,,,,100,100,12-9-1,11-8-1,1-0,0,0,0,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 6,Big 12 Conference,1953,30.4,0,0,68.9,,,,100,50,41-34-3,20-13-1,1-1,0,0,0,0,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 7,American Athletic Conference,1953,27.1,0,0,44.7,,,,100,100,9-14-2,8-13-2,1-0,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 8,Sun Belt Conference,1953,26.7,0,0,68.6,,,,100,0,4-3,3-2,0-1,0,0,0,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 9,Pac-12 Conference,1953,20.2,0,0,40.8,,,,100,,7-11,5-9,0-0,0,0,0,0,CA; CO; ID; OR; UT; WA 10,Conference USA,1953,7.7,0,0,0,,,,100,,0-6,0-6,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA
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.