Best overall
Big Ten Conference
93.0 index
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Conference Research Lab
2017 College Football Conference Power Rankings
Rank college football conferences in 2017 by power rating, depth, top-end teams, schedule strength, and CFBTrack Conference Index components.
In 2017, Big Ten Conference ranks No. 1 by the CFBTrack Conference Index at 93/100. 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
34-10 record
NFL pipeline
Southeastern Conference
58 picks
Conference index
Composite rankings use the visible formula weights and skip categories without data for that conference.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 93.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 34-10 77.3% | 50 10 first round |
| 2 | Southeastern Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 92.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 80.5 | 29-14 67.4% | 58 12 first round |
| 3 | Big 12 Conference 10 FBS members · Power Four | 88.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 70.1 | 18-11 62.1% | 33 2 first round |
| 4 | Atlantic Coast Conference 14 FBS members · Power Four | 85.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 71.5 | 27-16 62.8% | 48 6 first round |
| 5 | Pac-12 Conference 12 FBS members · Other | 78.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 52.4 | 17-15 53.1% | 42 6 first round |
| 6 | American Athletic Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 68.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 49.2 | 17-16 51.5% | 15 1 first round |
| 7 | Mountain West Conference 10 FBS members · Other | 57.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 11.0 | 9-19 32.1% | 8 0 first round |
| 8 | Conference USA 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 53.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9.1 | 14-31 31.1% | 9 0 first round |
| 9 | Sun Belt Conference 11 FBS members · Group of Five | 52.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 9-25 26.5% | 6 0 first round |
| 10 | Mid-American Conference 12 FBS members · Group of Five | 50.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 10-27 27% | 11 1 first round |
Conference DNA
- Big Ten Conference
- Southeastern Conference
- Big 12 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
- Southeastern 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 —Big 12 Conference
Median —Atlantic Coast Conference
Median —Pac-12 Conference
Median —American Athletic Conference
Median —Mountain West Conference
Median —Conference USA
Median —Sun Belt Conference
Median —Depth shelf
Big Ten Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Southeastern Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Big 12 Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Atlantic Coast Conference14 top-25 · 14 top-40
Pac-12 Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
American Athletic Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Mountain West Conference10 top-25 · 10 top-40
Conference USA12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Sun Belt Conference11 top-25 · 11 top-40
Mid-American Conference12 top-25 · 12 top-40
Head-to-head matrix
Matrix cells use games between selected season conference members.
| Conference | Big Ten Conference | Southeastern Conference | Big 12 Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | Pac-12 Conference | American Athletic Conference | Mountain West Conference | Conference USA | Sun Belt Conference | Mid-American Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | — | 3-175% · 10.5 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-166.7% · -0.7 margin · 0.3 adj | 4-266.7% · 3.7 margin · 0.4 adj | 5-271.4% · 9.0 margin · 0.6 adj | 1-233.3% · -10.0 margin · -0.5 adj | 5-0100% · 26.0 margin · 1.5 adj | 4-0100% · 19.5 margin · 1.4 adj | 3-0100% · 32.7 margin · 1.7 adj | 7-277.8% · 18.0 margin · 0.9 adj |
| Southeastern Conference | 1-325% · -10.5 margin · -0.7 adj | — | 2-250% · -6.2 margin · -0.1 adj | 7-558.3% · 0.8 margin · 0.2 adj | 0-20% · -6.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-150% · 16.5 margin · 0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 29.5 margin · 1.6 adj | 7-0100% · 17.6 margin · 1.4 adj | 8-188.9% · 19.0 margin · 1.2 adj | 1-0100% · 4.0 margin · 1.1 adj |
| Big 12 Conference | 1-233.3% · 0.7 margin · -0.3 adj | 2-250% · 6.3 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 2-250% · 6.5 margin · 0.1 adj | 3-260% · 1.6 margin · 0.2 adj | 6-185.7% · 19.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 0 games | 2-0100% · 48.5 margin · 2.0 adj | 1-0100% · 37.0 margin · 1.7 adj | 1-233.3% · -1.0 margin · -0.4 adj |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 2-433.3% · -3.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 5-741.7% · -0.7 margin · -0.2 adj | 2-250% · -6.5 margin · -0.1 adj | — | 1-150% · 8.0 margin · 0.2 adj | 3-175% · 12.0 margin · 0.7 adj | 2-0100% · 27.5 margin · 1.6 adj | 3-175% · 17.8 margin · 0.9 adj | 2-0100% · 16.5 margin · 1.3 adj | 7-0100% · 26.1 margin · 1.5 adj |
| Pac-12 Conference | 2-528.6% · -9.0 margin · -0.6 adj | 2-0100% · 6.0 margin · 1.1 adj | 2-340% · -1.6 margin · -0.2 adj | 1-150% · -8.0 margin · -0.2 adj | — | 0-20% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 5-455.6% · 7.8 margin · 0.3 adj | 2-0100% · 51.0 margin · 2.0 adj | 2-0100% · 20.0 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-0100% · 18.0 margin · 1.4 adj |
| American Athletic Conference | 2-166.7% · 10.0 margin · 0.5 adj | 1-150% · -16.5 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-614.3% · -19.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 1-325% · -12.0 margin · -0.7 adj | 2-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | — | 1-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | 5-362.5% · 9.8 margin · 0.5 adj | 3-0100% · 18.3 margin · 1.4 adj | 1-150% · 0.5 margin · 0.0 adj |
| Mountain West Conference | 0-50% · -26.0 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-20% · -29.5 margin · -1.6 adj | 0 games | 0-20% · -27.5 margin · -1.6 adj | 4-544.4% · -7.8 margin · -0.3 adj | 1-150% · 0.0 margin · 0.0 adj | — | 0-10% · -3.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 2-250% · 9.5 margin · 0.2 adj | 2-166.7% · 5.3 margin · 0.4 adj |
| Conference USA | 0-40% · -19.5 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-70% · -17.6 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-20% · -48.5 margin · -2.0 adj | 1-325% · -17.7 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-20% · -51.0 margin · -2.0 adj | 3-537.5% · -9.7 margin · -0.4 adj | 1-0100% · 3.0 margin · 1.1 adj | — | 4-450% · -5.5 margin · -0.1 adj | 5-455.6% · 2.3 margin · 0.2 adj |
| Sun Belt Conference | 0-30% · -32.7 margin · -1.7 adj | 1-811.1% · -19.0 margin · -1.2 adj | 0-10% · -37.0 margin · -1.7 adj | 0-20% · -16.5 margin · -1.3 adj | 0-20% · -20.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 0-30% · -18.3 margin · -1.4 adj | 2-250% · -9.5 margin · -0.2 adj | 4-450% · 5.5 margin · 0.1 adj | — | 2-0100% · 19.5 margin · 1.4 adj |
| Mid-American Conference | 2-722.2% · -18.0 margin · -0.9 adj | 0-10% · -4.0 margin · -1.1 adj | 2-166.7% · 1.0 margin · 0.4 adj | 0-70% · -26.1 margin · -1.5 adj | 0-10% · -18.0 margin · -1.4 adj | 1-150% · -0.5 margin · -0.0 adj | 1-233.3% · -5.3 margin · -0.4 adj | 4-544.4% · -2.3 margin · -0.2 adj | 0-20% · -19.5 margin · -1.4 adj | — |
Game receipts
2017-08-26 18:30:00Colorado State 58, Oregon State 27regular
2017-08-27 02:00:00Rice 7, Stanford 62Neutral
2017-08-31 22:00:00UCF 61, Florida International 17regular
2017-08-31 23:00:00Minnesota 17, Buffalo 7regular
2017-08-31 23:30:00Oklahoma State 59, Tulsa 24regular
2017-09-01 01:20:00Memphis 37, UL Monroe 29regular
2017-09-01 02:30:00Arizona State 37, New Mexico State 31regular
2017-09-01 22:30:00Eastern Michigan 24, Charlotte 7regular
2017-09-02 00:00:00Colorado 17, Colorado State 3Neutral
2017-09-02 00:00:00Rutgers 14, Washington 30regular
2017-09-02 00:00:00Florida Atlantic 19, Navy 42regular
2017-09-02 01:00:00Wisconsin 59, Utah State 10regular
2017-09-02 01:30:00Northern Illinois 20, Boston College 23regular
2017-09-02 16:00:00Texas 41, Maryland 51regular
2017-09-02 16:00:00Illinois 24, Ball State 21regular
2017-09-02 16:00:00Iowa 24, Wyoming 3regular
2017-09-02 16:00:00Michigan State 35, Bowling Green 10regular
2017-09-02 16:00:00Penn State 52, Akron 0regular
2017-09-02 16:00:00Clemson 56, Kent State 3regular
2017-09-02 16:20:00North Carolina 30, California 35regular
2017-09-02 19:00:00South Carolina 35, NC State 28Neutral
2017-09-02 19:30:00Florida 17, Michigan 33Neutral
2017-09-02 19:30:00Oklahoma 56, UTEP 7regular
2017-09-02 19:30:00Northwestern 31, Nevada 20regular
2017-09-02 19:45:00Boise State 24, Troy 13regular
2017-09-02 20:00:00Southern Miss 17, Kentucky 24regular
2017-09-02 21:15:00USC 49, Western Michigan 31regular
2017-09-02 22:15:00Georgia 31, App State 10regular
2017-09-02 22:30:00Marshall 31, Miami (OH) 26regular
2017-09-02 23:30:00Auburn 41, Georgia Southern 7regular
2017-09-02 23:30:00Ole Miss 47, South Alabama 27regular
2017-09-02 23:30:00Purdue 28, Louisville 35Neutral
2017-09-03 00:00:00Alabama 24, Florida State 7Neutral
2017-09-03 00:00:00Middle Tennessee 6, Vanderbilt 28regular
2017-09-03 00:00:00Nebraska 43, Arkansas State 36regular
2017-09-03 23:30:00UCLA 45, Texas A&M 44regular
2017-09-03 23:30:00Virginia Tech 31, West Virginia 24Neutral
2017-09-05 00:00:00Georgia Tech 41, Tennessee 42Neutral
2017-09-09 00:00:00South Alabama 7, Oklahoma State 44regular
2017-09-09 00:00:00Purdue 44, Ohio 21regular
2017-09-09 16:00:00Iowa State 41, Iowa 44regular
2017-09-09 16:00:00Kansas State 55, Charlotte 7regular
2017-09-09 16:00:00West Virginia 56, East Carolina 20regular
2017-09-09 16:00:00Duke 41, Northwestern 17regular
2017-09-09 16:00:00Michigan 36, Cincinnati 14regular
2017-09-09 16:00:00Wisconsin 31, Florida Atlantic 14regular
2017-09-09 18:00:00Colorado 37, Texas State 3regular
2017-09-09 19:00:00Ball State 51, UAB 31regular
2017-09-09 19:30:00Arkansas 7, TCU 28regular
2017-09-09 19:30:00Michigan State 28, Western Michigan 14regular
2017-09-09 19:30:00Penn State 33, Pittsburgh 14regular
2017-09-09 19:30:00Rutgers 13, Eastern Michigan 16regular
2017-09-09 19:30:00Virginia 17, Indiana 34regular
2017-09-09 19:30:00Syracuse 23, Middle Tennessee 30regular
2017-09-09 20:00:00Kansas 27, Central Michigan 45regular
2017-09-09 20:00:00Tulsa 66, Louisiana 42regular
2017-09-09 20:30:00Oregon 42, Nebraska 35regular
2017-09-09 21:00:00UCLA 56, Hawai'i 23regular
2017-09-09 22:00:00NC State 37, Marshall 20regular
2017-09-09 23:00:00Clemson 14, Auburn 6regular
2017-09-09 23:00:00SMU 54, North Texas 32regular
2017-09-09 23:00:00Nevada 24, Toledo 37regular
2017-09-09 23:30:00Louisiana Tech 21, Mississippi State 57regular
2017-09-09 23:30:00Ohio State 16, Oklahoma 31regular
2017-09-10 00:00:00Illinois 20, Western Kentucky 7regular
2017-09-10 00:00:00New Mexico 28, New Mexico State 30regular
2017-09-10 02:00:00Oregon State 14, Minnesota 48regular
2017-09-10 02:30:00Arizona 16, Houston 19regular
2017-09-10 02:30:00Washington State 47, Boise State 44regular
2017-09-10 03:00:00Arizona State 20, San Diego State 30regular
2017-09-15 23:00:00South Florida 47, Illinois 23regular
2017-09-16 02:15:00UTEP 16, Arizona 63regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Texas A&M 45, Louisiana 21regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Ohio 42, Kansas 30regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Pittsburgh 21, Oklahoma State 59regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Akron 14, Iowa State 41regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Memphis 48, UCLA 45regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Michigan 29, Air Force 13regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Nebraska 17, Northern Illinois 21regular
2017-09-16 16:00:00Virginia 38, UConn 18regular
Resume & schedule
Big Ten Conference
- Overall
- 98-74 · 57%
- Non-conference
- 34-10 · 77.3%
- Postseason
- 7-1 · 87.5%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 57-32 / 33-39 / 8-3
- One-score / Blowout
- 28-26 / 42-31
- FBS games
- 98-74
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Southeastern Conference
- Overall
- 87-72 · 54.7%
- Non-conference
- 29-14 · 67.4%
- Postseason
- 5-5 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 45-32 / 31-31 / 11-9
- One-score / Blowout
- 31-27 / 38-31
- FBS games
- 87-72
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Big 12 Conference
- Overall
- 64-57 · 52.9%
- Non-conference
- 18-11 · 62.1%
- Postseason
- 5-3 · 62.5%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 24-29 / 33-21 / 7-7
- One-score / Blowout
- 21-23 / 23-14
- FBS games
- 64-57
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Overall
- 84-73 · 53.5%
- Non-conference
- 27-16 · 62.8%
- Postseason
- 4-6 · 40%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 44-31 / 32-34 / 8-8
- One-score / Blowout
- 30-30 / 29-17
- FBS games
- 84-73
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Pac-12 Conference
- Overall
- 72-70 · 50.7%
- Non-conference
- 17-15 · 53.1%
- Postseason
- 1-8 · 11.1%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 49-18 / 19-43 / 4-9
- One-score / Blowout
- 26-27 / 27-25
- FBS games
- 72-70
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
American Athletic Conference
- Overall
- 66-65 · 50.4%
- Non-conference
- 17-16 · 51.5%
- Postseason
- 4-2 · 66.7%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 38-27 / 25-36 / 3-2
- One-score / Blowout
- 29-26 / 30-28
- FBS games
- 66-65
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mountain West Conference
- Overall
- 42-52 · 44.7%
- Non-conference
- 9-19 · 32.1%
- Postseason
- 2-2 · 50%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 22-20 / 18-29 / 2-3
- One-score / Blowout
- 16-18 / 13-18
- FBS games
- 42-52
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Conference USA
- Overall
- 55-72 · 43.3%
- Non-conference
- 14-31 · 31.1%
- Postseason
- 4-5 · 44.4%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 29-26 / 23-40 / 3-6
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-17 / 17-32
- FBS games
- 55-72
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Sun Belt Conference
- Overall
- 49-65 · 43%
- Non-conference
- 9-25 · 26.5%
- Postseason
- 4-1 · 80%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 21-24 / 24-40 / 4-1
- One-score / Blowout
- 19-22 / 13-23
- FBS games
- 49-65
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Mid-American Conference
- Overall
- 59-76 · 43.7%
- Non-conference
- 10-27 · 27%
- Postseason
- 1-4 · 20%
- Avg SOS
- —
- Home / Away / Neutral
- 31-25 / 26-47 / 2-4
- One-score / Blowout
- 22-25 / 17-30
- FBS games
- 59-76
- Non-FBS games
- 0-0
Efficiency landscape
Advanced season stats are averaged across visible conference members when available.
Big Ten Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.12
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.09
- Net PPA
- 0.03
- Success rate split
- 0.42 / 0.4
- Explosiveness split
- 1.16 / 1.16
- Havoc split
- 0.18 / 0.17
Southeastern Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.19
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.13
- Net PPA
- 0.06
- Success rate split
- 0.44 / 0.41
- Explosiveness split
- 1.2 / 1.19
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.16
Big 12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.2
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.14
- Net PPA
- 0.06
- Success rate split
- 0.43 / 0.41
- Explosiveness split
- 1.27 / 1.25
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.16
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.15
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.1
- Net PPA
- 0.05
- Success rate split
- 0.43 / 0.4
- Explosiveness split
- 1.18 / 1.22
- Havoc split
- 0.18 / 0.16
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.19
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.15
- Net PPA
- 0.04
- Success rate split
- 0.45 / 0.43
- Explosiveness split
- 1.2 / 1.19
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.15
American Athletic Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.2
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.21
- Net PPA
- -0.01
- Success rate split
- 0.43 / 0.44
- Explosiveness split
- 1.29 / 1.3
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.15
Mountain West Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.15
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.16
- Net PPA
- -0.01
- Success rate split
- 0.43 / 0.43
- Explosiveness split
- 1.19 / 1.19
- Havoc split
- 0.15 / 0.15
Conference USA
- Offense PPA
- 0.13
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.16
- Net PPA
- -0.02
- Success rate split
- 0.42 / 0.44
- Explosiveness split
- 1.21 / 1.19
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.17
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.14
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.17
- Net PPA
- -0.03
- Success rate split
- 0.42 / 0.43
- Explosiveness split
- 1.23 / 1.24
- Havoc split
- 0.17 / 0.18
Mid-American Conference
- Offense PPA
- 0.12
- Defense PPA allowed
- 0.14
- Net PPA
- -0.02
- Success rate split
- 0.41 / 0.42
- Explosiveness split
- 1.18 / 1.21
- Havoc split
- 0.16 / 0.17
Offense / defense / special teams
Big Ten Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.44 / 3.12 allowed
Southeastern Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.7 / 3.17 allowed
Big 12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.69 / 3.31 allowed
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.49 / 3.09 allowed
Pac-12 Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.82 / 3.53 allowed
American Athletic Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.57 / 3.58 allowed
Mountain West Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.55 / 3.53 allowed
Conference USA
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.29 / 3.51 allowed
Sun Belt Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.17 / 3.4 allowed
Mid-American Conference
- Offense rating
- —
- Defense rating
- —
- Special teams rating
- —
- Points per opportunity
- 3.21 / 3.42 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
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
Pac-12 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
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
Sun Belt 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
NFL Draft pipeline
Big Ten Conference
- Draft picks
- 50 total · 3.57 per team
- First round
- 10 total · 0.71 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 10 / 18 / 22
CORNERBACK: 10WIDE RECEIVER: 8DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 7SAFETY: 7DEFENSIVE END: 4INSIDE LINEBACKER: 3
Southeastern Conference
- Draft picks
- 58 total · 4.14 per team
- First round
- 12 total · 0.86 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 12 / 20 / 26
CORNERBACK: 7DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 7INSIDE LINEBACKER: 7DEFENSIVE END: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 6RUNNING BACK: 5
Big 12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 33 total · 3.3 per team
- First round
- 2 total · 0.2 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 2 / 9 / 22
CORNERBACK: 7RUNNING BACK: 6OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 3SAFETY: 3CENTER: 2DEFENSIVE END: 2
Atlantic Coast Conference
- Draft picks
- 48 total · 3.43 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.43 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 4
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 8 / 34
RUNNING BACK: 8SAFETY: 6WIDE RECEIVER: 6QUARTERBACK: 5CORNERBACK: 4DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 3
Pac-12 Conference
- Draft picks
- 42 total · 3.5 per team
- First round
- 6 total · 0.5 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 3
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 6 / 10 / 26
CORNERBACK: 9RUNNING BACK: 6DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 5SAFETY: 5OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 4WIDE RECEIVER: 3
American Athletic Conference
- Draft picks
- 15 total · 1.25 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 5 / 9
CORNERBACK: 4SAFETY: 2WIDE RECEIVER: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1INSIDE LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1
Mountain West Conference
- Draft picks
- 8 total · 0.8 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 0 / 8
RUNNING BACK: 4CENTER: 1CORNERBACK: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1OUTSIDE LINEBACKER: 1
Conference USA
- Draft picks
- 9 total · 0.75 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 6 / 3
WIDE RECEIVER: 3DEFENSIVE END: 1DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1OFFENSIVE GUARD: 1RUNNING BACK: 1SAFETY: 1
Sun Belt Conference
- Draft picks
- 6 total · 0.55 per team
- First round
- 0 total · 0.0 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 0
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 0 / 2 / 4
RUNNING BACK: 2INSIDE LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1TIGHT END: 1WIDE RECEIVER: 1
Mid-American Conference
- Draft picks
- 11 total · 0.92 per team
- First round
- 1 total · 0.08 per team
- Top 10 picks
- 1
- Day 1 / Day 2 / Day 3
- 1 / 4 / 6
DEFENSIVE END: 3TIGHT END: 2WIDE RECEIVER: 2DEFENSIVE TACKLE: 1INSIDE LINEBACKER: 1OFFENSIVE TACKLE: 1
Postseason & history
| Conference | Postseason | Postseason score | Seasons tracked | Churn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Ten Conference | 7-1 · 87.5% | 100.0 | 131 | 20 |
| Southeastern Conference | 5-5 · 50% | 50.9 | 95 | 20 |
| Big 12 Conference | 5-3 · 62.5% | 67.3 | 31 | 28 |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | 4-6 · 40% | 37.8 | 74 | 21 |
| Pac-12 Conference | 1-8 · 11.1% | 0.0 | 68 | 66 |
| American Athletic Conference | 4-2 · 66.7% | 72.8 | 14 | 27 |
| Mountain West Conference | 2-2 · 50% | 50.9 | 28 | 36 |
| Conference USA | 4-5 · 44.4% | 43.6 | 31 | 62 |
| Sun Belt Conference | 4-1 · 80% | 90.2 | 26 | 29 |
| Mid-American Conference | 1-4 · 20% | 11.6 | 80 | 25 |
Realignment & geography
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
Conference USA
- Current members
- 12
- Join / departure events
- 36 / 26
- States
- AL, 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
Sun Belt Conference
- Current members
- 11
- Join / departure events
- 21 / 8
- States
- AL, AR, GA, LA, NC, NM, SC, TX
- Time zones
- America/Chicago, America/Denver, America/New_York
- Latitude spread
- 6.3
- Longitude spread
- 27.7
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
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,2017,93,100,100,100,65.9,,,83.6,100,98-74,34-10,7-1,14,14,50,10,IA; IL; IN; MD; MI; MN; NE; NJ; OH; PA; WI 2,Southeastern Conference,2017,92.5,100,100,80.5,100,,,100,50.9,87-72,29-14,5-5,14,14,58,12,AL; AR; FL; GA; KY; LA; MO; MS; SC; TN; TX 3,Big 12 Conference,2017,88.3,100,100,70.1,98,,,59.3,67.3,64-57,18-11,5-3,10,10,33,2,IA; KS; OK; TX; WV 4,Atlantic Coast Conference,2017,85.8,100,100,71.5,88.4,,,70.4,37.8,84-73,27-16,4-6,14,14,48,6,FL; GA; KY; MA; NC; NY; PA; SC; VA 5,Pac-12 Conference,2017,78,100,100,52.4,80.6,,,74.4,0,72-70,17-15,1-8,12,12,42,6,AZ; CA; CO; OR; UT; WA 6,American Athletic Conference,2017,68.3,100,100,49.2,24.9,,,16.2,72.8,66-65,17-16,4-2,12,12,15,1,CT; FL; LA; MD; NC; OH; OK; PA; TN; TX 7,Mountain West Conference,2017,57.3,100,100,11,25.1,,,4.7,50.9,42-52,9-19,2-2,10,10,8,0,CA; CO; HI; ID; NM; NV; UT; WY 8,Conference USA,2017,53.8,100,100,9.1,10.5,,,3.8,43.6,55-72,14-31,4-5,12,12,9,0,AL; FL; KY; LA; MS; NC; TN; TX; WV 9,Sun Belt Conference,2017,52.4,100,100,0,0,,,0,90.2,49-65,9-25,4-1,11,11,6,0,AL; AR; GA; LA; NC; NM; SC; TX 10,Mid-American Conference,2017,50.5,100,100,1,10.9,,,10,11.6,59-76,10-27,1-4,12,12,11,1,IL; IN; MI; NY; OH
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.