Best overall
Big Ten Conference
92.9 index
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Big Ten vs Big 12 Football Comparison 1997
Compare Big Ten vs Big 12 in 1997 by conference index, head-to-head record, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
Big Ten vs Big 12 depends on whether you value power, depth, or direct games. In 1997, Big Ten Conference leads the visible CFBTrack index, while the direct head-to-head record is 7-0.
Deepest
Big Ten Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Big Ten Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Big Ten Conference
7-0 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 | Big Ten Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 92.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7-0 100% | 47 7 first round |
| 2 | Big 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 64.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0-7 0% | 55 6 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Big 12 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 12 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 —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Big 12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big 12 Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 7-0100% · 26.3 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-70% · -26.3 margin · -1.5 adj | — |
Game receipts
1997-08-23Northwestern 24, Oklahoma 0regular
1997-09-13Michigan 27, Colorado 3regular
1997-09-13Minnesota 53, Iowa State 29regular
1997-09-20Iowa State 20, Iowa 63regular
1997-09-20Michigan 38, Baylor 3regular
1997-09-27Missouri 10, Ohio State 31regular
1997-12-30Purdue 33, Oklahoma State 20Neutral
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 51-44 · 53.7%
- Non-conference
- 7-0 · 100%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-17 / 19-27 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 12-12 / 27-21
- FBS games
- 51-44
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 49-56 · 46.7%
- Non-conference
- 0-7 · 0%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 28-22 / 20-32 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-16 / 19-25
- FBS games
- 49-56
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Big Ten 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
Recruiting & talent
Big Ten 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
NFL Draft pipeline
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
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
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 0.0 | 31 | 28 |
Realignment & geography
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
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
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,1997,92.9,100,100,100,,,,0,100,51-44,7-0,1-0,11,11,47,7,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; WI 2,Big 12 Conference,1997,64.3,100,100,0,,,,100,0,49-56,0-7,1-2,12,12,55,6,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; 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.