Massey’s CFB composite, a composite of 60+ rating systems, offers the following list of P5 conference relative strength (highest rated team and number of schools in top 25 in parenthesis).
- SEC (1-Alabama; 5)
- Big Ten (3-Michigan; 7)
- Big 12 (7-Oklahoma State; 3)
- ACC (11-Pittsburgh; 4)
- Pac-12 (12-Utah; 2)
Note: The Pac-12 continues to be shown to be closer in strength to the MW and AAC than it is to the other P5 conferences.