Best overall
Atlantic Coast Conference
95.6 index
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Conference Research Lab
2016 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 2016 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 2016, Atlantic Coast Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 95.6/100. Southeastern Conference is the nearest challenger in the current view.
Deepest
Atlantic Coast Conference
100.0 depth score
Top-end
Atlantic Coast Conference
— top-3 rating
Non-conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
32-13 record
NFL pipeline
Big Ten Conference
63 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlantic Coast Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 95.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 32-13 71.1% | 35 6 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 93.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 83.4 | 31-18 63.3% | 56 8 first round |
| 3 | Big Ten Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 87.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 27-14 65.9% | 63 8 first round |
| 4 | Big 12 Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 84.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 13-12 52% | 37 4 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 12 FBS members · Other | 81.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 67.8 | 14-11 56% | 39 4 first round |
| 6 | Mountain West Conference 10 FBS members · Other | 79.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 51.4 | 14-15 48.3% | 7 0 first round |
| 7 | American Athletic Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 73.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49.0 | 17-19 47.2% | 10 2 first round |
| 8 | Mid-American Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 57.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 17.5 | 12-25 32.4% | 5 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 10 FBS members · Group of Five | 53.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 4.9 | 9-25 26.5% | 5 0 first round |
| 10 | Conference USA 11 FBS members · Group of Five | 53.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 8-25 24.2% | 9 1 first round |
Conference DNA
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Big Ten Conference
- Big 12 Conference
Best by category
- Best overall
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Deepest league
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Strongest top end
- Atlantic Coast Conference
- Best non-conference
- Atlantic Coast 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.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Southeastern Conference
Median —Big Ten Conference
Median —Big 12 Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Mid-American Conference
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Atlantic Coast Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Southeastern Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Big Ten Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Big 12 Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Pac-12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Mountain West Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
American Athletic Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Mid-American Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Sun Belt Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Conference USA11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Southeastern Conference | Big Ten Conference | Big 12 Conference | Pac-12 Conference | Mountain West Conference | American Athletic Conference | Mid-American Conference | Sun Belt Conference | Conference USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | — | 10-471.4% · 8.4 margin · 0.6 adj | 6-275% · 6.6 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-150% · 5.0 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-20% · -10.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0 games | 6-460% · 4.9 margin · 0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 23.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 3-0100% · 17.3 margin · 1.4 adj | 4-0100% · 32.8 margin · 1.7 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 4-1028.6% · -8.4 margin · -0.6 adj | — | 2-166.7% · 13.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 2-340% · -5.0 margin · -0.3 adj | 3-0100% · 23.3 margin · 1.5 adj | 0 games | 2-166.7% · 6.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 4-0100% · 24.5 margin · 1.5 adj | 8-188.9% · 24.3 margin · 1.3 adj | 6-275% · 13.1 margin · 0.8 adj |
| Big Ten Conference | 2-625% · -6.6 margin · -0.6 adj | 1-233.3% · -13.0 margin · -0.6 adj | — | 2-0100% · 30.0 margin · 1.6 adj | 4-357.1% · -1.1 margin · 0.1 adj | 5-0100% · 24.2 margin · 1.5 adj | 4-180% · 15.4 margin · 0.9 adj | 6-275% · 18.5 margin · 0.9 adj | 1-0100% · 6.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-0100% · 24.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-150% · -5.0 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-260% · 5.0 margin · 0.3 adj | 0-20% · -30.0 margin · -1.6 adj | — | 1-325% · -0.7 margin · -0.5 adj | 1-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 2-250% · 2.8 margin · 0.1 adj | 0-20% · -9.5 margin · -1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 42.0 margin · 1.8 adj | 4-0100% · 33.0 margin · 1.7 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 2-0100% · 10.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 0-30% · -23.3 margin · -1.5 adj | 3-442.9% · 1.1 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-175% · 0.8 margin · 0.5 adj | — | 5-362.5% · 14.1 margin · 0.5 adj | 0 games | 0 games | 0 games | 1-0100% · 24.0 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0 games | 0 games | 0-50% · -24.2 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 3-537.5% · -14.1 margin · -0.5 adj | — | 2-0100% · 19.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 3-260% · 3.6 margin · 0.3 adj | 5-271.4% · 18.6 margin · 0.8 adj | 1-0100% · 17.0 margin · 1.3 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 4-640% · -4.9 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-233.3% · -6.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 1-420% · -15.4 margin · -0.9 adj | 2-250% · -2.7 margin · -0.1 adj | 0 games | 0-20% · -19.0 margin · -1.4 adj | — | 4-0100% · 39.3 margin · 1.8 adj | 2-166.7% · 15.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 3-260% · 11.4 margin · 0.4 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-20% · -23.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-40% · -24.5 margin · -1.5 adj | 2-625% · -18.5 margin · -0.9 adj | 2-0100% · 9.5 margin · 1.2 adj | 0 games | 2-340% · -3.6 margin · -0.3 adj | 0-40% · -39.2 margin · -1.8 adj | — | 3-442.9% · 4.6 margin · -0.1 adj | 3-260% · 4.4 margin · 0.3 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-30% · -17.3 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-811.1% · -24.3 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-10% · -6.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 0-10% · -42.0 margin · -1.8 adj | 0 games | 2-528.6% · -18.6 margin · -0.8 adj | 1-233.3% · -15.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 4-357.1% · -4.6 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 1-233.3% · -5.7 margin · -0.5 adj |
| Conference USA | 0-40% · -32.7 margin · -1.7 adj | 2-625% · -13.1 margin · -0.8 adj | 0-20% · -24.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-40% · -33.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0-10% · -24.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -17.0 margin · -1.3 adj | 2-340% · -11.4 margin · -0.4 adj | 2-340% · -4.4 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-166.7% · 5.7 margin · 0.5 adj | — |
Game receipts
2016-08-27 02:00:00California 51, Hawai'i 31Neutral
2016-09-01 23:00:00Louisville 70, Charlotte 14regular
2016-09-01 23:00:00Wake Forest 7, Tulane 3regular
2016-09-01 23:30:00Tennessee 20, App State 13regular
2016-09-01 23:30:00Florida International 13, Indiana 34regular
2016-09-02 01:00:00Minnesota 30, Oregon State 23regular
2016-09-02 23:00:00Georgia State 21, Ball State 31regular
2016-09-03 00:00:00Colorado 44, Colorado State 7Neutral
2016-09-03 01:00:00Stanford 26, Kansas State 13regular
2016-09-03 01:00:00Arkansas State 10, Toledo 31regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00Mississippi State 20, South Alabama 21regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00West Virginia 26, Missouri 11regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00Louisiana 10, Boise State 45regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00Michigan 63, Hawai'i 3regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00Ohio State 77, Bowling Green 10regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00Northwestern 21, Western Michigan 22regular
2016-09-03 16:00:00Houston 33, Oklahoma 23Neutral
2016-09-03 18:00:00Washington 48, Rutgers 13regular
2016-09-03 19:30:00Wisconsin 16, LSU 14Neutral
2016-09-03 19:30:00Texas A&M 31, UCLA 24regular
2016-09-03 19:30:00Penn State 33, Kent State 13regular
2016-09-03 19:30:00Iowa 45, Miami (OH) 21regular
2016-09-03 19:30:00Ohio 54, Texas State 56regular
2016-09-03 20:00:00Arkansas 21, Louisiana Tech 20regular
2016-09-03 21:30:00North Carolina 24, Georgia 33Neutral
2016-09-03 23:00:00North Texas 21, SMU 34regular
2016-09-03 23:30:00Kentucky 35, Southern Miss 44regular
2016-09-04 00:00:00Alabama 52, USC 6Neutral
2016-09-04 00:00:00UTEP 38, New Mexico State 22regular
2016-09-04 01:00:00Auburn 13, Clemson 19regular
2016-09-04 02:30:00Wyoming 40, Northern Illinois 34regular
2016-09-06 00:00:00Florida State 45, Ole Miss 34Neutral
2016-09-09 23:30:00Florida International 14, Maryland 41regular
2016-09-10 16:00:00Nebraska 52, Wyoming 17regular
2016-09-10 16:00:00Oklahoma State 27, Central Michigan 30regular
2016-09-10 16:00:00East Carolina 33, NC State 30regular
2016-09-10 16:00:00Pittsburgh 42, Penn State 39regular
2016-09-10 16:00:00Michigan 51, UCF 14regular
2016-09-10 16:00:00Purdue 20, Cincinnati 38regular
2016-09-10 16:30:00Clemson 30, Troy 24regular
2016-09-10 18:00:00USC 45, Utah State 7regular
2016-09-10 18:00:00Air Force 48, Georgia State 14regular
2016-09-10 18:30:00Kansas 21, Ohio 37regular
2016-09-10 19:30:00Baylor 40, SMU 13regular
2016-09-10 19:30:00Alabama 38, Western Kentucky 10regular
2016-09-10 19:30:00Wisconsin 54, Akron 10regular
2016-09-10 19:30:00Ohio State 48, Tulsa 3regular
2016-09-10 20:00:00Vanderbilt 47, Middle Tennessee 24regular
2016-09-10 20:00:00Indiana 30, Ball State 20regular
2016-09-10 22:00:00Miami 38, Florida Atlantic 10regular
2016-09-10 23:00:00TCU 38, Arkansas 41regular
2016-09-10 23:00:00South Florida 48, Northern Illinois 17regular
2016-09-10 23:00:00Texas 41, UTEP 7regular
2016-09-10 23:00:00Oklahoma 59, UL Monroe 17regular
2016-09-10 23:30:00Iowa 42, Iowa State 3regular
2016-09-10 23:30:00Auburn 51, Arkansas State 14regular
2016-09-10 23:30:00Missouri 61, Eastern Michigan 21regular
2016-09-10 23:30:00Illinois 23, North Carolina 48regular
2016-09-11 00:00:00Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 24Neutral
2016-09-11 00:00:00UCLA 42, UNLV 21regular
2016-09-11 00:00:00New Mexico State 32, New Mexico 31regular
2016-09-11 02:00:00Arizona State 68, Texas Tech 55regular
2016-09-11 02:15:00Boise State 31, Washington State 28regular
2016-09-11 02:30:00Oregon 44, Virginia 26regular
2016-09-11 02:30:00San Diego State 45, California 40regular
2016-09-17 00:00:00Rice 10, Baylor 38regular
2016-09-17 01:00:00Utah State 34, Arkansas State 20regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Tennessee 28, Ohio 19regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Rutgers 37, New Mexico 28regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Marshall 38, Akron 65regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Bowling Green 21, Middle Tennessee 41regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Penn State 34, Temple 27regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Memphis 43, Kansas 7regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00Wisconsin 23, Georgia State 17regular
2016-09-17 16:00:00App State 10, Miami 45regular
2016-09-17 16:30:00Georgia Tech 38, Vanderbilt 7regular
2016-09-17 17:30:00UConn 13, Virginia 10regular
2016-09-17 18:30:00Kansas State 63, Florida Atlantic 7regular
2016-09-17 19:00:00Central Michigan 44, UNLV 21regular
2016-09-17 19:30:00Michigan 45, Colorado 28regular
Resume & schedule
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 89-70 · 56%
- Non-conference
- 32-13 · 71.1%
- Postseason
- 9-3 · 75%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 40-31 / 37-32 / 12-7
- One-score / Blowout
- 33-28 / 30-21
- FBS games
- 89-70
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 88-75 · 54%
- Non-conference
- 31-18 · 63.3%
- Postseason
- 6-7 · 46.2%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 51-27 / 25-36 / 12-12
- One-score / Blowout
- 30-29 / 29-19
- FBS games
- 88-75
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 91-78 · 53.8%
- Non-conference
- 27-14 · 65.9%
- Postseason
- 3-7 · 30%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 56-31 / 30-39 / 5-8
- One-score / Blowout
- 33-30 / 36-30
- FBS games
- 91-78
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 58-57 · 50.4%
- Non-conference
- 13-12 · 52%
- Postseason
- 4-2 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 30-24 / 22-28 / 6-5
- One-score / Blowout
- 21-23 / 26-22
- FBS games
- 58-57
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 69-66 · 51.1%
- Non-conference
- 14-11 · 56%
- Postseason
- 3-3 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 41-23 / 22-38 / 6-5
- One-score / Blowout
- 21-23 / 30-27
- FBS games
- 69-66
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 48-49 · 49.5%
- Non-conference
- 14-15 · 48.3%
- Postseason
- 3-1 · 75%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 26-15 / 18-30 / 4-4
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-19 / 17-17
- FBS games
- 48-49
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 66-68 · 49.3%
- Non-conference
- 17-19 · 47.2%
- Postseason
- 2-5 · 28.6%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 37-26 / 26-38 / 3-4
- One-score / Blowout
- 21-23 / 31-29
- FBS games
- 66-68
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 61-74 · 45.2%
- Non-conference
- 12-25 · 32.4%
- Postseason
- 0-5 · 0%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 25-30 / 34-37 / 2-7
- One-score / Blowout
- 25-30 / 16-22
- FBS games
- 61-74
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 45-61 · 42.5%
- Non-conference
- 9-25 · 26.5%
- Postseason
- 3-2 · 60%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 24-19 / 19-40 / 2-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 22-20 / 13-25
- FBS games
- 45-61
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 46-63 · 42.2%
- Non-conference
- 8-25 · 24.2%
- Postseason
- 3-1 · 75%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 22-28 / 21-34 / 3-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 18-18 / 12-28
- FBS games
- 46-63
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.17
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.12
- Net PPA
- 0.05
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.41
- Explosiveness split
- 1.22 / 1.24
- Havoc split
- 0.18 / 0.16
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.18
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.12
- Net PPA
- 0.06
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.42
- Explosiveness split
- 1.2 / 1.18
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.16
Big Ten Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.13
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.1
- Net PPA
- 0.02
- Success rate split
- 0.42 / 0.41
- Explosiveness split
- 1.18 / 1.17
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.17
Big 12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.22
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.18
- Net PPA
- 0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.46 / 0.44
- Explosiveness split
- 1.19 / 1.19
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.15
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.19
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.16
- Net PPA
- 0.02
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.43
- Explosiveness split
- 1.21 / 1.21
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.16
Mountain West Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.22
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.18
- Net PPA
- 0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.45 / 0.43
- Explosiveness split
- 1.23 / 1.25
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.15
American Athletic Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.16
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.13
- Net PPA
- 0.03
- Success rate split
- 0.43 / 0.42
- Explosiveness split
- 1.22 / 1.2
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.16
Mid-American Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.16
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.17
- Net PPA
- -0.01
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.44
- Explosiveness split
- 1.19 / 1.19
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.16
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.1
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.14
- Net PPA
- -0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.41 / 0.43
- Explosiveness split
- 1.18 / 1.17
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.18
Conference USA
- Offense PPA
- 0.17
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.21
- Net PPA
- -0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.43 / 0.45
- Explosiveness split
- 1.24 / 1.25
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.18
Offense / defense / special teams
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.5 / 3.14 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.4 / 2.98 allowed
Big Ten Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.36 / 3.14 allowed
Big 12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.8 / 3.59 allowed
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.69 / 3.51 allowed
Mountain West Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.95 / 3.68 allowed
American Athletic Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.54 / 3.39 allowed
Mid-American Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.29 / 3.49 allowed
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.31 / 3.44 allowed
Conference USA
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.7 / 3.93 allowed
Recruiting & talent
Atlantic Coast 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
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
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
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
Conference USA
- Recruiting points
- —
- Avg class rank
- —
- Talent score
- —
- Future-facing coverage
- unavailable
NFL Draft pipeline
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 35 total · 2.5 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.43 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 11 / 18
CORNERBACK: 7SAFETY: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 4DEFENSIVE END: 3INSIDE LINEBACKER: 3QUARTERBACK: 3
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 56 total · 4.0 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.57 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 15 / 33
CORNERBACK: 7OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 7OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 6RUNNING BACK: 6DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 63 total · 4.5 per team
- First round
- 8 total · 0.57 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 5
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 8 / 21 / 34
DEFENSIVE END: 8DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 7WIDE RECEIVER: 7OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 6QUARTERBACK: 6OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 5
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 37 total · 3.7 per team
- First round
- 4 total · 0.4 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 4 / 7 / 26
WIDE RECEIVER: 8CORNERBACK: 4SAFETY: 4DEFENSIVE END: 3INSIDE LINEBACKER: 3OFFENSIVE GUARD: 3
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 39 total · 3.25 per team
- First round
- 4 total · 0.33 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 2
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 4 / 11 / 24
WIDE RECEIVER: 7OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 6INSIDE LINEBACKER: 4OFFENSIVE GUARD: 4RUNNING BACK: 4QUARTERBACK: 3
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 7 total · 0.7 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 5 / 2
OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 3INSIDE LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1SAFETY: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 10 total · 0.83 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.17 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 0 / 8
WIDE RECEIVER: 3CORNERBACK: 2INSIDE LINEBACKER: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1QUARTERBACK: 1
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 5 total · 0.42 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 5
OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 1RUNNING BACK: 1SAFETY: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 5 total · 0.5 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 5
CORNERBACK: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 9 total · 0.82 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.09 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 1 / 7
CORNERBACK: 2QUARTERBACK: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1RUNNING BACK: 1SAFETY: 1TIGHT END: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 9-3 · 75% | 100.0 | 74 | 21 |
| Southeastern Conference | 6-7 · 46.2% | 61.6 | 95 | 20 |
| Big Ten Conference | 3-7 · 30% | 40.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 4-2 · 66.7% | 88.9 | 31 | 28 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 3-3 · 50% | 66.7 | 68 | 66 |
| Mountain West Conference | 3-1 · 75% | 100.0 | 28 | 36 |
| American Athletic Conference | 2-5 · 28.6% | 38.1 | 14 | 27 |
| Mid-American Conference | 0-5 · 0% | 0.0 | 80 | 25 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 3-2 · 60% | 80.0 | 26 | 29 |
| Conference USA | 3-1 · 75% | 100.0 | 31 | 62 |
Realignment & geography
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Current members
- 14
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 2
- States
- FL, GA, KY, MA, NC, NY, PA, SC, VA
- Time zones
- America/Kentucky/Louisville, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 17.1
- Longitude spread
- 14.6
Southeastern Conference
- Current members
- 14
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 2
- States
- AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, SC, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 9.3
- Longitude spread
- 15.3
Big Ten Conference
- Current members
- 14
- Join / departure events
- 19 / 1
- States
- IA, IL, IN, MD, MI, MN, NE, NJ, OH, PA, WI
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 45.0
- Longitude spread
- 96.7
Big 12 Conference
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 6
- States
- IA, KS, OK, TX, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 11.7
- Longitude spread
- 21.9
Pac-12 Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 30
- States
- AZ, CA, CO, OR, UT, WA
- Time zones
- America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles, America/Phoenix
- Latitude spread
- 15.4
- Longitude spread
- 18.0
Mountain West Conference
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 22 / 14
- States
- CA, CO, HI, ID, NM, NV, UT, WY
- Time zones
- America/Boise, America/Denver, America/Los_Angeles
- Latitude spread
- 22.3
- Longitude spread
- 53.0
American Athletic Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 20 / 7
- States
- CT, FL, LA, MD, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 13.8
- Longitude spread
- 24.2
Mid-American Conference
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 18 / 7
- States
- IL, IN, MI, NY, OH
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Detroit, America/Indiana/Indianapolis, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 4.3
- Longitude spread
- 10.0
Sun Belt Conference
- Current members
- 10
- Join / departure events
- 21 / 8
- States
- AL, AR, GA, LA, NC, NM, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 6.3
- Longitude spread
- 25.1
Conference USA
- Current members
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- FL, KY, LA, MS, NC, TN, TX, WV
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 38.4
- Longitude spread
- 106.5
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,Atlantic Coast Conference,2016,95.6,100,100,100,89.5,,,56.3,100,89-70,32-13,9-3,14,14,35,6,FL; GA; KY; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC; VA 2,Southeastern Conference,2016,93.3,100,100,83.4,100,,,90.4,61.6,88-75,31-18,6-7,14,14,56,8,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; MS; SC; TN; TX 3,Big Ten Conference,2016,87.5,100,100,88.9,63.7,,,100,40,91-78,27-14,3-7,14,14,63,8,IA; IL; IN; MD; MI; MN; NE; NJ; OH; PA; WI 4,Big 12 Conference,2016,84.4,100,100,59.3,77.1,,,78.2,88.9,58-57,13-12,4-2,10,10,37,4,IA; KS; OK; TX; WV 5,Pac-12 Conference,2016,81.8,100,100,67.8,61.9,,,66.9,66.7,69-66,14-11,3-3,12,12,39,4,AZ; CA; CO; OR; UT; WA 6,Mountain West Conference,2016,79.4,100,100,51.4,79.4,,,5.4,100,48-49,14-15,3-1,10,10,7,0,CA; CO; HI; ID; NM; NV; UT; WY 7,American Athletic Conference,2016,73.7,100,100,49,67.9,,,14.4,38.1,66-68,17-19,2-5,12,12,10,2,CT; FL; LA; MD; NC; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX 8,Mid-American Conference,2016,57,100,100,17.5,33.2,,,0,0,61-74,12-25,0-5,12,12,5,0,IL; IN; MI; NY; OH 9,Sun Belt Conference,2016,53.7,100,100,4.9,4.1,,,1.5,80,45-61,9-25,3-2,10,10,5,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; NC; NM; TX 10,Conference USA,2016,53.6,100,100,0,0,,,11.1,100,46-63,8-25,3-1,11,11,9,1,FL; KY; LA; MS; NC; TN; TX; WV
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.