Best overall
Big Ten Conference
95.2 index
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2004 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 2004 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 2004, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 95.2/100. Big 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
23-8 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
72 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 | 95.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 23-8 74.2% | 72 8 first round |
| 2 | Big 12 Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 92.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.4 | 24-9 72.7% | 30 4 first round |
| 3 | Southeastern Conference 12 FBS members · Power Four | 92.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 87.0 | 22-11 66.7% | 50 9 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 11 FBS members · Power Four | 89.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 78.6 | 13-8 61.9% | 55 10 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 81.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 62.4 | 10-9 52.6% | 29 2 first round |
| 6 | Mountain West Conference 8 FBS members · Other | 71.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 46.6 | 10-13 43.5% | 7 0 first round |
| 7 | Conference USA 11 FBS members · Group of Five | 70.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 45.6 | 12-16 42.9% | 10 1 first round |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference 14 FBS members · Group of Five | 55.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 5-25 16.7% | 7 2 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 8 FBS members · Group of Five | 49.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10.3 | 7-24 22.6% | 7 0 first round |
| 10 | American Athletic Conference 13 FBS members · Group of Five | 21.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 44.2 | 8-11 42.1% | 6 1 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Big 12 Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Atlantic Coast 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 —Big 12 Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Big 12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Southeastern Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Pac-12 Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Mountain West Conference8 top-25 · 8 top-40
Conference USA11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Mid-American Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Sun Belt Conference8 top-25 · 8 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 | Big 12 Conference | Southeastern Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mountain West Conference | Conference USA | Mid-American Conference | Sun Belt Conference | American Athletic Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 3-175% · 8.8 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-250% · -3.2 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-0100% · 8.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-433.3% · -10.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 3-0100% · 12.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-150% · 9.0 margin · 0.2 adj | 11-0100% · 27.5 margin · 1.6 adj | 0 games | 0 games |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-325% · -8.7 margin · -0.7 adj | — | 1-150% · -14.5 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-0100% · 21.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 4-0100% · 14.3 margin · 1.3 adj | 2-250% · 2.8 margin · 0.1 adj | 2-250% · 9.8 margin · 0.2 adj | 5-0100% · 24.8 margin · 1.5 adj | 5-183.3% · 26.8 margin · 1.2 adj | 3-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 2-250% · 3.3 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-150% · 14.5 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 3-260% · -4.6 margin · 0.1 adj | 1-0100% · 1.0 margin · 1.0 adj | 1-150% · 10.0 margin · 0.2 adj | 3-350% · 4.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 2-166.7% · 12.3 margin · 0.6 adj | 9-0100% · 27.6 margin · 1.6 adj | 0-10% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 0-10% · -8.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -21.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 2-340% · 4.6 margin · -0.1 adj | — | 0 games | 0-10% · -30.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 5-183.3% · 12.2 margin · 0.9 adj | 3-0100% · 39.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 1-0100% · 29.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 2-166.7% · 12.7 margin · 0.6 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 4-266.7% · 10.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 0-40% · -14.2 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-10% · -1.0 margin · -1.0 adj | 0 games | — | 4-266.7% · 9.8 margin · 0.5 adj | 1-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 1-0100% · 27.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-30% · -12.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 2-250% · -2.7 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-150% · -10.0 margin · -0.2 adj | 1-0100% · 30.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 2-433.3% · -9.8 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 1-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 3-175% · 22.0 margin · 0.9 adj | 0-20% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj |
| Conference USA | 1-150% · -9.0 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-250% · -9.7 margin · -0.2 adj | 3-350% · -4.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 1-516.7% · -12.2 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-10% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -9.0 margin · -1.2 adj | — | 2-166.7% · 6.7 margin · 0.5 adj | 2-0100% · 16.5 margin · 1.3 adj | 1-233.3% · 0.0 margin · -0.3 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-110% · -27.5 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-50% · -24.8 margin · -1.5 adj | 1-233.3% · -12.3 margin · -0.6 adj | 0-30% · -39.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 1-233.3% · -6.7 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 1-233.3% · 1.3 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 41.0 margin · 1.8 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0 games | 1-516.7% · -26.8 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-90% · -27.6 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-10% · -29.0 margin · -1.6 adj | 0-10% · -27.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 1-325% · -22.0 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-20% · -16.5 margin · -1.3 adj | 2-166.7% · -1.3 margin · 0.3 adj | — | 3-260% · 7.2 margin · 0.3 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 0 games | 0-30% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 1-233.3% · -12.7 margin · -0.6 adj | 0 games | 2-0100% · 9.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 2-166.7% · 0.0 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-20% · -41.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 2-340% · -7.2 margin · -0.3 adj | — |
Game receipts
2004-09-02 23:30:00Utah 41, Texas A&M 21regular
2004-09-03 01:30:00TCU 48, Northwestern 45regular
2004-09-04 00:00:00New Mexico 17, Washington State 21regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Michigan 43, Miami (OH) 10regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Ohio State 27, Cincinnati 6regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Oklahoma 40, Bowling Green 24regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Temple 14, Virginia 44regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Wisconsin 34, UCF 6regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Air Force 14, California 56regular
2004-09-04 16:00:00Iowa 39, Kent State 7regular
2004-09-04 18:30:00Auburn 31, UL Monroe 0regular
2004-09-04 19:30:00UCLA 20, Oklahoma State 31regular
2004-09-04 19:30:00Penn State 48, Akron 10regular
2004-09-04 20:30:00Marshall 15, Troy 17regular
2004-09-04 22:00:00LSU 22, Oregon State 21regular
2004-09-04 22:00:00Maryland 23, Northern Illinois 20regular
2004-09-04 22:00:00Mississippi State 28, Tulane 7regular
2004-09-04 22:00:00Navy 27, Duke 12regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00UAB 56, Baylor 14regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Arkansas 63, New Mexico State 13regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Indiana 41, Central Michigan 10regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Missouri 52, Arkansas State 20regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Ole Miss 13, Memphis 20regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Texas 65, North Texas 0regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Alabama 48, Utah State 17regular
2004-09-04 23:00:00Kansas 21, Tulsa 3regular
2004-09-05 00:00:00Colorado 27, Colorado State 24regular
2004-09-05 01:00:00Minnesota 63, Toledo 21regular
2004-09-05 19:30:00Louisville 28, Kentucky 0regular
2004-09-05 21:00:00Rice 10, Houston 7regular
2004-09-06 00:00:00Tennessee 42, UNLV 17regular
2004-09-09 23:00:00Troy 24, Missouri 14regular
2004-09-11 16:00:00Northwestern 21, Arizona State 30regular
2004-09-11 16:00:00Michigan State 24, Central Michigan 7regular
2004-09-11 16:00:00Nebraska 17, Southern Miss 21regular
2004-09-11 16:00:00Wisconsin 18, UNLV 3regular
2004-09-11 16:00:00Illinois 17, UCLA 35regular
2004-09-11 16:00:00Iowa 17, Iowa State 10regular
2004-09-11 17:00:00Florida 49, Eastern Michigan 10regular
2004-09-11 17:00:00Virginia Tech 63, Western Michigan 0regular
2004-09-11 17:00:00Purdue 59, Ball State 7regular
2004-09-11 19:30:00Ohio State 24, Marshall 21regular
2004-09-11 19:30:00Texas A&M 31, Wyoming 0regular
2004-09-11 19:30:00Washington State 12, Colorado 20regular
2004-09-11 22:00:00Maryland 45, Temple 22regular
2004-09-11 22:00:00Akron 24, Middle Tennessee 31regular
2004-09-11 22:30:00California 41, New Mexico State 14regular
2004-09-11 22:30:00Oregon 24, Indiana 30regular
2004-09-11 23:00:00East Carolina 17, Wake Forest 31regular
2004-09-11 23:00:00Oklahoma State 38, Tulsa 21regular
2004-09-11 23:00:00Oklahoma 63, Houston 13regular
2004-09-11 23:00:00North Texas 13, Florida Atlantic 20Neutral
2004-09-11 23:00:00Cincinnati 45, Miami (OH) 26regular
2004-09-11 23:00:00Kansas 63, Toledo 14regular
2004-09-12 00:00:00LSU 53, Arkansas State 3regular
2004-09-12 00:00:00New Mexico 27, Texas Tech 24regular
2004-09-12 00:45:00Arkansas 20, Texas 22regular
2004-09-12 02:00:00Arizona 6, Utah 23regular
2004-09-18 16:00:00Michigan 24, San Diego State 21regular
2004-09-18 16:00:00Penn State 37, UCF 13regular
2004-09-18 16:30:00Iowa State 48, Northern Illinois 41regular
2004-09-18 16:30:00Texas Tech 70, TCU 35regular
2004-09-18 17:00:00Georgia 13, Marshall 3regular
2004-09-18 18:00:00Northwestern 20, Kansas 17regular
2004-09-18 18:00:00Missouri 48, Ball State 0regular
2004-09-18 18:00:00Illinois 30, Western Michigan 27regular
2004-09-18 18:10:00Kansas State 40, Louisiana 20regular
2004-09-18 19:00:00Virginia 51, Akron 0regular
2004-09-18 19:00:00Middle Tennessee 20, Florida Atlantic 27regular
2004-09-18 19:30:00NC State 14, Ohio State 22regular
2004-09-18 19:30:00Oklahoma 31, Oregon 7regular
2004-09-18 20:00:00Arizona 7, Wisconsin 9regular
2004-09-18 20:00:00Oregon State 17, New Mexico 7regular
2004-09-18 22:30:00Florida State 34, UAB 7regular
2004-09-18 23:00:00Colorado 52, North Texas 21regular
2004-09-18 23:00:00Kentucky 51, Indiana 32regular
2004-09-18 23:00:00Texas A&M 27, Clemson 6regular
2004-09-18 23:00:00Utah State 6, Utah 48regular
2004-09-18 23:00:00Arkansas State 35, Memphis 47regular
2004-09-18 23:00:00UL Monroe 20, Arkansas 49regular
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 67-52 · 56.3%
- Non-conference
- 23-8 · 74.2%
- Postseason
- 3-3 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 49-18 / 18-34 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 27-21 / 23-14
- FBS games
- 67-52
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 73-58 · 55.7%
- Non-conference
- 24-9 · 72.7%
- Postseason
- 3-2 · 60%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 48-23 / 25-35 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 25-23 / 29-20
- FBS games
- 73-58
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 71-60 · 54.2%
- Non-conference
- 22-11 · 66.7%
- Postseason
- 3-3 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 45-26 / 25-33 / 1-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 27-26 / 26-16
- FBS games
- 71-60
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 57-52 · 52.3%
- Non-conference
- 13-8 · 61.9%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 33-23 / 24-29 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 22-24 / 21-15
- FBS games
- 57-52
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 35-34 · 50.7%
- Non-conference
- 10-9 · 52.6%
- Postseason
- 1-2 · 33.3%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 17-19 / 18-15 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-14 / 10-7
- FBS games
- 35-34
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 38-41 · 48.1%
- Non-conference
- 10-13 · 43.5%
- Postseason
- 1-1 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 20-18 / 18-23 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 11-12 / 13-13
- FBS games
- 38-41
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 56-60 · 48.3%
- Non-conference
- 12-16 · 42.9%
- Postseason
- 2-1 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 33-22 / 23-38 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 20-19 / 22-27
- FBS games
- 56-60
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 62-82 · 43.1%
- Non-conference
- 5-25 · 16.7%
- Postseason
- 2-2 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 36-25 / 26-57 / 0-0
- One-score / Blowout
- 20-27 / 24-35
- FBS games
- 62-82
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 30-47 · 39%
- Non-conference
- 7-24 · 22.6%
- Postseason
- 0-2 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 20-11 / 8-35 / 2-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 13-14 / 6-21
- FBS games
- 27-45
- Non-FBS games
- 3-2
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 11-14 · 44%
- Non-conference
- 8-11 · 42.1%
- Postseason
- 1-0 · 100%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 7-3 / 3-9 / 1-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 6-2 / 2-8
- FBS games
- 9-11
- Non-FBS games
- 2-3
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Big Ten Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.04
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.06
- Net PPA
- 0.01
- Success rate split
- 0.37 / 0.36
- Explosiveness split
- 0.98 / 0.98
- Havoc split
- 0.01 / 0.01
Big 12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.03
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.06
- Net PPA
- 0.03
- Success rate split
- 0.37 / 0.35
- Explosiveness split
- 0.97 / 1.01
- Havoc split
- 0.02 / 0.01
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.02
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.05
- Net PPA
- 0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.38 / 0.36
- Explosiveness split
- 0.98 / 0.98
- Havoc split
- 0.02 / 0.01
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.06
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.08
- Net PPA
- 0.02
- Success rate split
- 0.36 / 0.34
- Explosiveness split
- 1.0 / 1.02
- Havoc split
- 0.01 / 0.01
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.07
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.07
- Net PPA
- 0.01
- Success rate split
- 0.35 / 0.34
- Explosiveness split
- 1.05 / 1.04
- Havoc split
- 0.02 / 0.02
Mountain West Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.05
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.01
- Net PPA
- -0.06
- Success rate split
- 0.36 / 0.4
- Explosiveness split
- 1.0 / 0.98
- Havoc split
- 0.04 / 0.05
Conference USA
- Offense PPA
- -0.08
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.0
- Net PPA
- -0.08
- Success rate split
- 0.33 / 0.4
- Explosiveness split
- 1.01 / 1.01
- Havoc split
- 0.04 / 0.05
Mid-American Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.15
- Defense PPA allowed
- -0.03
- Net PPA
- -0.13
- Success rate split
- 0.3 / 0.39
- Explosiveness split
- 0.99 / 0.92
- Havoc split
- 0.06 / 0.07
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.09
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.1
- Net PPA
- -0.19
- Success rate split
- 0.32 / 0.45
- Explosiveness split
- 1.04 / 0.93
- Havoc split
- 0.08 / 0.11
American Athletic Conference
- Offense PPA
- -0.08
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.03
- Net PPA
- -0.13
- Success rate split
- 0.28 / 0.35
- Explosiveness split
- 0.85 / 0.83
- Havoc split
- 0.04 / 0.04
Offense / defense / special teams
Big Ten Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.04 / -0.03 allowed
Big 12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.06 / -0.06 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.04 / -0.04 allowed
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.06 / -0.07 allowed
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.04 / -0.07 allowed
Mountain West Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.06 / -0.02 allowed
Conference USA
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.06 / -0.1 allowed
Mid-American Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.1 / -0.1 allowed
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 0.0 / -0.1 allowed
American Athletic Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- -0.02 / -0.09 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Big Ten 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
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
Mountain West 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
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
American Athletic Conference
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
NFL Draft pipeline
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 72 total · 6.55 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.73 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 21 / 43
DEFENSIVE BACK: 13DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 10LINEBACKER: 9DEFENSIVE END: 7OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 6
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 30 total · 2.5 per team
- First round
- 4 total · 0.33 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 4 / 3 / 23
WIDE RECEIVER: 6DEFENSIVE BACK: 4LINEBACKER: 4RUNNING BACK: 4DEFENSIVE END: 3DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 50 total · 4.17 per team
- First round
- 9 total · 0.75 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 9 / 16 / 25
DEFENSIVE BACK: 11WIDE RECEIVER: 9LINEBACKER: 8OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 5DEFENSIVE END: 4DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 55 total · 5.0 per team
- First round
- 10 total · 0.91 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 5
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 10 / 16 / 29
DEFENSIVE BACK: 8LINEBACKER: 7OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 7DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 6RUNNING BACK: 5
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 29 total · 3.63 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.25 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 9 / 18
DEFENSIVE BACK: 7DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5LINEBACKER: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4RUNNING BACK: 3QUARTERBACK: 2
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 7 total · 0.88 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 7
DEFENSIVE BACK: 2LINEBACKER: 2QUARTERBACK: 2CENTER: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 10 total · 0.91 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.09 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 0 / 9
DEFENSIVE BACK: 3DEFENSIVE END: 1DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 7 total · 0.5 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.14 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 1 / 4
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Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 7 total · 0.88 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 2 / 5
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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 / 0 / 5
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Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 3-3 · 50% | 50.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 3-2 · 60% | 60.0 | 31 | 28 |
| Southeastern Conference | 3-3 · 50% | 50.0 | 95 | 20 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-2 · 33.3% | 33.3 | 68 | 66 |
| Mountain West Conference | 1-1 · 50% | 50.0 | 28 | 36 |
| Conference USA | 2-1 · 66.7% | 66.7 | 31 | 62 |
| Mid-American Conference | 2-2 · 50% | 50.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-2 · 0% | 0.0 | 26 | 29 |
| American Athletic Conference | 1-0 · 100% | 100.0 | 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
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
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
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 13.0
- 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
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
Conference USA
- Current members
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- AL, FL, KY, LA, MS, NC, NY, OH, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 13.4
- Longitude spread
- 23.4
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
Sun Belt Conference
- Current members
- 8
- Join / departure events
- 21 / 8
- States
- AL, AR, LA, NM, TN, TX, UT
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver
- Latitude spread
- 11.5
- Longitude spread
- 25.9
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,2004,95.2,100,100,100,89.7,,,100,50,67-52,23-8,3-3,11,11,72,8,IA; IL; IN; MI; MN; OH; PA; WI 2,Big 12 Conference,2004,92.5,100,100,97.4,96.1,,,34.4,60,73-58,24-9,3-2,12,12,30,4,CO; IA; KS; MO; NE; OK; TX 3,Southeastern Conference,2004,92.1,100,100,87,100,,,68.3,50,71-60,22-11,3-3,12,12,50,9,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MS; SC; TN 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,2004,89.7,100,100,78.6,92.4,,,83.9,50,57-52,13-8,1-1,11,11,55,10,FL; GA; MD; NC; SC; VA 5,Pac-12 Conference,2004,81.9,100,100,62.4,87.4,,,47.5,33.3,35-34,10-9,1-2,8,8,29,2,AZ; CA; OR; WA 6,Mountain West Conference,2004,71.1,100,100,46.6,56.4,,,3.5,50,38-41,10-13,1-1,8,8,7,0,CA; CO; NM; NV; UT; WY 7,Conference USA,2004,70.5,100,100,45.6,47.9,,,6.4,66.7,56-60,12-16,2-1,11,11,10,1,AL; FL; KY; LA; MS; NC; NY; OH; TN; TX 8,Mid-American Conference,2004,55.1,100,100,0,27.9,,,2.2,50,62-82,5-25,2-2,14,14,7,2,FL; IL; IN; MI; NY; OH; WV 9,Sun Belt Conference,2004,49.7,100,100,10.3,0,,,3.5,0,30-47,7-24,0-2,8,8,7,0,AL; AR; LA; NM; TN; TX; UT 10,American Athletic Conference,2004,21.3,0,0,44.2,28.4,,,0,100,11-14,8-11,1-0,0,0,6,1,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.