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 +13.3, teams from −1.5 to 24.5 
Big Ten: average +10.3, teams from −10.9 to 33.5 
Big 12: average +8.8, teams from −5.2 to 16.3 
ACC: average +5.6, teams from −7.2 to 19.5 
Mountain West: average −7.5, teams from −18.5 to 9.4 
American: average −7.6, teams from −27.5 to 6.1 
Sun Belt: average −8.8, teams from −27.2 to 0.2 
Pac-12: average −9.2, teams from −13.8 to −4.5 
MAC: average −12.1, teams from −33.7 to 2.1 
C-USA: average −15.7, teams from −28.0 to −4.6 
Independent: average +1.8, teams from −16.8 to 25.8 
Logos: available team ratings. Bar: the conference average, over its 90% range. The dashed line is the FBS average, 0.