21st Century College Conference Rankings

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Here is a 19 year compilation of conference rankings using all 757 currently active college teams after being placed in their current conference. 

MAF= Avg. Member Rank among 757 currently active programs from 2000-2018.

MAPR =  Avg. Member Power Rank (Strength) among 757 currently active programs from 2000-2018.  

 

Rank

*

Div

*

Conference

*

MAF

*

MAPR

*

Best

*

2nd Best

*

Worst

1

*

FBS

*

Southeastern

*

37.0

*

116.28

*

Alabama

*

LSU

*

Vanderbilt

2

*

FBS

*

Big 12

*

41.1

*

115.51

*

Oklahoma

*

Texas

*

Kansas

3

*

FBS

*

Pacific 12

*

42.2

*

114.84

*

Southern Cal

*

Oregon

*

Colorado

4

*

FBS

*

Big 10

*

46.3

*

113.63

*

Ohio St

*

Wisconsin

*

Indiana

5

*

FBS

*

Atlantic Coast

*

46.7

*

113.42

*

Florida St

*

Clemson

*

Duke

6

*

FBS

*

Mountain West

*

87.2

*

104.28

*

Boise St

*

Fresno St

*

San Jose St

7

*

FBS

*

American Athletic

*

87.7

*

103.96

*

Cincinnati

*

South Florida

*

Tulane

8

*

FBS

*

Mid-American

*

111.4

*

99.54

*

Northern Illinois

*

Toledo

*

Eastern Michigan

9

*

FBS

*

FBS Independent

*

113.2

*

100.23

*

Notre Dame

*

Brigham Young

*

Liberty

10

*

FBS

*

Conference USA

*

127.2

*

97.18

*

Southern Miss

*

Marshall

*

UNC-Charlotte

11

*

FBS

*

Sun Belt

*

139.4

*

94.89

*

Appalachian St

*

Troy

*

Georgia St

12

*

FCS

*

Missouri Valley

*

144.8

*

93.83

*

North Dakota St

*

Northern Iowa

*

Indiana St

13

*

FCS

*

Big Sky

*

158.8

*

91.64

*

Montana

*

Eastern Washington

*

Northern Colorado

14

*

FCS

*

Colonial Athletic

*

171.1

*

90.17

*

James Madison

*

Villanova

*

Stony Brook

15

*

FCS

*

FCS Independent

*

197.3

*

86.42

*

North Dakota

*

North Alabama

*

Hampton

16

*

FCS

*

Southern

*

197.8

*

86.70

*

Wofford

*

Furman

*

VMI

17

*

FCS

*

Ivy League

*

213.2

*

84.58

*

Harvard

*

Pennsylvania

*

Columbia

18

*

FCS

*

Ohio Valley

*

223.5

*

83.18

*

Jacksonville St

*

Eastern Kentucky

*

Austin Peay

19

*

FCS

*

Southland

*

229.1

*

83.63

*

McNeese St

*

Sam Houston St

*

Houston Baptist

20

*

FCS

*

Patriot League

*

236.5

*

81.68

*

Lehigh

*

Colgate

*

Georgetown DC

21

*

D2

*

Great Lakes Intercoll.

*

248.3

*

80.63

*

Grand Valley St

*

Saginaw Valley St

*

Davenport

22

*

D2

*

Mid-America Intercoll.

*

252.0

*

80.24

*

NW Missouri St

*

Pittsburg St

*

Lindenwood MO

23

*

FCS

*

Big South

*

274.5

*

78.30

*

Kennesaw St

*

Gardner-Webb

*

Campbell

24

*

FCS

*

Mid-Eastern Athletic

*

299.9

*

74.81

*

South Carolina St

*

Bethune-Cookman

*

Savannah St

25

*

FCS

*

Southwestern Athletic

*

310.5

*

73.36

*

Grambling St

*

Southern U.

*

Mississippi Valley St

26

*

D2

*

Lone Star

*

310.7

*

73.82

*

Midwestern St

*

Tarleton St

*

TX Permian Basin

27

*

D2

*

Great Northwest Athl.

*

319.9

*

72.90

*

Central Washington

*

Western Oregon

*

Simon Fraser

28

*

D2

*

Gulf South

*

324.9

*

73.29

*

Valdosta St

*

Delta St

*

Mississippi College

29

*

FCS

*

Northeast

*

331.5

*

71.43

*

Duquesne

*

Sacred Heart

*

St Francis PA

30

*

D2

*

Northern Sun Intercoll.

*

333.5

*

71.66

*

Minnesota-Duluth

*

MSU-Mankato

*

Minnesota-Crookston

31

*

D2

*

South Atlantic

*

335.3

*

71.14

*

Carson-Newman

*

Catawba

*

Limestone

32

*

D2

*

Pennsylvania State

*

348.0

*

70.05

*

Indiana PA

*

California PA

*

Seton Hill

33

*

D2

*

Great American

*

351.3

*

69.76

*

Harding

*

Henderson St

*

Southern Nazarene

34

*

FCS

*

Pioneer

*

363.9

*

68.66

*

San Diego U.

*

Dayton

*

Valparaiso

35

*

D3

*

Wisconsin Intercoll.

*

365.9

*

68.07

*

UW-Whitewater

*

UW-Oshkosh

*

UW-River Falls

36

*

D2

*

D-II Independent

*

366.8

*

68.84

*

UNC-Pembroke

*

UNC-Pembroke

*

UNC-Pembroke

37

*

NAIA

*

Frontier

*

380.2

*

66.94

*

Carroll MT

*

Southern Oregon

*

Montana St-Northern

38

*

D2

*

Rocky Mountain

*

384.4

*

66.90

*

Colorado St-Pueblo

*

Chadron St

*

South Dakota Tech

39

*

D2

*

Great Midwest Athl.

*

401.3

*

65.40

*

Hillsdale

*

Findlay

*

Kentucky Wesleyan

40

*

D2

*

Great Lakes Valley

*

415.6

*

63.55

*

Indianapolis

*

Truman St

*

Lincoln MO

41

*

D2

*

Mountain East

*

428.4

*

62.50

*

Shepherd

*

Charleston WV

*

Virginia-Wise

42

*

D2

*

Southern Intercoll.

*

433.6

*

61.93

*

Tuskegee

*

Albany St GA

*

Central State

43

*

D2

*

Northeast-10

*

441.0

*

61.16

*

New Haven

*

LIU Post

*

Pace

44

*

D3

*

Ohio Athletic

*

447.9

*

60.56

*

Mount Union

*

John Carroll

*

Wilmington

45

*

D3

*

Minnesota Intercoll.

*

448.2

*

60.07

*

St John's MN

*

St Thomas

*

Hamline

46

*

D3

*

D-III Independent

*

448.3

*

60.41

*

Thomas More

*

Thomas More

*

Thomas More

47

*

D2

*

Central Intercollegiate

*

465.8

*

58.58

*

Winston-Salem St

*

Bowie St

*

Lincoln PA

48

*

D3

*

Iowa Intercollegiate

*

479.2

*

57.36

*

Wartburg

*

Central IA

*

Loras

49

*

NAIA

*

Mid-States

*

479.9

*

57.86

*

St Francis IN

*

Marian

*

Missouri Baptist

50

*

D3

*

Conf.of Ill. and Wisc.

*

480.8

*

57.29

*

Wheaton

*

North Central

*

North Park

51

*

D3

*

Northwest

*

482.3

*

57.14

*

Linfield

*

Whitworth

*

Lewis & Clark

52

*

D3

*

American Southwest

*

486.3

*

56.92

*

Mary Hardin-Baylor

*

Hardin-Simmons

*

Southwestern TX

53

*

NAIA

*

Great Plains Athl.

*

498.5

*

55.81

*

Morningside

*

Northwestern IA

*

Dordt

54

*

D3

*

Liberty League

*

499.1

*

55.51

*

Ithaca

*

Hobart

*

St Lawrence

55

*

NAIA

*

Heart of America

*

501.0

*

55.34

*

MidAmerica Nazarene

*

Grand View

*

Culver-Stockton

56

*

D3

*

New Jersey Athl.

*

507.6

*

54.51

*

Wesley

*

Salisbury

*

Southern Virginia

57

*

D3

*

Empire Eight

*

508.0

*

54.75

*

St John Fisher

*

Cortland St

*

Morrisville St

58

*

NAIA

*

Mid-South

*

520.2

*

54.06

*

Reinhardt

*

Georgetown KY

*

Cincinnati Christian

59

*

D3

*

Centennial

*

525.9

*

53.11

*

Johns Hopkins

*

Muhlenberg

*

Juniata

60

*

D3

*

Old Dominion Athl.

*

534.4

*

52.44

*

Bridgewater VA

*

Hampden-Sydney

*

Shenandoah

61

*

D3

*

Southern Athletic

*

535.3

*

52.90

*

Trinity TX

*

Centre

*

Sewanee

62

*

D3

*

So. California Intercoll.

*

543.8

*

51.06

*

Redlands

*

Cal Lutheran

*

Whittier

63

*

D3

*

The Presidents' Athl.

*

553.1

*

50.30

*

Washington & Jefferson

*

Case Western

*

St Vincent

64

*

D3

*

North Coast Athletic

*

564.1

*

47.90

*

Wittenberg

*

Wabash

*

Hiram

65

*

D3

*

Middle Atlantic

*

565.5

*

47.39

*

Delaware Valley

*

Widener

*

Alvernia

66

*

D3

*

Michigan Intercollegiate

*

572.9

*

46.17

*

Hope

*

Trine

*

Finlandia

67

*

D3

*

USA South

*

583.1

*

46.94

*

Huntingdon

*

Brevard

*

Greensboro

68

*

NAIA

*

Sooner Athletic

*

595.9

*

45.36

*

Ottawa AZ

*

Langston

*

Texas Wesleyan

69

*

NAIA

*

North Star Athletic

*

596.3

*

45.12

*

Dickinson St

*

Valley City St

*

Presentation

70

*

NAIA

*

Kansas Coll. Athl.

*

608.7

*

43.80

*

Ottawa KS

*

Friends

*

Bethel KS

71

*

D3

*

New England

*

613.8

*

42.86

*

Springfield

*

Worcester Polytech

*

Maine Maritime

72

*

D3

*

Heartland Coll. Athletic

*

614.2

*

42.82

*

Franklin

*

Mount St Joseph

*

Earlham

73

*

D3

*

Midwest

*

619.1

*

41.64

*

St Norbert

*

Monmouth IL

*

Lawrence

74

*

NAIA

*

NAIA Independent

*

622.3

*

43.32

*

Indiana Wesleyan

*

Allen

*

Lawrence Tech

75

*

D3

*

Massachusetts SCA

*

639.9

*

38.96

*

Western Connecticut

*

Framingham St

*

Mass-Maritime

76

*

D3

*

Northern Athletics

*

646.8

*

37.74

*

Concordia WI

*

Lakeland

*

Eureka

77

*

D3

*

Commonwealth Coast

*

661.3

*

35.23

*

Western New England

*

Endicott

*

New England U.

78

*

D3

*

Upper Midwest Athl.

*

678.4

*

32.50

*

Northwestern MN

*

St Scholastica

*

Crown

79

IND

Non-Affiliate

680.7

28.83

*

Virginia-Lynchburg

*

Apprentice-Nwpt News

*

Trinity Bible

80

*

D3

*

Eastern Collegiate

701.2

29.83

*

Husson

*

SUNY-Maritime

*

Alfred State

[badbird]

Oh wait a computer says the SEC is the best.  Your computer is biased.  

[DisabledAccount]

2 hours ago, badbird said:

Oh wait a computer says the SEC is the best.  Your computer is biased.  

Best by default of them being the best of overall garbage

 

I wouldn't brag about that

[badbird]

2 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Best by default of them being the best of overall garbage

 

I wouldn't brag about that

so are you saying all conferences are garbage except the SEC?

[DisabledAccount]

17 minutes ago, badbird said:

so are you saying all conferences are garbage except the SEC?

Actually I'm saying all the conferences are weak

 

 

SEC has a few competitive teams and one elite one, rest are average like the rest of nation

 

Only 2 elite teams in college football this year and one got destroyed by the other

[badbird]

9 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Actually I'm saying all the conferences are weak

 

 

SEC has a few competitive teams and one elite one, rest are average like the rest of nation

 

Only 2 elite teams in college football this year and one got destroyed by the other

if all are weak one still has to be better than the rest.

Lots of parity in college football and that's a good thing.  

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Here is a comparison of 2018 Conference Performance vs. their 21st Century (19 year avg.)

2018 RNK = Conference Rankings for 2018 Season

RNK Dif = Conference Rank Differential between 2018 and their 19 year avg.

2018 MAF= Member Avg. Finish among 757 active teams

MAF Dif = Member Avg. Finish Differential between 2018 and their 19 year avg.

 

2018 RNK	*	RNK Dif	Div	*	Conference	*	2018 MAF	*	MAF Dif
1	*	-	FBS	*	Southeastern	*	29.4	*	7.6
2	*	-	FBS	*	Big 12	*	38.7	*	2.4
3	*	+1	FBS	*	Big 10	*	42.3	*	4.0
4	*	-1	FBS	*	Pacific 12	*	52.7	*	-10.4
5	*	-	FBS	*	Atlantic Coast	*	56.9	*	-10.2
6	*	-	FBS	*	Mountain West	*	81.8	*	5.4
7	*	+2	FBS	*	FBS Independent	*	90.0	*	23.2
8	*	-1	FBS	*	American Athletic	*	95.3	*	-7.5
9	*	-1	FBS	*	Mid-American	*	105.3	*	6.1
10	*	+1	FBS	*	Sun Belt	*	111.2	*	28.2
11	*	-1	FBS	*	Conference USA	*	119.4	*	7.8
12	*	-	FCS	*	Missouri Valley	*	125.6	*	19.2
13	*	+1	FCS	*	Colonial Athletic	*	158.9	*	12.2
14	*	-1	FCS	*	Big Sky	*	160.3	*	-1.5
15	*	+2	FCS	*	Ivy League	*	161.3	*	52.0
16	*	+3	FCS	*	Southland	*	185.5	*	43.6
17	*	-1	FCS	*	Southern	*	188.4	*	9.3
18	*	-	FCS	*	Ohio Valley	*	202.2	*	21.3
19	*	+4	FCS	*	Big South	*	244.5	*	30.0
20	*	-	FCS	*	Patriot League	*	250.4	*	-13.9
21	*	+3	FCS	*	Mid-Eastern Athletic	*	253.4	*	46.5
22	*	-7	FCS	*	FCS Independent	*	254.3	*	-57.0
23	*	+6	FCS	*	Northeast	*	275.7	*	55.8
24	*	+1	FCS	*	Southwestern Athletic	*	283.8	*	26.7
25	*	+15	D2	*	Great Lakes Intercoll.	*	288.4	*	-40.1
26	*	-	D2	*	Lone Star	*	298.0	*	12.7
27	*	-5	D2	*	Mid-America Intercoll.	*	299.2	*	-47.2
28	*	+6	FCS	*	Pioneer	*	303.2	*	60.7
29	*	-1	D2	*	Gulf South	*	322.1	*	2.8
30	*	+3	D2	*	Great American	*	345.5	*	5.8
31	*	-	D2	*	South Atlantic	*	348.1	*	-12.9
32	*	+6	D2	*	Rocky Mountain	*	359.6	*	24.7
33	*	-1	D2	*	Pennsylvania State	*	378.9	*	-30.9
34	*	-7	D2	*	Great Northwest Athl.	*	394.4	*	-74.5
35	*	+5	D2	*	Great Lakes Valley	*	405.1	*	10.5
36	*	+1	NAIA	*	Frontier	*	415.3	*	-35.0
37	*	+2	D2	*	Great Midwest Athl.	*	423.7	*	-22.4
38	*	-3	D3	*	Wisconsin Intercoll.	*	424.9	*	-59.0
39	*	+7	D3	*	D-III Independent	*	427.0	*	21.3
40	*	+9	NAIA	*	Mid-States	*	440.5	*	39.4
41	*	+12	NAIA	*	Great Plains Athl.	*	444.6	*	53.9
42	*	+8	D3	*	Conf.of Ill. and Wisc.	*	445.5	*	35.3
43	*	-	D2	*	Northeast-10	*	447.0	*	-6.0
44	*	-2	D2	*	Mountain East	*	453.7	*	-25.4
45	*	-3	D2	*	Southern Intercoll.	*	457.1	*	-23.5
46	*	-16	D2	*	Northern Sun Intercoll.	*	467.1	*	-133.6
47	*	-2	D3	*	Minnesota Intercoll.	*	474.0	*	-25.8
48	*	+11	D3	*	Centennial	*	488.8	*	37.1
49	*	+12	D3	*	Southern Athletic	*	492.1	*	43.2
50	*	-6	D3	*	Ohio Athletic	*	497.9	*	-50.0
51	*	-15	D2	*	D-II Independent	*	499.0	*	-132.3
52	*	+3	NAIA	*	Heart of America	*	501.6	*	-0.6
53	*	+7	D3	*	Old Dominion Athl.	*	512.0	*	22.4
54	*	-7	D2	*	Central Intercollegiate	*	522.9	*	-57.1
55	*	+3	NAIA	*	Mid-South	*	523.1	*	-2.9
56	*	-2	D3	*	Liberty League	*	526.8	*	-27.7
57	*	-5	D3	*	American Southwest	*	527.2	*	-40.9
58	*	-10	D3	*	Iowa Intercollegiate	*	546.6	*	-67.4
59	*	-2	D3	*	Empire Eight	*	558.0	*	-50.0
60	*	+8	NAIA	*	Sooner Athletic	*	565.6	*	30.3
61	*	+5	D3	*	Michigan Intercollegiate	*	578.4	*	-5.4
62	*	+5	D3	*	USA South	*	584.6	*	-1.5
63	*	+6	NAIA	*	North Star Athletic	*	585.0	*	11.3
64	*	-13	D3	*	Northwest	*	596.6	*	-114.4
65	*	-2	D3	*	The Presidents' Athl.	*	597.3	*	-44.2
66	*	-10	D3	*	New Jersey Athl.	*	599.0	*	-91.4
67	*	+3	NAIA	*	Kansas Coll. Athl.	*	602.9	*	5.8
68	*	-4	D3	*	North Coast Athletic	*	624.9	*	-60.8
69	*	+4	D3	*	Midwest	*	641.1	*	-22.0
70	*	+1	D3	*	New England	*	644.1	*	-30.3
71	*	+3	NAIA	*	NAIA Independent	*	648.0	*	-25.7
72	*	-10	D3	*	So. California Intercoll.	*	664.4	*	-120.6
73	*	-8	D3	*	Middle Atlantic	*	666.0	*	-100.5
74	*	-2	D3	*	Heartland Coll. Athletic	*	667.6	*	-53.3
75	*	-	D3	*	Massachusetts SCA	*	676.7	*	-36.7
76	*	+3	IND	*	Non-Affiliate	*	680.7	*	0.1
77	*	-1	D3	*	Northern Athletics	*	683.4	*	-36.6
78	*	-1	D3	*	Commonwealth Coast	*	692.7	*	-31.4
79	*	+1	D3	*	Eastern Collegiate	*	718.7	*	-17.6
80	*	-2	D3	*	Upper Midwest Athl.	*	725.4	*	-47.0