Best overall
Southeastern Conference
95.0 index
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1997 College Football Conference Comparison
Compare every FBS conference in 1997 by power, depth, resume, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
In 1997, Southeastern Conference ranks No. 1 in the CFBTrack Conference Index at 95/100. 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
28-2 record
NFL pipeline
Big 12 Conference
55 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 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 28-2 93.3% | 37 5 first round |
| 2 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 89.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 77.6 | 14-4 77.8% | 29 2 first round |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference 9 FBS members · Power Four | 83.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53.4 | 11-7 61.1% | 49 14 first round |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 77.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 44.3 | 17-14 54.8% | 55 6 first round |
| 5 | Big Ten Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 77.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 47.6 | 20-15 57.1% | 47 7 first round |
| 6 | Conference USA 7 FBS members · Group of Five | 69.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18.1 | 11-19 36.7% | 15 1 first round |
| 7 | Mid-American Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 65.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 29.2 | 16-20 44.4% | 5 0 first round |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 12.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.1 | 18-22 45% | 4 0 first round |
| 9 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8-23 25.8% | 5 0 first round |
| 10 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8-25 24.2% | 9 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Southeastern Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Big 12 Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Southeastern Conference
- Deepest league
- Southeastern Conference
- Strongest top end
- Southeastern Conference
- Best non-conference
- Southeastern Conference
- NFL factory
- Big 12 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 —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference9 top-25 · 9 top-40
Big 12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Big Ten Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Conference USA7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Mid-American Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mountain West 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 | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 12 Conference | Big Ten Conference | Conference USA | Mid-American Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Mountain West Conference | American Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | — | 1-0100% · 6.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 4-180% · -1.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-150% · 5.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 3-0100% · 28.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 5-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-0100% · 66.0 margin · 2.3 adj | 9-0100% · 20.8 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-0100% · 31.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 1-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-10% · -6.0 margin · -1.1 adj | — | 0 games | 3-175% · 15.0 margin · 0.8 adj | 3-260% · 7.6 margin · 0.4 adj | 2-0100% · 44.0 margin · 1.9 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 70.0 margin · 2.4 adj | 3-0100% · 12.7 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-0100% · 20.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-420% · 1.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | — | 0 games | 3-175% · 9.3 margin · 0.7 adj | 1-150% · 6.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-0100% · 29.5 margin · 1.6 adj | 3-0100% · 5.0 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-150% · -5.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-325% · -15.0 margin · -0.8 adj | 0 games | — | 0-70% · -26.3 margin · -1.5 adj | 1-150% · -3.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 4-0100% · 31.5 margin · 1.6 adj | 4-0100% · 41.5 margin · 1.8 adj | 2-166.7% · -1.7 margin · 0.3 adj | 4-180% · 15.0 margin · 0.9 adj |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-30% · -28.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 2-340% · -7.6 margin · -0.4 adj | 1-325% · -9.2 margin · -0.7 adj | 7-0100% · 26.3 margin · 1.5 adj | — | 3-260% · 11.0 margin · 0.4 adj | 4-180% · 18.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 0-10% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 1-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 2-166.7% · 24.7 margin · 0.8 adj |
| Conference USA | 0-50% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-20% · -44.0 margin · -1.9 adj | 1-150% · -6.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-150% · 3.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 2-340% · -11.0 margin · -0.4 adj | — | 1-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-625% · -3.5 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | 4-180% · 14.0 margin · 0.9 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-20% · -66.0 margin · -2.3 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0-40% · -31.5 margin · -1.6 adj | 1-420% · -18.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 0-10% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj | — | 3-827.3% · -14.3 margin · -0.7 adj | 9-0100% · 21.6 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-166.7% · 3.7 margin · 0.4 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-90% · -20.8 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-10% · -70.0 margin · -2.4 adj | 0-10% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-40% · -41.5 margin · -1.8 adj | 1-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 6-275% · 3.5 margin · 0.6 adj | 8-372.7% · 14.3 margin · 0.7 adj | — | 2-0100% · 9.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-233.3% · -10.3 margin · -0.5 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-20% · -31.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-30% · -12.7 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-20% · -29.5 margin · -1.6 adj | 1-233.3% · 1.7 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0-90% · -21.6 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-20% · -9.5 margin · -1.2 adj | — | 6-275% · 16.8 margin · 0.8 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-10% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-20% · -20.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-30% · -5.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-420% · -15.0 margin · -0.9 adj | 1-233.3% · -24.7 margin · -0.8 adj | 1-420% · -14.0 margin · -0.9 adj | 1-233.3% · -3.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 2-166.7% · 10.3 margin · 0.5 adj | 2-625% · -16.7 margin · -0.8 adj | — |
Game receipts
1997-08-23Northwestern 24, Oklahoma 0regular
1997-08-28Central Michigan 44, Northern Illinois 10regular
1997-08-28Cincinnati 34, Tulsa 24regular
1997-08-28Kansas 24, UAB 0regular
1997-08-28Ohio State 24, Wyoming 10regular
1997-08-28Western Michigan 34, Temple 14regular
1997-08-30Alabama 42, Houston 17regular
1997-08-30Florida 21, Southern Miss 6regular
1997-08-30Georgia 38, Arkansas State 7regular
1997-08-30Hawai'i 17, Minnesota 3regular
1997-08-30Kentucky 38, Louisville 24regular
1997-08-30Mississippi State 13, Memphis 10regular
1997-08-30Nebraska 59, Akron 14regular
1997-08-30Tennessee 52, Texas Tech 17regular
1997-08-30Vanderbilt 29, North Texas 12regular
1997-09-04Virginia 17, Auburn 28regular
1997-09-06Rice 12, Air Force 41regular
1997-09-06Arkansas 28, UL Monroe 16regular
1997-09-06Ball State 24, James Madison 6regular
1997-09-06Houston 3, California 35regular
1997-09-06Clemson 23, App State 12regular
1997-09-06Florida 82, Central Michigan 6regular
1997-09-06Northern Illinois 7, Kansas State 47regular
1997-09-06LSU 55, UTEP 3regular
1997-09-06Army 25, Marshall 35regular
1997-09-06Memphis 28, UAB 7regular
1997-09-06Michigan State 42, Western Michigan 10regular
1997-09-06Missouri 44, Eastern Michigan 24regular
1997-09-06North Carolina 23, Indiana 6regular
1997-09-06Maryland 14, Ohio 21regular
1997-09-06Louisiana 7, Oklahoma State 31regular
1997-09-06Oregon State 33, North Texas 7regular
1997-09-06Illinois 7, Southern Miss 24regular
1997-09-06UCLA 24, Tennessee 30regular
1997-09-06Toledo 36, Purdue 22regular
1997-09-06Wake Forest 27, Northwestern 20regular
1997-09-06Wyoming 56, Iowa State 10regular
1997-09-13Arizona 24, UAB 10regular
1997-09-13East Carolina 25, Wake Forest 24regular
1997-09-13Indiana 33, Ball State 6regular
1997-09-13Iowa 54, Tulsa 16regular
1997-09-13Kansas State 23, Ohio 20regular
1997-09-13Louisville 26, Illinois 14regular
1997-09-13Kent State 17, Marshall 42regular
1997-09-13Michigan 27, Colorado 3regular
1997-09-13Michigan State 51, Memphis 21regular
1997-09-13Minnesota 53, Iowa State 29regular
1997-09-13Northwestern 24, Duke 20regular
1997-09-13Ohio State 44, Bowling Green 13regular
1997-09-13Nevada 20, Oregon 24regular
1997-09-13Penn State 52, Temple 10regular
1997-09-13Tulane 24, Rice 30regular
1997-09-13Texas Tech 59, Louisiana 14regular
1997-09-13Texas 3, UCLA 66regular
1997-09-13Northern Illinois 13, Western Michigan 21regular
1997-09-20California 40, Oklahoma 36regular
1997-09-20Cincinnati 34, Kansas 7regular
1997-09-20Duke 20, Army 17regular
1997-09-20Georgia 42, UL Monroe 3regular
1997-09-20Iowa State 20, Iowa 63regular
1997-09-20Indiana 7, Kentucky 49regular
1997-09-20Michigan 38, Baylor 3regular
1997-09-20Memphis 17, Minnesota 20regular
1997-09-20Tulsa 21, Missouri 42regular
1997-09-20Washington 14, Nebraska 27regular
1997-09-20NC State 41, Northern Illinois 14regular
1997-09-20Texas Tech 27, North Texas 30regular
1997-09-20Ohio State 28, Arizona 20regular
1997-09-20Louisville 21, Penn State 57regular
1997-09-20Purdue 28, Ball State 14regular
1997-09-20Northwestern 34, Rice 40regular
1997-09-20East Carolina 0, South Carolina 26regular
1997-09-20Southern Miss 35, Nevada 19regular
1997-09-20Texas A&M 66, Louisiana 0regular
1997-09-20Illinois 22, Washington State 35regular
1997-09-27Alabama 27, Southern Miss 13regular
1997-09-27Louisiana 7, UAB 42regular
1997-09-27Colorado 20, Wyoming 19regular
1997-09-27Duke 26, Navy 17regular
1997-09-27Minnesota 43, Houston 45regular
Resume & schedule
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 77-51 · 60.2%
- Non-conference
- 28-2 · 93.3%
- Postseason
- 5-2 · 71.4%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 40-26 / 32-23 / 5-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-13 / 23-13
- FBS games
- 77-51
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 39-29 · 57.4%
- Non-conference
- 14-4 · 77.8%
- Postseason
- 5-1 · 83.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 20-12 / 14-16 / 5-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-12 / 14-7
- FBS games
- 39-29
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 47-43 · 52.2%
- Non-conference
- 11-7 · 61.1%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 27-20 / 19-22 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-19 / 13-10
- FBS games
- 46-43
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 66-63 · 51.2%
- Non-conference
- 17-14 · 54.8%
- Postseason
- 2-3 · 40%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 38-24 / 26-36 / 2-3
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-19 / 31-29
- FBS games
- 66-63
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 64-59 · 52%
- Non-conference
- 20-15 · 57.1%
- Postseason
- 2-5 · 28.6%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 41-22 / 21-32 / 2-5
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-15 / 34-24
- FBS games
- 64-59
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 26-34 · 43.3%
- Non-conference
- 11-19 · 36.7%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 18-14 / 8-20 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-9 / 9-14
- FBS games
- 26-34
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 49-53 · 48%
- Non-conference
- 16-20 · 44.4%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 30-16 / 19-36 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 15-13 / 21-29
- FBS games
- 48-53
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 20-24 · 45.5%
- Non-conference
- 18-22 · 45%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 8-7 / 11-16 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-4 / 10-13
- FBS games
- 20-22
- Non-FBS games
- 0-2
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 17-32 · 34.7%
- Non-conference
- 8-23 · 25.8%
- Postseason
- 0-2 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 10-13 / 7-17 / 0-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-10 / 6-11
- FBS games
- 17-32
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 12-29 · 29.3%
- Non-conference
- 8-25 · 24.2%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 4-11 / 8-18 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-5 / 4-15
- FBS games
- 12-29
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Atlantic Coast 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
Big Ten 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
Mid-American 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
Mountain West 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
Atlantic Coast 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
Big Ten 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
Mid-American 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
Mountain West 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
- 37 total · 3.08 per team
- First round
- 5 total · 0.42 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 5 / 9 / 23
DEFENSIVE BACK: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 6DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5TIGHT END: 5DEFENSIVE END: 4CENTER: 3
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 29 total · 3.63 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.25 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 12 / 15
DEFENSIVE BACK: 5LINEBACKER: 5RUNNING BACK: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 3OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 49 total · 5.44 per team
- First round
- 14 total · 1.56 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 14 / 12 / 23
DEFENSIVE BACK: 12LINEBACKER: 9DEFENSIVE END: 7DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5RUNNING BACK: 4OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 55 total · 4.58 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.5 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 18 / 31
DEFENSIVE BACK: 14LINEBACKER: 8WIDE RECEIVER: 7OFFENSIVE GUARD: 6RUNNING BACK: 5DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 4
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 47 total · 4.27 per team
- First round
- 7 total · 0.64 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 4
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 7 / 17 / 23
DEFENSIVE BACK: 13LINEBACKER: 6RUNNING BACK: 5DEFENSIVE END: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 4OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 4
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 15 total · 2.14 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.14 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 1 / 13
DEFENSIVE BACK: 3DEFENSIVE END: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 2LINEBACKER: 2RUNNING BACK: 2OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 5 total · 0.42 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 3 / 2
DEFENSIVE BACK: 1DEFENSIVE END: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1PUNTER: 1TIGHT END: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 4 total · 0.31 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 3
DEFENSIVE END: 1LINEBACKER: 1TIGHT END: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 5 total · 0.63 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 4
OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 2DEFENSIVE BACK: 1LINEBACKER: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 9 total · 0.69 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 9
LINEBACKER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1QUARTERBACK: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | 5-2 · 71.4% | 85.7 | 95 | 20 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 5-1 · 83.3% | 100.0 | 68 | 66 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 60.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Big 12 Conference | 2-3 · 40% | 48.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-5 · 28.6% | 34.3 | 131 | 20 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 60.0 | 26 | 29 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-2 · 0% | 0.0 | 28 | 36 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 14 | 27 |
Realignment & geography
Southeastern Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 2
- States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, SC, TN
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.4
- Longitude spread
- 13.2
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- AZ, CA, OR, WA
- Time zones
- America/Los_Angeles, America/Phoenix
- Latitude spread
- 15.4
- Longitude spread
- 12.3
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 9
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.6
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
Big 12 Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 6
- States
- CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver
- Latitude spread
- 11.7
- Longitude spread
- 12.9
Big Ten Conference
- Current members
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 1
- States
- IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, PA, WI
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 45.0
- Longitude spread
- 93.2
Conference USA
- Current members
- 7
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- KY, LA, MS, NC, OH, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 9.4
- Longitude spread
- 18.0
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- IL, IN, MI, OH, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.2
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
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
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
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,1997,95,100,100,100,,,,43.8,85.7,77-51,28-2,5-2,12,12,37,5,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN 2,Pac-12 Conference,1997,89.8,100,100,77.6,,,,46.3,100,39-29,14-4,5-1,8,8,29,2,AZ; CA; OR; WA 3,Atlantic Coast Conference,1997,83.8,100,100,53.4,,,,100,60,47-43,11-7,1-1,9,9,49,14,FL; GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 4,Big 12 Conference,1997,77.8,100,100,44.3,,,,63.9,48,66-63,17-14,2-3,12,12,55,6,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX 5,Big Ten Conference,1997,77.7,100,100,47.6,,,,63.5,34.3,64-59,20-15,2-5,11,11,47,7,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; WI 6,Conference USA,1997,69.1,100,100,18.1,,,,25.6,,26-34,11-19,0-0,7,7,15,1,KY; LA; MS; NC; OH; TN; TX 7,Mid-American Conference,1997,65.6,100,100,29.2,,,,1.3,0,49-53,16-20,0-1,12,12,5,0,IL; IN; MI; OH; WV 8,Sun Belt Conference,1997,12.9,0,0,30.1,,,,0,60,20-24,18-22,1-1,0,0,4,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 9,Mountain West Conference,1997,0.9,0,0,2.3,,,,3.9,0,17-32,8-23,0-2,0,0,5,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 10,American Athletic Conference,1997,0.4,0,0,0,,,,4.6,,12-29,8-25,0-0,0,0,9,0,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.