Best overall
Atlantic Coast Conference
76.5 index
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SEC vs ACC Football Comparison 2016
Compare SEC vs ACC in 2016 by conference index, head-to-head record, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
SEC vs ACC depends on whether you value power, depth, or direct games. In 2016, Atlantic Coast Conference leads the visible CFBTrack index, while the direct head-to-head record is 10-4.
Deepest
Atlantic Coast Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Atlantic Coast Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
10-4 record
NFL pipeline
Southeastern Conference
56 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic Coast Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 76.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10-4 71.4% | 35 6 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 70.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 4-10 28.6% | 56 8 first round |
Conference DNA
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Southeastern 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
- Southeastern 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 —Southeastern Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Atlantic Coast Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Southeastern Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Southeastern Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | — | 10-471.4% · 8.4 margin · 0.6 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 4-1028.6% · -8.4 margin · -0.6 adj | — |
Game receipts
2016-09-03 21:30:00North Carolina 24, Georgia 33Neutral
2016-09-04 01:00:00Auburn 13, Clemson 19regular
2016-09-06 00:00:00Florida State 45, Ole Miss 34Neutral
2016-09-11 00:00:00Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 24Neutral
2016-09-17 16:30:00Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7regular
2016-11-26 17:00:00Georgia 27, Georgia Tech 28regular
2016-11-26 17:00:00Louisville 38, Kentucky 41regular
2016-11-27 00:30:00Clemson 56, South Carolina 7regular
2016-11-27 01:00:00Florida State 31, Florida 13regular
2016-12-26 22:00:00Vanderbilt 17, NC State 41Neutral
2016-12-29 22:30:00Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24Neutral
2016-12-31 16:00:00Louisville 9, LSU 29Neutral
2016-12-31 16:00:00Kentucky 18, Georgia Tech 33Neutral
2017-01-10 01:00:00Alabama 31, Clemson 35Neutral
Resume & schedule
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 67-61 · 52.3%
- Non-conference
- 10-4 · 71.4%
- Postseason
- 4-1 · 80%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 29-30 / 31-26 / 7-5
- One-score / Blowout
- 25-23 / 21-19
- FBS games
- 67-61
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 61-67 · 47.7%
- Non-conference
- 4-10 · 28.6%
- Postseason
- 1-4 · 20%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 32-24 / 23-35 / 6-8
- One-score / Blowout
- 22-24 / 17-19
- FBS games
- 61-67
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.17
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.12
- Net PPA
- 0.05
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.41
- Explosiveness split
- 1.22 / 1.24
- Havoc split
- 0.18 / 0.16
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.18
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.12
- Net PPA
- 0.06
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.42
- Explosiveness split
- 1.2 / 1.18
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.16
Offense / defense / special teams
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.5 / 3.14 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.4 / 2.98 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Southeastern Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
NFL Draft pipeline
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 35 total · 2.5 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.43 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 11 / 18
CORNERBACK: 7SAFETY: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4DEFENSIVE END: 3INSIDE LINEBACKER: 3QUARTERBACK: 3
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 56 total · 4.0 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.57 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 15 / 33
CORNERBACK: 7OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 7OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 6RUNNING BACK: 6DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 4-1 · 80% | 100.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-4 · 20% | 0.0 | 95 | 20 |
Realignment & geography
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 14
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- FL, GA, KY, MA, NC, NY, PA, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 17.1
- Longitude spread
- 14.6
Southeastern Conference
- Current members
- 14
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 2
- States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, SC, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 9.3
- Longitude spread
- 15.3
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,2016,76.5,100,100,100,0,,,0,100,67-61,10-4,4-1,14,14,35,6,FL; GA; KY; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC; VA 2,Southeastern Conference,2016,70.6,100,100,0,100,,,100,0,61-67,4-10,1-4,14,14,56,8,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; MS; SC; 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.