Best overall
Southeastern Conference
97.9 index
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1981 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1981 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1981, Southeastern Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 97.9/100. Big Ten 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
Big 12 Conference
30-15-1 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
44 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 | 97.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.2 | 16-8-1 66% | 42 7 first round |
| 2 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 95.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94.9 | 9-5 64.3% | 44 8 first round |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference 7 FBS members · Power Four | 95.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 84.1 | 9-6 60% | 37 8 first round |
| 4 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 80.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 58.7 | 8-8 50% | 18 4 first round |
| 5 | Mid-American Conference 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 75.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 46.1 | 9-11 45% | 1 0 first round |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 30-15-1 66.3% | 25 3 first round |
| 7 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 23.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 74.7 | 8-6-2 56.3% | 3 1 first round |
| 8 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 15-29 34.1% | 3 0 first round |
| 9 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 2-5-1 31.3% | 1 0 first round |
| 10 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-20-1 26.8% | 5 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Southeastern Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Southeastern Conference
- Deepest league
- Southeastern Conference
- Strongest top end
- Southeastern Conference
- Best non-conference
- Big 12 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 —Big Ten Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Southeastern Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference7 top-25 · 7 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Mid-American Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic 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 | Southeastern Conference | Big Ten Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mid-American Conference | Big 12 Conference | Sun Belt Conference | American Athletic Conference | Conference USA | Mountain West Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | — | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-340% · -4.0 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 8.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 2-250% · -1.7 margin · -0.0 adj | 0-1-125% · -0.5 margin · -0.5 adj | 9-281.8% · 11.3 margin · 0.9 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | — | 1-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 3-260% · 3.2 margin · 0.3 adj | 3-0100% · 5.3 margin · 1.1 adj | 0-20% · -26.5 margin · -1.5 adj | 0 games | 2-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 3-260% · 4.0 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-10% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | — | 0 games | 1-0100% · 42.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 0-20% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 4-180% · 17.6 margin · 1.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Pac-12 Conference | 0-20% · -8.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 2-340% · -3.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 0 games | — | 0 games | 5-271.4% · 11.3 margin · 0.7 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-150% · 11.5 margin · 0.2 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0 games | 0-30% · -5.3 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-10% · -42.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | — | 1-325% · -13.2 margin · -0.8 adj | 1-150% · 4.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-10% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0 games | 7-277.8% · 8.9 margin · 0.7 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 2-250% · 1.8 margin · 0.0 adj | 2-0100% · 26.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 2-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-528.6% · -11.3 margin · -0.7 adj | 3-175% · 13.3 margin · 0.8 adj | — | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 8-561.5% · 4.7 margin · 0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 9-2-179.2% · 15.7 margin · 0.9 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1-0-175% · 0.5 margin · 0.5 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · -4.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | — | 5-271.4% · 12.9 margin · 0.7 adj | 1-1-150% · 1.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games |
| American Athletic Conference | 2-918.2% · -11.3 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-20% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-420% · -17.6 margin · -1.0 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 5-838.5% · -4.7 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-528.6% · -12.9 margin · -0.7 adj | — | 2-0100% · 26.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 2-166.7% · 10.3 margin · 0.5 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-1-150% · -1.0 margin · -0.0 adj | 0-20% · -26.5 margin · -1.5 adj | — | 1-150% · 1.5 margin · 0.0 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-150% · -11.5 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-722.2% · -8.9 margin · -0.7 adj | 2-9-120.8% · -15.7 margin · -0.9 adj | 0 games | 1-233.3% · -10.3 margin · -0.5 adj | 1-150% · -1.5 margin · -0.0 adj | — |
Game receipts
1981-09-05Auburn 24, TCU 16regular
1981-09-05Houston 21, New Mexico 10regular
1981-09-05Tulsa 11, Kansas 15regular
1981-09-05Kentucky 28, North Texas 6regular
1981-09-05Tulane 18, Ole Miss 19regular
1981-09-05Mississippi State 20, Memphis 3regular
1981-09-05UTEP 7, New Mexico State 14regular
1981-09-12Arizona State 52, Utah 10regular
1981-09-12Baylor 38, Bowling Green 0regular
1981-09-12BYU 45, Air Force 21regular
1981-09-12Tulane 5, Clemson 13regular
1981-09-12Georgia 27, California 13regular
1981-09-12Kansas 19, Oregon 10regular
1981-09-12Minnesota 19, Ohio 17regular
1981-09-12North Carolina 56, East Carolina 0regular
1981-09-12Ohio State 34, Duke 13regular
1981-09-12Vanderbilt 23, Maryland 17regular
1981-09-12Virginia 18, West Virginia 32regular
1981-09-19Louisiana Tech 21, Baylor 28regular
1981-09-19UTEP 8, BYU 65regular
1981-09-19Central Michigan 17, Northern Illinois 10regular
1981-09-19Clemson 13, Georgia 3regular
1981-09-19Iowa State 23, Iowa 12regular
1981-09-19LSU 27, Oregon State 24regular
1981-09-19Memphis 3, Ole Miss 7regular
1981-09-19North Carolina 49, Miami (OH) 7regular
1981-09-19NC State 31, East Carolina 10regular
1981-09-19Oklahoma State 23, Tulsa 21regular
1981-09-19Southern Miss 21, Tulane 3regular
1981-09-19Texas Tech 28, New Mexico 21regular
1981-09-19Wisconsin 13, UCLA 31regular
1981-09-19Auburn 21, Wake Forest 24regular
1981-09-19Washington 20, Kansas State 3regular
1981-09-19Colorado 10, Washington State 14regular
1981-09-19Maryland 13, West Virginia 17regular
1981-09-19Western Michigan 14, Marshall 3regular
1981-09-26Central Michigan 23, Arkansas State 26regular
1981-09-26East Carolina 28, Toledo 24regular
1981-09-26Iowa 20, UCLA 7regular
1981-09-26Iowa State 28, Kent State 19regular
1981-09-26Kansas 21, Kentucky 16regular
1981-09-26Louisiana 34, North Texas 11regular
1981-09-26LSU 28, Rice 14regular
1981-09-26Michigan 21, Navy 16regular
1981-09-26Michigan State 10, Bowling Green 7regular
1981-09-26Minnesota 42, Oregon State 12regular
1981-09-26Northwestern 0, Utah 42regular
1981-09-26Wisconsin 21, Western Michigan 10regular
1981-10-02Utah 38, UTEP 10regular
1981-10-03Ball State 23, Northern Illinois 0regular
1981-10-03Kentucky 3, Clemson 21regular
1981-10-03Duke 24, East Carolina 14regular
1981-10-03Kansas 17, Arkansas State 16regular
1981-10-03Louisiana Tech 0, UL Monroe 35regular
1981-10-03North Texas 0, Oklahoma State 9regular
1981-10-03Tulsa 35, Kansas State 21regular
1981-10-03UCLA 27, Colorado 7regular
1981-10-03Wake Forest 15, App State 14regular
1981-10-10Ohio 9, Cincinnati 19regular
1981-10-10Florida 15, Maryland 10regular
1981-10-10Kent State 31, Northern Illinois 10regular
1981-10-10Navy 30, Air Force 13regular
1981-10-10BYU 41, UNLV 45regular
1981-10-10North Texas 38, New Mexico State 16regular
1981-10-10Rice 41, TCU 28regular
1981-10-10Southern Miss 13, Alabama 13regular
1981-10-10Tulane 14, Vanderbilt 10regular
1981-10-17Northern Illinois 10, Bowling Green 17regular
1981-10-17East Carolina 35, Louisiana 31regular
1981-10-17Texas Tech 23, Rice 30regular
1981-10-17Memphis 0, Southern Miss 10regular
1981-10-17Air Force 13, Tulane 31regular
1981-10-24Oregon 10, Air Force 20regular
1981-10-24New Mexico State 13, New Mexico 17regular
1981-10-24Eastern Michigan 7, Northern Illinois 30regular
1981-10-24Cincinnati 13, Temple 24regular
1981-10-24Memphis 9, Tennessee 28regular
1981-10-24UNLV 28, Utah 69regular
1981-10-24Texas Tech 7, Washington 14regular
1981-10-24Wyoming 33, BYU 20regular
Resume & schedule
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 46-38-3 · 54.6%
- Non-conference
- 16-8-1 · 66%
- Postseason
- 2-1 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-12-1 / 13-25-2 / 2-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 18-15-3 / 12-10
- FBS games
- 46-38-3
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 53-49 · 52%
- Non-conference
- 9-5 · 64.3%
- Postseason
- 2-2 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 34-19 / 17-28 / 2-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 20-17 / 18-18
- FBS games
- 53-49
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 30-27 · 52.6%
- Non-conference
- 9-6 · 60%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 15-14 / 15-13 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-12 / 11-9
- FBS games
- 30-27
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 31-31-2 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 8-8 · 50%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 17-11-1 / 13-18-1 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-6-2 / 13-11
- FBS games
- 31-31-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 43-45-2 · 48.9%
- Non-conference
- 9-11 · 45%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 26-17-1 / 17-28-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-18-2 / 15-15
- FBS games
- 43-45-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 48-33-3 · 58.9%
- Non-conference
- 30-15-1 · 66.3%
- Postseason
- 2-1 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 30-11-2 / 16-21-1 / 2-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 18-14-3 / 14-6
- FBS games
- 48-33-3
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 14-12-2 · 53.6%
- Non-conference
- 8-6-2 · 56.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 8-3-1 / 6-9-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-6-2 / 7-4
- FBS games
- 13-11-2
- Non-FBS games
- 1-1
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 17-31-2 · 36%
- Non-conference
- 15-29 · 34.1%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 11-10-1 / 6-20-1 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-11-2 / 3-10
- FBS games
- 17-31-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 2-5-1 · 31.3%
- Non-conference
- 2-5-1 · 31.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-3-1 / 1-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-2-1 / 1-3
- FBS games
- 2-5-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 20-33-1 · 38%
- Non-conference
- 7-20-1 · 26.8%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 11-13 / 9-20-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-11-1 / 7-15
- FBS games
- 20-33-1
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Southeastern 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
Pac-12 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 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
American Athletic 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
Southeastern 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
Pac-12 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 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
American Athletic 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
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 42 total · 4.2 per team
- First round
- 7 total · 0.7 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 7 / 13 / 22
WIDE RECEIVER: 8DEFENSIVE BACK: 6DEFENSIVE END: 6LINEBACKER: 5RUNNING BACK: 5DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 44 total · 4.4 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.8 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 4
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 12 / 24
DEFENSIVE BACK: 10LINEBACKER: 10RUNNING BACK: 6TIGHT END: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 3DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 2
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 37 total · 5.29 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 1.14 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 9 / 20
DEFENSIVE BACK: 7DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 6LINEBACKER: 5OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 5RUNNING BACK: 3TIGHT END: 3
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 18 total · 2.25 per team
- First round
- 4 total · 0.5 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 4 / 5 / 9
DEFENSIVE BACK: 3RUNNING BACK: 3WIDE RECEIVER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 2LINEBACKER: 2OFFENSIVE GUARD: 2
Mid-American Conference
- 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
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 25 total · 1.56 per team
- First round
- 3 total · 0.19 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 3 / 8 / 14
DEFENSIVE END: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 6LINEBACKER: 5DEFENSIVE BACK: 3OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1
Sun Belt 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
DEFENSIVE BACK: 1DEFENSIVE END: 1TIGHT END: 1
American Athletic 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 / 1 / 2
LINEBACKER: 1RUNNING BACK: 1TIGHT END: 1
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 TACKLE: 1
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 5 total · 0.63 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 5
WIDE RECEIVER: 2LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1QUARTERBACK: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeastern Conference | 2-1 · 66.7% | 100.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-2 · 50% | 75.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 74 | 21 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 49.9 | 68 | 66 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Big 12 Conference | 2-1 · 66.7% | 100.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 14 | 27 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
| 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
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
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
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 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
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
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,Southeastern Conference,1981,97.9,100,100,99.2,,,,73.6,100,46-38-3,16-8-1,2-1,10,10,42,7,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 2,Big Ten Conference,1981,95.3,100,100,94.9,,,,79,75,53-49,9-5,2-2,10,10,44,8,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 3,Atlantic Coast Conference,1981,95.1,100,100,84.1,,,,100,,30-27,9-6,0-0,7,7,37,8,MD; NC; SC; VA 4,Pac-12 Conference,1981,80.5,100,100,58.7,,,,42.2,49.9,31-31-2,8-8,1-2,8,8,18,4,AZ; CA; OR; WA 5,Mid-American Conference,1981,75.7,100,100,46.1,,,,0,,43-45-2,9-11,0-0,10,10,1,0,IL; IN; MI; OH 6,Big 12 Conference,1981,37.5,0,0,100,,,,24.6,100,48-33-3,30-15-1,2-1,0,0,25,3,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 7,Sun Belt Conference,1981,23.3,0,0,74.7,,,,3.9,,14-12-2,8-6-2,0-0,0,0,3,1,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 8,American Athletic Conference,1981,5.4,0,0,18.5,,,,1.7,0,17-31-2,15-29,0-1,0,0,3,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 9,Conference USA,1981,3.5,0,0,11.4,,,,0,,2-5-1,2-5-1,0-0,0,0,1,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 10,Mountain West Conference,1981,0.5,0,0,0,,,,7.1,,20-33-1,7-20-1,0-0,0,0,5,0,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.