Conference strength
A conference’s average team against an average FBS team, with its 90% range. Independents are unranked.
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Ratings in points; 0 = average FBS. Squares: average ratings. Bars: 90% rating ranges. The dashed line marks 0.
How deep each conference is
Each logo is a team at its rating; the bar is the conference’s average with its 90% range.
SEC: average +10.2, teams from −4.5 to 30.2 
Pac-12: average +7.2, teams from −12.5 to 20.1 
ACC: average +5.7, teams from −4.1 to 26.9 
Big 12: average +3.9, teams from −25.3 to 20.7 
Big Ten: average +3.8, teams from −10.8 to 23.1 
American: average −3.3, teams from −24.8 to 10.7 
Mountain West: average −4.4, teams from −23.0 to 12.7 
MAC: average −8.0, teams from −22.5 to 7.1 
C-USA: average −8.4, teams from −24.6 to 15.9 
Sun Belt: average −9.7, teams from −22.0 to 6.8 
Independent: average +3.2, teams from −12.3 to 14.1 
Logos: available team ratings. Bar: the conference average, over its 90% range. The dashed line is the FBS average, 0.