Best overall
Big Ten Conference
97.7 index
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Conference Research Lab
1998 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 1998 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 1998, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 97.7/100. Pac-12 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
24-7 record
NFL pipeline
Atlantic Coast Conference
52 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 97.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24-7 77.4% | 50 5 first round |
| 2 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 90.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93.2 | 14-5 73.7% | 37 3 first round |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 88.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 80.5 | 20-10 66.7% | 49 10 first round |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 87.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 82.3 | 21-10 67.7% | 51 4 first round |
| 5 | Atlantic Coast Conference 9 FBS members · Power Four | 83.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 66.1 | 10-7 58.8% | 52 10 first round |
| 6 | Mid-American Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 64.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.9 | 14-24 36.8% | 6 1 first round |
| 7 | Conference USA 8 FBS members · Group of Five | 63.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 19.5 | 10-20 33.3% | 12 0 first round |
| 8 | Sun Belt Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 22.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 19-19 50% | 9 1 first round |
| 9 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 9-22 29% | 6 0 first round |
| 10 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7-24 22.6% | 3 0 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Big 12 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
- Atlantic Coast 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 —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Big 12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference9 top-25 · 9 top-40
Mid-American Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Conference USA8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Sun Belt Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Mountain West Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
American Athletic Conference0 top-25 · 0 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Big 12 Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Mid-American Conference | Conference USA | Sun Belt Conference | Mountain West Conference | American Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 1-325% · -14.5 margin · -0.8 adj | 2-166.7% · 7.3 margin · 0.5 adj | 3-175% · 4.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 0-10% · -34.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 7-0100% · 37.4 margin · 1.8 adj | 3-175% · 10.5 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-0100% · 15.5 margin · 1.3 adj | 4-0100% · 34.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 2-0100% · 5.5 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 3-175% · 14.5 margin · 0.8 adj | — | 0 games | 4-357.1% · -6.4 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 2-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 38.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 3-175% · 12.5 margin · 0.8 adj | 1-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-233.3% · -7.3 margin · -0.5 adj | 0 games | — | 1-233.3% · -9.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 3-442.9% · -4.1 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-166.7% · 22.7 margin · 0.8 adj | 6-0100% · 18.7 margin · 1.4 adj | 5-183.3% · 18.2 margin · 1.0 adj | 1-0100% · 7.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 1-0100% · 24.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-325% · -4.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 3-442.9% · 6.4 margin · -0.0 adj | 2-166.7% · 9.7 margin · 0.5 adj | — | 1-150% · -3.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 2-0100% · 37.5 margin · 1.8 adj | 0 games | 3-0100% · 32.3 margin · 1.7 adj | 2-0100% · 49.0 margin · 2.0 adj | 7-187.5% · 17.8 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-0100% · 34.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 0 games | 4-357.1% · 4.1 margin · 0.2 adj | 1-150% · 3.0 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 1-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 0 games | 1-150% · 2.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-10% · -42.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 2-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-70% · -37.4 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | 1-233.3% · -22.7 margin · -0.8 adj | 0-20% · -37.5 margin · -1.8 adj | 1-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | — | 2-166.7% · 11.7 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-820% · -10.2 margin · -0.8 adj | 6-275% · 8.5 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-166.7% · 1.7 margin · 0.4 adj |
| Conference USA | 1-325% · -10.5 margin · -0.7 adj | 0-20% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-60% · -18.7 margin · -1.4 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 1-233.3% · -11.7 margin · -0.6 adj | — | 4-640% · -3.4 margin · -0.3 adj | 0-10% · -28.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 4-0100% · 15.8 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-20% · -15.5 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-10% · -38.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 1-516.7% · -18.2 margin · -1.0 adj | 0-30% · -32.3 margin · -1.7 adj | 1-150% · -2.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 8-280% · 10.2 margin · 0.8 adj | 6-460% · 3.4 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 2-0100% · 23.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 1-150% · -2.5 margin · -0.1 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-40% · -34.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 1-325% · -12.5 margin · -0.8 adj | 0-10% · -7.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-20% · -49.0 margin · -2.0 adj | 1-0100% · 42.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 2-625% · -8.5 margin · -0.7 adj | 1-0100% · 28.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 0-20% · -23.5 margin · -1.5 adj | — | 4-450% · 1.5 margin · 0.0 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-20% · -5.5 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-10% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-10% · -24.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 1-712.5% · -17.7 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-20% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-233.3% · -1.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 0-40% · -15.7 margin · -1.3 adj | 1-150% · 2.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 4-450% · -1.5 margin · -0.0 adj | — |
Game receipts
1998-08-31Florida State 23, Texas A&M 14regular
1998-09-03Hawai'i 6, Arizona 27regular
1998-09-03NC State 34, Ohio 31regular
1998-09-03Auburn 0, Virginia 19regular
1998-09-03Western Michigan 37, Northern Illinois 23regular
1998-09-05Air Force 42, Wake Forest 0regular
1998-09-05Arkansas 38, Louisiana 17regular
1998-09-05California 14, Houston 10regular
1998-09-05Georgia 56, Kent State 3regular
1998-09-05Iowa 38, Central Michigan 0regular
1998-09-05Louisville 34, Kentucky 68regular
1998-09-05Akron 16, Marshall 27regular
1998-09-05Maryland 23, James Madison 15regular
1998-09-05North Carolina 10, Miami (OH) 13regular
1998-09-05Minnesota 17, Arkansas State 14regular
1998-09-05Ole Miss 30, Memphis 10regular
1998-09-05Missouri 37, Bowling Green 0regular
1998-09-05Nebraska 38, UAB 7regular
1998-09-05Northwestern 41, UNLV 7regular
1998-09-05Oklahoma 37, North Texas 9regular
1998-09-05Oregon 48, Michigan State 14regular
1998-09-05Oregon State 48, Nevada 6regular
1998-09-05Penn State 34, Southern Miss 6regular
1998-09-05South Carolina 38, Ball State 20regular
1998-09-05Texas Tech 35, UTEP 3regular
1998-09-05Toledo 24, Temple 12regular
1998-09-05Washington State 20, Illinois 13regular
1998-09-10Wake Forest 26, Navy 14regular
1998-09-12Temple 28, Akron 35regular
1998-09-12Northwestern 10, Duke 44regular
1998-09-12Florida 42, UL Monroe 10regular
1998-09-12Indiana 45, Western Michigan 30regular
1998-09-12Iowa 9, Iowa State 27regular
1998-09-12Kansas State 73, Northern Illinois 7regular
1998-09-12LSU 42, Arkansas State 6regular
1998-09-12Army 13, Miami (OH) 14regular
1998-09-12Houston 7, Minnesota 14regular
1998-09-12Memphis 6, Mississippi State 14regular
1998-09-12California 3, Nebraska 24regular
1998-09-12Ohio State 49, Toledo 0regular
1998-09-12UTEP 26, Oregon 33regular
1998-09-12Oregon State 27, Baylor 17regular
1998-09-12Penn State 48, Bowling Green 3regular
1998-09-12Purdue 21, Rice 19regular
1998-09-12North Texas 0, Texas Tech 30regular
1998-09-12Tulsa 35, Oklahoma State 20regular
1998-09-12UCLA 49, Texas 31regular
1998-09-12Wisconsin 45, Ohio 0regular
1998-09-19Arizona 35, Iowa 11regular
1998-09-19Arizona State 34, North Texas 15regular
1998-09-19Baylor 33, NC State 30regular
1998-09-19Oklahoma 12, California 13regular
1998-09-19Ohio 14, East Carolina 21regular
1998-09-19Georgia 16, Wyoming 9regular
1998-09-19Iowa State 38, Ball State 0regular
1998-09-19Kentucky 31, Indiana 27regular
1998-09-19Illinois 9, Louisville 35regular
1998-09-19South Carolina 21, Marshall 24regular
1998-09-19Michigan 59, Eastern Michigan 20regular
1998-09-19Minnesota 41, Memphis 14regular
1998-09-19Navy 38, Kent State 24regular
1998-09-19Rice 14, Northwestern 23regular
1998-09-19Ohio State 35, Missouri 14regular
1998-09-19Oklahoma State 42, Mississippi State 23regular
1998-09-19Southern Miss 6, Texas A&M 24regular
1998-09-19Houston 24, UCLA 42regular
1998-09-19Wisconsin 52, UNLV 7regular
1998-09-26Hawai'i 0, Arkansas State 20regular
1998-09-26Cincinnati 14, Indiana 48regular
1998-09-26UAB 37, Kansas 39regular
1998-09-26Kansas State 62, UL Monroe 7regular
1998-09-26Eastern Michigan 23, Marshall 26regular
1998-09-26Maryland 30, Temple 20regular
1998-09-26Nebraska 55, Washington 7regular
1998-09-26Tennessee 42, Houston 7regular
1998-09-26Texas 59, Rice 21regular
1998-09-26Texas A&M 28, North Texas 9regular
1998-09-26Tulane 42, Navy 24regular
1998-10-03UAB 24, Louisiana 13regular
1998-10-03Wake Forest 27, App State 30regular
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 68-51 · 57.1%
- Non-conference
- 24-7 · 77.4%
- Postseason
- 5-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 42-19 / 21-32 / 5-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 18-15 / 36-26
- FBS games
- 68-51
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 39-30 · 56.5%
- Non-conference
- 14-5 · 73.7%
- Postseason
- 1-3 · 25%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 22-13 / 16-14 / 1-3
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-14 / 14-11
- FBS games
- 39-30
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 69-59 · 53.9%
- Non-conference
- 20-10 · 66.7%
- Postseason
- 4-4 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 43-23 / 22-32 / 4-4
- One-score / Blowout
- 25-21 / 24-18
- FBS games
- 69-59
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 70-59 · 54.3%
- Non-conference
- 21-10 · 67.7%
- Postseason
- 3-5 · 37.5%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 47-16 / 20-38 / 3-5
- One-score / Blowout
- 28-28 / 26-14
- FBS games
- 70-59
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 46-43 · 51.7%
- Non-conference
- 10-7 · 58.8%
- Postseason
- 0-2 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 26-19 / 20-22 / 0-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-16 / 14-14
- FBS games
- 45-42
- Non-FBS games
- 1-1
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 47-57 · 45.2%
- Non-conference
- 14-24 · 36.8%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 28-16 / 19-40 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-16 / 15-24
- FBS games
- 47-57
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 28-38 · 42.4%
- Non-conference
- 10-20 · 33.3%
- Postseason
- 0-1 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 16-19 / 12-18 / 0-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-13 / 7-13
- FBS games
- 28-38
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 24-24 · 50%
- Non-conference
- 19-19 · 50%
- Postseason
- 2-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 13-2 / 9-22 / 2-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-4 / 10-12
- FBS games
- 22-22
- Non-FBS games
- 2-2
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 17-30 · 36.2%
- Non-conference
- 9-22 · 29%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-16 / 9-14 / 1-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-8 / 6-14
- FBS games
- 17-30
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 8-25 · 24.2%
- Non-conference
- 7-24 · 22.6%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-6 / 1-19 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 3-7 / 2-8
- FBS games
- 8-25
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
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
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 12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
Mid-American Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.0
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.0
- Net PPA
- —
- Success rate split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Explosiveness split
- 0.0 / 0.0
- Havoc split
- 0.0 / 0.0
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
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
Offense / defense / special teams
Big Ten 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
Southeastern 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
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
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
American Athletic 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
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 12 Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
Mid-American Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
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
American Athletic Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
NFL Draft pipeline
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 50 total · 4.55 per team
- First round
- 5 total · 0.45 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 5 / 18 / 27
RUNNING BACK: 9WIDE RECEIVER: 9DEFENSIVE BACK: 7OFFENSIVE GUARD: 7DEFENSIVE END: 6CENTER: 3
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 37 total · 4.63 per team
- First round
- 3 total · 0.38 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 3 / 12 / 22
DEFENSIVE BACK: 5WIDE RECEIVER: 5DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 4RUNNING BACK: 4CENTER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 3
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 49 total · 4.08 per team
- First round
- 10 total · 0.83 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 10 / 13 / 26
DEFENSIVE BACK: 8LINEBACKER: 8RUNNING BACK: 8DEFENSIVE END: 6OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 5
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 51 total · 4.25 per team
- First round
- 4 total · 0.33 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 4 / 9 / 38
DEFENSIVE BACK: 10DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 9LINEBACKER: 6OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 6RUNNING BACK: 5DEFENSIVE END: 4
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 52 total · 5.78 per team
- First round
- 10 total · 1.11 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 10 / 9 / 33
LINEBACKER: 11DEFENSIVE BACK: 7RUNNING BACK: 7DEFENSIVE END: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 6OFFENSIVE GUARD: 4
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 6 total · 0.5 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 2 / 3
CENTER: 2DEFENSIVE BACK: 1QUARTERBACK: 1TIGHT END: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 12 total · 1.5 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 4 / 8
DEFENSIVE BACK: 3DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 2TIGHT END: 2CENTER: 1LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 9 total · 0.69 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 3 / 5
DEFENSIVE BACK: 3CENTER: 1LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1RUNNING BACK: 1TIGHT END: 1
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
DEFENSIVE BACK: 3DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1LINEBACKER: 1QUARTERBACK: 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 / 2 / 1
DEFENSIVE BACK: 2WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 5-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-3 · 25% | 25.0 | 68 | 66 |
| Southeastern Conference | 4-4 · 50% | 50.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 3-5 · 37.5% | 37.5 | 31 | 28 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-2 · 0% | 0.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Conference USA | 0-1 · 0% | 0.0 | 31 | 62 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 2-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 26 | 29 |
| Mountain West Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 28 | 36 |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-0 · — | — | 14 | 27 |
Realignment & geography
Big Ten Conference
- Current members
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 1
- States
- IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, PA, WI
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 45.0
- Longitude spread
- 93.2
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
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 2
- States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, SC, TN
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.4
- Longitude spread
- 13.2
Big 12 Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 6
- States
- CO, IA, KS, MO, NE, OK, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver
- Latitude spread
- 11.7
- Longitude spread
- 12.9
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 9
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 8.6
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- IL, IN, MI, OH, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 5.2
- Longitude spread
- 7.5
Conference USA
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- KY, LA, MS, NC, NY, OH, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 11.7
- Longitude spread
- 21.4
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
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
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,1998,97.7,100,100,100,,,,67.2,100,68-51,24-7,5-0,11,11,50,5,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; WI 2,Pac-12 Conference,1998,90.3,100,100,93.2,,,,66.4,25,39-30,14-5,1-3,8,8,37,3,AZ; CA; OR; WA 3,Southeastern Conference,1998,88.8,100,100,80.5,,,,70.9,50,69-59,20-10,4-4,12,12,49,10,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN 4,Big 12 Conference,1998,87.6,100,100,82.3,,,,60.2,37.5,70-59,21-10,3-5,12,12,51,4,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX 5,Atlantic Coast Conference,1998,83.2,100,100,66.1,,,,100,0,46-43,10-7,0-2,9,9,52,10,FL; GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 6,Mid-American Conference,1998,64.9,100,100,25.9,,,,5.5,0,47-57,14-24,0-1,12,12,6,1,IL; IN; MI; OH; WV 7,Conference USA,1998,63.9,100,100,19.5,,,,16.3,0,28-38,10-20,0-1,8,8,12,0,KY; LA; MS; NC; NY; OH; TN; TX 8,Sun Belt Conference,1998,22,0,0,50,,,,8,100,24-24,19-19,2-0,0,0,9,1,AL; AR; GA; LA; MS; NC; SC; TX; VA; WV 9,Mountain West Conference,1998,11,0,0,11.7,,,,6.7,100,17-30,9-22,1-0,0,0,6,0,CO; HI; IL; NM; NV; TX; WY 10,American Athletic Conference,1998,0,0,0,0,,,,0,,8-25,7-24,0-0,0,0,3,0,AL; FL; LA; MD; NC; NY; OK; PA; TN; TX
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.