1953 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
12 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Ten | 10 | 155.74 | 179.88 | 186.81 | 176.86 |
| 2 | Southwest | 7 | 139.03 | 159.19 | 161.25 | 164.62 |
| 3 | SEC | 12 | 138.43 | 149.89 | 155.96 | 146.55 |
| 4 | ACC | 7 | 122.32 | 128.15 | 135.21 | 124.54 |
| 5 | Big 7 | 7 | 121.68 | 126.97 | 128.88 | 133.90 |
| 6 | Pacific | 9 | 120.05 | 123.08 | 125.98 | 132.47 |
| 7 | Missouri Valley | 5 | 116.46 | 117.60 | 117.32 | 124.74 |
| 8 | Border | 7 | 108.78 | 103.00 | 107.58 | 100.09 |
| 9 | FBS Independents | 32 | 101.30 | 98.63 | 102.23 | 99.00 |
| 10 | Skyline | 8 | 97.32 | 83.67 | 87.50 | 78.73 |
| 11 | Mid-American | 6 | 94.41 | 73.31 | 111.98 | 20.86 |
| 12 | Southern | 10 | 85.94 | 68.20 | 66.44 | 74.61 |