Conferences & Divisions

This is not a top-to-bottom conference rating (that is reflected in the list at the bottom); the focus here is on how well-represented the conferences are among the top teams. I gave each conference and division 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. Conferences are first sorted by overall score. Ties are sorted by top 40 membership, percentage in top 40, top-25 membership, and finally percentage in the top 25. Failing that, the rankings of all top 40 teams of the respective conferences/divisions are averaged. If averages are used, that will be noted below the tables.

Conf 1_10 11_25 26_40 top 40 pt pt/tm % top 40 % top 25

1 SEC 3 3 1 7 16 1.14286 0.50000 0.42857

2 BIG 3 2 2 7 15 1.07143 0.50000 0.35714

3 P-12 1 2 3 6 10 0.83333 0.50000 0.25000

4 BXII 1 3 0 4 9 0.90000 0.40000 0.40000

5 ACC 1 1 3 5 8 0.57143 0.35714 0.14286

6 AAC 1 2 0 3 7 0.63636 0.27273 0.27273

7 Ind. 0 1 1 2 3 0.75000 0.50000 0.25000

8 USA 0 0 3 3 3 0.23077 0.23077 0.00000

9 MAC 0 1 1 2 3 0.23077 0.15385 0.07692

10 SBC 0 0 1 1 1 0.09091 0.09091 0.00000

11 MWC 0 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000

Divisions:

Div 1_10 11_25 26_40 top 40 pt pt/tm % top 40 % top 25

1 SECW 2 3 5 12 1.71429 0.71429 0.71429

2 B1GE. 2 1 1 4 9 1.28571 0.57143 0.42857

3 PACS 1 1 1 3 6 1.00000 0.50000 0.33333

4 B1GW 1 1 1 3 6 0.85714 0.42857 0.28571

5 PACN 1 2 3 4 0.66667 0.50000 0.16667

6 ACCC 1 2 3 4 0.57143 0.42857 0.14286

7 ACCA* 1 1 2 4 0.57143 0.28571 0.14286

8 SECE. 1 1 2 4 0.57143 0.28571 0.14286

*Won tie-breaker with higher average team.

The highest-rated MWC (Mountain West) team is Boise St. at #41.

Best average team:

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