Best overall
Southeastern Conference
88.2 index
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SEC vs Big Ten Football Comparison 2004
Compare SEC vs Big Ten in 2004 by conference index, head-to-head record, schedule, recruiting, NFL Draft pipeline, and postseason results.
SEC vs Big Ten depends on whether you value power, depth, or direct games. In 2004, Southeastern Conference leads the visible CFBTrack index, while the direct head-to-head record is 2-2.
Deepest
Southeastern Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Southeastern Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Southeastern Conference
2-2 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
72 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 88.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2-2 50% | 50 9 first round |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 82.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 2-2 50% | 72 8 first round |
Conference DNA
- Southeastern Conference
- Big Ten Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Southeastern Conference
- Deepest league
- Southeastern Conference
- Strongest top end
- Southeastern Conference
- Best non-conference
- Southeastern 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.
Southeastern Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Big Ten Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | Big Ten Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | — | 2-250% · 3.3 margin · 0.1 adj |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-250% · -3.2 margin · -0.1 adj | — |
Game receipts
2004-09-18 23:00:00Kentucky 51, Indiana 32regular
2004-12-31 17:00:00Minnesota 20, Alabama 16postseason
2005-01-01 16:00:00Wisconsin 21, Georgia 24postseason
2005-01-01 18:00:00Iowa 30, LSU 25postseason
Resume & schedule
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 51-51 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 2-2 · 50%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 28-21 / 22-29 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 21-22 / 14-14
- FBS games
- 51-51
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 46-46 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 2-2 · 50%
- Postseason
- 2-1 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 32-15 / 14-31 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-18 / 13-13
- FBS games
- 46-46
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.02
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.05
- Net PPA
- 0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.38 / 0.36
- Explosiveness split
- 0.98 / 0.98
- Havoc split
- 0.02 / 0.01
Big Ten Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.04
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.06
- Net PPA
- 0.01
- Success rate split
- 0.37 / 0.36
- Explosiveness split
- 0.98 / 0.98
- Havoc split
- 0.01 / 0.01
Offense / defense / special teams
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.04 / -0.04 allowed
Big Ten Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.04 / -0.03 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Southeastern 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
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 50 total · 4.17 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.75 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 16 / 25
DEFENSIVE BACK: 11WIDE RECEIVER: 9LINEBACKER: 8OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 5DEFENSIVE END: 4DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 72 total · 6.55 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.73 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 21 / 43
DEFENSIVE BACK: 13DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 10LINEBACKER: 9DEFENSIVE END: 7OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 6
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 0.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-1 · 66.7% | 100.0 | 131 | 20 |
Realignment & geography
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
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
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,Southeastern Conference,2004,88.2,100,100,100,100,,,0,0,51-51,2-2,1-2,12,12,50,9,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN 2,Big Ten Conference,2004,82.4,100,100,100,0,,,100,100,46-46,2-2,2-1,11,11,72,8,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; 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.