1985 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
11 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 10 | 165.20 | 187.19 | 198.05 | 166.29 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 10 | 155.94 | 172.38 | 179.81 | 163.75 |
| 3 | Southwest | 9 | 138.16 | 144.58 | 146.42 | 145.60 |
| 4 | Big 8 | 8 | 135.62 | 140.92 | 147.81 | 139.54 |
| 5 | Pac-10 | 10 | 131.91 | 133.93 | 135.77 | 140.55 |
| 6 | Western Athletic | 9 | 125.05 | 122.73 | 126.41 | 128.08 |
| 7 | ACC | 8 | 123.37 | 119.50 | 120.46 | 125.87 |
| 8 | FBS Independents | 21 | 119.92 | 117.46 | 117.04 | 131.42 |
| 9 | Missouri Valley | 3 | 107.04 | 64.04 | 57.77 | 79.06 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 10 | 105.86 | 92.26 | 93.86 | 100.24 |
| 11 | PCAA | 8 | 99.35 | 77.46 | 80.01 | 86.89 |