Best overall
Atlantic Coast Conference
100.0 index
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Big Ten vs ACC Football Comparison 1985
Compare Big Ten vs ACC in 1985 by conference index, head-to-head record, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
Big Ten vs ACC depends on whether you value power, depth, or direct games. In 1985, Atlantic Coast Conference leads the visible CFBTrack index, while the direct head-to-head record is 2-2.
Deepest
Atlantic Coast Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Atlantic Coast Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
2-2 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
44 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic Coast Conference 8 FBS members · Power Four | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2-2 50% | 40 7 first round |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 92.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2-2 50% | 44 9 first round |
Conference DNA
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Big Ten Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Deepest league
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Strongest top end
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Best non-conference
- Atlantic Coast 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Atlantic Coast Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big Ten Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | — | 2-250% · -0.2 margin · -0.0 adj |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-250% · 0.3 margin · 0.0 adj | — |
Game receipts
1985-09-07Duke 40, Northwestern 17regular
1985-09-28Michigan 20, Maryland 0regular
1985-12-21Minnesota 20, Clemson 13Neutral
1985-12-31Georgia Tech 17, Michigan State 14Neutral
Resume & schedule
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 29-29 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 2-2 · 50%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 16-12 / 12-16 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 10-10 / 7-6
- FBS games
- 29-29
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 41-41-2 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 2-2 · 50%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 23-17-1 / 17-23-1 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-11-2 / 14-15
- FBS games
- 41-41-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
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 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
Offense / defense / special teams
Atlantic Coast 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
Recruiting & talent
Atlantic Coast 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
NFL Draft pipeline
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 40 total · 5.0 per team
- First round
- 7 total · 0.88 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 7 / 10 / 23
LINEBACKER: 6OFFENSIVE GUARD: 6DEFENSIVE BACK: 5DEFENSIVE END: 4RUNNING BACK: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 44 total · 4.4 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.9 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 5
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 14 / 21
OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 7DEFENSIVE BACK: 6LINEBACKER: 6CENTER: 5WIDE RECEIVER: 4DEFENSIVE END: 3
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 100.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Big Ten Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 100.0 | 131 | 20 |
Realignment & geography
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.2
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
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
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,Atlantic Coast Conference,1985,100,100,100,100,,,,100,100,29-29,2-2,1-1,8,8,40,7,GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 2,Big Ten Conference,1985,92.9,100,100,100,,,,0,100,41-41-2,2-2,1-1,10,10,44,9,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI
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.