Best overall
Southeastern Conference
96.4 index
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1959 College Football Conference Comparison
Compare every FBS conference in 1959 by power, depth, resume, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
In 1959, Southeastern Conference ranks No. 1 in the CFBTrack Conference Index at 96.4/100. The table also separates power, depth, resume, efficiency, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft, and postseason coverage.
Deepest
Southeastern Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Southeastern Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Southeastern Conference
16-3-1 record
NFL pipeline
Southeastern Conference
0 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 96.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16-3-1 82.5% | 0 0 first round |
| 2 | Pac-12 Conference 3 FBS members · Other | 95.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 83.4 | 5-2-1 68.8% | 0 0 first round |
| 3 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 91.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95.3 | 5-1-1 78.6% | 0 0 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 8 FBS members · Power Four | 83.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 42.8 | 6-11 35.3% | 0 0 first round |
| 5 | Mid-American Conference 7 FBS members · Group of Five | 69.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0-1 0% | 0 0 first round |
| 6 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 28.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.7 | 8-6-1 56.7% | 0 0 first round |
| 7 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 28.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 2-3 40% | 0 0 first round |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 1-2 33.3% | 0 0 first round |
| 9 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 19.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.5 | 11-19 36.7% | 0 0 first round |
| 10 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.1 | 7-13-2 36.4% | 0 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Southeastern Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Southeastern Conference
- Deepest league
- Southeastern Conference
- Strongest top end
- Southeastern Conference
- Best non-conference
- Southeastern Conference
- NFL factory
- Southeastern Conference
- Coverage note
- Partial metrics
Power curve
Teams are sorted within each conference by the latest available team rating or final ranking proxy.
Southeastern Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Pac-12 Conference3 top-25 · 3 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Mid-American Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Big Ten Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mid-American Conference | Mountain West Conference | Conference USA | Sun Belt Conference | Big 12 Conference | American Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | — | 0 games | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 5-271.4% · 13.9 margin · 0.7 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 2-0100% · 28.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 5-0100% · 12.2 margin · 1.2 adj | 4-0-190% · 15.6 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0 games | — | 1-1-150% · 2.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 1-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -13.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 3-0100% · 23.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games |
| Big Ten Conference | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 1-1-150% · -2.0 margin · -0.0 adj | — | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 53.0 margin · 2.1 adj | 1-0100% · 6.0 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 2-528.6% · -13.9 margin · -0.7 adj | 0-10% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | — | 0 games | 0-10% · -26.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -5.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 2-0100% · 18.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-250% · 3.3 margin · 0.1 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0 games |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 1-0100% · 13.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 26.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games | — | 1-150% · -6.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 5-455.6% · 4.3 margin · 0.2 adj | 0-1-125% · -12.0 margin · -0.7 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-150% · 6.0 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 0 games | 0-10% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-150% · 9.5 margin · 0.2 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-20% · -28.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 5.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-50% · -12.2 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-30% · -23.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -53.0 margin · -2.1 adj | 0-20% · -18.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 4-544.4% · -4.3 margin · -0.2 adj | 1-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | — | 5-362.5% · 5.5 margin · 0.4 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-4-110% · -15.6 margin · -1.1 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -6.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 2-250% · -3.2 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 1-0-175% · 12.0 margin · 0.7 adj | 1-150% · -9.5 margin · -0.2 adj | 0 games | 3-537.5% · -5.5 margin · -0.4 adj | — |
Game receipts
1959-09-18Purdue 0, UCLA 0regular
1959-09-19LSU 26, Rice 3regular
1959-09-19Maryland 27, West Virginia 7regular
1959-09-19Houston 0, Ole Miss 16regular
1959-09-19New Mexico 12, New Mexico State 29regular
1959-09-19Colorado 12, Washington 21regular
1959-09-26Houston 0, Alabama 3regular
1959-09-26California 12, Iowa 42regular
1959-09-26LSU 10, TCU 0regular
1959-09-26UTEP 7, North Texas 31regular
1959-09-26Ohio State 14, Duke 13regular
1959-09-26Tulsa 28, New Mexico State 27regular
1959-10-03Duke 24, Rice 7regular
1959-10-03Florida 55, Virginia 10regular
1959-10-03Georgia Tech 16, Clemson 6regular
1959-10-03Illinois 20, Army 14regular
1959-10-03LSU 22, Baylor 0regular
1959-10-03Ole Miss 43, Memphis 0regular
1959-10-03South Carolina 30, Georgia 14regular
1959-10-03Texas Tech 8, Tulsa 7regular
1959-10-03Tulane 6, Wake Forest 0regular
1959-10-03Washington 51, Utah 6regular
1959-10-10Florida 13, Rice 13regular
1959-10-10Mississippi State 49, Arkansas State 14regular
1959-10-10Cincinnati 6, North Texas 21regular
1959-10-10Oklahoma State 26, Tulsa 0regular
1959-10-17Duke 6, Army 21regular
1959-10-17Arizona 7, New Mexico 28regular
1959-10-17Wyoming 21, BYU 6regular
1959-10-23UCLA 7, Air Force 20regular
1959-10-24Mississippi State 28, Memphis 23regular
1959-10-24Houston 6, North Texas 7regular
1959-10-24UTEP 20, New Mexico State 15regular
1959-10-24Virginia 0, Vanderbilt 33regular
1959-10-24Utah 7, Wyoming 21regular
1959-10-30Tulane 17, Texas Tech 7regular
1959-10-31Air Force 13, Army 13regular
1959-10-31Arizona State 35, New Mexico State 31regular
1959-10-31Rice 0, Clemson 19regular
1959-10-31Georgia Tech 7, Duke 10regular
1959-10-31Tulsa 13, Houston 22regular
1959-10-31Iowa 53, Kansas State 0regular
1959-10-31Minnesota 20, Vanderbilt 6regular
1959-10-31North Carolina 7, Tennessee 29regular
1959-10-31NC State 0, Wyoming 26regular
1959-11-07UTEP 7, Arizona State 20regular
1959-11-07Navy 22, Maryland 14regular
1959-11-07New Mexico 21, BYU 6regular
1959-11-07Southern Miss 19, NC State 14regular
1959-11-07Tulsa 14, Cincinnati 7regular
1959-11-13UCLA 21, NC State 12regular
1959-11-14Air Force 22, Arizona 15regular
1959-11-21Alabama 14, Memphis 7regular
1959-11-21Arizona 14, UTEP 10regular
1959-11-21Auburn 28, Southern Miss 7regular
1959-11-21TCU 35, Rice 6regular
1959-11-26Cincinnati 14, Miami (OH) 7regular
1959-11-28Rice 21, Baylor 23regular
1959-11-28Colorado 15, Air Force 7regular
1959-11-28UCLA 21, Utah 6regular
1959-12-04Hawai'i 6, Arizona State 14regular
1959-12-19Clemson 23, TCU 7Neutral
1959-12-31New Mexico State 28, North Texas 8Neutral
1960-01-01Washington 44, Wisconsin 8Neutral
Resume & schedule
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 54-41-7 · 56.4%
- Non-conference
- 16-3-1 · 82.5%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 36-14-4 / 17-26-3 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 20-17-7 / 17-9
- FBS games
- 49-41-7
- Non-FBS games
- 5-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 8-5-1 · 60.7%
- Non-conference
- 5-2-1 · 68.8%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 4-4 / 3-1-1 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-1-1 / 2-1
- FBS games
- 8-5-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 37-33-5 · 52.7%
- Non-conference
- 5-1-1 · 78.6%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 24-12-3 / 13-20-2 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-14-5 / 7-6
- FBS games
- 37-33-5
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 31-36 · 46.3%
- Non-conference
- 6-11 · 35.3%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 18-14 / 12-22 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 14-17 / 8-12
- FBS games
- 31-35
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 0-1 · 0%
- Non-conference
- 0-1 · 0%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 0-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-1 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 12-10-1 · 54.3%
- Non-conference
- 8-6-1 · 56.7%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 5-7-1 / 7-3 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-5-1 / 2-1
- FBS games
- 12-9-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Conference USA
- Overall
- 2-3 · 40%
- Non-conference
- 2-3 · 40%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 1-3 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-3 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 2-3
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Non-conference
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-0 / 0-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-0 / 0-2
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 1-2
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 35-43 · 44.9%
- Non-conference
- 11-19 · 36.7%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 22-16 / 13-26 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-16 / 6-8
- FBS games
- 33-43
- Non-FBS games
- 2-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 9-15-2 · 38.5%
- Non-conference
- 7-13-2 · 36.4%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 5-3 / 4-11-2 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-5-2 / 2-5
- FBS games
- 9-12-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-3
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Southeastern 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
Big Ten 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
Mid-American 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
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
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
Recruiting & talent
Southeastern 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
Big Ten 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
Mid-American 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
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
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
NFL Draft pipeline
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 68 | 66 |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
| Conference USA | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 31 | 62 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 31 | 28 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 14 | 27 |
Realignment & geography
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
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 3
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- CA, WA
- Time zones
- America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 13.5
- Longitude spread
- 4.1
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
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.0
- Longitude spread
- 5.9
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 7
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- MI, OH, WV
- Time zones
- America/Detroit, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 3.9
- Longitude spread
- 4.3
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
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
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
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,Southeastern Conference,1959,96.4,100,100,100,,,,100,50,54-41-7,16-3-1,1-1,12,12,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 2,Pac-12 Conference,1959,95.3,100,100,83.4,,,,100,100,8-5-1,5-2-1,1-0,3,3,0,0,CA; WA 3,Big Ten Conference,1959,91.5,100,100,95.3,,,,100,0,37-33-5,5-1-1,0-1,10,10,0,0,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,1959,83.7,100,100,42.8,,,,100,100,31-36,6-11,1-0,8,8,0,0,MD; NC; SC; VA 5,Mid-American Conference,1959,69.2,100,100,0,,,,100,,0-1,0-1,0-0,7,7,0,0,MI; OH; WV 6,Mountain West Conference,1959,28.8,0,0,68.7,,,,100,,12-10-1,8-6-1,0-0,0,0,0,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 7,Conference USA,1959,28.1,0,0,48.5,,,,100,100,2-3,2-3,1-0,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 8,Sun Belt Conference,1959,20.1,0,0,40.4,,,,100,,1-2,1-2,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 9,Big 12 Conference,1959,19.9,0,0,44.5,,,,100,0,35-43,11-19,0-1,0,0,0,0,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 10,American Athletic Conference,1959,19.7,0,0,44.1,,,,100,0,9-15-2,7-13-2,0-1,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX
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.