Best overall
Big Ten Conference
95.2 index
Conference Research Lab
Compare every FBS conference in 2004 by power, depth, resume, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
In 2004, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 in the CFBTrack Conference Index at 95.2/100. The table also separates power, depth, resume, efficiency, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft, and postseason coverage.
Best overall
Big Ten Conference
95.2 index
Deepest
Big Ten Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Big Ten Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Big Ten Conference
23-8 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
72 picks
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 95.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 23-8 74.2% | 72 8 first round |
| 2 | Big 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 92.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.4 | 24-9 72.7% | 30 4 first round |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 92.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 22-11 66.7% | 50 9 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 89.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 13-8 61.9% | 55 10 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 81.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 62.4 | 10-9 52.6% | 29 2 first round |
| 6 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 71.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 46.6 | 10-13 43.5% | 7 0 first round |
| 7 | Conference USA 11 FBS members · Group of Five | 70.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45.6 | 12-16 42.9% | 10 1 first round |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference 14 FBS members · Group of Five | 55.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5-25 16.7% | 7 2 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 8 FBS members · Group of Five | 49.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 7-24 22.6% | 7 0 first round |
| 10 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 21.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 8-11 42.1% | 6 1 first round |
Teams are sorted within each conference by the latest available team rating or final ranking proxy.
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big 12 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mountain West Conference | Conference USA | Mid-American Conference | Sun Belt Conference | American Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 3-175% · 8.8 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-250% · -3.2 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-0100% · 8.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-433.3% · -10.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 3-0100% · 12.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-150% · 9.0 margin · 0.2 adj | 11-0100% · 27.5 margin · 1.6 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-325% · -8.7 margin · -0.7 adj | — | 1-150% · -14.5 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 4-0100% · 14.3 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-250% · 2.8 margin · 0.1 adj | 2-250% · 9.8 margin · 0.2 adj | 5-0100% · 24.8 margin · 1.5 adj | 5-183.3% · 26.8 margin · 1.2 adj | 3-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 2-250% · 3.3 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-150% · 14.5 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 3-260% · -4.6 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 1-150% · 10.0 margin · 0.2 adj | 3-350% · 4.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 2-166.7% · 12.3 margin · 0.6 adj | 9-0100% · 27.6 margin · 1.6 adj | 0-10% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-10% · -8.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 2-340% · 4.6 margin · -0.1 adj | — | 0 games | 0-10% · -30.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 5-183.3% · 12.2 margin · 0.9 adj | 3-0100% · 39.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 1-0100% · 29.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 2-166.7% · 12.7 margin · 0.6 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 4-266.7% · 10.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-40% · -14.2 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 0 games | — | 4-266.7% · 9.8 margin · 0.5 adj | 1-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 27.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-30% · -12.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 2-250% · -2.7 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-150% · -10.0 margin · -0.2 adj | 1-0100% · 30.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 2-433.3% · -9.8 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 1-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 3-175% · 22.0 margin · 0.9 adj | 0-20% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj |
| Conference USA | 1-150% · -9.0 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-250% · -9.7 margin · -0.2 adj | 3-350% · -4.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-516.7% · -12.2 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-10% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj | — | 2-166.7% · 6.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 2-0100% · 16.5 margin · 1.3 adj | 1-233.3% · 0.0 margin · -0.3 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-110% · -27.5 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-50% · -24.8 margin · -1.5 adj | 1-233.3% · -12.3 margin · -0.6 adj | 0-30% · -39.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 1-233.3% · -6.7 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 1-233.3% · 1.3 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 41.0 margin · 1.8 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 1-516.7% · -26.8 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-90% · -27.6 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-10% · -29.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-10% · -27.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 1-325% · -22.0 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-20% · -16.5 margin · -1.3 adj | 2-166.7% · -1.3 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 3-260% · 7.2 margin · 0.3 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0 games | 0-30% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 1-233.3% · -12.7 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | 2-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-166.7% · 0.0 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-20% · -41.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 2-340% · -7.2 margin · -0.3 adj | — |
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 3-3 · 50% | 50.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 3-2 · 60% | 60.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Southeastern Conference | 3-3 · 50% | 50.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 33.3 | 68 | 66 |
| Mountain West Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 28 | 36 |
| Conference USA | 2-1 · 66.7% | 66.7 | 31 | 62 |
| Mid-American Conference | 2-2 · 50% | 50.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-2 · 0% | 0.0 | 26 | 29 |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 14 | 27 |
Realignment impact uses current tracked membership, state/time-zone footprint, and conference directory churn. Scenario modeling still lives in the Realignment Tool.
rank,conference,season,index,power,depth,resume,efficiency,schedule,talent,nfl,postseason,record,nonConferenceRecord,postseasonRecord,top25Teams,top40Teams,draftPicks,firstRoundPicks,states 1,Big Ten Conference,2004,95.2,100,100,100,89.7,,,100,50,67-52,23-8,3-3,11,11,72,8,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; WI 2,Big 12 Conference,2004,92.5,100,100,97.4,96.1,,,34.4,60,73-58,24-9,3-2,12,12,30,4,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX 3,Southeastern Conference,2004,92.1,100,100,87,100,,,68.3,50,71-60,22-11,3-3,12,12,50,9,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,2004,89.7,100,100,78.6,92.4,,,83.9,50,57-52,13-8,1-1,11,11,55,10,FL; GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 5,Pac-12 Conference,2004,81.9,100,100,62.4,87.4,,,47.5,33.3,35-34,10-9,1-2,8,8,29,2,AZ; CA; OR; WA 6,Mountain West Conference,2004,71.1,100,100,46.6,56.4,,,3.5,50,38-41,10-13,1-1,8,8,7,0,CA; CO; NM; NV; UT; WY 7,Conference USA,2004,70.5,100,100,45.6,47.9,,,6.4,66.7,56-60,12-16,2-1,11,11,10,1,AL; FL; KY; LA; MS; NC; NY; OH; TN; TX 8,Mid-American Conference,2004,55.1,100,100,0,27.9,,,2.2,50,62-82,5-25,2-2,14,14,7,2,FL; IL; IN; MI; NY; OH; WV 9,Sun Belt Conference,2004,49.7,100,100,10.3,0,,,3.5,0,30-47,7-24,0-2,8,8,7,0,AL; AR; LA; NM; TN; TX; UT 10,American Athletic Conference,2004,21.3,0,0,44.2,28.4,,,0,100,11-14,8-11,1-0,0,0,6,1,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX
Weights are stored in the URL. Categories without data are skipped for that conference.
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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.
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.
The default comparison uses season-based conference membership when standings data exists, then falls back to current FBS membership with partial coverage labels.
Postseason results are shown as their own component and record split so regular-season strength and bowl/CFP performance can be compared separately.
Raw records include completed games available in the schedule feed. The page separates FBS and non-FBS splits when opponent classifications are present.