CONFERENCE STRENGTH Rate W L Average Median Total Std Dev Div
Big 12 Conference 1.691 78 50 115.33 117.23 116.28 9.44 1A
Southeastern Conference 1.646 97 58 113.85 111.82 112.84 9.40 1A
Big 10 Conference 1.523 88 68 109.86 109.75 109.80 8.47 1A
Pacific 12 Conference 1.497 81 73 110.01 108.19 109.10 8.84 1A
Big East Conference 1.448 57 44 106.94 107.78 107.36 4.54 1A
Atlantic Coast Conference 1.437 82 72 106.01 105.98 106.00 5.88 1A
Division I-A Independents 1.403 26 24 106.81 106.98 106.89 7.33 1A
Mountain West Conference 1.334 52 49 100.90 102.39 101.64 13.37 1A
Conference USA 1.302 74 78 99.35 97.89 98.62 10.77 1A
Mid-American Conference 1.269 79 84 98.33 97.38 97.85 8.26 1A
Western Athletic Conference 1.245 43 59 99.64 98.92 99.28 5.93 1A
Sun Belt Conference 1.200 49 62 94.74 96.72 95.73 6.93 1A
Missouri Valley Football Conf. 1.192 56 49 93.53 93.55 93.54 7.40 1AA
Southern Conference 1.118 54 50 89.81 90.92 90.37 7.84 1AA
Colonial Athletic Association 1.086 69 60 87.10 88.03 87.57 5.12 1AA
Great West Conference 1.074 30 25 89.47 90.61 90.04 3.91 1AA
Southland Conference 1.035 48 46 83.71 84.62 84.16 10.88 1AA
Big Sky Conference 1.006 49 55 87.21 88.94 88.08 7.94 1AA
Mid-America Intercoll. Athl. Assoc. 0.995 68 50 81.44 82.47 81.96 12.74 D2
Patriot League 0.974 41 38 81.98 82.19 82.08 7.08 1AA
Gulf South Conference 0.919 40 18 74.84 76.31 75.58 4.62 D2
Ohio Valley Conference 0.909 46 54 82.09 86.08 84.09 6.88 1AA
Great Lakes Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.904 83 76 77.96 79.77 78.86 10.12 D2
Division 1-AA Independents 0.900 19 24 80.94 82.35 81.65 2.96 1AA
Ivy League 0.885 38 42 80.78 80.41 80.59 8.24 1AA
Big South Conference 0.841 33 46 78.07 79.56 78.82 9.24 1AA
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 0.801 58 63 73.20 74.32 73.76 9.30 1AA
Northern Sun Intercoll. Conf. 0.784 82 77 70.77 74.66 72.71 10.53 D2
Northeast Conference 0.782 46 54 75.04 73.65 74.35 5.84 1AA
Lone Star Conference 0.762 48 49 74.11 73.52 73.82 11.27 D2
Frontier Conference 0.754 36 33 71.14 68.86 70.00 7.33 NAIA
Pioneer Football Conference 0.745 54 56 70.89 71.16 71.03 8.17 1AA
Wisconsin Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.731 47 38 68.90 68.34 68.62 8.59 D3
Southwestern Athletic Conf. 0.707 55 56 69.74 68.68 69.21 7.19 1AA
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conf. 0.702 58 54 69.62 69.05 69.34 10.59 D2
American Southwest Conference 0.630 50 45 61.99 62.10 62.04 12.37 D3
Great Northwest Athl. Conference 0.613 23 29 67.70 71.96 69.83 9.14 D2
Great American Conference 0.610 41 52 63.58 61.13 62.36 5.10 D2
South Atlantic Conference 0.600 38 48 64.68 65.25 64.97 5.37 D2
College Conf. of Illinois & Wisc. 0.573 47 36 62.73 58.79 60.76 9.87 D3
Pennsylvania State Athl. Conf. 0.564 89 89 63.13 65.45 64.29 10.88 D2
Mid-States Football Association 0.557 90 69 57.67 60.23 58.95 16.65 NAIA
Empire Eight 0.545 50 37 55.65 54.20 54.92 9.35 D3
Mid-South Conference 0.536 78 71 56.25 54.66 55.46 8.70 NAIA
Division 2 Independents 0.523 76 107 60.33 58.34 59.34 10.92 D2
Southern Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.507 49 55 58.99 60.47 59.73 6.10 D2
Great Plains Athletic Conference 0.504 57 48 56.76 58.99 57.87 10.76 NAIA
Northeast-10 Conference 0.495 46 48 58.48 63.22 60.85 12.18 D2
Minnesota Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.492 51 43 56.70 58.55 57.63 12.49 D3
Great Lakes Football Conference 0.479 17 25 58.40 56.93 57.66 10.42 D2
West Virginia Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.478 45 53 59.86 60.62 60.24 9.76 D2
Southern Collegiate Athl. Conf. 0.473 38 32 52.72 51.78 52.25 9.98 D3
Ohio Athletic Conference 0.457 56 49 52.47 51.53 52.00 11.87 D3
Central Intercoll. Athl. Assoc. 0.456 57 69 58.12 57.47 57.80 9.56 D2
New Jersey Athletic Conference 0.455 52 51 54.45 58.77 56.61 11.22 D3
Northwest Conference 0.436 32 35 55.36 56.50 55.93 11.79 D3
So. California Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.410 35 39 51.98 50.06 51.02 11.42 D3
Division 3 Independents 0.410 28 24 49.94 44.64 47.29 17.12 D3
University Athletic Association 0.408 25 15 50.42 49.87 50.15 3.58 D3
Old Dominion Athletic Conference 0.408 42 29 50.32 52.11 51.22 10.69 D3
Heart of America Athletic Conf. 0.402 51 56 53.11 50.97 52.04 13.69 NAIA
Dakota Athletic Conference 0.396 21 21 49.38 50.13 49.76 5.84 NAIA
Central States Football League 0.394 29 35 51.64 55.72 53.68 10.85 NAIA
Iowa Intercollegiate Athl. Conf. 0.390 44 47 51.57 50.61 51.09 9.88 D3
Middle Atlantic Conference 0.382 50 44 49.97 56.63 53.30 13.71 D3
Michigan Intercoll. Athl. Assoc. 0.368 35 36 49.93 52.59 51.26 7.75 D3
Liberty League 0.321 29 36 45.43 42.37 43.90 7.48 D3
Midwest Conference 0.303 50 53 47.57 47.04 47.30 10.18 D3
The Presidents' Athletic Conf. 0.289 43 49 49.17 51.96 50.56 8.26 D3
Kansas Collegiate Athl. Conf. 0.259 49 60 45.77 46.77 46.27 9.26 NAIA
North Coast Athletic Conference 0.257 46 56 45.11 45.54 45.32 11.24 D3
NAIA Independents 0.243 32 66 44.40 43.27 43.83 16.75 NAIA
New England Football Conference 0.243 84 78 37.84 37.81 37.82 9.55 D3
Centennial Conference 0.241 47 54 44.99 42.96 43.97 9.23 D3
Heartland Collegiate Athl. Conf. 0.195 40 52 40.99 39.71 40.35 9.92 D3
USA South Conference 0.172 33 48 40.88 39.76 40.32 9.06 D3
Northern Athletics Conference 0.085 35 46 36.71 40.05 38.38 10.90 D3
East Coast Football Conference -0.005 33 49 28.08 29.24 28.66 10.66 D3
Upper Midwest Athl. Conference -0.146 47 55 21.46 17.76 19.61 12.39 D3
CONFERENCE PARITY Rate W L Average Median Total Std Dev Div
Division 1-AA Independents 0.900 19 24 80.94 82.35 81.65 2.96 1AA
University Athletic Association 0.408 25 15 50.42 49.87 50.15 3.58 D3
Great West Conference 1.074 30 25 89.47 90.61 90.04 3.91 1AA
Big East Conference 1.448 57 44 106.94 107.78 107.36 4.54 1A
Gulf South Conference 0.919 40 18 74.84 76.31 75.58 4.62 D2
Great American Conference 0.610 41 52 63.58 61.13 62.36 5.10 D2
Colonial Athletic Association 1.086 69 60 87.10 88.03 87.57 5.12 1AA
South Atlantic Conference 0.600 38 48 64.68 65.25 64.97 5.37 D2
Northeast Conference 0.782 46 54 75.04 73.65 74.35 5.84 1AA
Dakota Athletic Conference 0.396 21 21 49.38 50.13 49.76 5.84 NAIA
Atlantic Coast Conference 1.437 82 72 106.01 105.98 106.00 5.88 1A
Western Athletic Conference 1.245 43 59 99.64 98.92 99.28 5.93 1A
Southern Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.507 49 55 58.99 60.47 59.73 6.10 D2
Ohio Valley Conference 0.909 46 54 82.09 86.08 84.09 6.88 1AA
Sun Belt Conference 1.200 49 62 94.74 96.72 95.73 6.93 1A
Patriot League 0.974 41 38 81.98 82.19 82.08 7.08 1AA
Southwestern Athletic Conf. 0.707 55 56 69.74 68.68 69.21 7.19 1AA
Frontier Conference 0.754 36 33 71.14 68.86 70.00 7.33 NAIA
Division I-A Independents 1.403 26 24 106.81 106.98 106.89 7.33 1A
Missouri Valley Football Conf. 1.192 56 49 93.53 93.55 93.54 7.40 1AA
Liberty League 0.321 29 36 45.43 42.37 43.90 7.48 D3
Michigan Intercoll. Athl. Assoc. 0.368 35 36 49.93 52.59 51.26 7.75 D3
Southern Conference 1.118 54 50 89.81 90.92 90.37 7.84 1AA
Big Sky Conference 1.006 49 55 87.21 88.94 88.08 7.94 1AA
Pioneer Football Conference 0.745 54 56 70.89 71.16 71.03 8.17 1AA
Ivy League 0.885 38 42 80.78 80.41 80.59 8.24 1AA
Mid-American Conference 1.269 79 84 98.33 97.38 97.85 8.26 1A
The Presidents' Athletic Conf. 0.289 43 49 49.17 51.96 50.56 8.26 D3
Big 10 Conference 1.523 88 68 109.86 109.75 109.80 8.47 1A
Wisconsin Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.731 47 38 68.90 68.34 68.62 8.59 D3
Mid-South Conference 0.536 78 71 56.25 54.66 55.46 8.70 NAIA
Pacific 12 Conference 1.497 81 73 110.01 108.19 109.10 8.84 1A
USA South Conference 0.172 33 48 40.88 39.76 40.32 9.06 D3
Great Northwest Athl. Conference 0.613 23 29 67.70 71.96 69.83 9.14 D2
Centennial Conference 0.241 47 54 44.99 42.96 43.97 9.23 D3
Big South Conference 0.841 33 46 78.07 79.56 78.82 9.24 1AA
Kansas Collegiate Athl. Conf. 0.259 49 60 45.77 46.77 46.27 9.26 NAIA
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference 0.801 58 63 73.20 74.32 73.76 9.30 1AA
Empire Eight 0.545 50 37 55.65 54.20 54.92 9.35 D3
Southeastern Conference 1.646 97 58 113.85 111.82 112.84 9.40 1A
Big 12 Conference 1.691 78 50 115.33 117.23 116.28 9.44 1A
New England Football Conference 0.243 84 78 37.84 37.81 37.82 9.55 D3
Central Intercoll. Athl. Assoc. 0.456 57 69 58.12 57.47 57.80 9.56 D2
West Virginia Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.478 45 53 59.86 60.62 60.24 9.76 D2
College Conf. of Illinois & Wisc. 0.573 47 36 62.73 58.79 60.76 9.87 D3
Iowa Intercollegiate Athl. Conf. 0.390 44 47 51.57 50.61 51.09 9.88 D3
Heartland Collegiate Athl. Conf. 0.195 40 52 40.99 39.71 40.35 9.92 D3
Southern Collegiate Athl. Conf. 0.473 38 32 52.72 51.78 52.25 9.98 D3
Great Lakes Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.904 83 76 77.96 79.77 78.86 10.12 D2
Midwest Conference 0.303 50 53 47.57 47.04 47.30 10.18 D3
Great Lakes Football Conference 0.479 17 25 58.40 56.93 57.66 10.42 D2
Northern Sun Intercoll. Conf. 0.784 82 77 70.77 74.66 72.71 10.53 D2
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conf. 0.702 58 54 69.62 69.05 69.34 10.59 D2
East Coast Football Conference -0.005 33 49 28.08 29.24 28.66 10.66 D3
Old Dominion Athletic Conference 0.408 42 29 50.32 52.11 51.22 10.69 D3
Great Plains Athletic Conference 0.504 57 48 56.76 58.99 57.87 10.76 NAIA
Conference USA 1.302 74 78 99.35 97.89 98.62 10.77 1A
Central States Football League 0.394 29 35 51.64 55.72 53.68 10.85 NAIA
Pennsylvania State Athl. Conf. 0.564 89 89 63.13 65.45 64.29 10.88 D2
Southland Conference 1.035 48 46 83.71 84.62 84.16 10.88 1AA
Northern Athletics Conference 0.085 35 46 36.71 40.05 38.38 10.90 D3
Division 2 Independents 0.523 76 107 60.33 58.34 59.34 10.92 D2
New Jersey Athletic Conference 0.455 52 51 54.45 58.77 56.61 11.22 D3
North Coast Athletic Conference 0.257 46 56 45.11 45.54 45.32 11.24 D3
Lone Star Conference 0.762 48 49 74.11 73.52 73.82 11.27 D2
So. California Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.410 35 39 51.98 50.06 51.02 11.42 D3
Northwest Conference 0.436 32 35 55.36 56.50 55.93 11.79 D3
Ohio Athletic Conference 0.457 56 49 52.47 51.53 52.00 11.87 D3
Northeast-10 Conference 0.495 46 48 58.48 63.22 60.85 12.18 D2
American Southwest Conference 0.630 50 45 61.99 62.10 62.04 12.37 D3
Upper Midwest Athl. Conference -0.146 47 55 21.46 17.76 19.61 12.39 D3
Minnesota Intercoll. Athl. Conf. 0.492 51 43 56.70 58.55 57.63 12.49 D3
Mid-America Intercoll. Athl. Assoc. 0.995 68 50 81.44 82.47 81.96 12.74 D2
Mountain West Conference 1.334 52 49 100.90 102.39 101.64 13.37 1A
Heart of America Athletic Conf. 0.402 51 56 53.11 50.97 52.04 13.69 NAIA
Middle Atlantic Conference 0.382 50 44 49.97 56.63 53.30 13.71 D3
Mid-States Football Association 0.557 90 69 57.67 60.23 58.95 16.65 NAIA
NAIA Independents 0.243 32 66 44.40 43.27 43.83 16.75 NAIA
Division 3 Independents 0.410 28 24 49.94 44.64 47.29 17.12 D3