2016 Final Conference Rankings

The bowl season either wrecked havoc on the standings, or it settled the conferences in their appropriate ranking.  I suppose it depends on how your conference did in the rankings, when it comes to how you look at these final results.

Three conferences fell in the rankings – none more dramatic than the Big 10, which suffered through a terrible bowl season losing seven games.  The American and Mid-American Conferences also suffered, as did the SEC.  The SEC’s climb in the ranking was due to the decline of the Big 10 over that of the SEC’s on-field performance.

The Big 12 was able to climb into the top five based on their impressive bowl performance and the failure of the American Conference.

The big news in the ACC dominated the bowl season which led to a relatively huge margin of victory in the conference standings.  They finished with a victory margin over three tenths higher, which is a huge margin in these rankings that are all based on on-field performance.

How did your conference do?

2016 Final Rankings

1. ACC = 1.289
2. SEC = .985
3. Pac 12 = .954
4. Big 10= .947
5. Big 12 = .783
6. American = .660
7. MWC = .285
8. C-USA = -.125
9. Sun Belt = -.176
10. MAC = -.236

2016 Week Thirteen

1. ACC = 1.157
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. SEC= 1.129
4. Pac 12= .947
5. American = .829
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .265
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.192
10. Sun Belt = -.288

2016 Conference Rankings Week 13

Is the SEC about to be dethroned from it’s perch atop the college football world?  They went up against the ACC this week and if it hadn’t been for Kentucky, they would have been swept.  Those wins by the ACC propelled them past the Big 10 and the SEC into first place.  Those losses by the SEC dropped them all the way down to third place. Bowl season will determine the top conference now, but it looks like this may be the year the SEC loses its crown.

2016 Week Thirteen

1. ACC = 1.157
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. SEC= 1.129
4. Pac 12= .947
5. American = .829
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .265
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.192
10. Sun Belt = -.288

2016 Week Twelve

1. SEC = 1.220
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.094
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .829
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .276
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.171
10. Sun Belt = -.288

2016 Conference Rankings Week 12

Only a few out of conference games were played this week, so there was no movement in the standings.  However, some of the numbers did change.

2016 Week Twelve

1. SEC = 1.220
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.094
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .829
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .276
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.171
10. Sun Belt = -.288

2016 Week Eleven

1. SEC = 1.204
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.102
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .822
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .276
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.160
10. Sun Belt = -.302

2016 Conference Rankings Week Eleven

For the first time in the seven years I’ve been calculating these rankings, there were no out-of-conference games this week.  So the week 11 rankings are identical with the week 10 rankings.

2016 Week Eleven

1. SEC = 1.204
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.102
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .822
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .276
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.160
10. Sun Belt = -.302

2016 Week Ten

1. SEC = 1.204
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.102
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .822
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .276
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.160
10. Sun Belt = -.302

2016 Conference Rankings Week Ten

No movement this week in the rankings, but some of the numbers did change.  Since nearly all teams are playing their games against in-conference opponents, that means we won’t see any major movement until bowl season.

2016 Week Ten

1. SEC = 1.204
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.102
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .822
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .276
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.160
10. Sun Belt = -.302

2016 Week Nine

1. SEC = 1.190
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.102
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .837
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .239
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.183
10. Sun Belt = -.341

2016 Conference Rankings Week Nine

The ACC held the top spot for one week, but fell all the way to third after losses to Army and Notre Dame.

2016 Week Nine

1. SEC = 1.190
2. Big 10 = 1.142
3. ACC = 1.102
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .837
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .239
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.183
10. Sun Belt = -.341

2016 Week Eight

1. ACC = 1.212
2. SEC = 1.175
3. Big 10 = 1.142
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .837
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .239
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.183
10. Sun Belt = -.325

2016 Conference Rankings Week Eight

Last week things tightened at the top and bottom, this week we had flips.  The SEC drops to second place behind the ACC and C-USA rose above the Sun Belt Conference.

2016 Week Eight

1. ACC = 1.212
2. SEC = 1.175
3. Big 10 = 1.142
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .837
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .239
8. MAC = -.061
9. C-USA = -.183
10. Sun Belt = -.325

2016 Week Seven

1. SEC = 1.243
2. ACC = 1.212
3. Big 10 = 1.142
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .837
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .159
8. MAC = -.061
9. Sun Belt = -.315
10. C-USA = -.326

2016 Conference Rankings Week Seven

A change in the middle and a tightening at the ends.  The Pac 12 moved past the American Conference for fourth place and the point margins narrowed between the top and bottom ranked conferences.

2016 Week Seven

1. SEC = 1.243
2. ACC = 1.212
3. Big 10 = 1.142
4. Pac 12= .861
5. American = .837
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .159
8. MAC = -.061
9. Sun Belt = -.315
10. C-USA = -.326

2016 Week Six

1. SEC = 1.314
2. ACC = 1.195
3. Big 10 = 1.142
4. American = .837
5. Pac 12 = .800
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .159
8. MAC = -.061
9. Sun Belt = -.297
10. C-USA = -.363

2016 Conference Rankings Week Five

There was no movement this week in the standings as most teams played conference games, meaning there wasn’t enough out of conference games to shake up the standings.

2016 Week Five

1. SEC = 1.314
2. Big 10 = 1.219
3. ACC = 1.136
4. American = .837
5. Pac 12 = .800
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .159
8. MAC = -.061
9. Sun Belt = -.297
10. C-USA = -.418

2016 Week Four

1. SEC = 1.281
2. Big 10 = 1.219
3. ACC = 1.146
4. American = .925
5. Pac 12 = .800
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .166
8. MAC = .000
9. Sun Belt = -.382
10. C-USA = -.439

2016 Conference Rankings Week Four

The American Conference continues to shine, the Big 12 puts some distance between themselves and the Mt. West and Conference USA falls to last place as the Sun Belt Conference overtakes them.  Oh yes, and the SEC takes back what has been there’s for the last several year – the top spot among the conferences.

2016 Week Four

1. SEC = 1.281
2. Big 10 = 1.219
3. ACC = 1.146
4. American = .925
5. Pac 12 = .800
6. Big 12 = .566
7. MWC = .166
8. MAC = .000
9. Sun Belt = -.382
10. C-USA = -.439

2016 Week Three

1. Big 10 = 1.236
2. SEC = 1.214
3. ACC .909
4. American = .896
5. Pac 12 = .882
6. Big 12 = .384
7. MWC = .371
8. MAC = .028
9. C-USA = -.277
10. Sun Belt = -.333