Conferences & Divisions

This is not a top-to-bottom conference rating. I gave each conference and division (ACC, Big "Ten", Pac-12, and SEC divisions only) a score based on three points for a top 10 team, 2 points for a team ranked 11-25, and 1 point for a team ranked 26-40. The sheer number of top 40 teams is also indicated. Score/tm is the conference's or division's total score divided by number of teams. I also indicated percent of teams in a group that are in the top 25 and top 40, respectively. They are sorted by score. Ties are sorted by top 40 membership, score per team (only relevant for conferences), and then top-25 membership. Failing that, the rankings of all top 40 teams of the respective conferences/divisions are averaged.

Divisions:

*=won tie-breaker for higher average rank

The highest-rated MAC team was Western Michigan at #41. The highest-rated WAC team was Nevada-Reno at #63.