Best overall
Pac-12 Conference
94.9 index
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1986 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1986 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1986, Pac-12 Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 94.9/100. Southeastern Conference is the nearest challenger in the current view.
Deepest
Pac-12 Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Pac-12 Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Pac-12 Conference
13-2 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
48 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 94.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13-2 86.7% | 25 2 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 94.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 84.6 | 29-8-1 77.6% | 38 8 first round |
| 3 | Big Ten Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 79.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 53.1 | 13-9 59.1% | 48 9 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 8 FBS members · Power Four | 76.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 52.6 | 10-7 58.8% | 24 5 first round |
| 5 | Mid-American Conference 9 FBS members · Group of Five | 61.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5-13 27.8% | 2 0 first round |
| 6 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.5 | 9-11-1 45.2% | 4 0 first round |
| 7 | Big 12 Conference 16 FBS members · Power Four | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.9 | 17-26 39.5% | 22 2 first round |
| 8 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 16-23 41% | 5 0 first round |
| 9 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.8 | 18-29 38.3% | 8 1 first round |
| 10 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 2-4 33.3% | 4 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Pac-12 Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Pac-12 Conference
- Deepest league
- Pac-12 Conference
- Strongest top end
- Pac-12 Conference
- Best non-conference
- Pac-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.
Pac-12 Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Southeastern Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Big Ten Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Mid-American Conference9 top-25 · 9 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Big 12 Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Conference USA0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Big Ten Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mid-American Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Big 12 Conference | Mountain West Conference | American Athletic Conference | Conference USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-12 Conference | — | 0-10% · -22.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 3-175% · 6.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 48.0 margin · 2.0 adj | 0 games | 7-0100% · 19.9 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 20.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-0100% · 22.0 margin · 1.4 adj | — | 2-0100% · 6.5 margin · 1.1 adj | 5-362.5% · 8.4 margin · 0.4 adj | 2-166.7% · 19.7 margin · 0.7 adj | 5-1-178.6% · 11.7 margin · 0.8 adj | 3-0100% · 21.7 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-0100% · 12.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 9-375% · 15.8 margin · 0.8 adj | 0 games |
| Big Ten Conference | 1-325% · -6.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 0-20% · -6.5 margin · -1.1 adj | — | 0-10% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 3-0100% · 25.3 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games | 3-0100% · 32.3 margin · 1.7 adj | 4-357.1% · 18.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 2-0100% · 15.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-10% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 3-537.5% · -8.4 margin · -0.4 adj | 1-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj | — | 1-0100% · 15.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 1-0100% · 8.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-0100% · 20.5 margin · 1.4 adj | 0 games | 2-166.7% · 17.7 margin · 0.7 adj | 0 games |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-10% · -48.0 margin · -2.0 adj | 1-233.3% · -19.7 margin · -0.7 adj | 0-30% · -25.3 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -15.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — | 0-10% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 4-266.7% · 3.0 margin · 0.4 adj | 0-20% · -34.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0 games |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 1-5-121.4% · -11.7 margin · -0.8 adj | 0 games | 0-10% · -8.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | — | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 0 games | 7-370% · 6.3 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-10% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 0-70% · -19.9 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-30% · -21.7 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-30% · -32.3 margin · -1.7 adj | 0-20% · -20.5 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | — | 9-564.3% · 3.5 margin · 0.4 adj | 5-645.5% · 2.4 margin · -0.0 adj | 1-0100% · 31.0 margin · 1.6 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-10% · -20.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-20% · -12.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 3-442.9% · -18.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 0 games | 2-433.3% · -3.0 margin · -0.4 adj | 0 games | 5-935.7% · -3.5 margin · -0.4 adj | — | 3-350% · 3.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 3-0100% · 20.3 margin · 1.4 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0 games | 3-925% · -15.8 margin · -0.8 adj | 0-20% · -15.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 1-233.3% · -17.7 margin · -0.7 adj | 2-0100% · 34.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 3-730% · -6.3 margin · -0.5 adj | 6-554.5% · -2.4 margin · 0.0 adj | 3-350% · -3.5 margin · -0.1 adj | — | 0-10% · -5.0 margin · -1.1 adj |
| Conference USA | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0-10% · -31.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-30% · -20.3 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 5.0 margin · 1.1 adj | — |
Game receipts
1986-08-27Alabama 16, Ohio State 10regular
1986-08-30Northern Illinois 10, Ball State 20regular
1986-08-30Florida 38, Georgia Southern 14regular
1986-08-30Tulsa 17, Louisiana Tech 22regular
1986-09-06Arizona 37, Houston 3regular
1986-09-06Wyoming 28, Baylor 31regular
1986-09-06Northwestern 6, Duke 17regular
1986-09-06Hawai'i 20, Wisconsin 17regular
1986-09-06Ole Miss 28, Memphis 6regular
1986-09-06NC State 38, East Carolina 10regular
1986-09-06Louisiana 20, Oklahoma State 21regular
1986-09-06Tennessee 35, New Mexico 21regular
1986-09-06Wake Forest 21, App State 13regular
1986-09-06Washington State 34, UNLV 14regular
1986-09-06West Virginia 47, Northern Illinois 14regular
1986-09-13Alabama 31, Southern Miss 17regular
1986-09-13Arizona State 20, Michigan State 17regular
1986-09-13Memphis 10, Arkansas State 30regular
1986-09-13Baylor 38, Louisiana Tech 7regular
1986-09-13BYU 31, New Mexico 30regular
1986-09-13Cincinnati 45, Miami (OH) 38regular
1986-09-13Georgia 31, Duke 7regular
1986-09-13Iowa 43, Iowa State 7regular
1986-09-13Ohio 7, Marshall 21regular
1986-09-13Maryland 35, Vanderbilt 21regular
1986-09-13Minnesota 31, Bowling Green 7regular
1986-09-13Navy 20, Virginia 10regular
1986-09-13Kansas 0, North Carolina 20regular
1986-09-13Oregon 32, Colorado 30regular
1986-09-13Purdue 20, Ball State 3regular
1986-09-13Western Michigan 17, Temple 49regular
1986-09-13Tulane 31, TCU 48regular
1986-09-13New Mexico State 33, UTEP 47regular
1986-09-13Tulsa 27, Oklahoma State 23regular
1986-09-13Washington 40, Ohio State 7regular
1986-09-13East Carolina 21, West Virginia 24regular
1986-09-13Wisconsin 35, Northern Illinois 20regular
1986-09-20Arkansas State 10, Ole Miss 10regular
1986-09-20Auburn 45, East Carolina 0regular
1986-09-20Georgia 28, Clemson 31regular
1986-09-20Duke 22, Ohio 7regular
1986-09-20Indiana 52, Navy 29regular
1986-09-20Iowa 57, Northern Illinois 3regular
1986-09-20Kentucky 37, Kent State 12regular
1986-09-20Memphis 10, Louisiana 26regular
1986-09-20West Virginia 3, Maryland 24regular
1986-09-20LSU 12, Miami (OH) 21regular
1986-09-20Michigan 31, Oregon State 12regular
1986-09-20UNLV 17, Wisconsin 7regular
1986-09-20Northwestern 25, Army 18regular
1986-09-20Ohio State 13, Colorado 10regular
1986-09-20Southern Miss 28, Mississippi State 24regular
1986-09-20Rice 6, Texas State 31regular
1986-09-20Texas Tech 14, New Mexico 7regular
1986-09-20Vanderbilt 17, Tulane 35regular
1986-09-20Washington 52, BYU 21regular
1986-09-27Colorado 21, Arizona 24regular
1986-09-27BYU 27, Temple 17regular
1986-09-27Iowa 69, UTEP 7regular
1986-09-27Cincinnati 20, Kentucky 37regular
1986-09-27Michigan State 45, Western Michigan 10regular
1986-09-27Ole Miss 35, Tulane 10regular
1986-09-27Ohio State 64, Utah 6regular
1986-09-27Houston 14, Tulsa 24regular
1986-09-27Army 14, Wake Forest 49regular
1986-09-27Wisconsin 12, Wyoming 21regular
1986-10-03Utah 35, Air Force 45regular
1986-10-04Iowa State 21, Wyoming 10regular
1986-10-04Kentucky 32, Southern Miss 0regular
1986-10-04East Carolina 10, Louisiana 21regular
1986-10-04Memphis 17, Mississippi State 34regular
1986-10-04Tennessee 26, UTEP 16regular
1986-10-04Vanderbilt 24, Duke 18regular
1986-10-11Air Force 40, Navy 6regular
1986-10-11Alabama 37, Memphis 0regular
1986-10-11Tennessee 21, Army 25regular
1986-10-11Florida 52, Kent State 9regular
1986-10-11Louisiana 17, Tulsa 13regular
1986-10-11Mississippi State 24, Arkansas State 9regular
1986-10-11TCU 31, Rice 37regular
Resume & schedule
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 36-25-4 · 58.5%
- Non-conference
- 13-2 · 86.7%
- Postseason
- 3-1 · 75%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 20-11-2 / 13-13-2 / 3-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 8-3-4 / 16-11
- FBS games
- 36-25-4
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 59-38-1 · 60.7%
- Non-conference
- 29-8-1 · 77.6%
- Postseason
- 3-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 37-21 / 19-17-1 / 3-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-14-1 / 24-10
- FBS games
- 57-38
- Non-FBS games
- 2-0-1
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 53-49 · 52%
- Non-conference
- 13-9 · 59.1%
- Postseason
- 0-2 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-23 / 22-24 / 0-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 22-25 / 20-14
- FBS games
- 53-49
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 36-33-2 · 52.1%
- Non-conference
- 10-7 · 58.8%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 19-12-1 / 17-20-1 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-15-2 / 10-10
- FBS games
- 35-33-2
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 41-49 · 45.6%
- Non-conference
- 5-13 · 27.8%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-10 / 10-39 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 15-16 / 7-14
- FBS games
- 41-48
- Non-FBS games
- 0-1
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 12-14-1 · 46.3%
- Non-conference
- 9-11-1 · 45.2%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 6-2-1 / 6-12 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 5-6-1 / 1-2
- FBS games
- 7-7
- Non-FBS games
- 5-7-1
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 38-47 · 44.7%
- Non-conference
- 17-26 · 39.5%
- Postseason
- 1-3 · 25%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 18-21 / 19-23 / 1-3
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-13 / 11-16
- FBS games
- 37-46
- Non-FBS games
- 1-1
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 25-32 · 43.9%
- Non-conference
- 16-23 · 41%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 16-10 / 9-22 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 10-12 / 4-5
- FBS games
- 24-32
- Non-FBS games
- 1-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 21-32 · 39.6%
- Non-conference
- 18-29 · 38.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 12-14 / 9-18 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 10-10 / 2-11
- FBS games
- 19-28
- Non-FBS games
- 2-4
Conference USA
- Overall
- 2-4 · 33.3%
- Non-conference
- 2-4 · 33.3%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 0-2 / 2-2 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 1-0 / 0-2
- FBS games
- 0-3
- Non-FBS games
- 2-1
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
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
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
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
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
Big 12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Mountain West Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Pac-12 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
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
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Big 12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
Mountain West Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / 0.0 allowed
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
Recruiting & talent
Pac-12 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
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
Sun Belt Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Big 12 Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Mountain West Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
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
NFL Draft pipeline
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 25 total · 3.13 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.25 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 11 / 12
WIDE RECEIVER: 5RUNNING BACK: 4DEFENSIVE BACK: 3LINEBACKER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 2
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 38 total · 3.8 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.8 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 11 / 19
RUNNING BACK: 8LINEBACKER: 6DEFENSIVE END: 5DEFENSIVE BACK: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4CENTER: 3
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 48 total · 4.8 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.9 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 11 / 28
LINEBACKER: 8RUNNING BACK: 8DEFENSIVE BACK: 6QUARTERBACK: 5DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 4OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 4
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 24 total · 3.0 per team
- First round
- 5 total · 0.63 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 5 / 5 / 14
DEFENSIVE BACK: 4LINEBACKER: 4DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 3RUNNING BACK: 3OFFENSIVE GUARD: 2
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 2 total · 0.22 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: 1LINEBACKER: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 4 total · 0.31 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 2 / 2
DEFENSIVE END: 1LINEBACKER: 1QUARTERBACK: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 22 total · 1.38 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.13 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 8 / 12
DEFENSIVE BACK: 4DEFENSIVE END: 3LINEBACKER: 3RUNNING BACK: 3QUARTERBACK: 2WIDE RECEIVER: 2
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 / 2 / 3
WIDE RECEIVER: 2DEFENSIVE BACK: 1DEFENSIVE END: 1DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 8 total · 0.62 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 1 / 6
DEFENSIVE BACK: 2OFFENSIVE GUARD: 2DEFENSIVE END: 1LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1RUNNING BACK: 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 / 0 / 4
DEFENSIVE BACK: 1LINEBACKER: 1RUNNING BACK: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pac-12 Conference | 3-1 · 75% | 75.0 | 68 | 66 |
| Southeastern Conference | 3-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Big Ten Conference | 0-2 · 0% | 0.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 80 | 25 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 26 | 29 |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-3 · 25% | 25.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 28 | 36 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 14 | 27 |
| Conference USA | 0-0 · — | — | 31 | 62 |
Realignment & geography
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
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
- 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
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 9
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- IN, MI, OH
- Time zones
- America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 4.3
- Longitude spread
- 4.3
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
Big 12 Conference
- Current members
- 16
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 6
- States
- AZ, CO, FL, IA, KS, OH, OK, TX, UT, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York, America/Phoenix
- Latitude spread
- 13.4
- Longitude spread
- 32.0
Mountain West Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 14
- States
- CO, HI, IL, NM, NV, TX, WY
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 20.6
- Longitude spread
- 69.0
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
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,Pac-12 Conference,1986,94.9,100,100,100,,,,53.4,75,36-25-4,13-2,3-1,8,8,25,2,AZ; CA; OR; WA 2,Southeastern Conference,1986,94.3,100,100,84.6,,,,81.2,100,59-38-1,29-8-1,3-0,10,10,38,8,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; TN 3,Big Ten Conference,1986,79.5,100,100,53.1,,,,100,0,53-49,13-9,0-2,10,10,48,9,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; WI 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,1986,76.7,100,100,52.6,,,,63.3,0,36-33-2,10-7,0-1,8,8,24,5,GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 5,Mid-American Conference,1986,61.5,100,100,0,,,,0,,41-49,5-13,0-0,9,9,2,0,IN; MI; OH 6,Sun Belt Conference,1986,9.2,0,0,29.5,,,,1.4,,12-14-1,9-11-1,0-0,0,0,4,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 7,Big 12 Conference,1986,9.1,0,0,19.9,,,,22.3,25,38-47,17-26,1-3,0,0,22,2,AZ; CO; FL; IA; KS; OH; OK; TX; UT; WV 8,Mountain West Conference,1986,7.4,0,0,22.4,,,,6.4,,25-32,16-23,0-0,0,0,5,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 9,American Athletic Conference,1986,6.2,0,0,17.8,,,,8.8,,21-32,18-29,0-0,0,0,8,1,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX 10,Conference USA,1986,3.1,0,0,9.3,,,,2.8,,2-4,2-4,0-0,0,0,4,0,AL; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; NM; TN; TX; VA
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.