Best overall
Big Ten Conference
93.1 index
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1985 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1985 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1985, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 93.1/100. Southeastern 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
Southeastern Conference
26-5-4 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 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 93.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.8 | 15-4 78.9% | 44 9 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 91.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26-5-4 80% | 39 9 first round |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference 8 FBS members · Power Four | 75.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 30.6 | 8-10-1 44.7% | 40 7 first round |
| 4 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 75.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 34.6 | 6-7-2 46.7% | 17 1 first round |
| 5 | Mid-American Conference 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 67.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19.3 | 7-11 38.9% | 2 0 first round |
| 6 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 31-20 60.8% | 20 1 first round |
| 7 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12-30-1 29.1% | 6 1 first round |
| 8 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 2-3 40% | 1 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.1 | 7-12 36.8% | 2 0 first round |
| 10 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 11-23 32.4% | 6 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Big Ten Conference
- Deepest league
- Big Ten Conference
- Strongest top end
- Big Ten 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.
Big Ten Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Southeastern Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference8 top-25 · 8 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
American Athletic 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 | Big Ten Conference | Southeastern Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mid-American Conference | Big 12 Conference | American Athletic Conference | Conference USA | Sun Belt Conference | Mountain West Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 0 games | 2-250% · 0.3 margin · 0.0 adj | 2-166.7% · 2.7 margin · 0.4 adj | 2-0100% · 11.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 3-0100% · 26.7 margin · 1.5 adj | 1-150% · 0.5 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 5-0100% · 19.6 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 0 games | — | 5-1-178.6% · 5.3 margin · 0.7 adj | 0-0-250% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0-10% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 3-350% · 2.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 11-0-195.8% · 14.8 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 7-0100% · 17.4 margin · 1.4 adj | 0 games |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 2-250% · -0.2 margin · -0.0 adj | 1-5-121.4% · -5.3 margin · -0.7 adj | — | 0 games | 1-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-166.7% · 15.3 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-233.3% · -7.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-233.3% · -2.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 0-0-250% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | — | 1-0100% · 13.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 4-544.4% · -2.7 margin · -0.2 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-20% · -11.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0-10% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-10% · -13.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — | 1-150% · -14.5 margin · -0.3 adj | 0-10% · -42.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -24.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 5-455.6% · 4.6 margin · 0.2 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-30% · -26.7 margin · -1.5 adj | 3-350% · -2.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-233.3% · -15.3 margin · -0.6 adj | 5-455.6% · 2.7 margin · 0.2 adj | 1-150% · 14.5 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 10-566.7% · 4.1 margin · 0.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 11-284.6% · 13.2 margin · 1.0 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-150% · -0.5 margin · -0.0 adj | 0-11-14.2% · -14.7 margin · -1.2 adj | 2-166.7% · 7.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 42.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 5-1033.3% · -4.1 margin · -0.4 adj | — | 0 games | 3-442.9% · -0.3 margin · -0.2 adj | 0-30% · -32.3 margin · -1.7 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | — | 1-150% · -13.5 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-233.3% · -3.3 margin · -0.4 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 0-70% · -17.4 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-10% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 24.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games | 4-357.1% · 0.3 margin · 0.2 adj | 1-150% · 13.5 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-50% · -19.6 margin · -1.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 4-544.4% · -4.6 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-1115.4% · -13.2 margin · -1.0 adj | 3-0100% · 32.3 margin · 1.7 adj | 2-166.7% · 3.3 margin · 0.4 adj | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | — |
Game receipts
1985-08-31Hawai'i 27, Kansas 33regular
1985-08-31Louisiana 6, Memphis 37regular
1985-09-07Arizona 23, Toledo 10regular
1985-09-07Auburn 49, Louisiana 7regular
1985-09-07Baylor 39, Wyoming 18regular
1985-09-07Duke 40, Northwestern 17regular
1985-09-07NC State 14, East Carolina 33regular
1985-09-07Ole Miss 17, Memphis 17regular
1985-09-07Mississippi State 22, Arkansas State 14regular
1985-09-07Navy 19, North Carolina 21regular
1985-09-07Northern Illinois 17, Western Michigan 0regular
1985-09-07Washington 17, Oklahoma State 31regular
1985-09-07Southern Miss 28, Louisiana Tech 0regular
1985-09-07Texas Tech 32, New Mexico 31regular
1985-09-07Tulsa 31, Houston 24regular
1985-09-07BYU 24, UCLA 27regular
1985-09-14Army 48, Western Michigan 6regular
1985-09-14Auburn 29, Southern Miss 18regular
1985-09-14Kentucky 26, Bowling Green 30regular
1985-09-14BYU 31, Washington 3regular
1985-09-14Colorado 21, Oregon 17regular
1985-09-14East Carolina 27, Texas State 16regular
1985-09-14Georgia 17, Baylor 14regular
1985-09-14Kansas 42, Vanderbilt 16regular
1985-09-14North Carolina 13, LSU 23regular
1985-09-14Louisiana Tech 24, Louisiana 23regular
1985-09-14Marshall 31, Ohio 7regular
1985-09-14Michigan State 12, Arizona State 3regular
1985-09-14New Mexico State 27, New Mexico 34regular
1985-09-14Oklahoma State 10, North Texas 9regular
1985-09-14TCU 30, Tulane 13regular
1985-09-14Tulsa 17, Texas Tech 21regular
1985-09-14UCLA 26, Tennessee 26regular
1985-09-14Hawai'i 27, Utah 29regular
1985-09-14West Virginia 20, Duke 18regular
1985-09-14Wisconsin 38, Northern Illinois 17regular
1985-09-21Air Force 59, Rice 17regular
1985-09-21Alabama 45, Cincinnati 10regular
1985-09-21Temple 24, BYU 26regular
1985-09-21Duke 34, Ohio 13regular
1985-09-21Clemson 13, Georgia 20regular
1985-09-21Indiana 38, Navy 35regular
1985-09-21Iowa 48, Northern Illinois 20regular
1985-09-21Iowa State 20, Vanderbilt 17regular
1985-09-21Kentucky 16, Tulane 11regular
1985-09-21Maryland 28, West Virginia 0regular
1985-09-21Ole Miss 18, Arkansas State 16regular
1985-09-21Mississippi State 23, Southern Miss 20regular
1985-09-21UTEP 20, New Mexico State 22regular
1985-09-21Colorado 13, Ohio State 36regular
1985-09-21Purdue 37, Ball State 18regular
1985-09-21Texas Tech 28, North Texas 7regular
1985-09-21Utah 44, Washington State 37regular
1985-09-21Houston 12, Washington 29regular
1985-09-21Wisconsin 26, UNLV 23regular
1985-09-28Arizona 13, Colorado 14regular
1985-09-28Iowa State 3, Iowa 57regular
1985-09-28Kentucky 27, Cincinnati 7regular
1985-09-28Michigan 20, Maryland 0regular
1985-09-28Michigan State 7, Western Michigan 3regular
1985-09-28Tulane 10, Ole Miss 27regular
1985-09-28Virginia 13, Navy 17regular
1985-09-28Kansas State 10, North Texas 22regular
1985-09-28Northwestern 38, Northern Illinois 16regular
1985-09-28Ohio State 48, Washington State 32regular
1985-09-28Oklahoma State 45, Miami (OH) 10regular
1985-09-28Utah 55, UTEP 19regular
1985-09-28Wake Forest 24, App State 21regular
1985-09-28Wyoming 17, Wisconsin 41regular
1985-10-04Utah 37, Wyoming 20regular
1985-10-05Ball State 29, Northern Illinois 0regular
1985-10-05Kentucky 26, Clemson 7regular
1985-10-05Mississippi State 31, Memphis 28regular
1985-10-05Oklahoma State 25, Tulsa 13regular
1985-10-05Cincinnati 16, Temple 28regular
1985-10-05Tennessee 31, Wake Forest 29regular
1985-10-05Tulane 17, Vanderbilt 24regular
1985-10-12Navy 7, Air Force 24regular
1985-10-12Arizona State 34, Utah 27regular
1985-10-12Kent State 51, UTEP 24regular
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 54-43-2 · 55.6%
- Non-conference
- 15-4 · 78.9%
- Postseason
- 2-3 · 40%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 32-17-1 / 20-23-1 / 2-3
- One-score / Blowout
- 15-12-2 / 20-15
- FBS games
- 54-43-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 54-33-8 · 61.1%
- Non-conference
- 26-5-4 · 80%
- Postseason
- 0-1-1 · 25%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 35-12-3 / 19-20-4 / 0-1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-11-8 / 12-8
- FBS games
- 52-33-8
- Non-FBS games
- 2-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 35-37-1 · 48.6%
- Non-conference
- 8-10-1 · 44.7%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 21-17-1 / 13-19 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-15-1 / 9-6
- FBS games
- 34-37-1
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 30-31-2 · 49.2%
- Non-conference
- 6-7-2 · 46.7%
- Postseason
- 2-0-1 · 83.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-16-1 / 16-15 / 2-0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-17-2 / 8-9
- FBS games
- 30-31-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 42-46-2 · 47.8%
- Non-conference
- 7-11 · 38.9%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 23-18-1 / 19-28-1 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 18-18-2 / 11-14
- FBS games
- 42-45-2
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 49-38 · 56.3%
- Non-conference
- 31-20 · 60.8%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-15 / 17-21 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 23-19 / 16-12
- FBS games
- 46-37
- Non-FBS games
- 3-1
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 17-35-1 · 33%
- Non-conference
- 12-30-1 · 29.1%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 8-13 / 8-22-1 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-14-1 / 3-8
- FBS games
- 15-32-1
- Non-FBS games
- 2-3
Conference USA
- Overall
- 2-3 · 40%
- Non-conference
- 2-3 · 40%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 1-1 / 1-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 2-2 / 0-1
- FBS games
- 1-2
- Non-FBS games
- 1-1
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 8-13 · 38.1%
- Non-conference
- 7-12 · 36.8%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-1 / 1-12 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 3-5 / 4-4
- FBS games
- 6-8
- Non-FBS games
- 2-5
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 22-34 · 39.3%
- Non-conference
- 11-23 · 32.4%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-14 / 10-20 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-11 / 9-15
- FBS games
- 21-33
- 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
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
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
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
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
Big Ten Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
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
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
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
Big Ten Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Southeastern Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
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
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
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
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 44 total · 4.4 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.9 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 5
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 14 / 21
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Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 39 total · 3.9 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.9 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 9 / 21
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Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 40 total · 5.0 per team
- First round
- 7 total · 0.88 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 7 / 10 / 23
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Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 17 total · 2.13 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.13 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 7 / 9
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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 / 1 / 1
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Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 20 total · 1.25 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.06 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 6 / 13
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American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 6 total · 0.46 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 4 / 1
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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
RUNNING BACK: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 2 total · 0.15 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 1
DEFENSIVE END: 2
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 6 total · 0.75 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 5
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Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 2-3 · 40% | 20.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Southeastern Conference | 0-1-1 · 25% | 0.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 33.3 | 74 | 21 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 2-0-1 · 83.3% | 77.7 | 68 | 66 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 11.1 | 31 | 28 |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 14 | 27 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| 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
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
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.2
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
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
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
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,Big Ten Conference,1985,93.1,100,100,97.8,,,,91.6,20,54-43-2,15-4,2-3,10,10,44,9,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 2,Southeastern Conference,1985,91.7,100,100,100,,,,84.1,0,54-33-8,26-5-4,0-1-1,10,10,39,9,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 3,Atlantic Coast Conference,1985,75.4,100,100,30.6,,,,100,33.3,35-37-1,8-10-1,1-1,8,8,40,7,GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 4,Pac-12 Conference,1985,75,100,100,34.6,,,,34.4,77.7,30-31-2,6-7-2,2-0-1,8,8,17,1,AZ; CA; OR; WA 5,Mid-American Conference,1985,67.6,100,100,19.3,,,,1.5,,42-46-2,7-11,0-0,10,10,2,0,IL; IN; MI; OH 6,Big 12 Conference,1985,20,0,0,62.3,,,,19.1,11.1,49-38,31-20,1-2,0,0,20,1,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 7,American Athletic Conference,1985,7.7,0,0,0,,,,7.8,100,17-35-1,12-30-1,1-0,0,0,6,1,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 8,Conference USA,1985,6.6,0,0,21.4,,,,0,,2-3,2-3,0-0,0,0,1,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA 9,Sun Belt Conference,1985,4.7,0,0,15.1,,,,0.8,,8-13,7-12,0-0,0,0,2,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 10,Mountain West Conference,1985,2.8,0,0,6.5,,,,9.8,,22-34,11-23,0-0,0,0,6,0,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.