Best overall
Big Ten Conference
97.0 index
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2002 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 2002 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 2002, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 97/100. 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
Big Ten Conference
29-10 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
60 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 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 29-10 74.4% | 60 6 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 91.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 90.7 | 27-12 69.2% | 53 9 first round |
| 3 | Atlantic Coast Conference 9 FBS members · Power Four | 90.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 80.7 | 21-12 63.6% | 53 11 first round |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 89.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 83.0 | 24-13 64.9% | 39 5 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 83.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 15-11 57.7% | 34 5 first round |
| 6 | Mid-American Conference 14 FBS members · Group of Five | 68.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 16.3 | 8-21 27.6% | 6 0 first round |
| 7 | Conference USA 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 67.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 26.5 | 11-22 33.3% | 10 2 first round |
| 8 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 67.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 30.8 | 10-18 35.7% | 15 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 6 FBS members · Group of Five | 64.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5-22 18.5% | 6 0 first round |
| 10 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.2 | 8-17 32% | 7 2 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Atlantic Coast 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
- 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 —Big 12 Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference9 top-25 · 9 top-40
Big 12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Mid-American Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Conference USA10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Mountain West Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Sun Belt Conference6 top-25 · 6 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 | Southeastern Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big 12 Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mid-American Conference | Conference USA | Mountain West Conference | Sun Belt Conference | American Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 2-250% · 2.3 margin · 0.1 adj | 2-166.7% · 7.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 3-260% · 8.4 margin · 0.4 adj | 4-180% · 5.4 margin · 0.7 adj | 11-0100% · 18.3 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-233.3% · -7.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 2-250% · -13.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 38.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 2-0100% · 13.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 2-250% · -2.2 margin · -0.0 adj | — | 3-537.5% · -5.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 1-325% · -8.7 margin · -0.7 adj | 0-10% · -23.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 2-0100% · 27.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 5-0100% · 20.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 40.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 11-191.7% · 22.7 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-0100% · 30.0 margin · 1.6 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-233.3% · -7.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 5-362.5% · 5.8 margin · 0.4 adj | — | 2-250% · -15.2 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 12.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 4-266.7% · 17.8 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-250% · -7.7 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-166.7% · 7.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 0 games | 3-0100% · 25.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 2-340% · -8.4 margin · -0.4 adj | 3-175% · 8.8 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-250% · 15.3 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 4-266.7% · 2.8 margin · 0.4 adj | 1-233.3% · -3.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 3-0100% · 29.7 margin · 1.6 adj | 2-340% · 6.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-0100% · 39.7 margin · 1.8 adj | 4-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-420% · -5.4 margin · -0.7 adj | 1-0100% · 23.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 0-20% · -12.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 2-433.3% · -2.8 margin · -0.4 adj | — | 1-0100% · 33.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 0 games | 7-187.5% · 17.1 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-0100% · 13.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 1-0100% · 32.0 margin · 1.6 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-110% · -18.3 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-20% · -27.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 2-433.3% · -17.8 margin · -0.7 adj | 2-166.7% · 3.7 margin · 0.4 adj | 0-10% · -33.0 margin · -1.7 adj | — | 2-0100% · 14.0 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-0100% · 14.5 margin · 1.3 adj | 0 games | 0-20% · -26.5 margin · -1.5 adj |
| Conference USA | 2-166.7% · 7.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-50% · -20.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 2-250% · 7.8 margin · 0.2 adj | 0-30% · -29.7 margin · -1.6 adj | 0 games | 0-20% · -14.0 margin · -1.3 adj | — | 1-233.3% · -2.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 3-260% · 5.8 margin · 0.3 adj | 3-537.5% · -4.7 margin · -0.3 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 2-250% · 13.3 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-10% · -40.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 1-233.3% · -7.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 3-260% · -6.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-712.5% · -17.1 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-20% · -14.5 margin · -1.3 adj | 2-166.7% · 2.7 margin · 0.4 adj | — | 0-10% · -11.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 41.0 margin · 1.8 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-20% · -38.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 1-118.3% · -22.7 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 0-30% · -39.7 margin · -1.8 adj | 0-20% · -13.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0 games | 2-340% · -5.8 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 11.0 margin · 1.2 adj | — | 1-150% · -2.5 margin · -0.1 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0-20% · -13.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-20% · -30.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-30% · -25.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-40% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-10% · -32.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 2-0100% · 26.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 5-362.5% · 4.8 margin · 0.4 adj | 0-10% · -41.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 1-150% · 2.5 margin · 0.1 adj | — |
Game receipts
2002-08-22 23:30:00Virginia 29, Colorado State 35regular
2002-08-24 18:30:00Ohio State 45, Texas Tech 21regular
2002-08-24 20:30:00NC State 34, New Mexico 14regular
2002-08-24 23:45:00Nebraska 48, Arizona State 10regular
2002-08-25 00:30:00Iowa State 31, Florida State 38regular
2002-08-29 23:35:00Northern Illinois 42, Wake Forest 41regular
2002-08-31 00:00:00Tulsa 0, Oklahoma 37regular
2002-08-31 16:00:00Michigan 31, Washington 29regular
2002-08-31 16:00:00Air Force 52, Northwestern 3regular
2002-08-31 16:00:00Iowa 57, Akron 21regular
2002-08-31 16:10:00Penn State 27, UCF 24regular
2002-08-31 16:30:00Alabama 39, Middle Tennessee 34regular
2002-08-31 17:00:00Colorado 14, Colorado State 19regular
2002-08-31 17:30:00North Carolina 21, Miami (OH) 27regular
2002-08-31 19:30:00California 70, Baylor 22regular
2002-08-31 19:30:00Michigan State 56, Eastern Michigan 7regular
2002-08-31 19:30:00Illinois 20, Missouri 33regular
2002-08-31 21:30:00Tennessee 47, Wyoming 7regular
2002-08-31 22:00:00Florida 51, UAB 3regular
2002-08-31 22:00:00Georgia Tech 45, Vanderbilt 3regular
2002-08-31 22:00:00Duke 23, East Carolina 16regular
2002-08-31 22:00:00Oregon 36, Mississippi State 13regular
2002-08-31 23:00:00Ole Miss 31, UL Monroe 3regular
2002-08-31 23:00:00Texas A&M 31, Louisiana 7regular
2002-08-31 23:00:00South Carolina 34, New Mexico State 24regular
2002-08-31 23:45:00Georgia 31, Clemson 28regular
2002-09-01 00:00:00Rice 10, Houston 24regular
2002-09-01 00:00:00Texas 27, North Texas 0regular
2002-09-01 00:45:00UNLV 7, Wisconsin 27regular
2002-09-01 22:00:00Louisville 17, Kentucky 22regular
2002-09-05 23:00:00Temple 3, Oregon State 35regular
2002-09-07 16:00:00Navy 19, NC State 65regular
2002-09-07 16:00:00Southern Miss 23, Illinois 20regular
2002-09-07 16:10:00Michigan 35, Western Michigan 12regular
2002-09-07 16:10:00Miami (OH) 24, Iowa 29regular
2002-09-07 16:10:00Ohio State 51, Kent State 17regular
2002-09-07 16:30:00Ole Miss 38, Memphis 16regular
2002-09-07 17:00:00Northwestern 24, TCU 48regular
2002-09-07 17:00:00Central Michigan 32, Wyoming 20regular
2002-09-07 17:05:00Michigan State 27, Rice 10regular
2002-09-07 19:30:00Oklahoma 37, Alabama 27regular
2002-09-07 22:00:00Maryland 44, Akron 14regular
2002-09-07 22:30:00California 34, New Mexico State 13regular
2002-09-07 22:30:00Wake Forest 27, East Carolina 22regular
2002-09-07 23:00:00Colorado 34, San Diego State 14regular
2002-09-07 23:00:00South Florida 37, Northern Illinois 6regular
2002-09-07 23:00:00Missouri 41, Ball State 6regular
2002-09-07 23:00:00Duke 3, Louisville 40regular
2002-09-07 23:00:00Arkansas State 21, Tulsa 19regular
2002-09-07 23:00:00Tennessee 26, Middle Tennessee 3regular
2002-09-07 23:10:00Kansas State 68, UL Monroe 0regular
2002-09-07 23:45:00Virginia 34, South Carolina 21regular
2002-09-08 00:00:00Utah 40, Indiana 13regular
2002-09-08 00:00:00Louisiana 11, Minnesota 35regular
2002-09-08 02:00:00Arizona State 46, UCF 13regular
2002-09-08 02:00:00UNLV 31, Kansas 20regular
2002-09-08 02:15:00UCLA 30, Colorado State 19regular
2002-09-14 16:00:00Illinois 59, Arkansas State 7regular
2002-09-14 16:10:00Michigan State 22, California 46regular
2002-09-14 16:10:00Wisconsin 24, Northern Illinois 21regular
2002-09-14 17:00:00Northwestern 26, Duke 21regular
2002-09-14 18:00:00Purdue 28, Western Michigan 24regular
2002-09-14 18:30:00Minnesota 31, Toledo 21regular
2002-09-14 19:30:00Ohio State 25, Washington State 7regular
2002-09-14 19:30:00Texas Tech 42, Ole Miss 28regular
2002-09-14 22:00:00Florida 34, Ohio 6regular
2002-09-14 22:00:00Bowling Green 51, Missouri 28regular
2002-09-14 22:05:00Iowa 31, Iowa State 36regular
2002-09-14 23:00:00Arkansas 42, South Florida 3regular
2002-09-14 23:00:00Kentucky 27, Indiana 17regular
2002-09-14 23:00:00Oklahoma State 24, UCLA 38regular
2002-09-14 23:00:00Oregon State 47, UNLV 17regular
2002-09-14 23:00:00Alabama 33, North Texas 7regular
2002-09-15 00:00:00LSU 33, Miami (OH) 7regular
2002-09-15 00:00:00North Carolina 21, Texas 52regular
2002-09-15 00:00:00Penn State 40, Nebraska 7regular
2002-09-15 00:00:00Houston 36, Louisiana 17regular
2002-09-15 00:05:00New Mexico 23, Baylor 0regular
2002-09-15 01:30:00Colorado State 36, Louisville 33regular
2002-09-15 02:00:00Arizona 23, Utah 17regular
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 73-54 · 57.5%
- Non-conference
- 29-10 · 74.4%
- Postseason
- 4-1 · 80%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 46-25 / 27-29 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 27-21 / 27-20
- FBS games
- 73-54
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 76-61 · 55.5%
- Non-conference
- 27-12 · 69.2%
- Postseason
- 3-4 · 42.9%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 46-31 / 30-30 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 25-22 / 34-21
- FBS games
- 76-61
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 57-48 · 54.3%
- Non-conference
- 21-12 · 63.6%
- Postseason
- 2-2 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 34-21 / 23-27 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 23-21 / 20-17
- FBS games
- 57-48
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 73-62 · 54.1%
- Non-conference
- 24-13 · 64.9%
- Postseason
- 5-2 · 71.4%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 45-22 / 28-40 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-20 / 36-31
- FBS games
- 73-62
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 40-36 · 52.6%
- Non-conference
- 15-11 · 57.7%
- Postseason
- 1-4 · 20%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 19-21 / 21-15 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-13 / 15-9
- FBS games
- 40-36
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 65-78 · 45.5%
- Non-conference
- 8-21 · 27.6%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 35-28 / 30-50 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 21-22 / 23-34
- FBS games
- 65-78
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 51-62 · 45.1%
- Non-conference
- 11-22 · 33.3%
- Postseason
- 1-3 · 25%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-23 / 20-39 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 17-23 / 16-19
- FBS games
- 51-62
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 38-46 · 45.2%
- Non-conference
- 10-18 · 35.7%
- Postseason
- 0-2 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 22-18 / 16-28 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 20-18 / 10-11
- FBS games
- 38-46
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 20-37 · 35.1%
- Non-conference
- 5-22 · 18.5%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 13-8 / 7-29 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 9-11 / 4-18
- FBS games
- 20-37
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 11-20 · 35.5%
- Non-conference
- 8-17 · 32%
- Postseason
- 0-0 · —
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 6-10 / 5-10 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 4-3 / 4-9
- FBS games
- 10-19
- 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
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
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
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
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
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
Big 12 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
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
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
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
Big 12 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
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
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
NFL Draft pipeline
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 60 total · 5.45 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.55 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 17 / 37
DEFENSIVE BACK: 11TIGHT END: 10RUNNING BACK: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 7LINEBACKER: 6DEFENSIVE END: 4
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 53 total · 4.42 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.75 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 4
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 18 / 26
DEFENSIVE BACK: 12DEFENSIVE END: 10WIDE RECEIVER: 7LINEBACKER: 5OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 5DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 4
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 53 total · 5.89 per team
- First round
- 11 total · 1.22 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 11 / 11 / 31
DEFENSIVE BACK: 11RUNNING BACK: 7LINEBACKER: 6DEFENSIVE END: 5DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5WIDE RECEIVER: 5
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 39 total · 3.25 per team
- First round
- 5 total · 0.42 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 4
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 5 / 13 / 21
DEFENSIVE BACK: 9OFFENSIVE GUARD: 5TIGHT END: 5CENTER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 3OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 34 total · 4.25 per team
- First round
- 5 total · 0.63 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 5 / 10 / 19
DEFENSIVE BACK: 6LINEBACKER: 5TIGHT END: 5OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 3RUNNING BACK: 3
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 6 total · 0.43 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 1 / 5
WIDE RECEIVER: 2CENTER: 1DEFENSIVE BACK: 1PUNTER: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 10 total · 1.0 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.2 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 3 / 5
QUARTERBACK: 3DEFENSIVE BACK: 2DEFENSIVE END: 2RUNNING BACK: 1TIGHT END: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 15 total · 1.88 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 5 / 10
DEFENSIVE END: 3RUNNING BACK: 3DEFENSIVE BACK: 2CENTER: 1DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 6 total · 1.0 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 6
DEFENSIVE BACK: 2CENTER: 1QUARTERBACK: 1RUNNING BACK: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 7 total · 0.54 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.15 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 1 / 4
DEFENSIVE END: 3QUARTERBACK: 2OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1RUNNING BACK: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 4-1 · 80% | 80.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Southeastern Conference | 3-4 · 42.9% | 42.9 | 95 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 2-2 · 50% | 50.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Big 12 Conference | 5-2 · 71.4% | 71.4 | 31 | 28 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-4 · 20% | 20.0 | 68 | 66 |
| Mid-American Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Conference USA | 1-3 · 25% | 25.0 | 31 | 62 |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-2 · 0% | 0.0 | 28 | 36 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 26 | 29 |
| 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
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
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
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
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
- 14
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- FL, IL, IN, MI, NY, OH, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 15.0
- Longitude spread
- 10.0
Conference USA
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- AL, KY, LA, MS, NC, NY, OH, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 11.7
- Longitude spread
- 23.4
Mountain West Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 14
- States
- CA, CO, NM, NV, UT, WY
- Time zones
- America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 8.5
- Longitude spread
- 12.3
Sun Belt Conference
- Current members
- 6
- Join / departure events
- 21 / 8
- States
- AR, LA, NM, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver
- Latitude spread
- 5.6
- Longitude spread
- 20.4
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,2002,97,100,100,100,,,,77.5,80,73-54,29-10,4-1,11,11,60,6,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; WI 2,Southeastern Conference,2002,91.1,100,100,90.7,,,,69.5,42.9,76-61,27-12,3-4,12,12,53,9,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN 3,Atlantic Coast Conference,2002,90.9,100,100,80.7,,,,100,50,57-48,21-12,2-2,9,9,53,11,FL; GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 4,Big 12 Conference,2002,89.3,100,100,83,,,,46.3,71.4,73-62,24-13,5-2,12,12,39,5,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX 5,Pac-12 Conference,2002,83.2,100,100,70.1,,,,64.3,20,40-36,15-11,1-4,8,8,34,5,AZ; CA; OR; WA 6,Mid-American Conference,2002,68.9,100,100,16.3,,,,0,100,65-78,8-21,1-0,14,14,6,0,FL; IL; IN; MI; NY; OH; WV 7,Conference USA,2002,67.4,100,100,26.5,,,,12.3,25,51-62,11-22,1-3,10,10,10,2,AL; KY; LA; MS; NC; NY; OH; TN; TX 8,Mountain West Conference,2002,67.3,100,100,30.8,,,,18.4,0,38-46,10-18,0-2,8,8,15,0,CA; CO; NM; NV; UT; WY 9,Sun Belt Conference,2002,64.8,100,100,0,,,,7.2,100,20-37,5-22,1-0,6,6,6,0,AR; LA; NM; TN; TX 10,American Athletic Conference,2002,7.8,0,0,24.2,,,,5.2,,11-20,8-17,0-0,0,0,7,2,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.