Best overall
Southeastern Conference
99.5 index
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1978 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1978 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1978, Southeastern Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 99.5/100. Pac-12 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
20-5-1 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 | 99.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20-5-1 78.8% | 31 8 first round |
| 2 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 82.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 50.6 | 11-10-2 52.2% | 22 3 first round |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference 7 FBS members · Power Four | 79.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 30.1 | 7-10 41.2% | 26 4 first round |
| 4 | Mid-American Conference 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 76.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 46.5 | 9-9 50% | 4 1 first round |
| 5 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 76.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 41.1 | 8-9 47.1% | 38 6 first round |
| 6 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 24.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58.4 | 26-20-1 56.4% | 5 1 first round |
| 7 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 27-21 56.3% | 23 2 first round |
| 8 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.2 | 4-7 36.4% | 1 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 8-15 34.8% | 3 0 first round |
| 10 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-21 25% | 2 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Southeastern Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Mid-American 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 —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Southeastern Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Mid-American Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Southeastern Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mid-American Conference | Big Ten Conference | American Athletic Conference | Big 12 Conference | Conference USA | Sun Belt Conference | Mountain West Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | — | 1-1-150% · -3.3 margin · -0.1 adj | 4-180% · 9.0 margin · 0.8 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 8-280% · 9.4 margin · 0.8 adj | 3-0100% · 6.3 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · -1.0 margin · -0.0 adj | 2-0100% · 10.5 margin · 1.2 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-1-150% · 3.3 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 0 games | 0 games | 4-357.1% · 9.3 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-0-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 4-640% · 2.9 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 2-0100% · 27.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-420% · -9.0 margin · -0.8 adj | 0 games | — | 0-10% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-233.3% · -19.0 margin · -0.7 adj | 4-266.7% · -1.2 margin · 0.3 adj | 1-150% · 5.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Mid-American Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj | — | 0-20% · -25.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · -15.5 margin · -0.3 adj | 0-10% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 3-260% · 2.6 margin · 0.3 adj | 4-357.1% · 6.7 margin · 0.3 adj |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 3-442.9% · -9.3 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-166.7% · 19.0 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-0100% · 25.0 margin · 1.5 adj | — | 0 games | 1-325% · -19.2 margin · -0.9 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| American Athletic Conference | 2-820% · -9.4 margin · -0.8 adj | 0-0-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 2-433.3% · 1.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 0 games | 0 games | — | 9-564.3% · -0.4 margin · 0.3 adj | 3-175% · 5.5 margin · 0.6 adj | 7-277.8% · 15.3 margin · 0.9 adj | 3-0100% · 30.7 margin · 1.6 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-30% · -6.3 margin · -1.1 adj | 6-460% · -2.9 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-150% · -5.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-150% · 15.5 margin · 0.3 adj | 3-175% · 19.3 margin · 0.9 adj | 5-935.7% · 0.4 margin · -0.3 adj | — | 0 games | 3-0100% · 16.7 margin · 1.3 adj | 8-280% · 14.3 margin · 0.9 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 1-325% · -5.5 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | — | 1-233.3% · -7.3 margin · -0.5 adj | 1-233.3% · -9.0 margin · -0.5 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1-150% · 1.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 2-340% · -2.6 margin · -0.3 adj | 0 games | 2-722.2% · -15.3 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-30% · -16.7 margin · -1.3 adj | 2-166.7% · 7.3 margin · 0.5 adj | — | 1-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-20% · -10.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-20% · -27.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0 games | 3-442.9% · -6.7 margin · -0.3 adj | 0 games | 0-30% · -30.7 margin · -1.6 adj | 2-820% · -14.3 margin · -0.9 adj | 2-166.7% · 9.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-10% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — |
Game receipts
1978-09-02North Texas 49, UTEP 0regular
1978-09-02Tulsa 21, Arkansas State 20regular
1978-09-09Arizona 31, Kansas State 0regular
1978-09-09Oregon State 6, BYU 10regular
1978-09-09Colorado 24, Oregon 7regular
1978-09-09Rice 19, Iowa State 23regular
1978-09-09Toledo 0, Marshall 17regular
1978-09-09Maryland 31, Tulane 7regular
1978-09-09Ole Miss 14, Memphis 7regular
1978-09-09North Texas 5, Mississippi State 17regular
1978-09-09NC State 29, East Carolina 13regular
1978-09-09Washington State 34, UNLV 7regular
1978-09-16Arizona State 24, BYU 17regular
1978-09-16Kansas State 32, Auburn 45regular
1978-09-16Cincinnati 26, Southern Miss 14regular
1978-09-16Georgia 16, Baylor 14regular
1978-09-16LSU 24, Indiana 17regular
1978-09-16Memphis 17, Houston 3regular
1978-09-16Minnesota 38, Toledo 12regular
1978-09-16Virginia 0, Navy 32regular
1978-09-16New Mexico State 35, UTEP 32regular
1978-09-16North Carolina 14, East Carolina 10regular
1978-09-16Tulsa 10, Louisiana 3regular
1978-09-16Tennessee 0, UCLA 13regular
1978-09-16Washington 31, Kansas 2regular
1978-09-16Northern Illinois 30, Western Michigan 44regular
1978-09-23Louisiana 9, East Carolina 38regular
1978-09-23Georgia 12, Clemson 0regular
1978-09-23Indiana 14, Washington 7regular
1978-09-23Iowa 0, Iowa State 31regular
1978-09-23Kansas 28, UCLA 24regular
1978-09-23Kentucky 25, Baylor 21regular
1978-09-23LSU 13, Wake Forest 11regular
1978-09-23UL Monroe 27, Northern Illinois 10regular
1978-09-23Memphis 14, Mississippi State 44regular
1978-09-23NC State 29, West Virginia 15regular
1978-09-23New Mexico State 21, North Texas 22regular
1978-09-23Oregon State 13, Tennessee 13regular
1978-09-23Purdue 24, Ohio 0regular
1978-09-23Oregon 10, TCU 14regular
1978-09-23Texas Tech 41, Arizona 26regular
1978-09-23Tulsa 24, Kansas State 14regular
1978-09-23Army 17, Virginia 21regular
1978-09-30Arizona 23, Iowa 3regular
1978-09-30Arizona State 27, UTEP 0regular
1978-09-30New Mexico 23, BYU 27regular
1978-09-30West Virginia 21, California 28regular
1978-09-30Colorado 55, Northwestern 7regular
1978-09-30Kansas State 34, Air Force 21regular
1978-09-30Rice 7, LSU 37regular
1978-09-30Maryland 20, Kentucky 3regular
1978-09-30Michigan 52, Duke 0regular
1978-09-30Ole Miss 16, Southern Miss 13regular
1978-09-30North Texas 12, Oklahoma State 7regular
1978-09-30Ohio State 34, Baylor 28regular
1978-09-30UCLA 17, Minnesota 3regular
1978-09-30Washington State 21, Army 21regular
1978-09-30Wisconsin 22, Oregon 19regular
1978-10-07Washington 17, Alabama 20regular
1978-10-07Northwestern 14, Arizona State 56regular
1978-10-07Louisiana 24, Louisiana Tech 6regular
1978-10-07North Carolina 3, Miami (OH) 7regular
1978-10-07Michigan 21, Arizona 17regular
1978-10-07Air Force 8, Navy 37regular
1978-10-07Minnesota 14, Oregon State 17regular
1978-10-07Purdue 14, Wake Forest 7regular
1978-10-07Southern Miss 22, Mississippi State 17regular
1978-10-07Tennessee 31, Army 13regular
1978-10-07Vanderbilt 3, Tulane 38regular
1978-10-07Iowa 9, Utah 13regular
1978-10-14Oregon 16, BYU 17regular
1978-10-14Louisiana Tech 17, Ball State 7regular
1978-10-14Marshall 3, Miami (OH) 29regular
1978-10-14Navy 31, Duke 8regular
1978-10-14New Mexico State 23, Tulsa 20regular
1978-10-14TCU 14, Rice 21regular
1978-10-14Southern Miss 17, East Carolina 16regular
1978-10-14Temple 16, Cincinnati 13regular
1978-10-14New Mexico 23, Texas Tech 36regular
1978-10-21BYU 44, UTEP 0regular
Resume & schedule
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 49-34-3 · 58.7%
- Non-conference
- 20-5-1 · 78.8%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 33-13-1 / 16-21-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 15-8-3 / 18-16
- FBS games
- 49-34-3
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 35-34-2 · 50.7%
- Non-conference
- 11-10-2 · 52.2%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 21-14-2 / 14-20 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 12-17-2 / 14-9
- FBS games
- 35-34-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 28-31 · 47.5%
- Non-conference
- 7-10 · 41.2%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 15-13 / 12-18 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-12 / 8-11
- FBS games
- 28-31
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 42-42 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 9-9 · 50%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 20-19 / 22-23 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-11 / 16-17
- FBS games
- 42-42
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 46-47-6 · 49.5%
- Non-conference
- 8-9 · 47.1%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 32-18-3 / 14-28-3 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-8-6 / 26-26
- FBS games
- 46-47-6
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 29-23-1 · 55.7%
- Non-conference
- 26-20-1 · 56.4%
- Postseason
- 2-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 17-10 / 10-13-1 / 2-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 10-8-1 / 12-6
- FBS games
- 29-23-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 45-39 · 53.6%
- Non-conference
- 27-21 · 56.3%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 25-11 / 20-27 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-19 / 10-4
- FBS games
- 45-39
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 4-7 · 36.4%
- Non-conference
- 4-7 · 36.4%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 4-2 / 0-4 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 2-2 / 0-1
- FBS games
- 4-7
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 12-19 · 38.7%
- Non-conference
- 8-15 · 34.8%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-8 / 5-11 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-5 / 1-7
- FBS games
- 12-19
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 19-33 · 36.5%
- Non-conference
- 7-21 · 25%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-12 / 7-21 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 5-8 / 5-13
- FBS games
- 18-32
- Non-FBS games
- 1-1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Southeastern 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
Atlantic Coast 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
Big Ten 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
Big 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
Sun Belt 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
Recruiting & talent
Southeastern 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
Atlantic Coast 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
Big Ten 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
Big 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
Sun Belt 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
NFL Draft pipeline
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 31 total · 3.1 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.8 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 7 / 16
RUNNING BACK: 7OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 3TIGHT END: 3DEFENSIVE END: 2
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 22 total · 2.75 per team
- First round
- 3 total · 0.38 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 3 / 6 / 13
DEFENSIVE BACK: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 5CENTER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 2LINEBACKER: 2RUNNING BACK: 2
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 26 total · 3.71 per team
- First round
- 4 total · 0.57 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 4 / 8 / 14
WIDE RECEIVER: 5DEFENSIVE BACK: 3DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3QUARTERBACK: 3CENTER: 2DEFENSIVE END: 2
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 4 total · 0.4 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.1 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 1 / 2
DEFENSIVE BACK: 2DEFENSIVE END: 1QUARTERBACK: 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 / 12 / 20
LINEBACKER: 7RUNNING BACK: 5CENTER: 4DEFENSIVE BACK: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 4TIGHT END: 4
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 5 total · 0.38 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 1 / 3
LINEBACKER: 2DEFENSIVE BACK: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 23 total · 1.44 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.13 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 9 / 12
LINEBACKER: 4RUNNING BACK: 4DEFENSIVE BACK: 3WIDE RECEIVER: 3DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 2OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 2
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 1 total · 0.1 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 1
DEFENSIVE BACK: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 3 total · 0.23 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 3
OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 2 total · 0.25 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 2
DEFENSIVE END: 1LINEBACKER: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 95 | 20 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 68 | 66 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 131 | 20 |
| American Athletic Conference | 2-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 14 | 27 |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Conference USA | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 31 | 62 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
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
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- AZ, CA, OR, WA
- Time zones
- America/Los_Angeles, America/Phoenix
- Latitude spread
- 15.4
- Longitude spread
- 12.3
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
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- IL, IN, MI, OH
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 4.3
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,1978,99.5,100,100,100,,,,93.9,,49-34-3,20-5-1,0-0,10,10,31,8,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 2,Pac-12 Conference,1978,82.5,100,100,50.6,,,,69.6,,35-34-2,11-10-2,0-0,8,8,22,3,AZ; CA; OR; WA 3,Atlantic Coast Conference,1978,79.8,100,100,30.1,,,,96.9,100,28-31,7-10,1-0,7,7,26,4,MD; NC; SC; VA 4,Mid-American Conference,1978,76.6,100,100,46.5,,,,10.2,,42-42,9-9,0-0,10,10,4,1,IL; IN; MI; OH 5,Big Ten Conference,1978,76,100,100,41.1,,,,100,0,46-47-6,8-9,0-1,10,10,38,6,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 6,American Athletic Conference,1978,24.5,0,0,58.4,,,,9,100,29-23-1,26-20-1,2-0,0,0,5,1,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 7,Big 12 Conference,1978,19,0,0,58.2,,,,32.7,0,45-39,27-21,0-1,0,0,23,2,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 8,Conference USA,1978,6.1,0,0,21.2,,,,0,0,4-7,4-7,0-1,0,0,1,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 9,Sun Belt Conference,1978,5.8,0,0,18.2,,,,2.7,,12-19,8-15,0-0,0,0,3,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 10,Mountain West Conference,1978,0.2,0,0,0,,,,3.1,,19-33,7-21,0-0,0,0,2,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY
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.