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 +13.2, teams from −6.5 to 35.8 
Big 12: average +7.8, teams from −3.9 to 21.3 
Big Ten: average +7.5, teams from −10.4 to 22.3 
ACC: average +6.1, teams from −13.3 to 35.5 
Pac-12: average +5.1, teams from −15.1 to 16.5 
Mountain West: average −4.4, teams from −17.5 to 12.6 
American: average −6.9, teams from −32.1 to 9.2 
MAC: average −9.5, teams from −20.3 to 7.0 
C-USA: average −9.8, teams from −26.2 to 1.9 
Sun Belt: average −9.8, teams from −21.8 to 4.4 
Independent: average −4.7, teams from −21.3 to 17.6 
Logos: available team ratings. Bar: the conference average, over its 90% range. The dashed line is the FBS average, 0.