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 +9.0, teams from −17.3 to 34.1 
Big 12: average +7.8, teams from −15.6 to 20.3 
Big Ten: average +6.9, teams from −12.0 to 27.7 
Pac-12: average +3.2, teams from −10.3 to 18.7 
ACC: average +2.1, teams from −19.4 to 15.0 
American: average −2.2, teams from −23.0 to 16.0 
Mountain West: average −2.6, teams from −21.2 to 8.2 
Sun Belt: average −6.0, teams from −18.1 to 7.2 
MAC: average −6.9, teams from −23.2 to 8.2 
C-USA: average −7.8, teams from −26.2 to 7.5 
Independent: average −8.6, teams from −32.1 to 17.7 
Logos: available team ratings. Bar: the conference average, over its 90% range. The dashed line is the FBS average, 0.