Best overall
Southeastern Conference
97.6 index
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1971 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1971 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1971, Southeastern Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 97.6/100. Mid-American Conference is the nearest challenger in the current view.
Deepest
Southeastern Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Southeastern Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Southeastern Conference
18-6 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
38 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southeastern Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 97.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 18-6 75% | 28 3 first round |
| 2 | Mid-American Conference 6 FBS members · Group of Five | 91.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95.2 | 13-5 72.2% | 2 0 first round |
| 3 | Pac-12 Conference 6 FBS members · Other | 87.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 76.2 | 11-7 61.1% | 10 0 first round |
| 4 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 86.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 8-8 50% | 38 6 first round |
| 5 | Atlantic Coast Conference 7 FBS members · Power Four | 67.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 5-12 29.4% | 16 2 first round |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 26.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 73.6 | 31-21 59.6% | 22 6 first round |
| 7 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.4 | 11-15-1 42.6% | 3 0 first round |
| 8 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 1-2-1 37.5% | 2 0 first round |
| 9 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 10-24 29.4% | 3 1 first round |
| 10 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2-10 16.7% | 3 1 first round |
Conference DNA
- Southeastern Conference
- Mid-American Conference
- Pac-12 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 —Mid-American Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Southeastern Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Mid-American Conference6 top-25 · 6 top-40
Pac-12 Conference6 top-25 · 6 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | Mid-American Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Big Ten Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 12 Conference | Mountain West Conference | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | — | 0-10% · -29.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 1-0100% · 31.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 1-150% · -4.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 5-271.4% · 7.3 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-250% · 0.8 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 6-0100% · 23.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 3-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 1-0100% · 29.0 margin · 1.6 adj | — | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 2.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 1-325% · 0.8 margin · -0.5 adj | 2-166.7% · 2.0 margin · 0.4 adj | 0 games | 3-0100% · 31.3 margin · 1.6 adj | 5-183.3% · 31.5 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-10% · -31.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0 games | — | 4-357.1% · -3.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 0 games | 6-366.7% · 2.4 margin · 0.4 adj | 1-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big Ten Conference | 1-150% · 4.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 0 games | 3-442.9% · 3.0 margin · -0.1 adj | — | 1-150% · 14.5 margin · 0.3 adj | 1-233.3% · 0.7 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 31.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 46.0 margin · 1.9 adj | 0 games |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 2-528.6% · -7.3 margin · -0.6 adj | 0-10% · -2.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · -14.5 margin · -0.3 adj | — | 1-0100% · 16.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 1-516.7% · -0.7 margin · -0.7 adj | 0 games |
| Big 12 Conference | 2-250% · -0.7 margin · -0.0 adj | 3-175% · -0.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 3-633.3% · -2.4 margin · -0.4 adj | 2-166.7% · -0.7 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-10% · -16.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — | 11-664.7% · 11.8 margin · 0.5 adj | 0 games | 10-471.4% · 7.4 margin · 0.6 adj | 0 games |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 1-233.3% · -2.0 margin · -0.4 adj | 0-10% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -31.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0 games | 6-1135.3% · -11.8 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 1-0-175% · 3.5 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-0100% · 11.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-1-125% · -3.5 margin · -0.6 adj | — | 1-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0-10% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-60% · -23.5 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-30% · -31.3 margin · -1.6 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -46.0 margin · -1.9 adj | 5-183.3% · 0.7 margin · 0.7 adj | 4-1028.6% · -7.4 margin · -0.6 adj | 0-20% · -11.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | — | 1-0100% · 15.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-30% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-516.7% · -31.5 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0-10% · -15.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — |
Game receipts
1971-09-10North Texas 13, BYU 41regular
1971-09-11LSU 21, Colorado 31regular
1971-09-11Florida 6, Duke 12regular
1971-09-11Georgia 56, Oregon State 25regular
1971-09-11Rice 21, Houston 23regular
1971-09-11Kansas 34, Washington State 0regular
1971-09-11NC State 21, Kent State 23regular
1971-09-11Clemson 10, Kentucky 13regular
1971-09-11Virginia 6, Navy 10regular
1971-09-11Oklahoma State 26, Mississippi State 7regular
1971-09-11East Carolina 0, Toledo 45regular
1971-09-11Tulane 15, Texas Tech 9regular
1971-09-11Wisconsin 31, Northern Illinois 0regular
1971-09-18Alabama 42, Southern Miss 6regular
1971-09-18Washington State 28, Arizona 39regular
1971-09-18California 20, West Virginia 10regular
1971-09-18Cincinnati 42, Kent State 20regular
1971-09-18Colorado 56, Wyoming 13regular
1971-09-18Georgia 17, Tulane 7regular
1971-09-18Indiana 26, Kentucky 8regular
1971-09-18Tulsa 10, Kansas State 19regular
1971-09-18Michigan 56, Virginia 0regular
1971-09-18Memphis 21, Ole Miss 49regular
1971-09-18Texas Tech 10, New Mexico 13regular
1971-09-18Illinois 0, North Carolina 27regular
1971-09-18Oregon 36, Utah 29regular
1971-09-18Oregon State 33, Iowa 19regular
1971-09-18Washington 38, Purdue 35regular
1971-09-25UTEP 6, Arizona 14regular
1971-09-25Baylor 10, Indiana 0regular
1971-09-25Bowling Green 47, East Carolina 21regular
1971-09-25Ohio State 14, Colorado 20regular
1971-09-25Clemson 0, Georgia 28regular
1971-09-25New Mexico 20, Iowa State 44regular
1971-09-25Wisconsin 28, LSU 38regular
1971-09-25Michigan 38, UCLA 0regular
1971-09-25Michigan State 31, Oregon State 14regular
1971-09-25New Mexico State 10, North Texas 0regular
1971-09-25Washington 44, TCU 26regular
1971-09-25Minnesota 20, Washington State 31regular
1971-09-25Western Michigan 27, Northern Illinois 17regular
1971-10-01BYU 0, New Mexico 14regular
1971-10-02Arizona State 24, UTEP 7regular
1971-10-02Kent State 14, Iowa State 17regular
1971-10-02LSU 38, Rice 3regular
1971-10-02Miami (OH) 66, Marshall 6regular
1971-10-02Michigan 46, Navy 0regular
1971-10-02Minnesota 38, Kansas 20regular
1971-10-02Ohio State 35, California 3regular
1971-10-02Virginia 27, Vanderbilt 23regular
1971-10-02Illinois 14, Washington 52regular
1971-10-02Utah 12, Washington State 34regular
1971-10-09Auburn 27, Southern Miss 14regular
1971-10-09New Mexico State 35, New Mexico 35regular
1971-10-09Northern Illinois 37, Marshall 18regular
1971-10-09Kentucky 6, Ohio 35regular
1971-10-09North Carolina 29, Tulane 37regular
1971-10-09UTEP 10, Utah 32regular
1971-10-09Wyoming 14, Arizona 3regular
1971-10-16Air Force 20, Army 7regular
1971-10-16Wyoming 17, BYU 35regular
1971-10-16Ole Miss 20, Southern Miss 6regular
1971-10-16Oregon State 24, Arizona State 18regular
1971-10-16New Mexico State 7, UTEP 14regular
1971-10-16Arizona 12, UCLA 28regular
1971-10-16Wake Forest 51, Tulsa 21regular
1971-10-16West Virginia 44, East Carolina 21regular
1971-10-23Alabama 34, Houston 20regular
1971-10-23New Mexico 28, Arizona State 60regular
1971-10-23Army 14, Virginia 9regular
1971-10-23Auburn 35, Clemson 13regular
1971-10-23Tulsa 7, BYU 25regular
1971-10-23NC State 15, East Carolina 31regular
1971-10-23Florida 27, Maryland 23regular
1971-10-23Memphis 27, Southern Miss 12regular
1971-10-23Navy 15, Duke 14regular
1971-10-23West Virginia 43, Temple 33regular
1971-10-23Western Michigan 37, Marshall 0regular
1971-10-30Arizona State 44, Air Force 28regular
1971-10-30UTEP 0, BYU 16regular
Resume & schedule
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 50-38 · 56.8%
- Non-conference
- 18-6 · 75%
- Postseason
- 2-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 27-19 / 21-19 / 2-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 12-10 / 25-18
- FBS games
- 50-38
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 28-20 · 58.3%
- Non-conference
- 13-5 · 72.2%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 13-11 / 15-9 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 5-7 / 15-6
- FBS games
- 28-20
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 25-21 · 54.3%
- Non-conference
- 11-7 · 61.1%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-9 / 13-12 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-8 / 4-6
- FBS games
- 25-21
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 49-49 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 8-8 · 50%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 32-22 / 17-27 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-18 / 19-16
- FBS games
- 49-49
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 24-31 · 43.6%
- Non-conference
- 5-12 · 29.4%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-16 / 12-14 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-17 / 7-8
- FBS games
- 24-31
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 57-47-2 · 54.7%
- Non-conference
- 31-21 · 59.6%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 28-19-1 / 28-26-1 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 12-11-2 / 22-14
- FBS games
- 57-47-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 16-20-1 · 44.6%
- Non-conference
- 11-15-1 · 42.6%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 8-9 / 8-11-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-4-1 / 2-9
- FBS games
- 16-20-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 1-2-1 · 37.5%
- Non-conference
- 1-2-1 · 37.5%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-2-1 / 0-0 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 0-2-1 / 0-0
- FBS games
- 1-1-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 13-27 · 32.5%
- Non-conference
- 10-24 · 29.4%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 8-11 / 5-16 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-6 / 3-14
- FBS games
- 13-27
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 2-10 · 16.7%
- Non-conference
- 2-10 · 16.7%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-2 / 1-8 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 2-0 / 0-6
- FBS games
- 1-10
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Mid-American 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
Big Ten 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
Big 12 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
Conference USA
- 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
Recruiting & talent
Southeastern Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Mid-American 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
Big Ten 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
Big 12 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
Conference USA
- 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
NFL Draft pipeline
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 28 total · 2.8 per team
- First round
- 3 total · 0.3 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 3 / 4 / 21
DEFENSIVE BACK: 4LINEBACKER: 4OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4QUARTERBACK: 3RUNNING BACK: 3
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 2 total · 0.33 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 1
LINEBACKER: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 10 total · 1.67 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 5 / 5
OFFENSIVE GUARD: 2OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 2WIDE RECEIVER: 2CENTER: 1DEFENSIVE BACK: 1LINEBACKER: 1
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 38 total · 3.8 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.6 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 13 / 19
RUNNING BACK: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 7LINEBACKER: 6OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 5DEFENSIVE BACK: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 3
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 16 total · 2.29 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.29 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 3 / 11
LINEBACKER: 3QUARTERBACK: 3RUNNING BACK: 3DEFENSIVE BACK: 2CENTER: 1DEFENSIVE END: 1
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 22 total · 1.38 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.38 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 9 / 7
DEFENSIVE BACK: 6RUNNING BACK: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 3LINEBACKER: 2TIGHT END: 2DEFENSIVE END: 1
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 3 total · 0.38 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 2
LINEBACKER: 1PLACE KICKER: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 2 total · 0.2 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 2
LINEBACKER: 1TIGHT END: 1
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 3 total · 0.23 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 1 / 1
CENTER: 1DEFENSIVE BACK: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 3 total · 0.23 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 0 / 2
DEFENSIVE BACK: 1DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | 2-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 68 | 66 |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 131 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 33.3 | 31 | 28 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 14 | 27 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
Realignment & geography
Southeastern Conference
- Current members
- 10
- 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
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 6
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- MI, OH
- Time zones
- America/Detroit, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 3.0
- Longitude spread
- 4.3
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 6
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- CA, OR, WA
- Time zones
- America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 13.5
- Longitude spread
- 6.1
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
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 7
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 4.3
- Longitude spread
- 5.9
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
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
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
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
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,1971,97.6,100,100,100,,,,66.7,100,50-38,18-6,2-0,10,10,28,3,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 2,Mid-American Conference,1971,91,100,100,95.2,,,,2.7,,28-20,13-5,0-0,6,6,2,0,MI; OH 3,Pac-12 Conference,1971,87.3,100,100,76.2,,,,30.6,,25-21,11-7,0-0,6,6,10,0,CA; OR; WA 4,Big Ten Conference,1971,86.8,100,100,57.1,,,,100,,49-49,8-8,0-0,10,10,38,6,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 5,Atlantic Coast Conference,1971,67.3,100,100,21.8,,,,55.6,0,24-31,5-12,0-1,7,7,16,2,MD; NC; SC; VA 6,Big 12 Conference,1971,26.3,0,0,73.6,,,,40.4,33.3,57-47-2,31-21,1-2,0,0,22,6,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 7,Mountain West Conference,1971,14,0,0,44.4,,,,3.8,,16-20-1,11-15-1,0-0,0,0,3,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 8,Conference USA,1971,11,0,0,35.7,,,,0,,1-2-1,1-2-1,0-0,0,0,2,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 9,American Athletic Conference,1971,7,0,0,21.8,,,,4,,13-27,10-24,0-0,0,0,3,1,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 10,Sun Belt Conference,1971,0.3,0,0,0,,,,4,,2-10,2-10,0-0,0,0,3,1,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV
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.