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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/MysteriousEdge5643 on 2025-06-26 21:09:13+00:00.
Now that I have a full ranking for all FBS programs, we can officially determine the strength of the rumored FBS conference alignments using past SOR data from 2014-2025.
Strength of Record: “Reflects chance that an average Top 25 team would have team’s record or better, given the schedule.” Schedule includes things like home or away, as well as distance traveled. It’s a computer resume ranking, and it correlates well with the AP Poll and CFP Top 25. It evaluates your resume based off of who you beat/lose to.
Here is my full 134 team ranking.
CONFERENCE RANKINGS
| Conference | Average SOR |
|---|---|
| SEC | 34.52272727272727 |
| Big Ten | 43.73232323232324 |
| Big 12 | 50.60227272727273 |
| ACC | 53.01069518716577 |
| Independent | 63.054545454545455 |
| Pac-12 | 73.27272727272728 |
| AAC | 83.64003673094582 |
| Sun Belt | 84.82610192837465 |
| CUSA | 93.54707792207792 |
| MWC | 93.88888888888889 |
| MAC | 94.7121212121212 |
Gap between ACC and PAC: 20.2620320856
Gap between PAC and AAC: 10.3673094582
Pac-12 commissioner Gould said that “We are in a lane of our own, and the metrics support that. We’re closer to the ACC and Big 12 than to the other folks.”
While this WAS the case when the Pac-12 only had 7 members, adding Texas State drags the conference down a TON. The Pac-12 is clearly the best G6 conference, but it’s still, at the end of the day, clearly a G6 conference, even if it’s the best G6 conference.
Other takeaways:
-The SEC is still the best conference in the sport from top to bottom
-The top 9 of the Big Ten is similar to the top 9 of the SEC in these rankings, but the bottom of the Big Ten weighs it down
-The Big 12 is better than the ACC right now, but it doesn’t have a top level program like Clemson. It’s still a good conference though, and it has a ton of parity.
-The AAC and Sun Belt are neck and neck, and they, along with the Pac-12, are the cream of the crop for the G6.
-The MAC, CUSA, and MWC are virtually indistinguishable in terms of team strength.