Best overall
Atlantic Coast Conference
95.6 index
Conference Research Lab
Compare inter-conference records in 2016 with game receipts, win percentage, average margin, and adjusted dominance.
The 2016 conference head-to-head table shows completed inter-conference games by season-based membership, with record, win percentage, average margin, and game receipts behind each result.
Best overall
Atlantic Coast Conference
95.6 index
Deepest
Atlantic Coast Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Atlantic Coast Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
32-13 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
63 picks
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 | 95.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 32-13 71.1% | 35 6 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 93.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 83.4 | 31-18 63.3% | 56 8 first round |
| 3 | Big Ten Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 87.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 27-14 65.9% | 63 8 first round |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 84.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 13-12 52% | 37 4 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 12 FBS members · Other | 81.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 14-11 56% | 39 4 first round |
| 6 | Mountain West Conference 10 FBS members · Other | 79.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 51.4 | 14-15 48.3% | 7 0 first round |
| 7 | American Athletic Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 73.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 17-19 47.2% | 10 2 first round |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 57.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17.5 | 12-25 32.4% | 5 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 53.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 9-25 26.5% | 5 0 first round |
| 10 | Conference USA 11 FBS members · Group of Five | 53.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8-25 24.2% | 9 1 first round |
Teams are sorted within each conference by the latest available team rating or final ranking proxy.
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Southeastern Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big 12 Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mountain West Conference | American Athletic Conference | Mid-American Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Conference USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | — | 10-471.4% · 8.4 margin · 0.6 adj | 6-275% · 6.6 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-150% · 5.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-20% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0 games | 6-460% · 4.9 margin · 0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 23.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 3-0100% · 17.3 margin · 1.4 adj | 4-0100% · 32.8 margin · 1.7 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 4-1028.6% · -8.4 margin · -0.6 adj | — | 2-166.7% · 13.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-340% · -5.0 margin · -0.3 adj | 3-0100% · 23.3 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games | 2-166.7% · 6.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 4-0100% · 24.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 8-188.9% · 24.3 margin · 1.3 adj | 6-275% · 13.1 margin · 0.8 adj |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-625% · -6.6 margin · -0.6 adj | 1-233.3% · -13.0 margin · -0.6 adj | — | 2-0100% · 30.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 4-357.1% · -1.1 margin · 0.1 adj | 5-0100% · 24.2 margin · 1.5 adj | 4-180% · 15.4 margin · 0.9 adj | 6-275% · 18.5 margin · 0.9 adj | 1-0100% · 6.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-0100% · 24.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-150% · -5.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-260% · 5.0 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-20% · -30.0 margin · -1.6 adj | — | 1-325% · -0.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 1-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-250% · 2.8 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-20% · -9.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 42.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 4-0100% · 33.0 margin · 1.7 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 2-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0-30% · -23.3 margin · -1.5 adj | 3-442.9% · 1.1 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-175% · 0.8 margin · 0.5 adj | — | 5-362.5% · 14.1 margin · 0.5 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 24.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0-50% · -24.2 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 3-537.5% · -14.1 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 2-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 3-260% · 3.6 margin · 0.3 adj | 5-271.4% · 18.6 margin · 0.8 adj | 1-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 4-640% · -4.9 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-233.3% · -6.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 1-420% · -15.4 margin · -0.9 adj | 2-250% · -2.7 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 0-20% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | — | 4-0100% · 39.3 margin · 1.8 adj | 2-166.7% · 15.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 3-260% · 11.4 margin · 0.4 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-20% · -23.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-40% · -24.5 margin · -1.5 adj | 2-625% · -18.5 margin · -0.9 adj | 2-0100% · 9.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 2-340% · -3.6 margin · -0.3 adj | 0-40% · -39.2 margin · -1.8 adj | — | 3-442.9% · 4.6 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-260% · 4.4 margin · 0.3 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-30% · -17.3 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-811.1% · -24.3 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-10% · -6.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-10% · -42.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | 2-528.6% · -18.6 margin · -0.8 adj | 1-233.3% · -15.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 4-357.1% · -4.6 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 1-233.3% · -5.7 margin · -0.5 adj |
| Conference USA | 0-40% · -32.7 margin · -1.7 adj | 2-625% · -13.1 margin · -0.8 adj | 0-20% · -24.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-40% · -33.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0-10% · -24.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 2-340% · -11.4 margin · -0.4 adj | 2-340% · -4.4 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-166.7% · 5.7 margin · 0.5 adj | — |
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 9-3 · 75% | 100.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Southeastern Conference | 6-7 · 46.2% | 61.6 | 95 | 20 |
| Big Ten Conference | 3-7 · 30% | 40.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 4-2 · 66.7% | 88.9 | 31 | 28 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 3-3 · 50% | 66.7 | 68 | 66 |
| Mountain West Conference | 3-1 · 75% | 100.0 | 28 | 36 |
| American Athletic Conference | 2-5 · 28.6% | 38.1 | 14 | 27 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-5 · 0% | 0.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 3-2 · 60% | 80.0 | 26 | 29 |
| Conference USA | 3-1 · 75% | 100.0 | 31 | 62 |
Realignment impact uses current tracked membership, state/time-zone footprint, and conference directory churn. Scenario modeling still lives in the Realignment Tool.
rank,conference,season,index,power,depth,resume,efficiency,schedule,talent,nfl,postseason,record,nonConferenceRecord,postseasonRecord,top25Teams,top40Teams,draftPicks,firstRoundPicks,states 1,Atlantic Coast Conference,2016,95.6,100,100,100,89.5,,,56.3,100,89-70,32-13,9-3,14,14,35,6,FL; GA; KY; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC; VA 2,Southeastern Conference,2016,93.3,100,100,83.4,100,,,90.4,61.6,88-75,31-18,6-7,14,14,56,8,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; MS; SC; TN; TX 3,Big Ten Conference,2016,87.5,100,100,88.9,63.7,,,100,40,91-78,27-14,3-7,14,14,63,8,IA; IL; IN; MD; MI; MN; NE; NJ; OH; PA; WI 4,Big 12 Conference,2016,84.4,100,100,59.3,77.1,,,78.2,88.9,58-57,13-12,4-2,10,10,37,4,IA; KS; OK; TX; WV 5,Pac-12 Conference,2016,81.8,100,100,67.8,61.9,,,66.9,66.7,69-66,14-11,3-3,12,12,39,4,AZ; CA; CO; OR; UT; WA 6,Mountain West Conference,2016,79.4,100,100,51.4,79.4,,,5.4,100,48-49,14-15,3-1,10,10,7,0,CA; CO; HI; ID; NM; NV; UT; WY 7,American Athletic Conference,2016,73.7,100,100,49,67.9,,,14.4,38.1,66-68,17-19,2-5,12,12,10,2,CT; FL; LA; MD; NC; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX 8,Mid-American Conference,2016,57,100,100,17.5,33.2,,,0,0,61-74,12-25,0-5,12,12,5,0,IL; IN; MI; NY; OH 9,Sun Belt Conference,2016,53.7,100,100,4.9,4.1,,,1.5,80,45-61,9-25,3-2,10,10,5,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; NC; NM; TX 10,Conference USA,2016,53.6,100,100,0,0,,,11.1,100,46-63,8-25,3-1,11,11,9,1,FL; KY; LA; MS; NC; TN; TX; WV
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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.
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.
The default comparison uses season-based conference membership when standings data exists, then falls back to current FBS membership with partial coverage labels.
Postseason results are shown as their own component and record split so regular-season strength and bowl/CFP performance can be compared separately.
Raw records include completed games available in the schedule feed. The page separates FBS and non-FBS splits when opponent classifications are present.