Best overall
Big 12 Conference
100.0 index
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SEC vs Big 12 Football Comparison 1997
Compare SEC vs Big 12 in 1997 by conference index, head-to-head record, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
SEC vs Big 12 depends on whether you value power, depth, or direct games. In 1997, Big 12 Conference leads the visible CFBTrack index, while the direct head-to-head record is 1-1.
Deepest
Big 12 Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Big 12 Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Big 12 Conference
1-1 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 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1-1 50% | 55 6 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 85.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1-1 50% | 37 5 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big 12 Conference
- Southeastern Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Big 12 Conference
- Deepest league
- Big 12 Conference
- Strongest top end
- Big 12 Conference
- Best non-conference
- Big 12 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 12 Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big 12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | Southeastern Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Big 12 Conference | — | 1-150% · -5.0 margin · -0.1 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-150% · 5.0 margin · 0.1 adj | — |
Game receipts
1997-08-30Tennessee 52, Texas Tech 17regular
1998-01-02Nebraska 42, Tennessee 17Neutral
Resume & schedule
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 50-50 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 1-1 · 50%
- Postseason
- 2-1 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 28-20 / 20-29 / 2-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-16 / 20-20
- FBS games
- 50-50
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 50-50 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 1-1 · 50%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 24-25 / 25-23 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-13 / 12-12
- FBS games
- 50-50
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Big 12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Big 12 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
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
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
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big 12 Conference | 2-1 · 66.7% | 100.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 0.0 | 95 | 20 |
Realignment & geography
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
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
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 12 Conference,1997,100,100,100,100,,,,100,100,50-50,1-1,2-1,12,12,55,6,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX 2,Southeastern Conference,1997,85.7,100,100,100,,,,0,0,50-50,1-1,1-2,12,12,37,5,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN
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.