1987 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
10 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 10 | 168.11 | 190.63 | 203.93 | 172.76 |
| 2 | Big 8 | 8 | 142.28 | 151.06 | 156.26 | 152.17 |
| 3 | FBS Independents | 24 | 139.42 | 141.63 | 148.53 | 138.50 |
| 4 | Pac-10 | 10 | 136.43 | 139.95 | 139.94 | 150.07 |
| 5 | Big Ten | 10 | 136.27 | 139.68 | 143.69 | 141.49 |
| 6 | Southwest | 8 | 133.75 | 136.14 | 137.40 | 138.76 |
| 7 | ACC | 8 | 125.51 | 121.71 | 116.08 | 141.11 |
| 8 | Western Athletic | 9 | 105.77 | 89.24 | 90.28 | 99.03 |
| 9 | PCAA | 8 | 104.40 | 84.77 | 86.06 | 93.25 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 9 | 100.57 | 80.57 | 79.60 | 93.40 |