Best overall
Big Ten Conference
97.6 index
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1979 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1979 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1979, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 97.6/100. Atlantic Coast Conference is the nearest challenger in the current view.
Deepest
Big Ten Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Big Ten Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Big Ten Conference
16-5 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
51 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 97.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16-5 76.2% | 51 7 first round |
| 2 | Atlantic Coast Conference 7 FBS members · Power Four | 91.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 14-5-2 71.4% | 25 7 first round |
| 3 | Mid-American Conference 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 73.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 39.5 | 9-9-1 50% | 2 0 first round |
| 4 | Southeastern Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 71.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17.8 | 13-19 40.6% | 37 8 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 69.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 27.3 | 8-10-1 44.7% | 23 5 first round |
| 6 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 21.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47.1 | 23-20-2 53.3% | 8 0 first round |
| 7 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 19.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 26-21-1 55.2% | 16 3 first round |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 8-13 38.1% | 1 0 first round |
| 9 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3-6 33.3% | 4 0 first round |
| 10 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11-23-1 32.9% | 3 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Mid-American Conference
- Southeastern Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Big Ten Conference
- Deepest league
- Big Ten Conference
- Strongest top end
- Big Ten Conference
- Best non-conference
- Big Ten 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.
Big Ten Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Mid-American Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Southeastern Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 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 | Big Ten Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mid-American Conference | Southeastern Conference | Pac-12 Conference | American Athletic Conference | Big 12 Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Conference USA | Mountain West Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 0-10% · -2.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 2-0100% · 8.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 3-0100% · 14.7 margin · 1.3 adj | 5-271.4% · 2.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 3-175% · 9.3 margin · 0.7 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 3-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-0100% · 2.0 margin · 1.0 adj | — | 0 games | 5-362.5% · 2.3 margin · 0.3 adj | 0 games | 4-1-271.4% · 8.9 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-166.7% · 13.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-0100% · 33.5 margin · 1.7 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-20% · -8.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 0 games | — | 1-150% · -2.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 0-10% · -49.0 margin · -2.0 adj | 0 games | 2-166.7% · 1.7 margin · 0.4 adj | 3-175% · 12.5 margin · 0.8 adj | 0 games | 3-3-150% · 6.6 margin · 0.1 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 0-30% · -14.7 margin · -1.3 adj | 3-537.5% · -2.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-150% · 2.5 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 0 games | 3-537.5% · -3.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 4-266.7% · 20.3 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-250% · 6.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 2-528.6% · -2.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 49.0 margin · 2.0 adj | 0 games | — | 0-10% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 3-2-158.3% · 11.5 margin · 0.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 2-250% · 3.3 margin · 0.1 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 1-4-228.6% · -8.9 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | 5-362.5% · 3.3 margin · 0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj | — | 5-935.7% · -12.1 margin · -0.5 adj | 3-350% · -2.8 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-0100% · 12.7 margin · 1.3 adj | 4-180% · 7.6 margin · 0.8 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-325% · -9.2 margin · -0.7 adj | 1-233.3% · -13.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 1-233.3% · -1.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 2-433.3% · -20.3 margin · -0.7 adj | 2-3-141.7% · -11.5 margin · -0.4 adj | 9-564.3% · 12.1 margin · 0.5 adj | — | 0-10% · -18.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0 games | 10-190.9% · 20.7 margin · 1.2 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 0-20% · -33.5 margin · -1.7 adj | 1-325% · -12.5 margin · -0.8 adj | 2-250% · -6.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 3-350% · 2.8 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-0100% · 18.0 margin · 1.4 adj | — | 1-233.3% · -4.3 margin · -0.4 adj | 0-10% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-30% · -12.7 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 2-166.7% · 4.3 margin · 0.4 adj | — | 1-233.3% · -15.7 margin · -0.7 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-30% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 3-3-150% · -6.6 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 2-250% · -3.2 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-420% · -7.6 margin · -0.8 adj | 1-109.1% · -20.7 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-166.7% · 15.7 margin · 0.7 adj | — |
Game receipts
1979-09-01New Mexico 34, Louisiana Tech 0regular
1979-09-01North Texas 35, UTEP 0regular
1979-09-08UCLA 16, Houston 24regular
1979-09-08Marshall 31, Toledo 14regular
1979-09-08Mississippi State 13, Memphis 14regular
1979-09-08Minnesota 24, Ohio 10regular
1979-09-08New Mexico 35, Oregon State 16regular
1979-09-08NC State 34, East Carolina 20regular
1979-09-08Oklahoma State 25, North Texas 7regular
1979-09-08Colorado 19, Oregon 33regular
1979-09-08West Virginia 16, Temple 38regular
1979-09-08Air Force 7, Tulsa 24regular
1979-09-08Hawai'i 23, Utah 27regular
1979-09-08Wake Forest 30, App State 23regular
1979-09-08Washington 38, Wyoming 2regular
1979-09-15Auburn 26, Kansas State 18regular
1979-09-15Duke 28, East Carolina 14regular
1979-09-15Houston 14, Florida 10regular
1979-09-15Indiana 44, Vanderbilt 13regular
1979-09-15Iowa State 38, Bowling Green 10regular
1979-09-15Colorado 0, LSU 44regular
1979-09-15Kentucky 14, Miami (OH) 15regular
1979-09-15Michigan State 41, Oregon 17regular
1979-09-15Memphis 34, Ole Miss 38regular
1979-09-15UTEP 13, New Mexico State 14regular
1979-09-15Northwestern 27, Wyoming 22regular
1979-09-15Southern Miss 24, Cincinnati 6regular
1979-09-15Texas Tech 17, New Mexico 7regular
1979-09-15Tulsa 28, Louisiana 20regular
1979-09-15UCLA 31, Purdue 21regular
1979-09-15Georgia 21, Wake Forest 22regular
1979-09-15Washington 41, Utah 7regular
1979-09-15Wisconsin 38, Air Force 0regular
1979-09-22Alabama 45, Baylor 0regular
1979-09-22Arizona State 49, Toledo 0regular
1979-09-22Auburn 31, Southern Miss 9regular
1979-09-22Clemson 12, Georgia 7regular
1979-09-22Air Force 19, Illinois 27regular
1979-09-22Indiana 18, Kentucky 10regular
1979-09-22Kansas State 22, Oregon State 16regular
1979-09-22LSU 47, Rice 3regular
1979-09-22Maryland 35, Mississippi State 14regular
1979-09-22Michigan 28, Kansas 7regular
1979-09-22Michigan State 24, Miami (OH) 21regular
1979-09-22West Virginia 14, NC State 38regular
1979-09-22Ohio 35, Marshall 0regular
1979-09-22Ohio State 45, Washington State 29regular
1979-09-22Tennessee 51, Utah 18regular
1979-09-22Texas Tech 14, Arizona 14regular
1979-09-22TCU 19, Tulane 33regular
1979-09-22Wisconsin 12, UCLA 37regular
1979-09-22Wake Forest 23, East Carolina 20regular
1979-09-22Western Michigan 45, Northern Illinois 17regular
1979-09-29BYU 31, UTEP 7regular
1979-09-29Indiana 16, Colorado 17regular
1979-09-29Iowa 30, Iowa State 14regular
1979-09-29Kansas 37, North Texas 18regular
1979-09-29Air Force 6, Kansas State 19regular
1979-09-29Kentucky 14, Maryland 7regular
1979-09-29California 10, Michigan 14regular
1979-09-29Illinois 12, Navy 13regular
1979-09-29New Mexico State 16, New Mexico 30regular
1979-09-29Army 3, North Carolina 41regular
1979-09-29UCLA 13, Ohio State 17regular
1979-09-29Purdue 13, Oregon 7regular
1979-09-29Southern Miss 38, Ole Miss 8regular
1979-10-05BYU 38, Hawai'i 15regular
1979-10-06Auburn 44, NC State 31regular
1979-10-06Duke 17, Army 17regular
1979-10-06Louisiana Tech 17, Louisiana 0regular
1979-10-06Marshall 0, Miami (OH) 28regular
1979-10-06Navy 13, Air Force 9regular
1979-10-06North Carolina 35, Cincinnati 14regular
1979-10-06Northern Illinois 0, Eastern Michigan 0regular
1979-10-06Southern Miss 30, North Texas 10regular
1979-10-06Tulane 42, Vanderbilt 14regular
1979-10-06Kansas State 6, Tulsa 9regular
1979-10-06West Virginia 10, Kentucky 6regular
1979-10-13Louisiana Tech 7, Arkansas State 14regular
1979-10-13Central Michigan 31, Northern Illinois 11regular
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 56-45-2 · 55.3%
- Non-conference
- 16-5 · 76.2%
- Postseason
- 2-1 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 33-21-1 / 21-23-1 / 2-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 20-14-2 / 18-15
- FBS games
- 56-45-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 34-25-2 · 57.4%
- Non-conference
- 14-5-2 · 71.4%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 19-10-1 / 14-13-1 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 15-12-2 / 10-5
- FBS games
- 33-25-2
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 42-42-3 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 9-9-1 · 50%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 24-15-1 / 18-27-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 10-11-3 / 17-16
- FBS games
- 42-42-3
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 43-49 · 46.7%
- Non-conference
- 13-19 · 40.6%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 30-16 / 12-32 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-19 / 15-14
- FBS games
- 43-49
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 32-34-1 · 48.5%
- Non-conference
- 8-10-1 · 44.7%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 18-15 / 14-18-1 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 12-16-1 / 12-8
- FBS games
- 32-34-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 27-24-2 · 52.8%
- Non-conference
- 23-20-2 · 53.3%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 16-7-1 / 10-17-1 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-5-2 / 9-11
- FBS games
- 27-24-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 42-37-3 · 53%
- Non-conference
- 26-21-1 · 55.2%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 24-14-2 / 17-22-1 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 14-11-3 / 12-12
- FBS games
- 42-37-3
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 13-18 · 41.9%
- Non-conference
- 8-13 · 38.1%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 9-3 / 4-15 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-10 / 3-6
- FBS games
- 13-17
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Conference USA
- Overall
- 3-6 · 33.3%
- Non-conference
- 3-6 · 33.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 2-3 / 1-3 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 2-2 / 0-2
- FBS games
- 3-6
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 22-34-1 · 39.5%
- Non-conference
- 11-23-1 · 32.9%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 16-13-1 / 6-21 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-12-1 / 3-10
- FBS games
- 21-33-1
- Non-FBS games
- 1-1
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mid-American 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
Pac-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
Big 12 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
Conference USA
- 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
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
Mid-American 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
Pac-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
Big 12 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
Conference USA
- 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
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 51 total · 5.1 per team
- First round
- 7 total · 0.7 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 7 / 12 / 32
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Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 25 total · 3.57 per team
- First round
- 7 total · 1.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 7 / 6 / 12
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Mid-American Conference
- 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
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Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 37 total · 3.7 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.8 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 11 / 18
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Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 23 total · 2.88 per team
- First round
- 5 total · 0.63 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 5 / 5 / 13
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American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 8 total · 0.62 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 5 / 3
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Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 16 total · 1.0 per team
- First round
- 3 total · 0.19 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 3 / 5 / 8
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Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 1
WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 4 total · 0.4 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 3
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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 / 2 / 1
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Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 2-1 · 66.7% | 66.7 | 131 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 33.3 | 74 | 21 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 68 | 66 |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 14 | 27 |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
Realignment & geography
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,Big Ten Conference,1979,97.6,100,100,100,,,,100,66.7,56-45-2,16-5,2-1,10,10,51,7,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 2,Atlantic Coast Conference,1979,91,100,100,88.9,,,,85.5,33.3,34-25-2,14-5-2,1-2,7,7,25,7,MD; NC; SC; VA 3,Mid-American Conference,1979,73.8,100,100,39.5,,,,1.9,,42-42-3,9-9-1,0-0,10,10,2,0,IL; IN; MI; OH 4,Southeastern Conference,1979,71.6,100,100,17.8,,,,81.3,50,43-49,13-19,1-1,10,10,37,8,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 5,Pac-12 Conference,1979,69.5,100,100,27.3,,,,63.2,0,32-34-1,8-10-1,0-1,8,8,23,5,AZ; CA; OR; WA 6,American Athletic Conference,1979,21.2,0,0,47.1,,,,8.4,100,27-24-2,23-20-2,1-0,0,0,8,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 7,Big 12 Conference,1979,19.7,0,0,51.5,,,,20.2,50,42-37-3,26-21-1,1-1,0,0,16,3,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 8,Sun Belt Conference,1979,3.7,0,0,12,,,,0,,13-18,8-13,0-0,0,0,1,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 9,Conference USA,1979,0.7,0,0,0.9,,,,5,,3-6,3-6,0-0,0,0,4,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 10,Mountain West Conference,1979,0.4,0,0,0,,,,4.7,,22-34-1,11-23-1,0-0,0,0,3,0,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.