1996 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 | 12 | 164.69 | 179.89 | 187.47 | 171.15 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 11 | 158.82 | 172.19 | 178.52 | 166.59 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 12 | 152.59 | 161.74 | 167.94 | 162.21 |
| 4 | Pac-10 | 10 | 147.41 | 155.28 | 158.35 | 158.17 |
| 5 | ACC | 9 | 139.45 | 142.89 | 143.73 | 155.46 |
| 6 | Big East | 8 | 138.37 | 141.43 | 140.71 | 152.67 |
| 7 | Conference USA | 6 | 132.49 | 130.68 | 128.82 | 148.84 |
| 8 | FBS Independents | 11 | 120.89 | 113.58 | 120.93 | 104.16 |
| 9 | Western Athletic | 16 | 117.09 | 110.64 | 110.71 | 121.00 |
| 10 | Big West | 6 | 108.23 | 82.17 | 82.90 | 98.13 |
| 11 | Mid-American | 10 | 90.77 | 64.65 | 64.54 | 80.61 |