Best overall
Mid-American Conference
100.0 index
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1956 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1956 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1956, Mid-American Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 100/100. Big Ten Conference is the nearest challenger in the current view.
Deepest
Mid-American Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Mid-American Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Mid-American Conference
1-0 record
NFL pipeline
Mid-American Conference
0 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mid-American Conference 7 FBS members · Group of Five | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1-0 100% | 0 0 first round |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 95.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 85.7 | 6-1 85.7% | 0 0 first round |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 85.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 17-5-2 75% | 0 0 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 8 FBS members · Power Four | 66.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8.3 | 0-10-2 8.3% | 0 0 first round |
| 5 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 28.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 13-6 68.4% | 0 0 first round |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 18-18-2 50% | 0 0 first round |
| 7 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 21.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 8-10-2 45% | 0 0 first round |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 15.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0-1-1 25% | 0 0 first round |
| 9 | Pac-12 Conference 6 FBS members · Other | 14.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 3-10-1 25% | 0 0 first round |
| 10 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0-5 0% | 0 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Mid-American Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Mid-American Conference
- Deepest league
- Mid-American Conference
- Strongest top end
- Mid-American Conference
- Best non-conference
- Mid-American Conference
- NFL factory
- Mid-American Conference
- Coverage note
- Partial metrics
Power curve
Teams are sorted within each conference by the latest available team rating or final ranking proxy.
Mid-American Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Mid-American Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Pac-12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Mid-American Conference | Big Ten Conference | Southeastern Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mountain West Conference | Big 12 Conference | American Athletic Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Conference USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-American Conference | — | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big Ten Conference | 0 games | — | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 34.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 2-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 34.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 0 games | 2-0100% · 8.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games |
| Southeastern Conference | 0 games | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | — | 7-0-193.8% · 12.4 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | 3-350% · 0.8 margin · 0.0 adj | 4-266.7% · 12.8 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-0-175% · 5.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0-7-16.3% · -12.4 margin · -1.1 adj | — | 0 games | 0-20% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-1-125% · -13.5 margin · -0.8 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 0-10% · -34.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0 games | 0 games | — | 7-370% · 3.5 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0 games | 4-180% · 12.8 margin · 0.9 adj | 2-0100% · 26.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-20% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 3-350% · -0.8 margin · -0.0 adj | 2-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 3-730% · -3.5 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 5-3-161.1% · 3.9 margin · 0.3 adj | 0 games | 4-2-164.3% · 16.3 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0 games | 0-10% · -34.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 2-433.3% · -12.8 margin · -0.6 adj | 1-0-175% · 13.5 margin · 0.8 adj | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 3-5-138.9% · -3.9 margin · -0.3 adj | — | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0-1-125% · -5.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — | 0 games | 0 games |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0 games | 0-20% · -8.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 1-420% · -12.8 margin · -0.9 adj | 2-4-135.7% · -16.3 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | 0 games | — | 0 games |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0 games | 0-20% · -26.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-10% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | — |
Game receipts
1956-09-15Tulsa 27, New Mexico State 6regular
1956-09-22Ole Miss 45, North Texas 0regular
1956-09-22New Mexico State 6, New Mexico 14regular
1956-09-22Rice 20, Alabama 13regular
1956-09-22Texas Tech 13, UTEP 17regular
1956-09-22Arizona 20, Wyoming 26regular
1956-09-29Arizona State 27, North Texas 7regular
1956-09-29BYU 0, Colorado State 0regular
1956-09-29Cincinnati 7, Tulsa 6regular
1956-09-29Clemson 20, Florida 20regular
1956-09-29Houston 18, Mississippi State 7regular
1956-09-29New Mexico 27, Utah State 19regular
1956-09-29Northwestern 14, Iowa State 13regular
1956-10-06New Mexico State 7, Arizona State 28regular
1956-10-06Maryland 0, Baylor 14regular
1956-10-06Iowa 14, Oregon State 13regular
1956-10-06Ole Miss 14, Houston 0regular
1956-10-06Rice 23, LSU 14regular
1956-10-06Duke 20, Tennessee 33regular
1956-10-06Northwestern 13, Tulane 20regular
1956-10-06Arizona 7, Utah State 12regular
1956-10-06Colorado State 12, Wyoming 20regular
1956-10-13Colorado 47, Colorado State 7regular
1956-10-13Florida 7, Rice 0regular
1956-10-13North Carolina 12, Georgia 26regular
1956-10-13Michigan 48, Army 14regular
1956-10-13Oklahoma State 14, Tulsa 14regular
1956-10-13Alabama 6, TCU 23regular
1956-10-13UTEP 28, Arizona 6regular
1956-10-13Tulane 21, Navy 6regular
1956-10-20New Mexico 12, Arizona 26regular
1956-10-20Iowa 34, Hawai'i 0regular
1956-10-20Mississippi State 19, Arkansas State 9regular
1956-10-20Navy 13, Cincinnati 7regular
1956-10-20North Texas 13, UTEP 6regular
1956-10-20Wyoming 30, Utah 20regular
1956-10-27Auburn 12, Houston 0regular
1956-10-27Tennessee 34, Maryland 7regular
1956-10-27New Mexico State 7, UTEP 51regular
1956-10-27Utah State 33, BYU 7regular
1956-10-27Middle Tennessee 13, Vanderbilt 23regular
1956-10-27Wyoming 27, Kansas State 15regular
1956-11-03Arizona State 61, San Diego State 0regular
1956-11-03BYU 33, New Mexico 12regular
1956-11-03Duke 0, Georgia Tech 7regular
1956-11-03Maryland 0, Kentucky 14regular
1956-11-03Rice 27, Utah 0regular
1956-11-03Tennessee 20, North Carolina 0regular
1956-11-03Virginia 2, Vanderbilt 6regular
1956-11-03Utah State 0, Wyoming 21regular
1956-11-10Houston 14, Tulsa 0regular
1956-11-10LSU 13, Oklahoma State 0regular
1956-11-10Memphis 0, Ole Miss 26regular
1956-11-10Navy 7, Duke 7regular
1956-11-10Arizona State 0, UTEP 28regular
1956-11-10Colorado State 27, Utah 49regular
1956-11-17Navy 34, Virginia 7regular
1956-11-17Tulsa 10, Texas Tech 7regular
1956-11-17BYU 6, Wyoming 7regular
1956-11-22Cincinnati 13, Miami (OH) 27regular
1956-11-22Utah 29, Utah State 7regular
1956-11-24BYU 34, Air Force 21regular
1956-11-24Michigan State 38, Kansas State 17regular
1956-11-24New Mexico 34, San Diego State 6regular
1956-11-24Southern Miss 13, Alabama 13regular
1956-11-24Rice 17, TCU 20regular
1956-12-01Baylor 46, Rice 13regular
1956-12-01New Mexico 27, Colorado State 28regular
1957-01-01Baylor 13, Tennessee 7Neutral
1957-01-01Colorado 27, Clemson 21Neutral
1957-01-01Iowa 35, Oregon State 19Neutral
Resume & schedule
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 1-0 · 100%
- Non-conference
- 1-0 · 100%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0 / 1-0 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-0 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 34-29-10 · 53.4%
- Non-conference
- 6-1 · 85.7%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 23-11-5 / 10-18-5 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 15-14-10 / 9-6
- FBS games
- 33-29-10
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 58-46-2 · 55.7%
- Non-conference
- 17-5-2 · 75%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 30-21 / 28-24-2 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-15-2 / 17-14
- FBS games
- 55-46-1
- Non-FBS games
- 3-0-1
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 21-31-6 · 41.4%
- Non-conference
- 0-10-2 · 8.3%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 10-17-3 / 11-13-3 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 7-10-6 / 4-6
- FBS games
- 21-31-6
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 15-8 · 65.2%
- Non-conference
- 13-6 · 68.4%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-2 / 8-6 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 7-3 / 6-3
- FBS games
- 14-6
- Non-FBS games
- 1-2
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 37-37-4 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 18-18-2 · 50%
- Postseason
- 2-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 15-20-3 / 20-17-1 / 2-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-11-4 / 14-12
- FBS games
- 35-36-4
- Non-FBS games
- 2-1
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 8-10-4 · 45.5%
- Non-conference
- 8-10-2 · 45%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 8-2-2 / 0-8-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-3-4 / 3-4
- FBS games
- 8-9-4
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 0-1-1 · 25%
- Non-conference
- 0-1-1 · 25%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-0-1 / 0-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-0-1 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 0-0
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1-1
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 5-12-1 · 30.6%
- Non-conference
- 3-10-1 · 25%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 2-4 / 3-7-1 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 2-3-1 / 3-8
- FBS games
- 5-10-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-2
Conference USA
- Overall
- 0-5 · 0%
- Non-conference
- 0-5 · 0%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-4 / 0-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-1 / 0-3
- FBS games
- 0-4
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Mid-American 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 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
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
Atlantic Coast 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
Mountain West 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
American Athletic 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
Sun Belt 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
Pac-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
Conference USA
- 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
Mid-American Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Big Ten 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
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Mountain West 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
American Athletic Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Conference USA
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Mid-American 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
Southeastern Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Mountain West 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
American Athletic Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Sun Belt Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Pac-12 Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Conference USA
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
NFL Draft pipeline
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 0
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Big Ten Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Southeastern Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
| Big 12 Conference | 2-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 31 | 28 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 14 | 27 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 68 | 66 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
Realignment & geography
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 7
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- MI, OH, WV
- Time zones
- America/Detroit, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 3.9
- Longitude spread
- 4.3
Big Ten Conference
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 1
- States
- IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 45.0
- Longitude spread
- 93.2
Southeastern Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 2
- States
- AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, TN
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.4
- Longitude spread
- 8.8
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.0
- Longitude spread
- 5.9
Mountain West Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 14
- States
- CO, HI, IL, NM, NV, TX, WY
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 20.6
- Longitude spread
- 69.0
Big 12 Conference
- Current members
- 16
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 6
- States
- AZ, CO, FL, IA, KS, OH, OK, TX, UT, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York, America/Phoenix
- Latitude spread
- 13.4
- Longitude spread
- 32.0
American Athletic Conference
- Current members
- 13
- Join / departure events
- 20 / 7
- States
- AL, FL, LA, MD, NC, NY, OK, PA, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 15.0
- Longitude spread
- 23.2
Sun Belt Conference
- Current members
- 13
- Join / departure events
- 21 / 8
- States
- AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX, VA, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.5
- Longitude spread
- 19.1
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 6
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- CA, CO, ID, OR, UT, WA
- Time zones
- America/Boise, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 14.0
- Longitude spread
- 18.2
Conference USA
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, NM, TN, TX, VA
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 37.4
- Longitude spread
- 106.7
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,Mid-American Conference,1956,100,100,100,100,,,,100,,1-0,1-0,0-0,7,7,0,0,MI; OH; WV 2,Big Ten Conference,1956,95.9,100,100,85.7,,,,100,100,34-29-10,6-1,1-0,10,10,0,0,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 3,Southeastern Conference,1956,85.7,100,100,75,,,,100,0,58-46-2,17-5-2,0-1,12,12,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,1956,66.7,100,100,8.3,,,,100,0,21-31-6,0-10-2,0-1,8,8,0,0,MD; NC; SC; VA 5,Mountain West Conference,1956,28.7,0,0,68.4,,,,100,,15-8,13-6,0-0,0,0,0,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 6,Big 12 Conference,1956,28.6,0,0,50,,,,100,100,37-37-4,18-18-2,2-0,0,0,0,0,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 7,American Athletic Conference,1956,21.5,0,0,45,,,,100,,8-10-4,8-10-2,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 8,Sun Belt Conference,1956,15.4,0,0,25,,,,100,,0-1-1,0-1-1,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 9,Pac-12 Conference,1956,14.3,0,0,25,,,,100,0,5-12-1,3-10-1,0-1,0,0,0,0,CA; CO; ID; OR; UT; WA 10,Conference USA,1956,7.7,0,0,0,,,,100,,0-5,0-5,0-0,0,0,0,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA
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.